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I don’t purchase fuel very often any more but even I have noticed that the cost of a gallon has fallen significantly in recent weeks from the craziness of the summer.  I have long since abandoned the idea that the general public looks at the world the same way that I do and I wonder the impact of this on the biofuel industry.

I know that people are generally lazy in nature and by and large financially motivated.  Clearly this drop in fuel price is going to allow people that were once very motivated to seek alternative energy sources quietly put it back on the shelf for another day.   I know that we will lose some people but is that really a bad thing?  I heard stories of bidding wars for WVO collection in Florida that topped $2.50/gallon.  I read many forum post advising isolation and secrecy rather than open community involvement. 

Here is an interesting tidbit of a WVO observation.  Mid summer, I put a sample of oil that I ran through the centrifuge next to a sample of oil that I had not.  Both samples where “clear” but you could see particles in the pre centrifuged sample and it had a darker look.  Both of these sample came from the same source restaurant.  Average temperature was mid to high 80s.

The interesting part is when I looked at the samples recently.  Now November, the average temperature is high 50s or so and you can see that both samples have started to solidify but the un-centrifuged oil has solidified much more.  I am interested to hear some theories out there but my thought is it a “snow flake” effect where the solidification or crystals start with a piece of contamination.  Either way, it would appear

If you have been here before, you will notice the new look...I hope you like it. More importantly though, is the "Learn" section. I have been kicking around the idea but I feel that it is a big part of where this site was meant to be.

Initially, I was targeting a portion of the WVO community that had the basics down and wanted to get down and dirty with the details. What, where and how much? Were the questions I set out to answer. This is coming along fine but I realize that it is still difficult to get what I consider good information.

So, I will be researching, collecting and posting all the information that can be found online into a clear and definitive resource...(no pressure eh?) I will be including technical papers, videos and personal experiences. I know it is a wild world out there and the information is all over the place so I am not sure what it is going to look like and how I am going

Everyone wants to know how we are doing with the Raw Power Oil Centrifuge release. Check out my release information on the forum here:

The response on the centrifuge has been great; I really feel that we hit the spot with the product and the price poit. Thanks to all that helped out.

1) In-Line Electric Oil Heater for Raw Power Centrifuge. @ $200 (COMMING SOON)

2) Side Mount Adaptors for

I am off to spend the week in Nantucket with my fiancé and her family so I apologize in advance for not getting back to anyone. None the less, I thought that I would leave a little teaser of what I put together this week.

With such a short time frame, I took the “Shock and Awe”approach and broke out the nastiest picture I could find: A greased TDI that had severe coking and led to engine failure. I followed that up with test report after test report of failed engines due to Vegetable oil. Severe Engine Damage, carbon buildup, rings sticking, lubrication oil contamination and catastrophic engine failure. I rounded off my opening tirade with pictures of a severely coked and scoured piston and a pile polymerized engine oil that looked like Jello.