Straight Vegetable Oil (SVO) Jeremy Mineau
Rudolf Diesel Showed the first Diesel Engine at the World Exhibition in 1990 Ran on peanut oil - a resource that was plentiful at the time When petroleum became abundant, engines were modified to use this new resource
The Basic Problem
Biodiesel v.s. SVO Modify the fuel Minimal startup cost No secondary fuel necessary Making your own for cheap Modify the engine Significant startup cost Secondary fuel usually necessary Free* to collect your own
Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) Restaurants must dispose of their used vegetable oil Often collected by a rendering company that uses the oil in animal feed or other industrial products
Pre-Filtering Filtration for particulate removal Heating and settling for water removal
The Vegie-Car
Setup Radiator FPHE Veg IP 3 Filters Diesel Batt. 3 Combined fuel return
Costs Flat plate heat exchanger $100 Filter $90 3-way solenoid valve $150 Dash switch $10 Second tank $10 Oil temperature gauge $25 Electric injection line heaters $25 Misc. hoses, clamps, fittings $100 Pre-filtration setup $75 Vegetable oil FREE TOTAL $585
Benefits (5000mi/yr) / (25mi/gal) = 200gal/yr (200gal/yr) * (4.20$/gal) = 840$/yr (585$) / (840$/yr) = 0.7yr The conversion pays for itself in about 8 months!