Biodiesel and Ethanol Investing

Scoop reports that the Hermitage Hotel at Aoraki Mount Cook, New Zealand, began trialling biodiesel made from its own recycled cooking oil, in its vehicle fleet. The hotel’s rubbish truck is the chosen test vehicle and it will be monitored for fuel consumption and performance for three months. If results are good, the hotel will then gradually roll biodiesel out to the rest of its 16-vehicle fleet. It is also investigating whether biodiesel will run in its diesel-fired hot water and heating boilers, and if so, will see how feasible it is to convert them as well.