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Interesting Facts about Biodiesel - Biodiesel operates in conventional engines; does not require special storage; exhaust is less offensive; safer to use than petroleum diesel;reduces emissions significantly; and it improves domestic energy security. Visit this page for more information on these facts and more biodiesel myths and facts.
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Manure to Electricity - Minnesota Project Update - The Haubenschild�s continue to have great success with their digester, which continues to exceed expectations for performance. This updated report expands upon the half year of operating data available at the time of the original report, and gives the results of nearly 3 years of operating experience. Although the report has not been entirely overhauled, other information available to the author on digesters in general has been added as well.
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Neoteric Biofuels Inc - RUN YOUR DIESEL ON PLANT OILS AND USED COOKING OILS!!! California, USA, and British Columbia, Canada --We are pioneering technical specialists in the field of affordable renewable oil (vegetable oil) fuel equipment for diesel engines. Home of the "G3 SVO Max" - a high quality kit solution for filtration and use of new and used vegetable oil (cooking oil) as fuel in diesel engines!
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The Big Bus B.I.O. Tour 2003 project - Educate people on the reasons why bio-fuels, solar power, and other energy alternatives are necessary to our continued survival. Train people on the use of easily implemented, alternative-energy technologies such as using biodiesel, converting a diesel vehicle to run on vegetable oil, or installing solar panels. Create partnerships with local and national groups who are working on sustainable energy, appropriate technology and other environmental issues.
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The Biodiesel Info Page - Follow the Next and Previous links to learn about Biodiesel a fuel made from vegetable oil that runs in any unmodified diesel engine. Biodiesel can be made from any vegetable oil including oils pressed straight from the seed (virgin oils) such as soy, sunflower, canola, coconut and hemp. Biodiesel can also be made from recycled cooking oils from fast food restaurants. Even animal fats like beef tallow and fish oil can be used to make biodiesel fuel.
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U.S. Department of Energy's National Biofuels Program - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Biofuels Program seeks to cost-effectively produce ethanol and other fuels and chemicals from biomass resources such as agricultural and forestry residues or fast-growing trees and grasses. This requires efficient technology to extract and use the sugars in cellulose and hemicellulose%u2014the fibrous bulk of plant material. Developing this technology is the primary focus of the Biofuels Program and of this Web site.
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Why Use Biofuels for Home Heating Oil? - Petroleum is finite; when the supply has been depleted we must have alternatives ready to keep our country moving. Because biofuels are made from renewable sources, developing the technology to produce them now will ensure an ample supply of transportation and space heating fuel in the future, and provide assurance against the uncertainty surrounding the petroleum resource timeline.
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Wired News: Reaping and Sewing From Corn - Could corn be the peanut of the 21st century? The National Renewable Energy Lab and chemical company DuPont have teamed to design a versatile bio-refinery that turns the entire corn plant into a source for materials and a petroleum alternate. Scientists are creating a new method of processing corn that could lower the cost of filling up your tank and make your tank tops more comfortable. The National Renewable Energy Lab and chemical company DuPont have teamed to design a versatile bio-refinery that turns the entire corn plant into a source for materials and a petroleum alternate.
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