Question by kiwicrog: Would it be feasible to build a DIY distillation collumn and do “hobby oil refining” at home? People distill alcohol at home and make biodiesel out of DIY plants… would it be possible to build a home oil refinery as a hobby? And buy barrels of crude to turn into fuels?
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Question by burgh85: If you where a producer of bio diesel who would be the main buyers? Basically wanting to know what companies or who would purchase bio diesel. If it was grown in Africa would local governments purchase it, could it be exported to Europe and Asia and sold there?
Thanks for any help
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Question by Magnus: Would algae-based biodiesel be feasible alternative fuel? Other than the lowered emissions, what are the benefits? What are the costs? Is it economically feasible?
Best answer:
Answer by Wounded DuckNo! Still to costly.
Answer by RichardAccording to the goverment studies yes it could, right now the test plants are producing oil [...]

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by tonrulkens
Question by Eric B.: Where would be a good location to operate a biodiesel processing business?
I’m about to graduate from college and I’m considering starting a biodiesel business. Where would be a good location to do so? I’m leaning towards the east coast – – so, where on the east coast [...]

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Bill would offer incentives to North Dakota biodiesel plants
BISMARCK – A proposed bill would provide financial incentives to increase biodiesel production in North Dakota.  Talk about this topic
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Taxes on his mind
BURNSIDE – U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley said Friday that he’ll be trying to prevent a record-setting income tax hike when [...]

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by Divwerf
Question by ♪: How difficult would it be to create a conversion kit for car engines?
using alternative/renewable fuel sources?
I asked this question a few years ago when I first experimented with biodiesel and there are conversion kits for diesel engines but what about regular engines. It seems like it should be do-able [...]

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