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

Diesel

Veg

IP

FPHE

Radiator

3

3

Batt.

Combined fuel return

Filters

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!