Biodiesel Fuel Guide

Along with the Convert-2-EV package, I got a handy e-book on how to make your own bio diesel. I have to admit I was more excited about this prospect because, though I don't have a diesel-powered vehicle, I do have an oil furnace that is about 81% efficient. Heating a 5-bedroom house with sub-par aluminum windows... Well, you can imagine what that would cost. Last winter we shut the furnace off and ran electric heaters in all the rooms. I figure we saved 30-50% on our heating bill just doing that. We have a wood-stove insert, but that only heats one area effectively unless you run circulation fans throughout the house, which gets a bit clunky and still uses electricity.

Back to the book...
At 55 pages long, it has some filler, but the important information is there. At times helpful details are a little scarce, but I went away feeling like I could do this. Sure, it'll take a little work and some thought, but a lot less work than cutting firewood (which I will still do to supplement). You basically set up your own system in your garage or shop to convert used fry oil from restaurants into bio diesel using carefully measured amounts of lye and methanol. You can run it in your diesel truck or car, your oil furnace, your generator (basically anything that runs on diesel), with much less pollution than petroleum based products and at a small fraction of the cost. What I'm not sure about is how much oil is actually available from local restaurants. Fried food isn't as popular as it once was, and I'm sure there are others doing this same type of thing. I guess I'll call around and find out.

In short, a worthwhile guide. Best of all, it came free with the purchase package mentioned below. If you're interested, you can get more info here. With the same purchase I received several other books about renewable energy sources and ideas, including how to get free or dirt-cheap solar panels. All good resources that made the cost of the e-book package well worth it.

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