local sources of biodiesel?

[JoB]

We are considering purchasing a diesel vehicle.. both for the mileage and for the possibility of burning biodiesel…

but before we look further.. is there a reliable local source of biodiesel produced primarily from reclaimed cooling oil?

has anyone had good/bad experiences purchasing biodiesel locally.. regardless of source?

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[inactive]

Hey JoB –

I’m not there yet – still in research mode. But, here’s a link for ya’.

http://www.seattlebiodiesel.com/

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[inactive]

Here’s another link I should have included –

http://www.nwbiodiesel.org/

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[JoB]

i followed the links and it looks like the only way i will get waste oil biodiesel is to make it myself.

not so sure i want to do that:(

please.. someone tell me it isn’t so.

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[hammerhead]

Be very careful of using bio in trucks. I have ford f250 and it runs like CRAP on bio. It really takes the power away from it. Now of course if you are buying a little car not a big deal. I personally think the bio fuels is one of the problems in our economy, plus the war ect. i don’t want some huge debate this is just my experience. It is also NO cheaper than regular diseal. on the corner of barton and 35 bio there is 4.93 or so. the safeway on admiral is over 5.00. it take alot of energy to make bio so it is not all what is cracked up to be.

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[flowerpetal]

We run biodiesel in our car and use B99 all summer. Cold weather requires us to use a mix so we then switch to B50.

We are disappointed that the Admiral Safeway’s biodiesel is only a small percentage of biofuel and don’t use it at all.

This summer we are going to be taught how to make our own fuel from cooking oil. JoB, if you want to join in with us; the guy who teaches it does so for free.

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[JoB]

flowerpetal..

when is the class?

i think i am crazy to even attend though.

i was very green in my youth and i remember how much work all of that stuff is.. i was never happier than when companies started producing products i could use.. even if i had to pay more.

but then a nasty thing happened.. too many of them got popular.. and caught the attention of corporate raiders.. and next thing i knew the words organic had been stretched to their limits and additives (admittedly better ones) started creeping back in.

it is now almost impossible to buy even organic yogurt (except plain) that doesn’t contain some kind of high fructose sweetener in it:(

at least there are now electric appliances that make it easier to make some of the things i used to spend hours monitoring… but still.. i spend too much time and energy homemaking.

Now i am working again to eat well. AARGH!!!!

i don’t know that i want to work hard to drive… and i know i would end up doing the work…

maybe it is easier than i think?

i agree that i won’t buy commercial biodiesel because they are using food products to make it…

when commercial biodiesel is made from grass… i might relent…

but even then there will be too much incentive to plant farmland into grass… when there is so much land that can be used for nothing else…

what’s a socially conscious consumer to do?

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[flowerpetal]

JoB, I will let you know via the WSB when it is set. Perhaps “class” was not the best choice as the guy who does this is quite informal; and the husband of a friend of mine. He runs his company vehicles on french fry oil and has taught more than a hundred people locally.

I’ll get back to you on that.

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[Lena]

Standard Biodiesel makes their product from used cooking oils but is down in Arlington. http://www.standardbiodiesel.com/products.html

We recently bought a house with a biodiesel run water heat system. We would love to find someone who could deliver 300 gallons of used cooking oil B100 biodiesel to Seattle. We’ve done some research but not been able to come up with a company that does that.

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[CM]

JoB, the Exxon at 35th and Barton, across from Tony’s and also Han’s VW, but I don’t know how regular their supply is. Seaport Petroleum has a pump also, but it’s a bit out of the way.

Lenamegan, Seaport Petroleum is also a heating oil dealer. Here’s some others:

http://www.seattlebiodiesel.com/wheretobuy.html

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