NearBio Biodiesel Locator Service

November 29, 2006

NearBio is a free service to help you find biodiesel when your tank is getting low. It’s easy to run biodiesel when you’re driving in familair territory but what happens when you take an extended trip and you would rather not run a non-biofuel?
NearBio of Nevada City, CA, updates their database of biodiesel filling stations [...]

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Greasecar – WVO Biodiesel Alternative

November 25, 2006

Running your diesel car or truck on biodiesel is one thing, pouring in straight vegetable oil is another. If you’re one of those who likes to take your biofuel straight up, Greasecar offers conversion systems allowing you to fillup on used cooking oil from your local diner, though you will have to do a bit [...]

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Biodiesel Supercar – Jay Leno’s EcoJet

October 31, 2006

Jay Leno, besides being a show business celebrity, is widely known for some incredible machines in his “Big Dog Garage.” He has high performance cars and motorcycles, beautiful vintage machinery and the financial resources to build or restore most anything that strikes his fancy. His celebrity status can hold the attention of many who might [...]

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Biodiesel Conversions – Lovecraft Biofuels

October 27, 2006

If you drive a diesel and would like the option of filling up with any of the various forms of non petroleum alternatives, whether biodiesel in concentrations up to B100, WVO (waste vegetable oil) or SVO (straight vegetable oil), you’ll need to convert your car or truck. The problem with high blends of biodiesel and [...]

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Earthrace Biodiesel Powered Trimaran

October 26, 2006

If you’re going to promote biodiesel, why not do it with something sexy? No, not a Hollywood starlet, how about a 78 foot trimaran with twin 540 horsepower Cummins Mercruiser diesels with a maximum speed of 45 knots and a 3000 nautical mile range? Sounds pretty good in my book.
The Earthrace trimaran was designed to [...]

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Biodiesel Approved Arctic Cat ATV

October 25, 2006

Arctic Cat has been working on a diesel powered ATV for some time now and recently began production of the new model. The 686cc twin cylinder diesel engine powering the 4 wheeler is not only approved to use biodiesel of up to a B20 mix but its use is actually promoted by Arctic Cat with [...]

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Biodiesel Regulation Battles Begin

June 14, 2006

In what could be the beginning of the end for small scale home made biodiesel, this battle could be the start of many similar troubles. Last November we said the period when home biodiesel makers could gather up used cooking oil without any problems would come to a close as prices went up and more [...]

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Biodiesel From Sewage

May 12, 2006

Is there anything that can’t be turned into biodiesel? A New Zealand company has used pond algae to create biodiesel from sewage. Some groups have been reluctant to embrace biodiesel because of concern over turning vast areas of forest into palm plantations strictly to feed the biodiesel industry, I haven’t heard of anyone defending sewage! [...]

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