Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Biodiesel Resources in the SF Bay Area

Diesel passenger car info:
  • Future of diesel vehicles:  http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_future.html
  • List of diesel vehicle Models - http://www.gobiodiesel.com/diesel-vehicles.html
  • Mercedes Models -  http://home.hiwaay.net/~gbf/mbmodels.html
  • Volkswagen Westfalia Diesel - http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/jag/vw/
  • Volkswagen TDI -  "TDI Club - Forum": http://www.tdiclub.com - also a biodiesel section of the forum and cover all VW issues including warranty
Diesel vehicles for sale:
  • Craigslist- getting quite expensive and competitive for diesels-  www.craigslist.org
  • Autotrader - www.autotrader.com
  • Yahoo Classifieds  -  http://autos.yahoo.com/
  • Bay Classifieds , Diablo Dealer,  Classified Flea Market -  weekly classifieds newspapers
  • iodiesel Discussion Forum contains a small classified section: http://biodiesel.infopop.cc
  • Frank Baba in Redding rebuilds Mercedes Wagons (530) 941-4046
Diesel mechanics:
  • Coby Smolens -ValleyWagonworks in San Rafael, (415)457-5628 cobys5@attbi.com 
  • Mac Jacobson- Mercedes Custom, Fremont. Does a pre-purchase checkup. 510-793 3126
  • Precision People’s Car Repair- 1346 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley 510 524 1911 -older Volkswagen
  • Noric at Auto Alpina- 1499 san pablo ave, 510 524 5164
  • Peter Zoldos in Suisun peter@autozen.com
  • Steve Moran of Moran Motorsports in Berkeley 548-7171
  • David Pham in Oakland - pager: (510) 310-2060
Biodiesel Basics:
  • Ecology Center Biodiesel FAQs  -  http://www.ecologycenter.org/resource_cntr/fact_sheets/biodiesel/biodiesel.html
  • Making biodiesel: http://www.journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html
  • "Biodiesel Homebrewers' Guide," ($10 from wrench@tinkersworkshop.org) on making and testing biodiesel.
  • Monthly email listing of local biodiesel or SVO events and classes: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/norcal-biodiesel-events
  • book “From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank” not recommended for how-to homebrewing information, lots of general info, only book in print so far about biodiesel
  • open source biodiesel homebrew equipment discssion: www.veggieavenger.com/media
Buying Biodiesel:
  • Yokayo Biofuels will deliver biodiesel for a fee (price depends on quantity purchase) - www.ybiofuels.org  (707) 472-0900, public pump in Ukiah.  info@ybiofuels.org.
  • BioFuel Oasis in West Berkeley: 2465 4th Street @ Dwight Berkeley, CA 94710   510.665.5509  www.biofueloasis.com  Open Tuesday, Thursday nights, and Saturday and Sunday afternoons
  • Western States Oil- San Jose, public pump (408) 2929-1041. No minimum purchase, not cardlock, limited hours - closed on weekends.
  • Golden Gate Petroleum in Martinez (800) 244-4516
  • Real Goods Solar Living Institute in Hopland (1.5 hours North of SF) public pump supplied by Yokayo. (707) 744-2017
  • Biofuel Station- Laytonville (north Mendocino County on Hwy 101): 707 984 6818
Biodiesel Resources
  • Local community: Burnveggies (email listserve for Northern CA) online biodiesel and straight vegetable oil discussion.  To join, sign up on the web at www.goblin.punk.net/mailman/listinfo/burnveggies
  • Biodiesel Events in this area: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/norcal-biodiesel-events
  • www.journeytoforever.org (best general biodiesel website)
  • www.veggieavenger.com
  • Biodiesel Discussion Forums- for SVO and homebrew biodiesel: http: //biodiesel.infopop.cc
  • Biodiesel Now- commercial biodiesel and policy discussion forum- www.biodieselnow.com
  • "Fat of the Land" video on vegetable oil fuels www.lardcar.com
  • Biodiesel events in Northern California http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NorCal-biodiesel-events
Straight Vegetable Oil (SVO) conversion kits:
  • http://www.biofuels.ca
  • http://www.greasel.com
  • www.elsbett.com (single tank system from Germany)
  • Neoteric Biofuels Inc. single tank kit local contact: Craig Reese in craigreece@earthlink.net  or 510-841-3607, 1-888-NEOTERIC (1-888-636-8374)
  • SVO intallers: contact Craigreece @ earthlink.net
(updated June 5, 2004)

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