(Notícia em Inglês)
Sloshing around a large barrel, the swirling black cooking oil smelled like rancid food. Though the waste would usually be discarded, some WSU students are trying to find a way to turn it into fuel.
A recently formed group of students, the WSU Biodiesel Club, is collecting used cooking oil each week from local restaurants and dining halls to create biodiesel. Their aim is to sell the fuel to the university’s motor pool in large enough quantities to operate WSU machinery.
Biodiesel Club President David Smith, a senior mechanical engineering major, said their goal is to manufacture 300 gallons of biodiesel each week. The club, which is not yet a Registered Student Organization, works in the Mechanical Engineering Lab off of College Avenue.
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Sloshing around a large barrel, the swirling black cooking oil smelled like rancid food. Though the waste would usually be discarded, some WSU students are trying to find a way to turn it into fuel.
A recently formed group of students, the WSU Biodiesel Club, is collecting used cooking oil each week from local restaurants and dining halls to create biodiesel. Their aim is to sell the fuel to the university’s motor pool in large enough quantities to operate WSU machinery.
Biodiesel Club President David Smith, a senior mechanical engineering major, said their goal is to manufacture 300 gallons of biodiesel each week. The club, which is not yet a Registered Student Organization, works in the Mechanical Engineering Lab off of College Avenue.
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