Biodiesel, the Big The Bold The Beautiful

Biodiesel has been around for over a century. While at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900 Dr. Rudolf Diesel the inventor of the diesel engine ran his first engines on a fuel derived from peanut oil – the original biodiesel. Prior to his death in 1913 he stated that: "The diesel engine can be fed with vegetable oils and would considerably help in the development of agriculture of the countries which use it". © Bio Diesel Technologies

Before WW2 bio diesel was in use in South Africa to power large equipment and Europe has been very instrumental in the development of technology promoting the use of bio diesel. In Europe too there are more available diesel engines than in America and one has to wonder what is delaying the use of more and more diesel engines in the US?

The auto industry could turn around its fate by developing diesel engines and in fact Mercedes took three C-Class diesels and drove them for over 30,000 miles using biodiesel from Jatropha oil without any alterations to the engines and with no adverse affects during this period.

All the major automotive manufacturers from cars to big trucks have ongoing studies with alternative fuels but for some unknown reason keep them locked up in secret.  In August 2007, Mack's parent company Volvo Group displayed seven demonstration trucks that emit no carbon dioxide. Each of the vehicles was powered by a different renewable fuel type - illustrating the breadth of the company's investigation into alternative fuels.

Bio Diesel: the good the bold and the beautiful resource available to everyone especially with the new technology and development of affordable processors on the market right now that take the guessing out of the process and are user friendly to boot.

It is not viable for every user of bio diesel to have access to a free resource for used vegetable oil so it will behoove every state to offer attractive programs to farmers to grow feed stocks that will not be competing with food consumption. An example of these alternative crops are camelina, rape seed, jatropha trees and also developing studies on algae production as a source for alternative fuel.

The one side effect of using alternative fuels is a decrease in energy or power in the engine but this is something that manufacturers will be addressing in the future one can bet ones bottom dollar on. Customer satisfaction is always at the forefront of decision making, especially when it comes to available power.

The bottom line is the public is going to have to come out of their shell shock ways of traditionally doing things and that includes farmers who are often times reluctant to try new practices for familiarity breeds complacency and we cannot afford complacency for our world to continue thriving.

Diesel at the fuel pumps is rising steadily and with the correct processor; you the consumer can make your own fuel for approximately $1.50 per gallon in a safe user friendly successful way. Why would anyone want to keep giving the oil companies a free $2.00 or more per gallon? Those two dollars is money you could be putting to better uses for yourself and your family and or business.

Think of it this way. With 100% bio diesel at $1.50/gal equating to huge savings per year plus a more efficient engine and the satisfaction that you helped boost agriculture not the fat wallet of an oil magnate and cut down on green house gases to boot. So what is stopping you?

Countries have the potential right now to become financially free because with your savings you will be able to invest more of your earned monies into asset investment vehicles instead of throwing it into your liability vehicles to commute. Investors want and demand vehicles to plunge their money into especially if there is a huge potential of immense gains. Whatever about immense gains, continuity of gains is always attractive and with the advances in technology, those gains are quietly but permanently assured for sure to be sure. God bless!