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How does a diesel engine run on other fuels than diesel?

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Liquid natural gas tankers for example run on boil off natural gas - basically a diesel engine modified to run on natural gas - ignition is by a small injection of diesel fuel (like a normal diesel) which then ignites the natural gas charge. read more

B5 will run in any diesel engine without requiring vehicle modifications, and it is pumped into the tank just like any standard fuel. But because it is 95 percent petroleum diesel, it does little to wean drivers from fossil fuels. read more

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