Published January 7th, 2009 at 4:01 pm in Great Green Building Blocks, Growing Green Footprints with 1 comments
Tagged with biodiesel, energy alternatives, fuel solutions, green living, recycled energy, Waste to energy, zero waste
Graham Laming’s design for a “waterless-washing” biodiesel processor which recaptures a large amount of methanol, saving money and the environment
Since my last post on the merits of biodiesel, I’ve been able to gather more information and I wanted to pass it on to you. What continues to intrigue me about home brewing biodiesel is that it is emblematic of the type of lifestyle changes we all need to take on in the 21st century. Taking waste frier oil and converting it, at home into a cleaner burning, less toxic and more biodegradable fuel is something akin to modern day alchemy.
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Published December 24th, 2008 at 12:35 pm in Energy Emporium, circa 2020, Great Green Building Blocks with 5 comments
Tagged with green solutions, Trash, Waste to energy, zero waste
There’s nothing like the holidays for putting the issue of post consumer waste front and center. And this raises a question: wouldn’t it be great if we could take some of that waste and turn it into a valuable resource instead? That’s the idea behind biodiesel–to take old, worn out frier grease and transform it into an environmentally friendly fuel for our cars and trucks.
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Published December 17th, 2008 at 1:54 pm in Growing Green Footprints, Our Wasteful Ways, Talking Trash with no comments
Tagged with Bruce Campbell, Composting / Vermicast, Ed Kenney, Mindy Jaffe, Nancy Judd, Recycled Runway, Salvage Art, The Waikiki Worm Company, Waste to energy
Published December 10th, 2008 at 9:10 am in Energy Emporium, circa 2020, Great Greenhouse Gas Grab with 1 comments
Tagged with DADS, electricity, Greenhouse Gas, methane, Waste Management, Waste to energy
At DADS, a V-16 electricity generating engine is powered by methane
Not all greenhouse gas is going to waste, some of it is generating electricity. At the gigantic Denver Arapahoe Disposal Site, known to mot natives as DADS, Waste Management Corp. and the city of Denver are now capturing the greenhouse gas, methane – generated from decomposing rubbish — and powering four Read more of this >>
