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Yay for my graduating university! They really do some amazing things there, the research truly is cutting edge. I was blessed to be able to work with some of the people at the forefront of computer technology advancement, the stuff they taught me and the things they were working on are just amazing and mind boggling. 

Roberts says that besides being “100 percent green,” the new technology has some key advantages over other biofuel projects.

“We can take virtually any lipid-based feedstock, or raw material with a fat source – including what is perceived as low-quality feedstock like cooking grease – and turn it into virtually any fuel,” Roberts says. “Using low-quality feedstock is typically 30 percent less costly than using corn or canola oils to make fuel. And we’re not competing directly with the food supply, like ethanol-based fuels that are made from corn.”

The fuel created by the new process also burns cleaner, so it’s better for the environment, Roberts says. There is no soot or particulate matter associated with fuel from fats.

Source: Fats Into Fuel: NC State Innovation Leads to ‘Green’ Technology That Can Power Jets