from: Coconut Oil as a Biofuel in Pacific Islands–
Challenges and Opportunities
by Jan Cloin
South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission 

The use of biofuels is nearly as old as
the diesel engine itself, as Mr. Diesel
designed his original engine running on
peanut oil. During periods in history
when regular diesel supply was
hampered seriously such as WW-II,
throughout the world vegetable
alternatives from different sources and
in different forms have been used. 

Related Links
Australian Biodiesel Board     http://www.biodiesel.org.au
Australian Biodiesel Standards http://www.deh.gov.au/atmosphere/biodiesel/index.html
Biodiesel Production Equipment http://www.biodieselgear.com
Driving on Biodiesel http://www.veggievan.org
Driving on Biodiesel / Forum http://www.vegburner.co.uk
Hawaii Biodiesel Production http://www.biodiesel.com
Literature on Biofuel http://www.journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library.html
SOPAC work on Biofuels http://www.sopac.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=Energy+Projects+COPRA
Straight Vegetable Oil Technology http://www.greasel.com