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Posted by Rauville on May 14, 2005 at 15:40:13 from (209.180.79.52):
In Reply to: Hey you folks in North and South Dakota posted by cadet trooper on May 14, 2005 at 14:46:00:
I remember that there was a lot of discussion and testing during the 1980's of using sunflower oil as a biodiesel base, but the main drawback at that time was cost. Sunflower oil was 2-3 times more expensive than #2 diesel. I'm sure those figures have changed now. To lower the cost of biodiesel, there was a 10 month long test using beef tallow / diesel blend in Kansas City transit buses back in 1997. I believe that test proved to be very successful. At that time I think they figured a 6-8 million dollar annual fuel savings if the switch was made. I wonder where the opposition to change came from? To answer your question...NO I can't recall the particular test you're referring to, but I'm sure a little research would bring it to light.
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