In the News
Out of the frying pan and into the ship
Graham Watson
16th October 2018
This story reveals the power of technology: new restrictions on sulphur dioxide emissions have forced global shipping to look for solutions to make their fuel less polluting. The solution? A biofuel made out of chip fat. I kid you not. Although quite what chips cooked in shipping fuel are going to taste like is another matter. The article reminds us that bio-fuels have two key challenges to overcome, namely sustainability and availability.
Chip fat? https://t.co/84Jq7qkZn9
— BBC Business (@BBCBusiness) October 16, 2018
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