Vegawatt plugs in grease-fired restaurant generator

Iria · Jan 5, 2009, 05:35 PM

In a sign that waste may be the favored "feedstock" of the new year, a small company on Monday said it has successfully plugged a vegetable oil generator into the electricity grid at a Boston-area restaurant.
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Source: Green Tech Blog

IvanV · Jan 5, 2009, 07:32 PM

Thanks to the dumb laws of my country, this would be highly illegal here (we're not allowed to produce electricity).

**dj_stick** · Jan 5, 2009, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by IvanV

Thanks to the dumb laws of my country, this would be highly illegal here (we're not allowed to produce electricity).

that's pretty strange

CDsDontBurn · Jan 6, 2009, 04:01 AM

that is a pretty dumb law. so, if you can't produce electricity in your country, who does?

Tril · Jan 6, 2009, 05:00 AM

I think there's something similar in Canada. A private person can't produce his own electricity and connect it to the grid. I think the main not allowed thing is to connect it to the grid. If you don't connect it to the grid, I think you are allowed to to it if you don't make more than 10 kW. I think someone told me that before.

Judas · Jan 6, 2009, 03:28 PM

in saskatchewan canada we can not only produce our own energy, but get inspected before hooking up to the main grid to sell the power to the main power company (if there is a surplus)

this can be done via wind generation, hydro, solar, or whatever form so long as it's as clean as possible, and safe.

There are a considerable number of places and people doing that here, i'd do it, but i kinda

ed due to having the most trees around which would mean a lack of light, dead center of town aka no wind, and well, water isn't gushing around here.

So most of these options are mostly available for those out on the farms are away from town.

Jan 5, 2009, 05:35 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Vegawatt plugs in grease-fired restaurant generator In a sign that waste may be the favored "feedstock" of the new year, a small company on Monday said it has successfully plugged a vegetable oil generator into the electricity grid at a Boston-area restaurant. _____________ Source: Green Tech Blog

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IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,917 Rep Power: 336 System Specs	Re: Vegawatt plugs in grease-fired restaurant generator Thanks to the dumb laws of my country, this would be highly illegal here (we're not allowed to produce electricity). __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever).

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CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,789 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	Re: Vegawatt plugs in grease-fired restaurant generator that is a pretty dumb law. so, if you can't produce electricity in your country, who does? __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Jan 6, 2009, 05:00 AM	#5
Tril S-3D enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,676 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	Re: Vegawatt plugs in grease-fired restaurant generator I think there's something similar in Canada. A private person can't produce his own electricity and connect it to the grid. I think the main not allowed thing is to connect it to the grid. If you don't connect it to the grid, I think you are allowed to to it if you don't make more than 10 kW. I think someone told me that before.