June 16, 2025

Biofuel is a flammable fuel made from biomass, in simple terms, living plant material. When people say “biofuel,” they usually mean liquid fuels like ethanol and biodiesel, which serve as alternatives to petroleum-based fuels like gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. There are two main types of biofuels: Ethanol can be blended with gasoline, while biodiesel […]

How does a solar panel work? A quick answer is that a solar panel contains photovoltaic (PV) cells, which sit between two types of silicon: p-type and n-type semiconductors. When sunlight hits these cells, the energy from the light particles (aka photons) knocks electrons loose from their atoms. Now here’s the cool part, because of