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Students of North-Grand HS have converted a car to run on waste vegetable oil (WVO) instead of petrolium based diesel fuel to reduce overall pollution and net carbon emissions. The project has enhanced our knowledge about biofuels and other alternative energy sources and has built real-world job skills. Contact: Phillip Cantor at mr.cantor@gmail.com
A slideshow of the WVO Vehicle
The Fat to Fuel Veggie Vehicle
We have converted a 1980 Mercedes Benz 300 TurboDiesel car to run on waste vegetable oil. This green energy biofuel project would not have been possible without help from the following people and organizations. BP's A+ for Energy grant is funding our project. Pete Probst from Chicago Biofuels is a car conversion expert and he helped us each step of the way. Chad Bliss from the Cob Connection helped us with the community building and urban agriculture aspects of our project. After School Matters provided funding to enhance the program and provide stipends to many of the involved students. This work would not have been possible without strong support from our principal, Dr. Ayala the help of the students, faculty, engineering and custodial staff and administration of North-Grand HS. We especially want to thank Mr. Jose DeLaGarza one of our building engineers who took a special interest in our project and helped us improve the Oil Filtration system in so many ways. Thank you.
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Fat to Fuel The North-Grand Veggie Vehicle
North-Grand HS teacher Phillip Cantor received a grant from the BP corporation to work with North-Grand students to modify a diesel vehicle to run on recycled vegetable oil from local restaurants. We have purchased a 1980 Mercedes Benz 300 TD station wagon and have modified it to run on waste vegetable oil (WVO.) We have also built a waste oil filtration unit to make the oil usable in the car's diesel engine. We are learning about energy, alternative energy sources, urban agriculture and other related topics as well. If you would like to contact us please e-mail Mr. Phil Cantor at mr.cantor@gmail.com .
2 comments:
I'm using a solar oven to melt cheese on my tortilla chips.
I'm working on finishing the mural on our veggie oil vehicle.
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