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Great idea to use the leftover grease. Although I wonder how much it is per gallon and what the gas mileage would be on a regular car like Civic-sized. Too bad there's not enough vehicles out there to utilize this fuel but having a station available is a start.
@mgt04;
The mileage is the same as with diesel fuel, very good! There are not many smaller cars around in the US that use diesel/ biodiesel, but EVERY truck does. There are literally thousands of vehicles everywhere that can utilize this fuel.
This is awesome for the Bronx! Hopefully it can be a leader in biofuel for the rest of NYC, and the green loving folk will invest in this borough.This really makes me happy for the Bronx because it gets a much maligned reputation so hopefully this will bring more money, attention, and even more positive changes. For a lot of the progression the Bronx has made, it never gets props. Hopefully Bloomberg notices this. YAY!
People, who think that biodiesel can replace gasoline are living in a fantasy land. Biodiesel solves no problems, only creating new ones.Replacing only five percent of the nation’s diesel consumption with biodiesel would require diverting approximately 60 percent of today’s soy crops to biodiesel production. Another dark cloud looming over biofuels is whether producing them actually requires more energy than they can generate. After factoring in the energy needed to grow crops and then convert them into biofuels, Cornell University researcher David Pimental concludes that the numbers just don’t add up. His 2005 study found that producing ethanol from corn required 29 percent more energy than the end product itself is capable of generating. He found similarly troubling numbers in making biodiesel from soybeans.
Biodiesel produces increased levels of Nitrogen oxide, a component of smog and an eye irritant. Biodiesel tends to thicken at lower temperatures, more so than traditional diesel engine fuels. Thus, it is more difficult to store and transport in cold weather.
Finally, quality of biodiesel varies widely, so car makers will only honor warranties up to 5 percent biodiesel. And biodiesel costs more than petroleum diesel.
It's pretty obvious it's a dead end. What we need is a cheap oil. There are huge known and researched sources of oil on the planet, we need smart people in WH to secure cheap, reliable, and ample supply for the next 50 years or so until the hydrogen becomes a viable energy source.
I was with you until you said "we need cheap oil." That is not the solution, that is the true dead end. Cheap oil will only make up more dependant, not less...what we need to oil to be mnore expensive, which will incentivize people to use it less, and entrepreneurs/innovators to create alternative options..spurring a greater market for a variety of alternate fuels.
What a joke! Biofuel is no solution to our fuel problems. It has the potential of creating world wide food shortages. Ever wonder, why food prices shot up so suddenly? Corn is a crucial ingredient in most biofuels but it also happens to be in many food products on the shelf. Wake up....start using a bike, motorcycle, or push for electric fuel cells that would be sold in gas stations instead of gas.
A couple of years ago, a tech school in Greenpoint was able to run a car on used cooking oil. The only two differences from regular gasoline were: 1) it took three or four additional seconds to accelerate from 0 to 60, and 2) it smelled like French fries. But I guess used cooking oil isn't a valid solution either.
Meanwhile, the Bronx is still better off with that one biofuel station than without it.
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