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Overview

To use BioDiesel, you need a diesel engine.

Video (http://www.exn.ca/video/?video=exn20040930-fact.asx)

• How a Diesel Engine Chamber Ignites (http://www.exn.ca/dailyplanet/view.asp?date=7/27/2005#) - John Swain, physicist at Northeastern University, shows how a rapidly compressed chamber lights a cotton ball on fire, to illustrate how a diesel engine works. (DiscoveryChannel.ca; Sept. 30, 2004)
  

Featured

• CPD Process Turns Trash into Diesel Fuel - Green Power Inc has developed a catalytic pressureless depolymerization (CPD) process they call "NanoDiesel" that inexpensively converts biomass and municipal waste into high quality diesel fuel, which could solve the world's energy and waste problems at the same time, without upsetting the CO2 balance.
  

Companies

• BioSelect, Chevron unveil Galveston biodiesel plant (http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2007/05/28/daily4.html) - Galveston Bay Biodiesel LP is the initial project of BioSelect Fuels, a Houston-based developer and operator of biodiesel facilities under Chevron. The facility initially will produce 20 million gallons of biodiesel a year and has the capability to expand operations to produce 110 million gallons a year from soybeans. (Houston Business Journal; May 27, 2007)
  

• Neste will test NExBTL biodiesel in Sweden (http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/05/28/neste-will-test-biodiesel-in-sweden/) - Neste Oil (http://www.nesteoil.com/) is trying to perfect its next generation biomass to liquid (NExBTL (http://www.nesteoil.com/default.asp?path=1,41,539,7516,7522)) biodiesel, that has a more consistent quality and is more tolerant of cold temperatures than traditional biodiesel. The company announced (http://www.nesteoil.com/default.asp?path=1;41;540;1259;1260;7439;8263) a three year study to test emissions changes with different blends of NExBTL and conventional fuel. (AutoblogGreen; May 28, 2007)
  

• BioKing (http://www.bioking.nl/) Manufacturer and reseller of automated biodiesel equipment. Equipment is containerized and can be shipped anywhere in the world.

• DieselSecrets.com - Claims you can get your diesel for only 46 cents per gallon, by getting free waste oil from restaurants, filtering it, and adding their proprietary solution.
  

• Earth Biofuels (http://www.earthbiofuels.com/) - Earth Biofuels, Inc. (EBI) is a vertically integrated energy company and one of the first of its kind in the biofuels industry. As a producer, distributor, and marketer of biodiesel fuel, the company operates at each level of the supply chain from raw materials to the retail level.
  

• Circle Biodiesel & ethanol Corporation (http://www.circlebio.com/) - The company makes biodiesel processors as well as ethanol stills for the biofuels industry.
  

• Biodiesel Solutions Inc - Company sells ready-to-go biodiesel maker to fit in your garage or shed. Said to make 40 gallons in on day, at 70 cents per gallon. Biodiesel is cheaper and burns cleaner. Just add vegetable oil, methanol and lye.
  

• Biox (http://www.bioxcorp.com/) - Turns vegetable oils, agricultural seed oils, waste animal fats and greases into high grade biodiesel fuel at a cost competitive with petroleum diesel using inert co-solvents that generate an oil-rich one-phase system. Over 99% complete in seconds at near-ambient temperatures with 1:1 yields, this process is 40% cheaper in capital cost and over 50% cheaper in operational cost than other biodiesel processes.
  

• Student Conceives Method for Creating Biodiesel from Fatty Acids (http://augnet.augsburg.edu/news-archives/2008/03_09_08/sartec.html) - Ever Cat Fuels (http://www.evercatfuels.com/) is using the Mcgyan process (http://www.evercatfuels.com/technology-McgyanProcess.asp) to perform a catalytic conversion of triglycerides and free fatty acids into fatty acid methyl esters (FAMES) to create a continuous process using recycled alcohol for creating biodiesel. (Inside Augsburg; March 7, 2008)
  

• IntergalacticHydrogen.com (http://www.IntergalacticHydrogen.com/) - Builds / converts multi-fuel, hydrogen, methane, propane, biodiesel and ethanol automobiles and appliances. Services include alternative fuel vehicle diagnostic and repair. Also sells wind turbines, solar systems, and fuel cell kits. See Allan's video interview with Tai Robinson (http://speedstream.netro.ca/osen/tai_robinson_500_.wmvSterling) - (27 min; OSEN; July 2005)
  

• Krystal Planet > Krystal Planet Markets Available Renewable Energy Devices (http://pesn.com/2007/03/25/9500465_Krystal-Planet/) - Company network presently sells wind, solar, biodiesel and energy conservation products for residential and commercial applications, at competitive price points, with financing available. (PESN; March 25, 2007)
  

Do It Yourself (DIY)

• Free Biodiesel eBook (http://www.electricitybook.com/?hop=pesnetwork) - Along with the free biodiesel book and 4 government studies, the entire University of Idaho study on "blending" is included too.

• Biodiesel Kit/Biodiesel Processor (http://www.onlinebiodiesel.org/biodiesel_kit.htm) - Site features information about making biodiesel, offers biodiesel kits, biodiesel benefits, cautions, and reasons for using biodiesel.
  

• Domestic Energy Partners (http://www.utahbiodieselsupply.com/blog/2006/02/domestic-energy-partners.html) - BetterBiodiesel.com - John Crawford of Better Biodiesel has invented a chemical process to produce biodiesel more cleanly, cheaply, and efficiently. Building that the prototype pilot processor was in burned to the ground, cause unknown and suspicious. (UtahBiodiesel.com (http://www.utahbiodieselsupply.com/); Feb. 16, 2006)
  

• Boulder Biodiesel (http://www.opensourceenergy.org/C17/News%20Viewer/default.aspx?ID=1033)- grassroots action Organization offers workshops and provides information for individuals and businesses interested in using or making their own biodiesel. (OSEN; Nov. 2005)
  

• Appleseed Biodiesel Reactor Open Source (http://peswiki.com/index.php/OS:Appleseed_Biodiesel_Reactor) - Complete plans for biodiesel homebrewing equipment, using off-the-shelf parts and a water heater, for less than $200 in materials. (PESWiki; May 7, 2005)
  

Government & Politics

• America dependent on domestic fuel (http://www.pumpago.com/)' - New activist site considers how America can reduce gasoline prices, gain independence from OPEC, create a new energy industry based on the gassification of coal. Considers the costs and benefits of biodiesel, ethanol, hydrogen, and hybrid cars. (Pumpago.com)
  

• Bio fuel home brewers battle big refiners in Utah's grease war (http://www.utahbiodieselsupply.com/blog/2006/06/made-front-page-news-in-salt-lake.html) - In Salt Lake County, making biodiesel, at least on a homebrew level, has come to a screeching halt due to a law on the books that makes it against the law to collect waste veggie oil unless you have a "Liquid Waste Handling Permit" costing $125.00/year. (Salt Lake Tribune/Utah Biodiesel Supply (http://www.utahbiodieselsupply.com/media/SLTrib-20060611.htm); June 11, 2006)
  

Production

• Nanospheres could revolutionize biodiesel production (http://www.physorg.com/news102610656.html) - Catilin (http://www.catilin.com/) is developing nanosphere catalysts that could make biodiesel production cheaper, faster and less toxic. The technology replaces sodium methoxide – a toxic, corrosive and flammable catalyst – and that eliminates several production steps. The company’s goal is to move from a lab scale to a pilot-plant scale over the next 18 months. (PhysOrg; Jul. 2, 2007)
  

• Tiny Reactor Boosts Biodiesel Production (http://pesn.com/2006/04/21/9600262_Biodiesel_Microreactor_OSU/) - The device - about the size of a credit card - pumps vegetable oil and alcohol through tiny parallel channels, each smaller than a human hair, to convert the oil into biodiesel almost instantly. (PESN; April 20, 2006)
  

• Ultrasonic Processing for Fast Biodiesel Production (http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/02/researchers_use.html) - Ultrasonication produces biodiesel yields of 99% in five minutes instead of one hour, and reduces separation time from 5-10 hours to 15 minutes, according to Hielscher (http://www.hielscher.com/ultrasonics/biodiesel_transesterification_01.htm). It decreases the catalyst requirement by 60% due to cavitational bubble collapse, which produces intense local heating and high pressures. (Green Car Congress; Feb. 26, 2007)
  

Promotion

• Earthrace (http://www.earthrace.net) - "Earthrace is like a rally car but for oceans, with her ability to handle rough seas and storm conditions at high speed." Using biodiesel made from liposuction fat (http://calorielab.com/news/2005/11/11/biofuel-promoter-to-power-boat-using-human-fat/)? Circumnavigating the globe beginning March 2008.
  

News

• Alternative Fuel News (http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/headlines/biofuels/)

Old News

• BioOil Conversion to Syngas Good for Renewable Energy (http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=37374) - After BioOil has been directly converted to Syngas (DynaMotive Energy Systems), it can be further reformed into synthetic diesel, methanol and other chemicals. Synthetic diesel, or Syndiesel, is a renewable greenhouse gas neutral fuel that can replace diesel produced from crude oil. (Renewable Energy Access; Oct. 3, 2005)

• Are you ready for french-fried fuel? (http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/Savinganddebt/Saveonacar/P115218.asp) - An entire industry is emerging to provide brave 'biodiesel' pioneers with the ingredients for petroleum-free motoring. Rudolf Diesel first ran his engines peanut oil, designed so farmers could grow their own fuel. (MSN Money; April 23, 2005)

• Restaurants Join Fight for Clean Air (http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?epi-content=REDIRECT&epi-process=process_redirect.jsp&mtitle=E-Mail+Headlines&ndmViewId=news_view&newsLang=en&newsId=20050504005547&div=428291328) - American Biofuels, LLC is producing clean fuel from used restaurant oils. (BusinessWire; May 4, 2005)

• Biodiesel Mandate for Navy and Marine Facilities (http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=24024) - All U.S. Navy and Marine non-tactical diesel vehicles will soon be required to operate on 20 percent biodiesel blend. (Renewable Energy Access; March 22, 2005)

• Dow Chemical Begins Biodiesel Production (http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=21213) - The use of biodiesel reduces carbon monoxide emissions by 78 percent. Integrating biodiesel into the existing fuel infrastructure should require little, if any, engine adjustments to vehicles currently in use. (Renewable Energy Access; Jan. 19)

• Bio Diesel = World Peace (http://www.tblog.com/templates//index.php?bid=enki&static=427380) - in a matter of speaking, by Johannes Ariens March 10, 2005

• Next Stop: Biodiesel (http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1094422212700&call_pageid=968350072197&col=969048863851) - Toronto Transit Commission intends to run about 180 buses on fuel mixed with biodiesel, derived from animal fats, old grease and the recycled oils of soybean, canola, and corn. (Toronto Star, Canada; Sept. 6, 2004) (Thanks Odysen)

• UK Biodiesel Maker, Retailer in Green Fuel Tie-Up (http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/30216/story.htm) - Green fuel maker Global Commodities UK said on Friday it plans to open a new facility to turn waste vegetable oil into biodiesel this year after agreeing a joint venture with distributor Rix Biodiesel. (Reuters, UK; April 4)

• Biodiesel Study Looks at Home Heating Market (http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=24520) - Internet based home heating oil company commissioned to conduct a market research project evaluating the price tolerance of consumers to convert to biodiesel and other environmentally friendly fuels for home heating use. (Renewable Energy Access; New York; April. 4, 2005)

Research & Development

• Process Developed to Make Biodiesel Production Cheaper for Manufacturers (http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/513850/?sc=dwhp) - A researcher at the University of Missouri-Columbia has developed a process for converting glycerin, a byproduct of the biodiesel production process, into propylene glycol, which can be used as nontoxic antifreeze for automobiles. This results in reduced production costs by as much as $0.40 per gallon of biodiesel. (NewsWise; Aug. 11, 2005)

[Propylene glycol is used in domestic solar water heating systems.]

Sources

Diesels can be run on almost any kind of oil: corn, soy, whale...but probably will end up running on a kind of algae (http://www.unh.edu/p2/biodiesel/) since it is by weight 50% oil or so. The following comes from a Wikipedia article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel):

Soybean: 40 to 50 US gal/acre (35 to 45,000 L/km)
Rapeseed: 110 to 145 US gal/acre (100 to 130,000 L/km)
Mustard: 140 US gal/acre (130,000 L/km)
Jatropha: 175 US gal/acre (160,000 L/km)
Palm oil: 650 US gal/acre (580,000 L/km)
Algae: 10,000 to 20,000 US gal/acre (9,000,000 to 18,000,000 L/km

• Biodiesel from Algae Oil - Advantages include rapid growth rates, a high per-acre yield, and algae biofuel contains no sulfur, is non-toxic, and is highly biodegradable. Some species of algae are ideally suited to biodiesel production due to their high oil content--in excess of 50%. (PESWiki)
  

• Tonga has huge fuel crop in Coconuts (http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_6035214) - A group of Brigham Young University students have found that fuel does grow on trees - and it may help save a faltering island economy. The students created a formula that takes 10 coconuts mixed with methanol and sodium hydroxide to produce a liter of diesel fuel with a byproduct of glycerin, which can be made into soap or compost. (Salt Lake Tribune; June 1, 2007) (also Deseret News (http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660226370,00.html))
  

• Jatropha is 10x More Efficient at Making Biofuel Than Corn in Florida (http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2008/apr/05/new-biodiesel-crop-jatropha-taking-sw-florida/) - My Dream Fuel LLC is cultivating the Jatropha curcas at a nursery in LaBelle, Hendry County in Southwest Florida. Nearly 1 million seedlings are in the ground and promoters are looking for farmers – here and across the country – to raise them as oil-producing plants. (NaplesNews; April 5, 2008)
  

• India's Big Plans for Biodiesel (http://www.technologyreview.com/Energy/17940/) - Researchers are developing new methods for cultivating a plant called jatropha, which yields more than four times as much fuel per hectare as soybean, and more than ten times that of corn. (MIT Technology Review; Dec. 27, 2006)
  

Jatropra (http://www.mgrbiodiesel.com) - We embark upon biodiesel from Jatropha and also from Algae in our own lands near Sivakasi, India. Bio Diesel Today (http://www.biodieseltoday.com/) - Oil from Jatropha Curcas seed can be used as biodiesel for any diesel engine without modification. Bio diesel from Jatropha Curcus "is nature's substitute biofuel". BioDieselToday.com manufactures and exports biodiesel units.

• Utah Tries Planting Biodiesel Crop Along Roadways (http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695206407,00.html) - In a pioneering program, the Utah Department of Transportation supported an initiative by researchers from Utah State University to plant oil-producing crops such as canola, safflower and flax along the sides of highways, which could then be harvested to make biodiesel. Drought conditions caused it to flop this first year. (Deseret News; Sept. 1, 2007)
  

• Honduras Taps Biodiesel From Fish Guts (http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/07/honduran_tilapi.php) - A fish farm in El Borboton, is using fish guts--heads, skins, and internal organs--to produce biodiesel. Instead of dumping what's left after filleting for commercial sale, Saint Peter's cooks the parts down to produce 300,000 gallons of fish oil fuel. (TreeHugger; July 31, 2007)
  

• First Biodiesel from Sewage (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10381404) - Marlborough-based Aquaflow Bionomic has produced its first sample of bio-diesel fuel from algae in sewage ponds. The company expects to be producing at the rate of at least one million liters of fuel per year from Blenheim by April. (New Zealand Herald; May 12, 2006) (Scoop) (See Slashdot (http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/12/0215234) discussion)
  

• Project Biodiesel (http://www.projectbiodiesel.org/)

Cautions

• The most destructive crop on earth is no solution to the energy crisis (http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,,1659036,00.html) - George Monbiot points out that the demand for biodiesel is going beyond recycling the fat from frying potatoes. To meet this demand, the crop being planted is palm trees, for which forests are being cut down. (Guardian.uk; Dec. 6, 2005) (Thanks Haliburton (http://pureenergysystems.com/about/personnel/Mary-SueHaliburton/Mary-Sue))
  

Directories

• Biodiesel (http://www.energyplanet.info/Biodiesel/) - A visual directory of biodiesel websites. (EnergyPlanet.info)
• Find Biodiesel (http://findbiodiesel.org) - A biodiesel retail station locator that includes listings of filling stations around the world.
• Biodiesel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel)
• Biodiesel America (http://www.biodieselamerica.org/) - by Josh Tickell.

See also

• Alternative Fuels
• OS:Biodiesel
• OS:Appleseed_Biodiesel_Reactor
• Griesel - Running on Grease
• Directory:Ethanol
• Videos Biodiesel

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