Finally, the answer to “Where do I get biodiesel in Sydney”:

Ex-Texan, Morris Lyda, is starting a new venture to fulfill a desire he developed when he was the Technical Director for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Sydney Olympics.  The desire was to positively impact the environment, the economy, and the Australian marketplace. Currently, consumers have no choice with the fuel, nor the retail products offered at most Sydney stations. Lyda strongly believes, given the choice, Australian consumers will buy ethically, environmentally, and Australian, as long as the price is competitive.  “How can a country grow when a majority of the products sold contribute to environmental decay, increased foreign profits, and minimize the Australian producer’s input?  Australia needs national and renewable choices, not foreign petroleum and ownership.” Morris Lyda is determined to offer that choice to the consumers of Sydney; ethical, ecological, and Australian. Sounds like a breath of fresh air, certainly fresher with less CO₂, smog and sulphur.

The Green Station will be getting its first batch of biodiesel delivered from Australian Biodiesel Group within a week.  The underground tanks will be thoroughly washed out with nature’s non-toxic solvent (Biodiesel) before being refilled. A load of B100 will be used to fill each tank, then pumped out of the tank and sent back to ABG for re-processing. This will ensure that the first batch of fuel that comes from the pump will be clean.

There will be a 5,000L tank with B100, a 12,000L tank with B50, a 12,000L tank with B20 and 30,000L with E10 (petrol with 10% ethanol). Quantities may be changed later once market demand has been better established.

Once the initial trial is completed, the currently underutilized station (as pictured) will be revamped and re-branded with a green image. The adjoining automotive workshop, behind the bowsers, will continue to operate.  Currently branded as a “G” Station & “Rally Service Center”, Lyda is undecided on the eventual branding, but believes, if the market is there, he will swiftly move into a new name and look.

We could wait for the government or corporations to get biodiesel to the marketplace, or people like Morris can make it happen. This is an exciting development for biodiesel in Sydney, and hopefully, merely the first of many more to come.  Exact opening dates will be posted here as soon as they are available.

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