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How to make biodiesel |
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| Biodiesel Discussion Forum | forum to discuss biodiesel with other enthusiasts from across the globe; a lot of expertise is on hand |
| BioPowered | wiki on making and using biodiesel and converting vehicles to run on straight veg oil |
| Biodiesel Recipe Calculator | taking the maths out of making biodiesel |
| Collaborative Biodiesel Tutorial | people from around the world sharing what they’ve learned about making biodiesel |
| Graham Laming | detailed notes on how to improve the biodiesel-making process, for example to use less methanol |
| Instructables | make your own biodiesel processor |
| Journey to Forever | lots of info on making biodiesel |
| Make Biodiesel | lots of information, including free manuals |
| Oily Bits | detailed instructions |
| Popular Mechanics | how to make biodiesel with a commercial kit |
| Small Farm Permaculture | getting feedstock from algae |
Regulations, testing, chemicals, waste oil & other services |
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| ALcontrol Laboratories | testing your biodiesel to BS EN 14214 |
| Chemiphase | biodiesel additives, Lancashire |
| COSHH | for an introduction to COSHH (control of substances hazardous to health). There are a number of other free leaflets available for download |
| COSHH Essentials | on this site you enter details of your process – i.e. what chemicals you will use and what you will do with them. The site tries to point you to the relevant resources. To use it you will need to refer to MSDS (materials safety data sheets) |
| Gov.uk | disposal of business or commercial waste in the UK |
| Environment Agency | permit for the commercial production of biodiesel in the UK |
| GR Scientific | moisture meter for measuring the moisture content of biofuels, plus titration and other scientific kit |
| Health & Safety Books | health and safety books from the HSE |
| Health & Safety Executive | health and safety general information |
| HM Revenue & Customs | rates of duty and other obligations for biodiesel producers in the UK |
| Intertek | another company that will test your biodiesel |
| Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) | a comprehensive alphabetical archive of MSDS for every conceivable chemical |
| Pollution Prevention Guidelines | pollution prevention guidelines from the Environment Agency |
| Trinity Chemicals | supply the chemicals needed to make biodiesel, and have a free glycerol disposal service |
| Weights & Measures | National Measurement & Regulation Office, UK |
| Weights & Measures: measuring equipment | the Measuring Equipment (Liquid Fuel and Lubricants) Regulations 1995 |
| Wintron XC30 | biodiesel winter additive |
General information |
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| Alternative Fuels Data Center | US site, but lots of contacts and info on all types of alternative fuels |
| Biofuel.org.uk | news and information on biofuels |
| Cyto Culture | manual about use of biodiesel in boats |
| DieselNet | lots of info about diesel and diesel engines |
| Environmental Protection Agency (US) | 126-page pdf – analysis of biodiesel impacts on exhaust emissions |
| Google News | latest biofuel news stories |
| HM Revenue & Customs | rates of duty and other obligations for biodiesel producers |
| Journey to Forever | biofuels library – tons of info on biofuels and many other alternative technologies |
| Low-carbon Vehicle Partnership | organisation set up to accelerate the shift to low-carbon vehicles and fuels in the UK |
| Mother Earth News | article from 1999 by Joshua Tickell about the famous Veggie Van |
| National Biodiesel Board (US) | lots of information about biodiesel |
| US Department of Energy | huge list of publications about alternative transportation, including alternative fuels, advanced vehicles, and regulated fleets |
| Wikipedia | entry for biodiesel |
Why biodiesel from virgin oil is a bad idea |
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| Action Aid | biofuels: fueling hunger? |
| Biofuel Watch | campaigning for regulation to ensure that only sustainably-sourced biofuels can be sold in the EU |
| the Independent | biofuel project funded by UK ‘leaves Africans without food’ |
| Institute for European Environmental Policy | report on why using wastes and residues is a much better idea than growing biofuel crops |
