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I heard through a colleague of mine in the office that some entrepreneurs in some Asian country are running converted diesel engines with pure cooking oil. Yep you heard me right. Vegetable or coconut oil is used as alternative fuel. Apparently it's been going on for quite some time already, but it's not that popular as many alternative fuel sources are, usually.

Aside from it being more environmentally friendly, what with it having significantly lesser emissions compared to traditional fuel, it is also cheaper especially if waste cooking oil (e.g. acquired from food establishments like fastfood chains that use hundreds of gallons of oil everyday) is used.

I think this idea will be able to work. But getting everyone to save their old cooking oil will be a problem, kuz isn't it easier to just throw away your used cooking oil than saving it up? I think in order to make this idea work, the government will have to have some kind of reward system. Like trading in your used cooking oil for a deduction on your electrical bill each month depending on how much cooking oil you trade in.

Originally Posted by jimmy

I heard through a colleague of mine in the office that some entrepreneurs in some Asian country are running converted diesel engines with pure cooking oil. Yep you heard me right. Vegetable or coconut oil is used as alternative fuel. Apparently it's been going on for quite some time already, but it's not that popular as many alternative fuel sources are, usually.

Aside from it being more environmentally friendly, what with it having significantly lesser emissions compared to traditional fuel, it is also cheaper especially if waste cooking oil (e.g. acquired from food establishments like fastfood chains that use hundreds of gallons of oil everyday) is used.

Interesting! if its really true or if its work then it can help us in saving gasoline and different engines that needs fuel to start the engine...I hope our government will pay attention on this new development!

Originally Posted by a2sasin

I think this idea will be able to work. But getting everyone to save their old cooking oil will be a problem, kuz isn't it easier to just throw away your used cooking oil than saving it up? I think in order to make this idea work, the government will have to have some kind of reward system. Like trading in your used cooking oil for a deduction on your electrical bill each month depending on how much cooking oil you trade in.

Yes I can see that that is one of its drawbacks - where to get huge supplies of waste cooking oil.

In huge cities perhaps, the number of restaurants, fastfood chains and the likes should very well be using up gallons and gallons of cooking oil daily. If you can get households to keep their waste cooking oil instead of throwing it away, that can add to the already hard-to-get supply.

well... i think this is just another eco friendly guy trying to make a difference in the world. I do not think this will turn into anything big. This system will have too many flaws and will not be able to be mass produced or be able to become an alternative power source. We have to find a stable and constant alternative that will be able to take over our fossil fuels.

I would agree with a2sasin on this one in that it would be hard to mass produce. That would be the biggest disadvantage just as jimmy said.

The flaws? Well if it's a new technology it will certainly have lots of flaws. I'm sure the same thing goes for a lot of things new. But it can be worked out.

for what it's worth I commend the guy, or group, for doing something that is at least helping the environment. he might be doing it out of necessity, his intentions might not be "green" but hey what helps a little when done by many is a lot already. kudos!

coconut oil is abundant in tropical places. I would love to see this going to the mainstream and may let us have affordable fuel.

Originally Posted by homebrewer

coconut oil is abundant in tropical places. I would love to see this going to the mainstream and may let us have affordable fuel.

Thats right, its available in abundant but the extraction of coconut oil will be little difficult. we may get only less fuel from that oil, The process will consume a little tedious process, extraction will be little less.

But its good to have a natural renewable source of fuel.

Coconut oil is a good product, It has medicinal use. all parts of the coconut trees are used.
Thier leaves are used to make huts, Their stem is used in making boats, the coconut shell is used as fire wood. coconut is usually used for food and edible oil. Now, this as one more importance, that is alternative fuel.. great!

Hey its sounds great .But I think this event may take much more time to develop .Once it is in the process it is definitely going to help us a lot .How can it be possible I am wondered!