There is a lot of interest and excitement about biodiesel. Besides the prospect of making your own fuel, there are environmental, economic, social, and spiritual reasons for this fervor. Talk is great, but as an engineer there came a time when the emotion and hype had to be put aside and I needed to look at the facts. Well I found some, and they are impressive. The two sources that stood out the most were a website with quite a collection of study summaries, and one marine diesel application paper. Here you go. Read up and enjoy!!

+ 11-27-2004 - 23:45:58 - A new meaty tech page has fallen my way via the Utah Biodiesel Co-op mailing list. Chew on this!! http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/analysispaper/biodiesel/