Greenfinery

Greenfinery - Decentralized Fuel Network

Climate change and pollution are issues facing every living organism on the planet. But unlike these other species, we are in the unique position to affect the outcome. The United States is the world’s biggest petroleum consumer and transportation is the primary use of that petroleum and is attributed as the single most damaging American consumer behavior. Targeting this behavior and finding a sustainable alternative would have a commensurately large impact on the world we all share.

One sustainable solution is a transition to biodiesel as the fuel source for the existing diesel vehicles on the road. Requiring no conversion or modification, biodiesel is a drop-in fuel source with a myriad of benefits. These benefits include

• Sustainable If proper farming practices are used for the feedstock, biodiesel can be produced indefinitely. Excess quantities of fuel are biodegradable leaving a clean slate for future generations.
• National Security Reducing the United State’s dependence on foreign oil reduces its exposure to risk.
• Social Responsibility Reducing the United State’s dependence on foreign oil reduces the perceived need to intervene in oil-producing regions.
• National Economy Importing oil accounts for nearly one third of the United State’s national trade deficit and costs it approximately $300 Billion annually, money that could be kept in the local economy.
• Emissions Biodiesel represents an across the board improvement compared to traditional petroleum based diesel in tailpipe emissions and other environmental concerns.
• Engine Life Biodiesel has better lubricity properties than conventional diesel, especially the new ultra-low sulfur diesel. Studies have shown that biodiesel can reduce engine wear in a conventional engine by up to one half.

However, a national transition to biodiesel can’t occur overnight. Production and distribution both need to be scaled up as demand grows. The sustainable, socially responsible, decentralized production and distribution of biodiesel is the problem addressed by Greenfinery.

The first step is an automated biodiesel plant that can easily be placed in a backyard, on a driveway, or behind a business to immediately start generating an environmentally friendly fuel alternative for the owner. This is achieved with the Greenfinery controller and biodiesel plant.

The second step is a network to bring together parties with surplus fuel and those lacking it. This is achieved by linking the Greenfinery controller and the Greenfinery website, which displays the location and status of all Greenfinery plants whose owners wish to do so. Because the data is live and updated constantly, the website can be used to find refueling locations in real-time. Between the fuel production and fuel distribution an entire decentralized network is created, nearly eliminating the need for oil corporations and existing petroleum services.

The owner is drew.loika@gmail.com