run you diesel on used cooking oil ! - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

bobby · 03-27-2006, 09:27 AM

http://greasel.com/

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souzafone · 03-31-2006, 02:29 AM

Alot of effort to go through unless you own a few greasy spoons and don't live where it gets cold. Much easier to pump fuel from a heating oil tank, though. Not that I know.

braisler · 03-31-2006, 05:06 AM

You can pick up the used cooking oil for free from lots of fast food places. They need to get rid of it, you want to use it. You can end up running your car for a couple of weeks on a weekend of work in the garage. There are also a few small companies (maybe cooperatives is a better word) that are producing bio-diesel to sell commercially. Sure it isn't as economical as regular diesel yet, but it is great recycling and renewable source energy.

I recall reading an article a couple of years ago about a family in Colorado who was slowly converting their house to run off a combination of natural renewable sources. The guy was burning used cooking oil to heat the house, had a solar hot water heater, some photovoltaics, and a wind power generator. Every month their utility bills kept creeping down and down, until they were close to zero heading into winter. The power company sent out two technicians because they suspected that the guy was stealing power by sabotaging the meter or something. The guy ended up giving the technicians a complete tour of his house and all of the cost savings ideas he was using. Very cool.

shakran · 03-31-2006, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by braisler

The power company sent out two technicians because they suspected that the guy was stealing power by sabotaging the meter or something. The guy ended up giving the technicians a complete tour of his house and all of the cost savings ideas he was using. Very cool.

The best part is, in many states if you end up generating more power than you use, it goes back on the grid, and the power company has to pay YOU for it.

Rodney · 03-31-2006, 06:21 AM

In my community -- very PC, but also very expensive -- there are people who form coops to gather the grease and make biodiesel, to save a buck. They get together in somebody's garage once a month and essentially do a mini-refinery. It's a lot of work and a bit dangerous, but some people will do it because of 1) ideology and 2) the need to save $100/month.

On the other end, you can now purchase biodiesel around here from a regional refiner/distributor. And that may be the way for some people. A fairly well-heeled friend just told me he's in the market for an old Mercedes to convert to biodiesel, now that he can buy the fuel easily.

I talked to a biodiesel distributor once, and he said that the problem with refining it commercially in large quantities is that the rendering industry can pay more for the waste grease, and is willing to. Renderers = Ivory soap. Yeah, it's not such a stretch to think about running your car on waste grease, when you realize that the same waste grease makes most of the bar soap we use.

03-27-2006, 09:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
bobby Super Moderator Location: 18,000+ posts on TFP #1,2,3,4 and 5,but I'm not counting!	run you diesel on used cooking oil ! http://greasel.com/ ................... __________________ "Life goes on,within you,and...with out you !" xoxoxoo

03-31-2006, 05:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
braisler Addict Location: Midway, KY	You can pick up the used cooking oil for free from lots of fast food places. They need to get rid of it, you want to use it. You can end up running your car for a couple of weeks on a weekend of work in the garage. There are also a few small companies (maybe cooperatives is a better word) that are producing bio-diesel to sell commercially. Sure it isn't as economical as regular diesel yet, but it is great recycling and renewable source energy. I recall reading an article a couple of years ago about a family in Colorado who was slowly converting their house to run off a combination of natural renewable sources. The guy was burning used cooking oil to heat the house, had a solar hot water heater, some photovoltaics, and a wind power generator. Every month their utility bills kept creeping down and down, until they were close to zero heading into winter. The power company sent out two technicians because they suspected that the guy was stealing power by sabotaging the meter or something. The guy ended up giving the technicians a complete tour of his house and all of the cost savings ideas he was using. Very cool. __________________ --- You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. - Albert Einstein ---

03-31-2006, 02:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
souzafone Insane	Alot of effort to go through unless you own a few greasy spoons and don't live where it gets cold. Much easier to pump fuel from a heating oil tank, though. Not that I know.

03-31-2006, 06:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
Rodney Observant Ruminant Location: Rich Wannabe Hippie Town	In my community -- very PC, but also very expensive -- there are people who form coops to gather the grease and make biodiesel, to save a buck. They get together in somebody's garage once a month and essentially do a mini-refinery. It's a lot of work and a bit dangerous, but some people will do it because of 1) ideology and 2) the need to save $100/month. On the other end, you can now purchase biodiesel around here from a regional refiner/distributor. And that may be the way for some people. A fairly well-heeled friend just told me he's in the market for an old Mercedes to convert to biodiesel, now that he can buy the fuel easily. I talked to a biodiesel distributor once, and he said that the problem with refining it commercially in large quantities is that the rendering industry can pay more for the waste grease, and is willing to. Renderers = Ivory soap. Yeah, it's not such a stretch to think about running your car on waste grease, when you realize that the same waste grease makes most of the bar soap we use.