The biodiesel programme at Clemson College has been named the Energy Project of the Year by the organisation of South Carolina Energy Executives .
The biodiesel initiative was started with the goal to convert diesel-powered cars to use more biodiesel made of cooking oil picked up from dining halls and local companies. The automobiles and apparatus in varsity Facilities landscaping and application services use twenty % biodiesel now. The plan is to extend that to one hundred %. Biodiesel is an ecological alternative option to diesel fuel. It is made of replenish-able sources like plant oil, animal fats, cooking oil and even algae.
At Clemson, the cooking oil is brought to the BioEnergy Lab in McAdams Hall, where scholars work with instructors and staff to convert the cooking oil into fuel.
This work is done in a facility that's powered a hundred p.c by eco-friendly energy. "With cutting edge research on developing new fuel sources and the continual support of the Clemson facilities staff, our share of replaceable fuel consumed may continue to increase, improving Clemson's environment and creating Clemson Varsity as a frontrunner in replenish-able fuels research and implementation," recounted David Thornton, research associate for the biosystems engineering programme. Autos require no alterations to utilise the biodiesel fuel, which is distributed from a 1,000-gallon tank at the school lumber yard. The programme has the ability to save $8,000 to $9,000 a year and keep seventy thousand pounds of carbon from reaching the atmosphere.
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