Finally found Biodiesel!

Well, we finally were able to fill up our little Peogeot 106 with B100 biodiesel yesterday. It's been a while since we'd been able to do it. In Seattle, we had access to Dr Dan's Alternative fuel werks for filling up our diesel isuzu Trooper. Here in Cambridge, it was more difficult to find, until 2 local guys, Dan Tomlinson and Mark Neilson, created Cambridge Biodiesel, a co-op club dedicated to providing B100 to the Cambridge area. Way to go guys, and Thanks!

If you've never heard of it before, biodiesel is fuel for diesel engines made from vegetable oil. the oil has to be processed to make it palatable for the injection pumps and injectors on most cars, but some folks are making slight modifications (there are even pre-made kits available- like from www.greasecar.com) to allow their cars to run on straight, unrefined vegetable oil! These folks can go the local fish & chip shop (or, better yet, a chinese restaraunt since the oil is usually cleaner), and fill up, for free!

If you want to know more, take a look at the biofuels pages at Journey to Forever, which has lots of good information, including about how to make biodiesel at home! So far we've made a Small batch in a blender. or you could do a google search. Or go to your local library or book store and pick up a copy of From the Fryer to the Fuel tank, by Josh Tickell, of Veggie Van Fame.

Then get a small diesel car (ours gets 55mpg on any kind of fuel!), and stop supporting the oil industry!