Biodiesel Making Course Review - Must Read Now!! by Charles Hamel

Gas prices continue to rise during the holiday shopping season. The national average as of December 1st 2006 is $2.27 regular, $2.28 diesel. With the popularity of Hybrid cars and the approaching re-interest in Electric cars the public is clearly fed up with not only the prices of fuel but also the dependency on foreign countries for our energy sources. Depending on foreign countries for our fuel source is not only ridiculous but unnecessary.

The latest quarterly pricing survey by Pricewaterhouse Coopers and eurocarprice.com finds that diesels accounted for 49% (7,415,198 units) of the total European car market at the end of 2005. That represents a 7% increase in annual sales volume over the prior period. Diesel is now set to overtake gasoline as the primary fuel for new passenger vehicles in Europe during 2006 as buyers look for more fuel-efficient options. After years of fighting among automakers, oil companies and regulators, technology and the demand for better fuel economy have progressed enough to make diesels more attractive. Every major automaker is committed to build more diesel-powered models or is studying their feasibility for the United States. A few hinted at future plans during the Detroit auto show.

Now let me give you a little information about the diesel engine. Rudolf Diesel developed the idea for the diesel engine and obtained the German patent for it in 1892. His goal was to create an engine with high efficiency. Gasoline engines had been invented in 1876 and, especially at that time, were not very efficient. Rudolf Diesel intended the diesel engine to use a variety of fuels including coal dust and peanut oil. He demonstrated it at the 1900 Exposition Universelle (Worlds Fair) using peanut oil. Vegetable oils were used in diesel engines until the 1920's when an alteration was made to the engine, enabling it to use a residue of petroleum - what is now known as diesel #2. Despite the fact that men such as Henry Ford, Rudolph Diesel, and subsequent manufacturers of diesel engines saw the future of renewable resource fuels, a political and economic struggle doomed the industry. Manufacturing industrialists made modifications to the diesel engines so they could take advantage of the extremely low prices of the residual, low-grade fuel now offered by the petroleum industry. The petroleum companies wanted control of the fuel supplies in the United States and, despite the benefits of biomass fuel verses the fossil fuels, they moved ahead to eliminate all competition in the 1940's.

Now in 2006 as the gas prices climbed to over $3.00 a gallon in April, China going through the biggest Industrial Boom of it's history the demand for fossil fuels have skyrocketed. We are being told there is an impending shortage, thus the move to search for alternative fuels. In the news there is talk of ethanol, hydrogen and bio-fuels, and bio-fuels is what brings me to this article. For those of you who own diesel vehicles did you know that it is possible to make biodiesel for as little as 50-60 cents per gallon. And the big kicker, it is a very easy process and can be done in your garage with easily obtainable ingredients.

I was fortunate to obtain a copy of Jay Talton's "Biodiesel Making Course". I was fully impressed with the amount of information it contains, and the way Jay guides newbies step by step in the methods of obtaining the ingredients, and then holding you by the hand and walking you through the process of making your very own biodiesel. Anyone can do this with easily obtained household items, and ingredients that can be found at your local auto parts and grocery store.

The "Biodiesel Making Course" goes in depth for beginners on the history of bio-fuels, handling and safety instructions, and the step by step of making and storing biodiesel. I was very impressed also with the amount of extras that you get free with the course, including a video of Jay explaining the different resources on the subject of biodiesel and biodiesel making supplies, an audio course entitled the "Ultimate Fuel Saving" course, "Using Unmodified Vegetable Oils as a Diesel Extender" and "The Art of Making Soap and Candles" out of a glycerin which is a by product of biodiesel.

Jay Talton's "Biodiesel Making Course" is a must read for anyone who owns or is thinking of buying a diesel vehicle. I run Biodiesel in my 2004 Volkswagen Jetta TDI, and I have never seen a difference in performance. Don't let the automakers tell you that it won't work in your diesel engine, because the truth is most of them don't know anything about it. Take it from someone with experience, it works well and is more lubricating and cleansing than regular diesel. If you are remotely interested in saving $1.75 to $1.85 per gallon then don't miss this course. Click Here!
About the Author

Charles Hamel lives near Houston, Texas with his wife and two children. He makes his living freelance writing and blogging. His hobby's include cooking and music. He is a vegetarian, environmentalist, and an entrepreneur. He has always been a non-follower, always marching to the beat of his own drum, intuitive, easy going, technology geek.