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Why Should I Use Biodiesel?

Let’s face it, we are all creatures of habit and we like to take the “easier” route, if at all possible. This is not to say that we simply do not care about issues that we seem to have no control over, or that may affect other people out of our sight or even generations [...]

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Top Ten Benefits of Biodiesel

Biodiesel can be beneficial throughout our communities and could gain much greater adoption through a process of education. Here are just 10 of the top reasons to think about from the use of biodiesel.
1. Emissions.
The EPA has certified that biodiesel has considerable health benefits as compared to conventional fuels. In the case of carbon dioxide, [...]

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The Case for Biodiesel

Slowly but surely, it seems as if we are all becoming environmentalists. It wasn’t that long ago when a certain element of scorn, if that’s not too harsh a word, was attributed to those who vociferously extolled the virtues of sustainability. Some of the less charitable of us called these people “tree huggers” and as [...]

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Questions and Answers – Biodiesel Revealed

Q. Will Biodiesel harm my engine?
A. Biodiesel may be used in a conventional petro diesel engine without any modification whatsoever. Multiple agencies have tested this combination over millions of miles and in every circumstance. Bus fleets and commercial haulage companies have been using biodiesel in their operations for many years and reporting great success.
Q. Is [...]

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Making Biodiesel Is Easier Than You Think

Making biodiesel may not have entered your mind before. You might on occasion have come across one of those buses, fuelled by soy power and wondered what it was all about, or you might just have had enough of those constant ups and downs at the gas station. Have you calculated the size of your [...]

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Is Widespread Adoption of Biodiesel Possible?

The adoption of biodiesel and its integration within our society face a number of complex, interdependent or exclusive challenges. While there is, as yet, only a limited amount of comprehensively researched data available, many factors are changing in favour of biodiesel fuel. Just 10 years ago, widespread adoption of biodiesel as an alternative fuel mode [...]

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How to Prepare to Make Biodiesel

There are so many reasons why you should consider biodiesel as part of your life and every reason why you should consider making an effort to learn how to make homemade biodiesel. Make a concerted effort to keep this New Year’s resolution for a change! We surely have not forgotten that awful spike in gasoline [...]

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How Biodiesel is Gaining Acceptance

Few industries have suffered so badly from a veritable sea of external forces as the automobile industry in the last 10 years or so. Certain sectors of the industry had been slow to catch up with trends through the 80s and 90s, and had become too reliant on multiple vehicle ranges and inefficient practices. Due [...]

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History of Biodiesel

Dr. Rudolph Diesel was the inventor of the ubiquitous diesel engine, way back in the 1890s. The engine’s development was basically an answer to the rudimentary steam engines that had been in existence since the automobile emerged. The steam engines were inefficient and could be dangerous, and the diesel engine was lauded for its reliability [...]

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Do You Have What it Takes to Sell Biodiesel?

If you are a convert to the world of making biodiesel, then you will have seen quite clearly how a little bit of dedication and patience can result in a considerable saving and a level of freedom that is very palatable. While the cost of petrol and petro diesel may have fallen back from the [...]

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