Comments on: Solar-Powered Biodiesel Station Opens in Atlanta

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 01:44:00 +0000

we’ve also got a page where you can search for fueling stations: http://alternative-fuel.cleantechnica.com/

By: The Radical Way

The Radical Way — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:11:00 +0000

Google “Charles 803 still”. You can make your own e100

By: Carney3

Carney3 — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:58:00 +0000

I’m envious you have an E85 station close to your house. From mine you have to drive 40 minutes in any direction to get to one. Nor is any other alternative fuel available other than an electric charger at a Walgreens.

By: Carney3

Carney3 — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:57:00 +0000

Why not? Attract more customers, make more money, help the coalition of alternatives that are leading people away from oil.

By: The Radical Way

The Radical Way — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:11:00 +0000

Why would a biodiesel plant that owns a retail station want to start an E85 station? This station has a history, and it used to supply Atlanta with BD up untill the station went out of business. Now they have come back, and I for one am glad. Atlanta already has a bunch of E85 stations, by the way. I have one about a mile from my house.

By: The Radical Way

The Radical Way — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:08:00 +0000

Yeah, my MPG sucks on BD, even after changing my fuel filter. I haven’t been using it that long, though, so I’m learning to hypermile on it.

By: The Radical Way

The Radical Way — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:05:00 +0000

Still waiting on algae diesel to pan out, and I think it will. Very exciting stuff. Biodiesel, much like all alternative fuels, is one piece of a larger solution.

By: guest

guest — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:02:00 +0000

Carney3 – why don’t you just go to an e85 station? There are several around Atlanta. google it.

By: Gbmrod

Gbmrod — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:59:00 +0000

I have been there – all of last summer I filled up there. A little out of my way, but I try to use B100 every chance I get. I’ve only been able to get there once since the warm weather started. Bad planning on my part. A little more expensive and I don’t get quite the MPG, but I feel like I’m not killing “our soldiers” every time I fill up.

By: Carney3

Carney3 — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:28:00 +0000

This is good, but they should also sell E85 ethanol. Lots of flex fuel vehicles on the road not living up to their potential to run on something other than gasoline. Might as well also throw in CNG.

By: Edward Kerr

Edward Kerr — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:33:00 +0000

A symbolic gesture at best but thumbs up regardless. Many people use this type of bio-diesel (usually a DIY project) and that’s fine. However, even if every drop of used cooking oil were utilized for bio-diesel it wouldn’t even scratch the global demand for diesel. Diesel made from algae, on the other hand, has the potential to replace all of the diesel that we need.

Having said that I hope that this station is a raging success.

By: Scott Goldberg

Scott Goldberg — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 03:44:00 +0000

I’m wondering if any bus drivers are filling up at these stations? I’ve known about this one in Marietta, but I’ve never actually been there.

By: The Radical Way

The Radical Way — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 02:18:00 +0000

Marietta, GA (North Atlanta) has had a b20/b100 station for quite some time, and it is right off I-75. SA White Oil company.