The importance of biodiesel is continuosly growing because of the increase in price of mineral fuels. Just because of cheaper prices compared to common diesel the consumer's acceptance of biodiesel is increasing and safeguarding the sale sustainably. For a economical production a favorable costs structure is required. The costs of the main biodiesel production resources like rape oil and alcohol (methanol or ethanol) follow the market and are not limitless reducible. The solution is offered by reducing the investment costs explicitly.

Our concept of a biodiesel production plant is based on the re-use of already excisting production facilities. In the present example a closed dairy is modified as a biodiesel production plant...