Archive for the 'Vegetable Oil Fuel' Category

Is biodiesel really good for the North?

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

I have learned one thing from 20 years of working as a graduate student and then as a scientist:
There is nothing new under the sun. Most of the so called new discoveries have been made elsewhere at a different time by another person.
Biodiesel, the new kid on the block of green fuels, is one of […]

Top dog in biodiesel

Sunday, April 23rd, 2006

Device greases the skids for collecting fry oil for biodiesel
Its first nickname was R2D2, after the “Star Wars” robot, but now they just call it “the dog” when it’s time to drain the grease at Burgerville USA.
“The dog” is a small, stainless steel tank and pump combination on wheels that the Northwest restaurant chain has […]