How much grease from restaurants/kitchens is being used as fuel?

Question

Waste grease from foodservice and from home kitchens could become biodiesel or some other type of fuel.

Large processors are putting their waste grease toward fuel. How much of this being done on a smaller scale?

Answer 1

from oct 1st 2005 to sept 30th of last year US producers sold 250 million gallons of biodiesel ( made from cooking oils from resturaunts etc} thats an estimated 233 % over prior fisical year.according to the national biodiesel board.

a recent study predicted that production could hit 650 million gallons by the year 2015..it sells for 2.65 to 3.50 a gallon

Answer 2

ditto

Answer 3

i could not put an exact figure on it but all the oils should be recycled rather than wasted.lets face it .its already been distilled so why not use it again as bio fuel.

Answer 4

In developed countries, waste grease is collected and transported to rendering plants where it is refined to a commodity called "yellow grease". Most yellow grease is incorporated into animal feed, although a small but growing portion is bought as a feedstock for biodiesel plants.

The amount of waste grease that is ultimately converted to fuel will be governed by the market price of yellow grease, and how it compares to the price of new oil, and to the price consumers will pay for biodiesel. The price of yellow grease will be influenced primarily by the cost of animal feed.

To get back to your question, the volume of fuel made by small producers is very small. This is not to say that home-brewers aren't important! To the contrary, it is what they have started that has helped bring the strength of public opinion to bear on the market. By their example, some of their neighbors and some businesses now would prefer to buy biodiesel. This has provided a customer base on which to build an industry which will have the scale an efficiency to make a much larger positive impact than individuals could do on their own.

Answer 5

Not enough!