History of Diesel Engine-Yokayo Biofuels History of Diesel Engine-Yokayo Biofuels: "This engine stood as an example of Diesel's vision because it was fueled by peanut oil - the 'original' biodiesel. He thought that the utilization of a biomass fuel was the real future of his engine. He hoped that it would provide a way for the smaller industries, farmers, and 'commonfolk' a means of competing with the monopolizing industries, which controlled all energy production at that time, as well as serve as an alternative for the inefficient fuel consumption of the steam engine. As a result of Diesel's vision, compression ignited engines were powered by a biomass fuel, vegetable oil, until the 1920's and are being powered again, today, by biodiesel."  ¶ Posted By james 3:32 PM