Conversion of Car Engines
to Use Pure Plant Oil as Fuel

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The following links give you the possibility to visit directly the homepages/websites of these firms and/or persons, who convert diesel engines of cars in a more or less complicated or simple way, so that these engines can run with pure plant oil.

 This firm convert diesel engines of all types to run with pure plant oil

The following table shows you links to persons who were very committed to collect information about the technology of running cars wit plant oil as a renewable energy source. Unfortunately most information is in German. 

Gerdas salad oil page with pictures and descriptions of the conversion process.  She also has a very large page with links to discussion forums for plant oil engines, spare part sources, and plant oil stations. And an international rape oil link list.

This site is only in German!

Olaf from Darmstadt  describes in his homepage how he converted a diesel engine to run with plant oil, and where he gets his fuel from. Many nice pictures.

This site is only in German!

Very interesting website with a lot of information on prices of plant oil in Germany and Europe, a description of various (300) converted cars, and a very interesting iscussion forum. 

This site is only in German!

A very god introduction into the plant oil technology. With photos & drawings, links to discussion forums and diesel engine conversion firms. 

This site is in English and German

     
I'm tanking rape oil- cheap and easily now.


Steffen Niegsch gives a lot of practical information and addresses concerning the conversion of car engines.

This site is in English, German, Dutch and Portugese

Die Firma Brand rüstet zusammen mit Ihren Partnern, die Vereinigten Werkstätten (VWP) und Deutz-Fahr, alle Deutz-Fahr Traktoren der Agrotron-Serie um. Die Umrüstung basiert auf der Grundlage eines 1-Tank-Systems, d.h. der Landwirt startet und fährt den Traktor zu 100 % mit reinem, kaltgepressten Rapsöl (kein Biodiesel, kein Rapsmethylester).  

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Other links:

Gesellschaft für nachwachsende Rohstoffe e.V.  
Journey to forever - plant oil use   SVO / WVO
Neoteric Biofuels Inc.
Gemeinde Greußenheim
The 1 litre diesel car of VW
Bundesverband Pflanzenöl e.V.

(Federal Association Plant Oil Use)

Liste von Pflanzenöl-Tankstellen und Pflanzenöl-Lieferanten in Deutschland List of plant oil filling stations and plant oil suppliers in Germany

from the web:

Literature concerning plant oil as fuel

Biodiesel links

Village electrification using Jatropha curcas oil by Carl 
Bielenberg

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