Methanol is a ubiquitous chemical, used to make everything from paints and plastics to cosmetics and car parts. Increasingly, however, companies are eyeing a new purpose for the compound: a low-carbon ...

America has an alcohol problem, and it’s not what you think. It’s time to save the internal combustion engine by expanding beyond the single form we currently use for fuel. In sync with President ...

China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) has ordered six small-bore, seven-cylinder 21/31DF-M, methanol-burning gensets in connection with the construction of 2 × 9,300 ceu (car equivalent units) PCTCs ...

This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. For decades, the ...

Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Caterpillar Inc. have entered into a cooperative research and development agreement to investigate using methanol as an alternative fuel source for four-stroke ...

The automotive industry is not the only one actively searching to limit the carbon footprint. As environmental regulations for ships are starting to change, so are the propulsion systems used.