Biodiesel Directory: This is the Biodiesel Directory of All Sites Sorted, and is a subsection of the Renewable Energy Online Directory listing renewable energy websites and resources.
Generally speaking, diesel fuel powered cars are more energy-efficient than comparably sized gasoline powered cars. The same is true of biodiesel fuel. Biodiesel refers to a diesel-equivalent of diesel fuel, which is derived from natural sources such as vegetable oils, like ethanol is a vegetable-based gasoline replacement. Usually biodiesel is an alternative to diesel fuel, since unmodified diesel engine cars and trucks can operate on biodiesel. As stated in Wikipedia, biodiesel “refers to alkyl esters made from the transesterification of vegetable oils or animal fats.”
Biodiesel has major economic and environmental advantages over traditional diesel fuel. For example, biodiesel is a renewable source of energy, being made from vegetable or animal by-products. In contrast traditional diesel fuel is refined from crude oil, dependent on unstable regions for supply, and supplies are depleted as the oil is pumped out of the ground. Biodiesel also is biodegradable and less or non-toxic, providing pollution reduction, and potential in reduction of unwanted greenhouse emissions. One statistic is that biodiesel generally has 50-60% lower carbon dioxide by-products than petroleum-based diesel, being based on consumption of carbon dioxide by the plants producing the fuel base. Pure biodiesel is available at many gas stations.
It's stinkweed to the rescue with its biodiesel potential Houston Chronicle, United States - 33 minutes ago The weed is a potential source of biodiesel fuel. ALBANY, NY — The request caught dairy farmer Brian Ziehm off guard: Would he devote an acre of his fields ...
Jackson County biodiesel firm gets federal funds Online Athens, GA - 1 hour ago Zurix Biodiesel, a new company formed by Agri-Cycle owner Richard Harville, received a $500000 US Department of Agriculture renewable-energy grant to start ...
Cog Railway gets new biodiesel locomotive Portsmouth Herald News, NH - 17 hours ago John Lynch will help dedicate the new, biodiesel, locomotive on Saturday. 11 am, Cog Railway Marshield Station, base of Mount Washington, six miles off ...
Farmers plan biodiesel plant to control own fuel needs Winnipeg Free Press, Canada - 21 hours ago BEAUSEJOUR -- A group of Beausejour-area grain producers is planning to build a biodiesel plant that uses canola oil, to take control of its fuel needs from ...
BUSINESS: Prof steers away from corn for biodiesel Examiner.com - 22 hours ago The next step would be to determine the economic viability of this biodiesel. "This is a homegrown product," Basu said. "It's better than bringing in ...
Green farm can produce 15 million gallons of biodiesel per year MediaSyndicate (press release) - Sep 5, 2008 FBI Farms is located in Desert Center, California and can produce 15000000 gallons of biodiesel per year with virtually no carbon footprint to speak of. ...
Cooking oil to fuel diesel vehicles Bizjournals.com, NC - Sep 5, 2008 Students at the Miami Valley Career Technology Center will gain first-hand experience with the science of biodiesel this year as they work to convert ...
Algae are emerging to be a most attractive feedstock for biodiesel owing to their high yields (over 200 times that of soy!) and ability to grow in areas where other crops cannot grow. Oilgae provides resources, news and discussion forums and serves as a community platform for those wishing to explore oil and biodiesel production from algae. http://www.oilgae.com [Read more]
Biodiesel (mono alkyl esters) is a cleaner-burning diesel fuel made from natural, renewable sources such as vegetable oils. Biodiesel contains no petrolieum and it is renewable. http://www.biodiesel.org/ [Read more]
Biodiesel Solutions - Start Making Your Own Biodiesel Today. Biodiesel Solutions Inc. designs and manufactures biodiesel processing equipment and accessories to convert used and fresh vegetable oils to biodiesel fuel. http://www.biodieselsolutions.com/ [Read more]
Biodiesel fuel section of HowStuffWorks: Biodiesel turns biodegradable fats and oils into an alternative fuel for your car. Learn about biodiesel components, biofuel history and biodiesel pros and cons. http://auto.howstuffworks.com/biodiesel.htm [Read more]
Offers equipment that produces biodiesel. Lists the different units available and the various processes they are knowledgeable in. Based in Slovakia. http://www.biodieselholding.com/ [Read more]
Basic facts on Biodiesel as a transportation fuel according to Union of Concerned Scientists UCSUSA. http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_vehicles/big_rig_cleanup/biodiesel.html [Read more]
News and Information about Biodiesel Technologies and Innovations. Biodiesel Fuel can be produced from a variety of natural crops. http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/technology/biofuels/biodiesel-fuel/ [Read more]
Pacific Biodiesel is a pioneer of the Biodiesel industry, providing some of the inspiration for the first Biodiesel pump and rental car in the US. http://www.biodiesel.com/ [Read more]
Univesity of New Hampshire Biodiesel Gorup: how much biodiesel would be needed to replace all petroleum transportation fuels in the United States and how algae could be used to produce biodiesel. http://www.unh.edu/p2/biodiesel/article_alge.html [Read more]
Seattle Biodiesl is a subsidiary of Imperium Renewables, Inc. and produces commercial quantities of biodiesel per year. http://www.seattlebiodiesel.com/ [Read more]
