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Bio Diesel Generation at TVGC

Bio Diesel Generation at TVGCPROCESS DEVELOPMENT

• Tierra Verde Golf Course typically uses 3600 gallons of diesel fuel annually for golf maintenance operations

• Current diesel retail prices average $3.80, biodiesel can be produced for around $1.00 per gallon

Bio Diesel Generation at TVGCPROCESS DEVELOPMENT

• With available waste vegetable oil the golf course can produce 50 gallons of biodiesel per week

• Tierra Verde could realize a $100 per week savings in fuel cost after expenses, biodiesel generator would also become a part of tours

Bio Diesel Generation at TVGCPROCESS DEVELOPMENT

• Golf equipment manufacturers are behind using biodiesel in turf equipment

• Can be used in any diesel engine without modifications

• 1 gallon of oil = 1 gallon of biodiesel

• By-product of making biodiesel is Glycerin. TVGC will compost the excess glycerin

Bio Diesel Generation at TVGCPROCESS DEVELOPMENT

• For every unit of energy that is required to produce a gallon of biodiesel, 3.24 units of energy are gained

• In 2000, biodiesel became the only alternative fuel in the country to have successfully completed the EPA-required Tier I and Tier II health effects under the Clean Air Act

Bio Diesel Generation at TVGC

BY THE NUMBERS….

Project Cost• Tierra Verde Operating Budget – 50% match$7,000• ATF Grant – 50% support $7,000• TOTAL COST $14,000

Project Savings• Fuel Savings $5000

(2,500 gallons at an average price of $3.50-cost to produce )

Arlington Parks & Recreation

Bio Diesel Generation at TVGC