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More and more households today are finding ways to ?go green? These measures can range from the labor-intensive installation of expensive solar panels and remodeling to simple, inexpensive, every day changes that anyone can domMore and more households today are finding ways to ?go green.? These measures can range from the labor-intensive installation of expensive solar panels and remodeling to simple, inexpensive, every day c Read the rest of this entry »

The little brother to the Biopro 380 is the Biopro 190. It was invented by HER energy which is a company out of Chico, California that manufactures these. It is the original unit that they produced. They then moved up to a 380, which can do 100 gallons, then they also have a small one that can do 40 gallons. This unit allows you to make 50 gallons of fuel every 48 hours. It works exactly like the larger unit, on Read the rest of this entry »

What is Biodiesel? The term Biodiesel refers to a fuel type derived from natural resources, for example straight vegetable oil – which if often called SVO -, waste vegetable oil (WVO for short) and animal fats (tallow). It can be used in regular diesel type vehicles without any modification. It’s a common misconception that you have to buy expensive conversion kits to be able to use this new technology. The process that transfor Read the rest of this entry »

In the area of alternatives to regular diesel, there are two options. Both can be very cheap, and both are renewable fuels with environmental benefits over diesel. The word “biodiesel” has become common, as some gas stations are beginning to offer biodiesel mixes, but unrefined, straight vegetable oil can also be used as a fuel in a diesel engine. This article will summarize the key points in the biodiesel versus SVO debate.
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You may have seen the sticker Flex Fuel on the back of new vehicles. But what does it mean? According to professionals, a Flexible Fuel Vehicle or FFV is an alternative fuel vehicle with an internal combustion engine designed to run on more than one fuel, usually gasoline blended with either ethanol or methanol fuel. Both fuels are stored in the same common tank. Flex fuel vehicles are different than bi-fuel vehicles in that wit Read the rest of this entry »