So here's the first in what will be regular updates of biodiesel news from around the globe. Enjoy…

School Bus Melted Into Biodiesel!?

A 1000 pound butter sculpture was recently unveiled at a Pennsylvania Farm Show. The sculpture depicts children getting on a school bus and is sure to wow your eyes as it is turn your stomach!

Take a look at the pic here

The sculpture will eventually be sent to Penn State University where it will be turned into biodiesel fuel. Hurrah!

Biodiesel Made From Rubber Seeds…

I receive a lot of emails asking me whether biodiesel can be made from this or that substance so - whaddya think about this?

Chemical engineering lecturer Mohammad Tazli Azizan apparently grew up playing around with rubber seeds as a kid (well, we all need a hobby!) and so he decided to find out what he could make from them and, yes, biodiesel was produced!

His only remaining problem is to find away to collect the rubber seeds adequately. Any suggestions?

Read the full story here

Chocolate Biodiesel…

Lastly, how's about this for an expedition? Eat your heart out Phileas Fogg. A couple of guys from the UK have just completed an extraordinary journey from the UK to Timbuktu in their truck powered by biodiesel.

It's a big enough feat in itself but did you know that the biodiesel was made entirely from chocolate?

From their site… "Confusion surrounding biofuels has lead to a backlash as it was revealed that some biofuels have a worse carbon footprint than their fossil counterparts, but recycling techniques and developing technology means biofuels can be made in such a way that they benefit the environment and the chocolate diesel is a great example of this."

The travellers delivered a biodiesel processing unit to a Malian charity which means they will now be able to produce biodiesel locally - which in turn means the whole journey has become carbon negative - a genuine world first. Congrats guys!