Links
- Biodiesel Organization/Informational Resources
- Commercial Resources
- Straight Vegetable Oil (SVO) Conversions
- Historical Resources
- Other Resources
Biodiesel Organization/Informational Resources
Biofuels 4 Schools- Northern California
Corvallis Grease Works- Corvallis, OR
Energy Cooperative- Philadelphia, PA
Iowa Energy Center: Biomass Energy Conversion (BECON)
Iowa State University: Biodiesel Program
Merrimack High School Biodiesel- Merrimack, New Hampshire
Nearbio- biodiesel supplier listings texted to your cell phone
Piedmont Biofuels- spiritual biodiesel siblings in North Carolina
SoCalBUG- biodiesel users group in Southern California
Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance- dedicated to sustainable biodiesel certification
Sustainable Biodiesel Summit- a group that meets yearly in conjunction with the National Biodiesel Board conference
University of New Hampshire Biodiesel
Commercial Resources
Ahl Motors- late model used diesel vehicles, for sale in Ukiah, CA
AGR Energy- high quality micro-to-small-scale biodiesel production equipment, out of Chico, CA
Arctic Fox- equipment to winterize your fuel system
Bently Tribology- biodiesel quality testing
Biofuel Oasis- women-owned collective that sells biodiesel in Berkeley, CA
BiodieselSMARTER- the magazine “for biodiesel brewers, by biodiesel brewers”
Blue Sky Bio-Fuels- biodiesel producer/distributor in Oakland, CA
Erickson Tank- manufacturer of excellent tank truck bodies, Quincy, WA
Footprint Recycling- biodiesel producer/distributor in Arcata, CA
John M. Ellsworth Company- mail order fueling supplies
Magellan Midstream- biodiesel quality testing
McMaster Carr- general industrial supplies (gets stuff to you overnight at no extra charge)
Nationwide Ag- insurance for the biodiesel industry
Opperman & Son- great resource for used tank trucks
Orange Diesel- biodiesel supplier for wholesale and fleet customers in the San Francisco Bay Area
Pacific Biodiesel- the biodiesel industry’s oldest American company, manufacturer of small commercial production plants
Pacific Biofuel- biodiesel supplier in Santa Cruz, CA
People’s Fuel- biodiesel supplier in San Francisco, CA
Sigma Aldrich- chemicals
Truckee Biofuels- biodiesel supplier in Truckee, CA
TS Designs- ecologically-oriented organic t-shirts
US Plastics- big plastic tanks
Western Pacific Products, Inc.- fueling supplies in CA
Straight Vegetable Oil (SVO) Conversions-
NOT THE SAME AS BIODIESEL
Elsbett- widely regarded as the premier SVO conversion company, based out of Germany
Grease Car- Massachussetts
PlantDrive- Berkeley, CA
Historical Resources
History Pages from our old website, compiled by Reece Foxen:
Federation of American Scientists Military Analysis Network: Diesel Engines- Discussion of the impact of the diesel engine on the Navy and its ships propulsion systems as well as basic workings of a diesel engine and its effectiveness.
Frontier Trails- History on use of steam engines and later diesel engines in the mines of the Old West.
Tiscali Motoring- History into present of use of diesel engines in automobiles.
Other Resources
Business Alliance for Local Living Economies
Co-op America- green listings; Yokayo Biofuels is a member
Ecology Center- Berkeley, CA
Ecopalooza- a web portal and event calendar for the promotion of green living expos, fairs, festivals, conferences, workshops and sustainability events throughout North America.
Home Power- magazine dedicated to leaving a lighter carbon footprint
Hot Buttered Rum String Band- biodiesel-powered bluegrass
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Natural Resources Defense Council
Solar Living Institute- Hopland, CA