Research and development activities in the biofuels arena, already moving forward at a sprightly clip, appear to be picking up the pace. And this is with good reason: petroleum experts are increasingly of the mind that oil production is about to peak (if it hasn't done so already), and the huge potential costs of a petroleum-based energy system, costs that are never factored into the pump price but which must be paid nonetheless, are obviously writ large on the Gulf of Mexico.
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(The success of the biodiesel fuel industry relies heavily on biodiesel testing <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s32Ke2VzrqU>, not only at the production level but at the consumer level, where degraded fuel may cause engine failures. Of major concern to diesel and biodiesel users is the very real possibility that water has contaminated their fuel. (See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YcczdvPyAk). The potential catastrophic impact of this problem is discussed at length in this video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lh4qhXc_5s&feature=youtube_gdata.
Fleet Fuel's family of inexpensive biodiesel test kits is just a click away on the internet at:
<http://fleetbiodiesel.com/biodiesel_testing_and_supplies.html>)