Generally people relate ‘steam power’ to the slow moving steam trains and boats of an age long since left in the dust, a sentimental picture of a Victorian railway perhaps… not exactly state of the art eco-power you may say However steam power is getting a re-vamp thanks to a company who are trying to make the steam-engine more efficient and compatible with modern day technology

A group of British grease (the oily kind not the 1950’s hit musical) lovers recently pulled off an eco-rally from London to Athens which entailed cars travelling the distance powered entirely on waste vegetable oil The teams collected their second-hand fuel from restaurants and cafes along the route and got along surprisingly well considering the unconventional method of power