A Day in the Life of Biofuels, 2011: First Prize image (#7)

FIRST PRIZE: Nathan VanVelzen pumping waste vegetable oil from a local restaurant for AES’s biofuelproject.com. The WVO to be used for AES’s BioGen systems which earlier this year generated over 130,000 kilowatt hours on demand for less than $50,000.

Photo: Elizabeth L. King.

Biofuels Digest adds: “One of the most visually interesting, upbeat and colorful photos around of one of the unsung tasks of producing biofuels – collecting waste veggie oils from restaurants.”

More on the “Day in the Life of Biofuels” photo contest, here.