If a car can run on biofuel or vegetable oil, can a generator?

Question

gas is too expensive. here in florida i guess everyone has a noisy gas powered generator for when hurricanes knock out our power

Answer 1

Absolutely, or even natural gas or propane.

Answer 2

Yes -- if it has a Diesel engine.  But most small generators for home use require gasoline.  If you are considering a device for emergency use, the fuel cost doesn't matter much; a gasoline unit will do fine.

Answer 3

Yes..if its a Diesel.

Answer 4

yes bio-fuels are capable of running generators, just in order to make it usable it needs to be subjected to a process of trans-esterification, this will make it like diesel and then can be used easily in the generator. it too depends from which plant u have derived the oil. oil from some plants can be directly used in generator.

Answer 5

If its disel, of course. a disel generator with biodisel is an excellent way to recharge batteries in an electric vehicle.

Answer 6

I would suggest using a set of solar panels that will supply enough power to run the fridge and a bit more, with a battery storage to get through the night. This can get you through months of power outage.

It will be much more costly than a gas generator to provide the same emergency coverage. But you do not use it just for emergency. It provides that power year round for 20+ years, cutting your electric bills.

This is not a lot cheaper than just paying your electric bills. If you get the best, most cost effective solar panel system it will be a break even compared to the electric company.

Answer 7

If generator it's a diesel engine it will run on bio. You can also run a generator on compressed air with a special air engine. see video of air engine in youtube. go to www.youtube.com search for air car. with a generator that runs on compressed air you could fill lots of air tanks with solar panels during a sunny day and never have to buy any gas or biofuel and won't create any pollution.

Answer 8

of course