www.veggievan.org
great biodiesel/SVO discussion forum; lots and lots of info from the
author of the biodiesel bible
www.journeytoforever.org an endless resource for alternative energy;
excellent links
Biodiesel Made from Ethanol paper on converting rapeseed oil into ethyl
esters
www.biodiesel.org Home of the National Biodiesel Board
The Canadian Renewable Fuels Alliance the Canadian arm of biodiesel
promotion
Biodiesel Now Consumer advocacy for clean, renewable fuel
Biodiesel Technology/Supplies:
Turn-key Biodiesel Plants:
www.biodieselaustria.com Austrian manufacturer of high-tech, but
competitively priced biodiesel manufacturing equipment
Pacific Biodiesel Maui-based producer of biodiesel manufacturing
equipment
www.bioxcorp.com/ A revolutionary new technology for converting
animal fats, greases, recycled vegetable oils and agriculutural seed
oils into biodiesel
Goat Fuels UK based producer of biodiesel manufacturing equipment
General Supplies:
www.OlympiaGreenFuels.com A Washington state based producer of small
to medium-scale biodiesel processing equipment
Biodiesel Equipment List A comprehensive list of biodiesel equipment
suppliers
www.usplastics.com Solvent restistant explosion-proof pumps, tanks,
valves, fittings, hoses--if it's made out of plastic, they probably sell
it
www.rescience.com Commercial glycerin recovery systems; a bit
pricey, but worth knowing about
Biodiesel Links in the Pacific
Northwest:
Portland Biodiesel Co-op A group in Portland, OR, dedicated to
cooperatively produced biodiesel
Go Green Industries A biodiesel start-up company planning on building a
"major" biodiesel production plant near Richland, WA
CCAT The Humbolt State Campus Center for Appropriate Technology
biodiesel project
www.eugenebiosource.org A group from Eugene dedicated to promoting
awareness of biodiesel and other biofuels
www.grass-car.com A greasy friend and fellow Corvallian dedicated to
spreading the biodiesel word guerrilla style
Sequential Fuels Commercially available biodiesel based in Eugene, OR,
both B20 and B100; B20 available at a card-lock pump
Albina Fuels A Distributer of World Energy biodiesel from Portland, OR.;
B20 at a public pump in downtown Portland (A Tesoro station)
Veggie Avenger A staunch renewable energy advocate with a focus on SVO
and great prose
Biodiesel Research:
University of Missouri 4+ years of research and a great review of
scientific artictles pertaining to biodiesel
University of Idaho over a decade of research on biodiesel; a great
guide to brewing ethyl esters
California Energy Commission info on alternative fuel vehicle credits
http://www.nf-2000.org/secure/Fair/F484.htm Advanced Combustion
Research for Energy from Vegetable Oils (ACREVO). Interesting research
from France.
SVO Links:
Journey to Forever the first stop for those interested in converting
over to SVO; An excellent resource
www.greasel.com offers coolant based SVO conversion kits as well as
transfer pumps and filters
www.greasecar.com the first commercial SVO conversion kit company in
the US. Offers coolant based systems with aluminum tanks
www.biofuels.ca offers a straight electric or an electric/coolant
hybrid SVO system at a very reasonable price
http://www.eco-tuning.com/dindex.htm Elsbett from Germany offers
engine/fuel deliver system conversions for a host of engines to run on
straight vegetable oil; pricey, but very interesting
www.greasebaron.com offers SVO products primarily for stationary
engines, located in WI, USA
www.greasegypsy.com the nexus of grease-powered road vagabonds
finally has a home on the web!
Diesel Links:
www.vwdieselparts.com from engines to glow plugs, Jack has it all.
The definitive VW diesel expert. 1.6L N/A VW longblock rebuilds from
$1295
http://www.nwlink.com/~vdb/cars.html A ton of info on the VW diesel
Das 1-Litre Auto A new vehicle from VW that gets 100 kilometers to1
liter of fuel (~250 miles/gallon)