Making Biodiesel Fuel
It seems like an environmentally friendly gift from
above - making your own biodiesel fuel. With recent fuel
price hikes, and the growing awareness that we need to
do something about the amount of fossil fuels being
used, it seems like a great idea to replace them with
biodiesel. But while it's becoming more common to see
promotions for making your own biodiesel fuel, there are
a few things you need to think about before you go
ahead.
Firstly, what is biodiesel fuel? Basically, it's fuel
made from either animal fats, vegetable oils, or a
combination of both. The most common choice is usually
straight vegetable oil, often referred to as SVO. While
making your own biodiesel at home sounds like a great
idea, the reality is that very few households use enough
vegetable oil or animal fat to supply a big enough
quantity of raw product. It's almost impossible for you
to use enough raw product at home to keep up with your
motor vehicle fuel needs.
That's why some companies have decided to search for
bigger quantities of raw product. As a result, they're
working with bakeries, restaurants and other businesses
that use deep fryers, collecting their used oil and
recycling it. Once the oils are blended they can be made
into biodiesel fuel. It's still the same process you
would use if you wanted to make biodiesel fuel at home,
but because these companies have access to a much larger
amount of raw product, they can produce biodiesel on a
scale that makes it more viable.
Of course, it's not as simple as just taking the
vegetable oil, waving a magic wand over it and you have
biodiesel. It needs to be mixed and stored, and that can
be a logistical nightmare once you have a larger amount
of raw product. Plus, to make biodiesel from waste
vegetable oil, you have to de-water it, filter it and
then de-acidify it.
Still, if you're only interested in producing small
quantities of biodiesel, it certainly can be done at
home. Most households use around 600 gallons of gas a
year. Prices vary, but you could expect to pay at least
$1700. If you could produce the equivalent amount of
biodiesel, you would pay about one quarter of that. Plus
you'd know you were helping the environment.
Starting with clean raw products, rather than using
waste oils, makes it easier, because there's no need to
store or "clean" the raw product. Even though the clean
raw product costs more, you can still save a substantial
amount over buying gas. Plus you're doing the
environment a favor, which is always good. So if you're
interested in making your own biodiesel fuel, give it a
go. Your pocketbook and the environment will thank you.
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Our Best Web Links For Biodiesel Prices
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1. CU Biodiesel
... As biodiesel prices go down and the fuel budget goes up, it is projected that many more will run on B100. CU Biodiesel plans on continuing its production of biodiesel from waste cafeteria grease to ...
http://www.cubiodiesel.org/fueling.php |
2. Biofuel Products - Yokayo Biofuels
Equipment Users Stickers YOKAYO BIOFUELS PRICE SCHEDULE The following biodiesel prices are effective Thursday, 9/1/05 Prices subject to change at any time. For our customers' convenience, we accept ...
http://www.ybiofuels.org/bio_fuels/products.html |
3. Oakland Breakfast: NOx Problems with Biodiesel?
... I don't have data for diesel/biodiesel prices in the last two years, but we have access to regular gas prices. On Oakland GasPrices.com you can see that gas prices have doubled in the last two years ...
http://www.xocf.com/breakfast/problem |
4. Tallow, Yellow Grease, Biodiesel and other Agricultural By-Products Market A...
... Recently, we began publishing biodiesel (B100) prices. The industry's trust in The Jacobsen is a direct result of the breadth and depth of experience that our market experts bring to our publications ...
http://www.thejacobsen.com/home.asp |
5. Planet Ark : German Biodiesel Sales Strong as Oil Prices Rise
... The price difference has risen by about five euro cents in past months as conventional fuel prices rose but biodiesel remained unchanged. German consumption this year was likely to rise to around 1.5 ...
http://www.planetark.com. ...ewsid/32111/story.htm |
6. Labland Biotechs Private Limited
... They argue that biodiesel prices will fall once the economies of scale are achieved. While Indian oil companies, including Indian Oil Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum, are testing biodiesel made ...
http://www.lablandbiotechs.com/news14.html |
7. NRVToday.com
... in. Cooks Clean Center Continued VA Farm Bureau News Agriculture Virginia Farm Bureau News Truckers haul out endorsement for biodieselóAs prices at the pump continue to hover in the high-$2 range or ...
http://www.nrvtoday.com/content/blogsection/6/48/ |
8. http://www.iisd.ca/download/asc/sd/ymbvol93num3e.txt
... He explained that the slight price differences between diesel and biodiesel prices had not encouraged biodiesel use, since biodiesel is less efficient than diesel. He suggested that markets are not ...
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9. Energy Training courses
... fuel prices, alternative fuel price, alternative fuel pricing, alternative fuel index, alternative fuel benchmark, alternative fuel newsletter, biodiesel prices, bio-diesel prices, bio diesel prices
http://www.energyinstitution.org/Course Offers.htm |
10. Tallahassee Democrat | 11/01/2005 | More and more are going biodiesel
... 01, 2005 More and more are going biodiesel With gas prices high, some are making home brew By Tony Bridges DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER Darryl Peterson doesn't pay nearly three bucks a gallon for gas. He ...
http://www.tallahassee.co ...see/news/13048018.htm |
11. Tri-State Biodiesel :: Fuel of the Future Today
... Tri-State Biodiesel is committed forming strong relationships with fuel distributors by maintaining the best prices in the business on our ASTM compliant fuel. Distributors who blend our quality fuel ...
http://www.tristatebiodiesel.com/sales.htm |
12. BIODIESEL AND THE ENVIRONMENT
http://www.lwpub.com/SUS/biodiesel1.html
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13. Oekotec - Biodiesel Facilities
... Facilities, Filter- and Oilpresses Your own Biodiesel Production Rudolf Diesel wanted to build an ... ... of the changed general conditions: Exploding prices for fossil crude oil and the rapidly ...
http://www.oekotec.ibg-monforts.de/bio-e/ |
14. TEXAS
... from cottonseed soapstock, and from frying operations offer a great opportunity to generate biodiesel at prices competitive with regular petroleum-based diesel fuels. Follow-up Research: Test the ...
http://www.tffc.state.tx.us/TAMUFOOD/silicates.htm |
15. TomHarkin : Iowans Facing Skyrocketing Energy Prices
... s biofuels production, such as ethanol and biodiesel. Third, I'm promoting hydrogen fuel-cells to ... ... to learn more about what I am doing on energy prices and to contact me about any issues you are ...
http://www.harkin.senate. ...rrentevent/energy.cfm |
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