Bio Diesel - what comes to mind? Cooking oil strained through filters? Funny thing is, once that becomes a commodity, it will go up of course. But in the mean time, use the french fry smelling oily goodness.
Lets talk about most cooking oil conversions. Most cooking oil is canola or corn. These are renewable and friendly, but a lot of time those crops are grown using PETROLEUM based fertilizers. Alternatives? Well the humble pig nut, or soy bean . Why?
Soy beans (and peanuts) have a higher content of energy than canola. However, the soy bean will replenish the soils without the need for fertilizers due to the bacteria in the root nodes. What could be planted in the areas of the midwest that just flooded? Well soy BEANS!
Check out this from Agrifood of Australia
Granted I heard the argument that this will cause food shortages. Um, are farmers still getting government subsidizes to dump grain, rice, or wheat? Anyway.... I am not going down that rabbit hole. I will however look at how the average person can extract from soybeans (where to get them in bulk as well) and how much it will cost or save.
Coming up soon is my attempts at getting my Solar panels paid for and installed on the old homestead and converting some panels for use on the lappy.
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