RustyACE
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Source: http://www.projo.com/ap/ma/1066663231.htm
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10.20.2003 11:20 A.M.
Weekend fire destroys backyard biodiesel operation
The Associated Press
ASHFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Tom Leue says he is calling it quits after a weekend fire destroyed his tiny backyard biodiesel brewing operation.
Leue, who suffered burns to his head and hands in the Saturday night fire, had been making small amounts of the alternative fuel out of old restaurant grease for the past two years and selling it in local stores.
"Something went wrong and the oil was too hot when I put in the alcohol," Leue said Monday. "The alcohol started boiling very vigorously and filled the area with fumes that caught fire."
The blaze destroyed the converted sugar shack he had used as a brewery and all his equipment, Leue said.
With the addition of wood alcohol and lye, the restaurant sludge is converted into an environment-friendly fuel that powers diesel engines and heats homes. While its use doesn't cut down on smog-causing nitrogen oxide, biodiesel produces none of the carbon monoxide or small particles created by burning traditional petroleum-based diesel fuel.
"It's still real good technology for the world, but not something I would attempt again," he said. "It's not an operation for down on the farm. I have probably done more than I should have."
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Source: http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/7060289.htm
PORT HUENEME, Calif. (AP) - McDonald's may soon fuel Seabee trucks.
A biodiesel refinery opening at the Naval Construction Battalion base on Oct. 30 processes vegetable oil for fuel. And Russell Teall's Santa Barbara-based Biodiesel Industries is on the verge of a deal with Ventura County, the U.S. Navy and the National Park Service.
In exchange for sharing 20,000 gallons a year of biodiesel with each of the agencies, they will share data with Teall on emissions, fuel economy and engine maintenance.
The Board of Supervisors, considering fire trucks as guinea pigs for the biodegradable fuel, will make a decision Tuesday.
Biodiesel, which can run in any diesel engine, has largely relied on soybean oil. Teall plans to use recycled cooking grease from the Navy commissary and a McDonald's restaurant at Naval Base Ventura County. Currently, they pay to have the oil carted away.
The Department of Energy said biodiesel lowers carbon monoxide by 43 percent, hydrocarbons by 56 percent and particulates by 55 percent. Currently, about 12 refineries produce 60 million to 80 million gallons of biodiesel a year, according to the National Biodiesel Board.
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I'm telling you we are setting on a Gold Mine. We need to bottle this stuff for NASA. It'll smell like fries all the way to the moon.
Rusty
All of the information below is copyright the AP.
10.20.2003 11:20 A.M.
Weekend fire destroys backyard biodiesel operation
The Associated Press
ASHFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Tom Leue says he is calling it quits after a weekend fire destroyed his tiny backyard biodiesel brewing operation.
Leue, who suffered burns to his head and hands in the Saturday night fire, had been making small amounts of the alternative fuel out of old restaurant grease for the past two years and selling it in local stores.
"Something went wrong and the oil was too hot when I put in the alcohol," Leue said Monday. "The alcohol started boiling very vigorously and filled the area with fumes that caught fire."
The blaze destroyed the converted sugar shack he had used as a brewery and all his equipment, Leue said.
With the addition of wood alcohol and lye, the restaurant sludge is converted into an environment-friendly fuel that powers diesel engines and heats homes. While its use doesn't cut down on smog-causing nitrogen oxide, biodiesel produces none of the carbon monoxide or small particles created by burning traditional petroleum-based diesel fuel.
"It's still real good technology for the world, but not something I would attempt again," he said. "It's not an operation for down on the farm. I have probably done more than I should have."
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Source: http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/7060289.htm
PORT HUENEME, Calif. (AP) - McDonald's may soon fuel Seabee trucks.
A biodiesel refinery opening at the Naval Construction Battalion base on Oct. 30 processes vegetable oil for fuel. And Russell Teall's Santa Barbara-based Biodiesel Industries is on the verge of a deal with Ventura County, the U.S. Navy and the National Park Service.
In exchange for sharing 20,000 gallons a year of biodiesel with each of the agencies, they will share data with Teall on emissions, fuel economy and engine maintenance.
The Board of Supervisors, considering fire trucks as guinea pigs for the biodegradable fuel, will make a decision Tuesday.
Biodiesel, which can run in any diesel engine, has largely relied on soybean oil. Teall plans to use recycled cooking grease from the Navy commissary and a McDonald's restaurant at Naval Base Ventura County. Currently, they pay to have the oil carted away.
The Department of Energy said biodiesel lowers carbon monoxide by 43 percent, hydrocarbons by 56 percent and particulates by 55 percent. Currently, about 12 refineries produce 60 million to 80 million gallons of biodiesel a year, according to the National Biodiesel Board.
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I'm telling you we are setting on a Gold Mine. We need to bottle this stuff for NASA. It'll smell like fries all the way to the moon.
Rusty
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