Electric Power Generation-A New Scenario Using Biodiesel

Energy is a dynamic factor in commercial aspects of any country and one of the basic factors that describe the quality of life. Country's energy security would remain susceptible until alternate fuels to substitute/supplement petroleum based fuels are developed based on indigenously produced renewable feedstocks. The most important objective of the paper is to use biodiesel as a resolution for the existing energy crisis and to evaluate the enactment of the diesel power generator which was biodiesel fueled. Biofuels are environment friendly fuels and their utilization would report global anxieties about devastation of carbon emissions. The biodiesel defined in this paper was produced by the simplest process called transesterification with neem oil as a source. The transesterification was processed with methanol as solvent and potassium hydroxide as catalyst. The properties of biodiesel are similar to that of petroleum diesel. The performance of the diesel generator is articulated using the characteristic graphs. The characteristics of the generator in terms of voltage, frequency, and power for different speeds are revealed. It's noticeable that carbon and sulphur emissions are reduced.