Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance (SBA)
Fighting for sustainabilityGroup with celebrity ties hopes to spread the word on benefits of community-based biodiesel productionby Susan ReidyAs long-time supporters of biodiesel, Daryl Hannah, Annie Nelson and Kelly King said they were appalled to witness the industry morph from one that promotes farmers and energy independence to one dominated by corporate globalization efforts.Hoping to […]
map + more bio-d info
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rudolph diesel
At the 1900 Worlds Fair, the inventor/engineer Rudolph Diesel unveiled his latest invention, The Diesel Engine with the words “ladies and gentlemen – Peanut Oil”. Whenever we think of diesel engines, most likely the image of a loud, smoke-belching car will appear. It is interesting to note then, that the inventor of the diesel […]
Week 1 – S.V.O.
Vegetable oil can be used as diesel fuel just as it is, without being converted to biodiesel. The downside is that straight vegetable oil (SVO) is much more viscous (thicker) than conventional diesel fuel or biodiesel, and it doesn’t burn the same in the engine — many studies have found that it can damage engines. […]
Week 1 – New Processes
The cost of operating a biodiesel plant could soon be going down, and hopefully the savings will make their way to the pump. Green Star Products International (GSPI) of San Diego says it has developed technology that can cut the time required to convert raw materials into fuel from hours to minutes. GSPI is modularizing […]
Week 1 – Emissions
Emissions and Related Effects of Using 100 Pure BioDiesel… Atmosphere * Biodiesel reduces greenhouse gas emissions from 75 to 100 percent* Biodiesel lowers sulfate emissions (primary cause of acid rain) by 100 percent.* Biodiesel lowers particulate matter by 40 percent* Biodiesel lowers polluting hydrocarbons emissions by 93 percent. Environment * Biodiesel is as biodegradable as […]
Week 1 – Algae
Extracting biodiesel from algae just may be one of the most promising solutions to our nations energy crisis. Diesel engines using petroleum fossil fuels consume around 60 billion gallons of petroleum diesel per year according to statistics from the Department of Energy. While less energy efficient gasoline engines consume around 120 billion gallons of petroleum […]
wk1 – biodiesel
articles relating to this week’s vlog… algae emissions newprocess s.v.o. rudolph diesel map + more bio-d info Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance (SBA)