Comments on: Think $4 Gas Is Bad? Try $6 Biodiesel

By: Alternative Energy » Blog Archive » Think $4 Gas Is Bad? Try $6 Biodiesel - Earth2Tech

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:42:26 +0000

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By: Biodiesel Processor

Biodiesel Processor — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:17:46 +0000

Not very cool. Hopfully the soy will rebound. I build biodiesel processors which turn waste vegetable oil into biodiesel. It is really amazing how simple the process is, as well as saving the customer $2-3 per gallon at the pumps. Algae biodiesel looks even more promising. As the other poster said, we just need to keep moving in the right direction. A person with a processor can still make 60 gallon batches of biodiesel for well under $2.50 a gallon if they get their waste veggie oil for free.

By: alonso

alonso — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:12:16 +0000

I would like to see some math behind that statement, it is up to the Biodiesel producer managing skills to reduce costs and to be up to date with technology. I believe Methanol represents the highest cost on producing biodiesel, if methanol rises biodiesel will too

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:38:49 +0000

This string caught my attention, but still a little surprised there isn’t as many comments as I expected. I’ll keep checking back since this is a hot topic for me personally.

By: Remy Chevalier

Remy Chevalier — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:39:09 +0000

This makes no sense, since ethanol is half the cost of gasoline at the pump in Brazil. The problem here is not biodiesel, it’s the source of its raw material and its means of production. Switch to hemp, problem over! For reasons anyone on this blog should know by now, otherwise they have not been paying attention to the politics.

By: web design company

web design company — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:48:57 +0000

Biodiesel in Phoenix is still around 20 cents cheaper per gallon than regular petro diesel. It has been creeping up along with diesel though, I wouldn’t be surprised if it surpasses diesel and becomes as expensive as this article suggests.

By: The Daily Five: Tuesday, 10 June, 2008 | EcoTech Daily

The Daily Five: Tuesday, 10 June, 2008 | EcoTech Daily — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:51:22 +0000

[...] Think $4 Gas Is Bad? Try $6 Biodiesel: Gasoline isn’t the only thing going up: biodiesel prices are also setting new records. That’s causing some companies to rethink switching their fleets from regular diesel. The cost increases are partially due to escalating production cost and sharply rising demand. But at least part of the problem lies with farmers, who are choosing to grow more profitable corn stocks for ethanol, rather than the soybeans commonly used in biodiesel. The best short term hope for biodiesel startups: rising diesel costs. A break on soybean proces would be helpful, too. (Earth2Tech) [...]

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Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:28:05 +0000

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By: maxgladwell

maxgladwell — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:10:21 +0000

It's getting close. You can still get B99 at the pump from Conserv Fuel in LA for $5.40. The last we heard, it was all recycled restaurant oil.