Diesel Generators/ Bio Diesel/ WVODiesel? Renewable? Originally designed to allow small, relatively clean, and efficient energy production, diesel generators have come full circle. Diesel power is old technology; Diesel generators first operated on green principles, using peanut oil to run at the 1900 World’s Fair. Bio-diesel engines emit fewer pollutants than petro-diesel, and are run off a renewable waste product: Cooking oil.
How does it work? Waste cooking oil is filtered, cleaned, and treated with various chemicals to increase it’s beneficial fuel qualities. It can then be used with any type of diesel engine, and produces the same or more power per unit of fuel.
What are the benefits? Aside from the obvious benefits of lowering pollutants and the fuel bill, bio-diesel offer significant benefits. Unlike renewable sources, diesel generators can produce large amounts of power on demand, have a portable fuel source, and can easily be transported and set up in any location, independent of environmental factors such as sun, wind, or water power.
Non-renewable diesel generators are a known technology, and any mechanic familiar with a standard generator will be able to work on a generator powered by bio-diesel. In applications involving uninterrupted power supply such as hospitals, diesel generators are an excellent source of reliable energy. Why do Exup buildings use bio-diesel? While non-renewable power may seem out of place in a green building company, it has its place in Exup designs for a number of good reasons. This fuel source is available at the community level on large camps in high threat and hostile environments, and can also be obtained from local restaurants and shops in more densely populated civilian areas.
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