Biodiesel Biofuel Feedstock Game by Victor Garlington

As biofuel and biodiesel fuel energy gain popularity around the world we are seeing new tactics in the biodiesel biofuel Feedstock game to keep up with green fuel production. Let's look at the current feedstock oils that dominate the biofuels Industry: Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, Jatropha Oil, Sunflower Oil, Canola Oil, Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO), Used Cooking Oil (UCO), Animal Fat, Yellow Grease and Honge Oil Are all currently used to produce clean renewable energy.
Let's face it, in the United States Restaurant owner operators are now wise to the renewable energy game and have begun to charge biofuel producers for the waste vegetable oil they have to offer. The National Renderers Association (NRA) has an international members list over 132 members strong with the majority of them located in the USA. Large companies like Griffin Industries Inc. have far reaching service contracts with restaurants and factories that produce waste oils. These oils are then resold for as much as $3.50 USD per gallon for use as ingredients to Organic fertilizer, specialty proteins, flavor enhancers and biodiesel biofuels.

Some biodiesel innovators in this game have come up with unique practices to overcome this lack of supply and high demand for the yellow grease needed for biofuel production. Some are actually contracting with farmers to grow and produce the virgin oil for them, some biofuel entrepreneurs are selling the oil from the farmers to restaurateurs at discounted prices with contracts stating the virgin oil provider will receive the oil again, once the restaurant owner has used the vegetable oil to completion.

The game may have changed once again when restaurant owners see the new energy system that utilizes waste vegetable oil to power their utility needs. You actually can have a utility cost savings and reduce your carbon foot print. This power system turns your facilities waste vegetable oil and grease into electricity and hot water for your restaurant and makes your used cooking oil worth $2.55 per gallon, not the 10 to 25 cents restaurants might be selling it for currently - or the cost of having it hauled away. The system also provides additional revenue through renewable energy credits and carbon credit trading, or LEED credits toward Green Building Certification.

Some biofuel innovators have gone overseas to purchase feedstock oils from Malaysia, South America or Nigeria Africa to get the most oil for the least expensive price. The key to the game is to control your feedstock oil price, but the game is becoming more difficult for those without a solid game plan for vegetable oil feedstock control.



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Victor Garlington has been a long proponent of bio-fuels and produces bio-fuel for his own vehicles. He is currently helping others discover alternative fuels as a solution to high fuel prices. He can be contacted at victor@70centsagallon.com or http://www.70centsagallon.com/feedstock.html This article is sharewareas long as the entire article is left intact including this notice. Copyright © 2009 Victor Garlington

Jatropha Investment Opportunity Offers 345% Cash Returns Over 5 Years by Copyrighte Patricia Ellis 2009, All rights Reserved

It is quite possible that the best source of renewable energy in the near future will be provided by the Jatropha Curcas plant - a source of quality green bio fuel. For investors, the plant offers an exceptionaly high return on investment.Three main advantages of Jatropha plants are that they:-(1) Can provide an oil supply that is renewable and natural(2) Are developed through Investment Funds that offer investors astonishing returns, such as 93% Annual return on investment.(3) Don't threaten normal food production because they grow only in soil unproductive for food crops.Exploration for new oil reserves continues, but discovery rate is lower than current consumption rate. Experts may disagree about how long existing oil reserves may last, but they do all agree that it is being used faster than it is being found. BP's chairman recently indicated that in his opinion, based on today's extraction rates, there remains only forty-two years supply of crude oil left in the ground.This paints a bleak picture for the future for nations relying on natural underground oil deposits.The chairman of British Petroleum is quoted as suggesting quite clearly that we are on a fast-track to complete depletion of our natural oil reserves. he gave a time span of well under 50 years at present usage rates. Oil experts across the world differ on the timescale but all agree on one thing:- It's going faster than new reserves can be found.It's a dire situation, beyond doubt.If we can't uncover more natural deposits of oil than we are using then one thing is inevitable. The oil will run out one day.While experts do disagree on the time left before 'doomsday', no one disagrees that consumption is far outstripping discovery of new reserves. On the subject of the size of existing reserves, one respected figure, Peter Sutherland of UKs PB group put a time limit of just over forty years on the availability of existing known oil reserves.A sobering thought indeed.As if the prospect of running out of oil or at least being dependent upon oil suppliers wasn't a big enough problem, there is also greenhouse gas emissions and global warning posing a threat. Not surprising, then, that there is considerable interest in finding diverse and renewable sources of energy.That is precisely the opinion of the Indian government, which is years ahead of the rest of the world in developing Jatropha green oil as the renewable energy source of choice. It has committed some 27 million acres to its propagation.The Jatropha tree has recently emerged from being considered by generations of farmers a nuisance plant only fit for hedging to a valuable oil-bearing plant. The oil is extracted from the crop sometimes twice a year and can be combusted without being refined. After refining it can be used like diesel fuel. The trees grow in tropical and sub-tropical areas, is drought-resistant and thrives on infertile soil.When crushed and processed, the jatropha plant's seeds produce a sustainable, eco-friendly biofuel that can be used in standard diesel engines without modifications. Within a mere three years, jatropha-based fuel could even be used to power our transatlantic flights, according to Boeing.A single Jatropha tree can produce around one litre of oil per annum in average conditions i.e. without forced watering - irrigation. Since they are planted at a density of 1000 trees per acre, it follows that one acre can yield 1,000 litres of oil every year. This would be enough to keep a diesel car going for the whole season. Jatropha farming does has characteristics that at first sight may be thought of as disadvantages, but upon closer inspection turn out to be advantageous. These apparent weaknesses in the Jatropha oil model are that the plants only survive in tropical areas and that farming and crop gathering is fairly labour intensive. Now consider the upside of those limitations.The benefit of this situation is that many farmers in the typical Jatropha plantation areas are living at subsistence level. By providing them with seedling and teaching them to cultivate and tend the crop, they can increase their living standards at a relatively low cost to the investor. The locals become self sufficient without the need for charity or aid.The private investor, through properly managed investment programmes, could provide these poor counties, quite literally with the 'seed' money they need to grow out of poverty. In return for a modest investment, the investor would see huge returns on his money and have the satisfaction that he is helping third world countries to prosper and also reducing global warming.If you are interested to investigate what these Jatropha Investment Programmes can offer, then I there is a new company in the United kingdom that can provide information. They offer an annual return of 93% which is quire remarkable. They claim that the they have insured the Fund against risks like Acts of God and civil unrest, so it may be a secure investment.Jatropha Green Oil Investment's Commercial Director, Patricia Ellis explains, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime investment opportunity with the real potential of delivering an ROI of 345%, which means that an once-off investment of £10,000 would generate £44,500 at the end of a five year investment period. For people experiencing a poor performing pension this is very good news, because they can now enter into a Jatropha Green Oil Investment Programme via a SIPP pension scheme."If you are type of person who likes to get in on the ground floor then find out more about the Jatropha Green Oil Investment opportunity by:-Contacting Patricia Ellis in the United kingdom on +44 (0) 845 226 2931Or Click Here to go to the {a target="_blank" href=" http://jatrophagreenoilinvestment.com/hidden/investment-opportunity"} JatrophaGreenOilInvestment.com website.Additional Resources:-http://jatrophainvestment2.wikispaces.com/Jatropha+Investment+Programme+Yields+Exceptionally+High+Annual+Return+On+InvestmentCopyrighte Patricia Ellis 2009, All rights Reserved

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Patricia Ellis from JatrophaGreenOilInvestment.com says, "This is a attractive investment opportunity having a potential of returning 345%. For example, a seed investment of £10,000 would compound to £44,500 in a five year investment span."Contact Patricia Ellis in the U.K on +44 (0) 845 226 2931 or go to the {a target="_blank" href=" http://jatrophagreenoilinvestment.com/how-to-invest"} website

Biofuel As A Sustainable Power Source by Bernice Eker

The energy crisis has already prompted a war; that is if you believe conspiracy theorists and the media. There might be some truth to this matter, at least if we take a closer look at the dynamics of supply and demand of fuel all over the world.
What Is BioFuel?
Biofuel is an energy source derived from recently deceased biological matter while fossil fuel (i.e. raw material for gasoline, kerosene, diesel and etc.). In theory biofuel can be derived from any carbonated source, but in practice it usually comes from plants like corn, palm, sugar cane, wheat, jatropha and algae. These feedstock sources are popular for the two most popular end products which are used for cars and machineries: bioethanol and biodiesel. Bioethanol comes from either sugar crops or fermented starch. Biofuel does not just come from plant crops, although a margin of them does.
Biomass
Since bio fuel maybe gaseous, liquid or solid fuel other categories also apply. Way up in Tibetan mountains biofuel have been in use for hundreds of years. Tibetans use manure from their goats, donkeys, horses and cows as a substitute for wood. Animal waste are common pollutants, converting it into useful energy helps eliminate its negative effects.
Biowaste
Other alternative fuel resources are used oils. People eat, and thousands and millions of gallons of used oils are thrown down the drain which leads to rivers and oceans. Oil does not decompose ergo recycling and converting it into biofuel is in order. In addition, landfills maybe of some use after all. Landfills emanates polluting gas which contain methane, a combustible gas which is the primary content of the gas we use for cooking, and heat.
Liquid biofuels are getting generous media attention because of the worsening air conditions in severely populated areas. Cars produce almost 60% of our air pollution. Vehicles need highly combustible energy so that it will function. Liquids and gases are easier to handle because it can be contained and pumped, so handling is less expensive.
Biofuel And Cars
There are two types of biofuels that maybe used in cars: biodiesel and bioethanol. Biofuel is very popular in Europe. In that part of the world most car manufacturers make vehicles with diesel engines, so using biodiesel instead of pure diesel is a relatively easy transition. If a car is unmodified owners may blend up to 20% biodiesel with regular diesel. Biodiesel comes from fats and used oils, these by products are the processed through what's transesterification. Transestirification is a chemical reaction produced by adding an acid base to the fats. The result is biodiesel.
Bioalcohol is produced when starch, sugar and cellulose are fermented. The results are three popular types of alcohols: ethanol, butanol and propanol. Among the three it is argued that either ethanol or biobutanol maybe used in gasoline running cars, but it seems that biobutanol won the bid because it now called biogasoline. Biogasoline is formed by acetone, butanol, and ethanol fermentation and through scientific modifications.
With social enlightenment and a new found concern for the welfare of the environment more and more sustainable power resources are being discovered and invented. When all hope seems to have been lost a new glimmer looms in the horizon. It is heartening to see that men who cause the slow but sure death of the earth are trying to find ways to help it recover and be its vital self again.

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