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Article #129: Bio-Diesel - Run your car on it!

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Did you ever wonder what you would do if vastly reduced exhaust emissions this is
petrol went up to over £1 a litre or $3 good for the environment. People have
a gallon? been deserting their local petrol station
It's likely that the farmers would in favour of using waste vegetable oil
blockade the countries roads for from large scale users such as pubs,
starters! Unfortunately, the possibility restaurants, or pure oil off the shelf.
of this happening are becoming more and The government is becoming aware of this
more likely with increasing tensions use of cheaper, alternative fuel and is
around the world leading to ever targeting this eco method as they are not
increasing oil prices and volatility in paying tax on this oil which they would
the world markets. Fossil fuels are be doing if they bought petrol. The
running out an alarming rate and people government appears to pay lip service to
are starting to look seriously at other reducing climate change as the small
alternatives. number of Bio-diesal users are being
Needless to say, an increase in oil targeted for tax evasion instead of
prices will create hardships to the encouraged to use this eco friendly fuel.
economy and in every person's life. But Where is the incentive for current
some people state that the only way to Bio-diesel users and companies to invest
get them to use public transport or to in research and development?
walk the 5 minutes to the local shop For those of you that are thinking of
instead of driving is to price them out making the change there are different
of using their cars for inefficient process or kits available to convert car
journeys. Increasingly people and making engines and these cost between £400 and
their own biodiesel fuel from used £1,200. All you need to add is vegetable
cooking oil to run their cars to reduce oil, methanol, a small amount of
their dependence on oil. catalyst, electricity and tap water into
Biodiesel is made from vegetable oil this conversion and your ready to go!
(including used oil) in a process called Oh..... and don't forget to tell the
-transesterification-, whereby the taxman.
glycerine is separated from the oil Save energy by using renewable products
leaving a clean burning fuel that will available via companies listed in the
efficiently power any diesel engine with green directory.






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