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Perth
Registered:
October 2004
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Biodiesel Fuels
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Mon, 19 September 2005 03:26
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With issues surrounding our non-renewable fossil fuels being pushed into the spotlight with our recent rises in petrol prices, I've heard more talk about biodiesel as a replacement fuel.
Biodiesel is:
o Produced from waste oils (animal fats and vegetable oils used in cooking) as well as grown from canola and similar plants used to make vegetable oils
o Renewable
o Produced locally
oLess polution (50% less 'smog', 100% less sulfur)
o Compatible with current diesel engines (some rubber components of the fuel line may need to be changed)
For it to be a worthwhile avenue, it would have to be able to be produced cheaply, on a large scale, and be 'cost' (fuel, time, environmental impact, transport, production...) effective for long term sustainibility. That is, the output being greater than its 'inputs'. I mean, if it's not economical to produce, we might as well just use the fossil fuel we have left.
Biodiesel is currently availible in Germany where you can buy pure biodiesel from the pump. There are other examples around the world of diesel/buidiesel blend fuels currently in use. Also, biodiesel has a higher lubricity than low sulfur versions of diesel fuels, which are becoming more common due to increasing environmental pressure. In France, for example, the low sulfur diesel fuel has a 5% blend of biodiesel, to protect the engine.
Looking at the new car market, I've been concidering a turbo diesel VW Golf. It gets great economy on diesel fuel, plus is compatible with biodiesel for the future. If fossil fuel prices all go to hell (which is simply a matter of time), the ability to be able to run on biodiesel would be very attractive.
What do other people think?
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buck naked | Mon, 19 September 2005 03:26 |
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oldcorollas | Mon, 19 September 2005 03:29 |
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MS-75 | Mon, 19 September 2005 05:01 |
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Ribfeast | Mon, 19 September 2005 06:32 |
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oldcorollas | Mon, 19 September 2005 07:51 |
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MacroP | Mon, 19 September 2005 08:38 |
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buck naked | Mon, 19 September 2005 08:11 |
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oldcorollas | Mon, 19 September 2005 08:15 |
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-=DV=- | Mon, 19 September 2005 08:55 |
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MacroP | Mon, 19 September 2005 09:14 |
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MS-75 | Mon, 19 September 2005 10:29 |
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toof | Mon, 19 September 2005 08:43 |
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kingmick | Mon, 19 September 2005 09:39 |
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toof | Mon, 19 September 2005 11:14 |
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oldcorollas | Mon, 19 September 2005 11:19 |
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toof | Mon, 19 September 2005 11:36 |
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trevtrev | Tue, 20 September 2005 01:44 |
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hokey | Tue, 20 September 2005 02:14 |
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September_Squall | Tue, 20 September 2005 05:37 |
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