Though I read and write about biodiesel for a couple of years, I never actually tested it thoroughly. I own a camper van with supercharged diesel engine for 3 years (since august 2006, the camper is built on Volkswagen Transporter / Vanagon T3, manufactured in 1979) but because of many different circumstances (including broken engine that was replaced for almost a year) I never bought than couple of liters of biodiesel. (more…)
I read today an article about some advantages of using biodiesel. I must say that I can’t agree with all the enthusiastic claims stated there.
Biodiesel is inexpensive.
This is not true in every case. In Poland you can buy petrodiesel for 4.29 PLN/liter (close to 7.4 $/gal!) and vegetable oil (in small amounts) for more than 3.00 PLN/liter (more than 5.1 $/gal). (more…)
I guess after an article I wrote about biodiesel gelling, you’d be interested in more specific data about when your biodiesel will start to freeze. It depends on what is this biodiesel made from. Here’s a nice table with those temperatures. (more…)
Winter is almost over on the northern hemisphere, so you probably experience increasing temperatures. Biodiesel gelling is a serious concern in cold climate, or during cold winter months. (more…)
In todays society, Researchers in the United States and around the world are searching for ways to develop alternate forms of fuel. With the ever-rising fuel costs, developing alternate energy is a priority. Bio diesel was developed to combat the high gas and oil prices. It is especially made for use in bio diesel cars and trucks. Bio diesel is made from all naturalfoods that produce oil. Oils such as vegetable, canola, peanut, rapeseed, palm and olive oil can be used as bio diesel fuel. (more…)
If you ever thought about using biodiesel as an engine fuel, you might thought also what conversion do you need to use this fuel safely. This article answers your question – if it’s required to convert your car to biodiesel and how to do it! (more…)
I read today a nice article about 15 Unexpected Uses for Biodiesel. While I was surprised that biodiesel can be used for so many different purposes, I must say that some of them IMHO don’t make sense… (more…)
I put this article here as a reference. I’ll refer to it in some articles about biodiesel in general, biodiesel usage and biodiesel production.
When someone changes the article on Wikipedia, it’ll be changed here in couple of days. (more…)