I believe that the future for America is to adopt distributive generation and switching to diesel powered automobiles. Distributive generation is based on powering a house or a block or more of houses locally and this cuts down on transmission line losses. Home heating oils are nothing more than "dino-diesel" which contributes to additional carbon emissions into the atmosphere.
Biodiesel is derived from either used or new vegetable oils, and hence it's combustion does not contribute to the net carbon emission unlike petroleum based fuels which should have stayed underground.
With help from local leaders and Washington, financial incentives are needed to help encourage the adoption of clean and renewable power generation. For now, already thanks to www.renewmo.org we have the legislation of Missouri grant net metering whereby excess energy generated from clean sources may be reversed on your electric meter, and hence you only pay the net actual usage of electricity.
What I envision in future is that Americans are almost completely weaned off gasoline from the middle east, consume more biodiesel and be energy dependent free. What I know I can contribute is my knowledge and experience with biodiesel and biomass.
I urge anyone who is considering starting a biodiesel company to consider my services and expertise, or if you are wanting to do research and are looking for a Mechanical Engineer who has a passion for biodiesel and biomass power generation, do not hesitate to contact me.
The idea that I have is based on the fact that 60% or more of household energy is used for refrigeration, heating and cooling. Why not produce the fuel and have an integrated system which takes care of that and also for your diesel vehicle? It's never too late, but the sooner we adopt it, the better.
