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Thanks. Not available? That sucks, by the way.
by Halskiisaklink on December 30th, 2006
You can always try brewing your own. You'll need waste oil, methanol, lye, and some other items and knowledge. Google up "make biodiesel" to see how some folks are making their own and helping local restaurants get rid of their used oil.
by CannedHam on December 31st, 2006
Alright, I might just try that. Thank you.
by Halskiisaklink on December 31st, 2006
The only reported possible drawback to using waste cooking oil to make biodiesel is that your exhaust will smell like french fries. :) One site that sells DIY biodiesel gear in the US is http://www.diyfuel.com. Shipping to Australia would be amazingly expensive, but maybe you could buy a license from the maker to get a set of plans so you can make a set-up in your locale (or maybe even become the first distributor/franchisee for pre-packaged biodiesel plants). A hisorical note for all you diesel engine fans out there: Diesel engines were first designed to run on peanut oil, not petroleum-based fuel. One could rightly say that the biodiesel movement is a return to the inventor's original intent and design.
by CannedHam on December 31st, 2006
Wow! No more 130 cents a litre!
by Halskiisaklink on December 31st, 2006
Personally, I'm a bit leery of government/big business efforts to get into alternative fuels. In the US, the Corn Mafia had gotten ethanol approved as an oxygenator replacement for MTBE. The whole thing is a sweetheart deal for agribusiness as ethanol robs you of 10-15% of your gas mileage while making gas more expensive to boot. Waste oil biodiesel may be best kept on the community/city level of effort with small business leading the way. There are only so many commercial deep fryers needing to be emptied out there.
by CannedHam on December 31st, 2006
I agree, I don't trust big business either. All they care about is their profits, and in a free market economy that'll never change.
by Halskiisaklink on December 31st, 2006