Is chicken fat the petroleum of the future?

Chicken fat fires energy plant
OAK RIDGE NORTH — Chicken fat and a $3.5 million investment are behind a breakthrough in the way Texans heat, cool and light their homes and offices.
Using the slimy, light-colored tallow as the source for clean-burning biodiesel, Biofuels Power Corp. flipped the switch on three 2,000-horsepower diesel engines a couple of [...]