Darling defers 2p fuel duty rise
Features
Alistair Darling has given motorists some good news before what is expected to be a hard-hitting budget for some car owners by deferring a 2p rise in fuel duty.
Source: Guardian Unlimited
Date Published: March 12, 2008
Jatropha-fuelled plane touches down after successful test flight
Features
The search for an environmentally friendly fuel for airplanes took a leap forward today with the world's first flight powered by a second-generation biofuel, derived from plants that do not compete with food crops.
Source: Guardian Unlimited
Date Published: December 30, 2008
Rolls-Royce teams up with British Airways to test new plane fuels
Features
Rolls-Royce and British Airways are teaming up to conduct an in-depth study of using alternative fuels in the aviation industry.
Source: Guardian Unlimited
Date Published: July 10, 2008
Carmakers' race to go green fuels rivalry at the top
Features
There was a time when the auto industry viewed green issues as an eccentric distraction. But the world's top carmakers are now falling over each other to reveal their environmental credentials - and tension over "clean fuel" has broken into the open.
Source: Guardian Unlimited
Date Published: September 27, 2007
All the fun without the fossil fuels
Features
It could have been the moment I stepped down from the sand dunes on to the deserted beach. Or my first bite of an onboard picnic as we meandered down the river. But I think the point at which I felt at utter peace with the world was when, after 15 minutes' total concentration, I finally spotted the rare med gull camouflaged among hundreds and hundreds of the common black-headed variety.
Source: Guardian Unlimited
Date Published: August 10, 2007
Ion the tiger
News
New fuel-cell flight endurance record set.
Source: scenta
Date Published: October 14, 2009
Ryanair hikes bag and check-in charges
Features
Ryanair today raised the cost of putting bags in the hold and checking in at airports as the high cost of oil forced airlines to scrabble for extra revenues.
Source: Guardian Unlimited
Date Published: April 28, 2008
