1. Straight Vegetable Oil (SVO)
Jeremy Mineau

2. 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

3. The Basic Problem

4. 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

5. 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

6. Pre-Filtering Filtration for particulate removal
Heating and settling for water removal

7. The Vegie-Car

8. Setup Radiator FPHE Veg IP 3 Filters Diesel Batt. 3
Combined fuel return

9. 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

10. 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!