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Biofuel available in Sheffield

steve | 11.04.2005 18:12 | Ecology | Sheffield

Waste vegetable oil from local eateries is now being reprocessed by a local company to provide an alternative fuel for most diesel powered vehicles.

Richard Booler has set up Booler's Biofuel who are based on Carlisle Street, Burngreave. They say biofuel has four main advantages over normal diesel fuel:

1. It reduces the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere.

2. It reduces the emission of toxic materials and heavy metals into the environment.

3. It releases a new renewable energy supply thereby reducing the demand for fossil fuels.

4. It uses materials that otherwise would provide a waste disposal problem.


Most diesel vehicles can run on biofuel without modification. Biofuel is not the same as pure vegetable oil. Vegetable oil is thicker and diesel engines need to be converted first before using it. Boolers can provide info on this too for anyone interested though they say it is more complicated than simply buying biofuel.

Biofuel is more expensive to produce than ordinary diesel but, because it is taxed less, the cost per litre (currently 70p) is less than one would pay at the pumps.

Biofuel can also be mixed with ordinary diesel too.

For more info see  http://www.booler-biofuel.o-f.com/

steve

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Disappointing Update

23.04.2005 21:18

I checked out this place and unfortunately its shut down due to management problems. So disappointing! The energy savings trust www.est.org.uk gives info on suppliers in uk, (look under 'my car') but Sheffield doesnt have one, the nearest being Doncaster. However I was advised by the ex staff that its not so difficult to make your own biodiesal, look up www.bio-power.co.uk, with contact details for John Nicholson, whom is reported to be very helpful.

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