Renewable Energy Technologies of New Mexico has constructed a 700 gallon gravity feed, up-flow processor for converting waste vegetable oil into filtered, de-watered vegetable oil.  The main impetus for constructing this machine was to make biodiesel or WVO fueling, cheaper, cleaner, and easier for people by removing the messiest part of the process - the handling and filtering of waste vegetable oil - and put it in a controlled envioronment where it can be protected from low temperature complications.

The processor construction consists of an 80 gallon initial settling tank, followed by three 120 gallon up-flow filtering tanks.  The oil flows out of these tanks, through a Quick-n-Dri water removal filter, then through a 3600 RPM centrifuge.  Oil flows out of the centrifuge into the 280 gallon output storage cube.

Oil is priced at a retail and discount rate. If you bring in waste vegatable oil for us to process you can exchange it for finished oil at a 25% discount price on a gallon for gallon basis. Oil prices fluctuate based on volume processed, and labor involved, though we endeavor to keep prices as reasonable as is possible.

If you are interested in purchasing or exchanging oil please contact us for the latest pricing at , or call 505-255-1788.

Please note that all oil sales must be accompanied by a signed Waiver of Liability and Indemnification Agreement.  This waiver will be kept on file and will apply to all future oil sales.



This is the 80 gallon main input tank. Oil is pumped up into this tank in order to perform the initial 6 - 8 hour settling period for the WVO.  Oil will slowly flow out of this tank and into the bottom of the first main upflow tank based on the output rate of the centrifuge, about 2 gallons per hour.



These are the main upflow processing tanks.  They have a capacity of 360 gallons.  The oil flows into the bottom, and out of the top of each tank.  The lighter oil is at the top of each tank, while the heavier/dirtier oil remains at the bottom, along with a great deal of the water.  Oil flows out of this stage into the Quick-n-Dri water removal filter then through the centrifuge, both located on the left side of the photo.



This is the full system as of 1 August, 2010.  The output tank on the left holds 280 gallons when full, and requires approximately 140 hours of operation to fill. This process uses 28kW hours of electricity, or $2.68 worth of energy for the centrifuge.



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