Written by Kris Land
Many people have begun using waste oil as a less expensive way to produce energy. Waste oil can be described as oil after it has been used once. The detailed definition would state that waste oil is any petroleum based or synthetic oil that has become unsuitable for its original purpose because of handling or use. After being used, oil contains impurities and begins to use its original characteristics that made it potent as a fuel source.
Consumption of Oil Around the World
Oil consumption is a big issue today. Many countries use a great deal of oil on a daily basis, with the United States being the highest with 20,680,000 barrels per day in 2007. China came in at 7,578,000 barrels per day and Japan with 5,007,000 the same year. Russias 2007 consumption was measured at 2,858,000 and India was at 2,722,000 daily barrels.
To appreciate how those numbers of grown over time, take a look at 2001s barrels per day statistics. Just six years earlier, the United States as at 19,650,000 barrels per day. China was listed at 4,570,000 barrels, Russia at 2,595,000 and India was around 2,130,000. While these countries went up, Japan went down with at 5,290,000 barrels per day. On a world scale, that is significant consumption of a non-renewable resource. That also means a great deal of waste oil production throughout the globe.
Where Does Waste Oil Go?
Where does waste oil end up after being disposed of? Waste oil is not necessarily at the end of its life as a useful fuel. What can be done with the oil depends on whether or not 
it is labeled off specification. Off specification oil contains potentially hazardous materials in specified quantities, such as lead, arsenic, chromium, and cadmium. Oil that is listed as off specification can only be burned in approved boilers and industrial furnaces as well as hazardous waste incinerators.
Many households are turning to waste oil as a way of fueling their home. It can be purchased at a far lower per gallon rate compared to new oil and works as effectively. Homes and businesses that use waste oil can purchase a waste oil burning furnace that is designed to safely and efficiently handle heating with waste oil product.
Less Is Better When It Comes to Oil
Less is always better when it comes to oil consumption. That is why many organizations and groups are trying to discover better ways to find energy sources. The Seabird project is taking this concept to another level by refitting a former military ship that is currently a fish processing vessel. If the project is successful, the Seabird will be purchased and transformed into a clean, green guardian of the worlds oceans. This is not the first time the ship has been in the spotlight. The 1955 film Mister Roberts brought the former U.S.S. New Bedford fame that can continue with its participation in the development of green technology.
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1944: Camano Class Light Cargo Ship was laid down for the US Army as FS-289 at Wheeler Shipbuilding in Whitestone, NY.
1945: Delivered to US Army.
1950: Acquired by the US Navy on July 1, 1950 and placed in service as USNS New Bedford (T-AKL-17).
1954: The movie, Mister Roberts, was made on the USNS New Bedford (T-AKL-17).
1955 - 1963: Used as a cargo supply ship for the Texas Towers, a network of advanced radar stations located off the Eastern Seaboard. In 1957, Capt. Sixto Mangual was commander of the AKL-17 and in 1961 it was rechristened the USNS New Bedford. The New Bedford, sailing out of State Pier, was keeping vigil when Texas Tower No. 4 callapsed off the New Jersey coast during a January 1961 nor'easter.
1963: Reclassified as Miscellaneous Unclassified (IX-308).
1971: The New Bedford (IX-308) served as a Torpedo Test Firing Vessel in the Puget Sound area.
1994: Ceremony in New Bedford.
1995: The ship was struck from the Naval Register on April 4.
2004: The Sea Bird's current disposition is a tuna long liner (fishing boat) out of San Diego, CA.
2006: Design of the Tesla Turbine began on June 11, 2006. The Sea Bird was sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service for commercial service.
2007: The Sea Bird was drydocked for renovations.
2008: The Sea Bird setting sail to Sea-Tac in Seattle, WA.
2009 - 2010: The Sea Bird is currently docked at Seattle Sea-Tac.
