Bio D story on landline 10/09

[loanrangie]

Guy in Mossman QLD has a plant that produces 20,000 ltrs of biod a week but says it costs him a $1/ltr to produce and sells for $1.20/ ltr. If thats what it costs to produce on a large scale then it doesnt sound viable - and he gets the waste vegi oil for free !

[101RRS]

But that price probably includes all the excise he has to pay to the Government - saw the same programme.

Gazz

[PeterLawson]

I really wish I'd seen that program, might try and track it down.

My understanding is that there is a 37c tax on every litre of biodiesel. Meaning if you make one litre to put in your ride on lawnmower, you have to write a cheque for 37c and post is to the government...

Madness.

[303gunner]

I really wish I'd seen that program, might try and track it down.

My understanding is that there is a 37c tax on every litre of biodiesel. Meaning if you make one litre to put in your ride on lawnmower, you have to write a cheque for 37c and post is to the government...

Madness.
Fuel excise is actually 38.14cpl, and it applies to Biodiesel, Petrol, Ethanol and Diesel. Ethanol producers automatically have their excise refunded under a grants scheme, while Biodiesel producers can also have the excise refunded provided they submit each and every batch to be tested to comply to the Australian standard.

[PeterLawson]

You're absolutely right.

The only problem is sending every batch to be tested is unrealistic. For commercial biodiesel produces I can definately see the point, but if you're making it for your own tractor, then it's your own fault if you bugger your engine due to low quality. I think it's simply more red tape that discourages biodiesel production rather than encouraging renewable fuels. Just my thoughts, though!

[Dinty]

G'day All, one important point is being missed here, his wife is a BIO- CHEMIST and she said it was very difficult to keep within the standards, so if she is having problems what hope will the backyard bloke have 303Gunner does it the best way buys in bulk:angel: cheers Dennis:wasntme:

[p38arover]

See story at http://www.abc.net.au/landline/content/2006/s1734600.htm

Ron

[LoadedDisco]

There was also a Bio Diesel story on the Myth Busters last Monday.
They tested if there was better or worse fuel economy between using I think it was 3-4 Ltrs of cooking oil or normal diesel.
To do the test they secured a plastic bottle to the outside of the car passenger side front window pillar. They then fed the fuel line straight to the carburetor disconnecting the main cars fuel tank.
They ran the diesel Merc sedan around a track at a constant 35mph until the fuel level reached the bottom level mark.
The cooking oil had been put through a normal paper filter and then run in the car. The car engine worked the same and there calculations was that normal diesel was only around 6% more economic than cooking oil.