At Mount Vernon University, the staff discovered a $4000 kit that turns cooking fry oil into biodiesel fuel to power the university's fleet of equipment and vehicles. The unit produces almost 100 gallons of fuel every 24 hours and staff are now picking up local fry oil suppliers, reducing their delivery costs to zero, so everyone wins. It only took a few months from intention to innovation for this green-dedicated institution, a great example of how easily new projects can launch and pay back. We need to think about things at these scales, far below the radar of billion dollar industries and grants, and within the reach of any community.
