SPKZMC:BioDiesel
Ditch the Coal, Embrace the Kelp: Minecraft's Biodiesel Revolution!
Minecraft veterans know the struggle. You've built your dream base, but your furnace is perpetually hungry for coal. Mining expeditions take time, and who wants to spend hours spelunking when there are creepers to outrun and sheep to shear? Fear not, fellow crafters, for a renewable fuel source beckons from the depths: Biodiesel.
Kelp: The Unsung Hero of Renewable Energy
Forget crude oil exploration! Minecraft offers a readily available and infinitely renewable fuel alternative – kelp. These leafy denizens of the ocean biome are plentiful and easy to cultivate.
There are two main approaches:
- Ocean Kelp Farming: Head to the nearest ocean and harvest the bountiful kelp forests. This method requires minimal effort but may involve fending off the occasional Drowned.
- Automated Kelp Farm: For the truly industrious Minecrafter, an automated kelp farm is the way to go. Use pistons to push kelp upwards, creating a self-sustaining underwater ecosystem.
From Kelp to Biodiesel: The Power of Drying
Once you have your kelp, it's time for some light processing. Throw that kelp in a furnace/smoker! While the resulting dried kelp might not be the most nutritious snack, it holds the key to renewable energy.
The Power of Density: Introducing Biodiesel Blocks
Here's the magic trick: compact nine dried kelp into a single Biodiesel Block. (Tanks to the help of 1.21 Crafter) This block boasts a much higher fuel efficiency compared to its humble origins. One Biodiesel block burns for twice as long as a block of coal, making it an incredibly efficient fuel source for your smelting needs.
MoNoRi-Chan, the Biodiesel Pioneer
A big shout-out to MoNoRi-Chan, the brilliant Minecraft scientist who championed Biodiesel research. Recognizing the high density and extended burn time of Biodiesel blocks, MoNoRi-Chan established them as a viable and renewable alternative to coal.
The Biodiesel Revolution: A Brighter Future for Minecraft
Biodiesel offers a game-changing solution for Minecraft players. It's easy to farm, renewable, and burns for a long time, freeing you from the shackles of coal mining. So, ditch the pickaxe, embrace the kelp, and power your creations with the sustainable energy of Biodiesel! The future is green, and it burns bright in Minecraft.
Comparison to Coal Block
Fuel Efficiency:
- Coal Block: Highest power density (burns longest) out of the three.
- Kelp Biodiesel: Lower power density than coal block, but likely burns for a longer duration than a blaze rod.
- Blaze Rod: Lowest power density (burns shortest) out of the three.
Renewability:
- Kelp Biodiesel: Renewable resource. Kelp can be easily farmed in ocean biomes or cultivated in automated kelp farms.
- Coal Block: Non-renewable resource. Coal needs to be mined, and supplies can diminish over time.
- Blaze Rod: Technically renewable, but requires killing blaze mobs found in Nether fortresses, which can be dangerous.
Ease of Acquisition:
- Kelp Biodiesel: Relatively easy to obtain. Kelp is abundant in oceans and can be farmed with minimal effort.
- Coal Block: Moderately easy to obtain. Coal is found throughout the world, but requires mining.
- Blaze Rod: Most difficult to obtain. Requires venturing into the Nether, locating a blaze spawner, and defeating blaze mobs.
In Conclusion:
While Kelp Biodiesel may not burn as long as coal, it offers a significant advantage in terms of renewability and ease of acquisition. This makes it a very attractive alternative, especially for players who prioritize sustainability and resource management. Blaze rods, while renewable, are the least practical option due to the difficulty and danger involved in obtaining them.
BioDiesel Labs 3.0
Project Art3mis: BioDiesel Labs 3.0 – Now with Flying Machines!
A Green Revolution That Floats (Literally)
The Future of Renewable Energy is Wet and Sticky.
Somewhere beneath the gentle waves of the Oasis Gulf, where squids mind their own business and drowned mobs meet their demise, MoNoRi-Chan is cooking up something big. Bigger than his kelp-based energy dreams. Bigger than his 2-week-long "I'll totally build that later" plans. We're talking about BioDiesel Labs 3.0—now featuring flying machines.
The Blueprint of Innovation:
Step 1: Flatten the Ocean Floor
Before any mad science can begin, the chaotic terrain of Minecraft's ocean needs to be tamed. Using a combination of sponge abuse, manual labor, and borderline environmental destruction, MoNoRi-Chan has smoothed out the seabed like a state-run infrastructure project with infinite budget and zero oversight.
Step 2: Collection System – Suspended 27 Blocks Above
Why 27 blocks? Because "science," that’s why. Suspended high above the kelp forest lies a majestic, lag-optimized collection network. Minecarts, water streams, and hoppers work in concert like a symphony of inefficient throughput.
Step 3: The Flying Machines Are Here
Each kelp lane features its own industrial-grade sticky piston, observer, and honey block. Once activated, these piston-powered doom snakes fly across the farm, slicing kelp like a sushi chef on Adderall.
This innovation wasn't inspired by eco-consciousness, but by the sheer thrill of having flying redstone machines buzz around like caffeinated drones on a military parade.
The Pending Side Quest: Walkways
Let’s be honest—navigating the guts of BioDiesel Labs feels like parkouring through a pasta factory. To address this, the next phase includes underground walkways for proper maintenance and switchboard access.
Because nothing says progressive energy infrastructure like walking through flooded tunnels just to flip a lever.
What is BioDiesel, Anyway?
In Art3mis terms, Dried Kelp Blocks = BioDiesel.
Smelt kelp → compress into blocks → stack them in a chest → feel superior.
It's the renewable energy source of the people. That is, if you’re the kind of person who enjoys AFK farming while the rest of the server griefs itself.
Final Words from the Royal Decree
"We're burning kelp now. Not coal. Unless Abdul’s family is involved, then we burn both." — MoNoLidThZ, Master Mason & Chief Energy Officer
BioDiesel Labs 3.0 isn't just a kelp farm—it's a statement. A green middle finger to fossil fuels and an underwater tribute to late-stage SMP industrialization.
BioDiesel Labs 3.1
BioDiesel Labs 3.1: Twin-Turbo Drying System – Now With Extra Industrial Noises
With every step towards green energy, MoNoRi-Chan gets a little closer to building something that looks less like a kelp farm and more like the backroom of a Soviet power plant. Welcome to BioDiesel Labs 3.1, where the kelp dries faster, the design gets bulkier, and the engine aesthetic gets ridiculously out of hand.
The Drying Machine Upgrade:
Forget your old kelp dryer that chugged along like a single-piston lawnmower. The new system?
Two. Dryers. Side by Side.
Nicknamed the "Twin-Turbo V16" by Califrog for its sheer overcompensation, this monster setup now:
- Dries kelp from both ends simultaneously
- Circulates fuel with a pseudo-feedback loop using hoppers and trapdoors that pretend to be high-efficiency pipework
- Roars to life like a combustion engine every time you drop a shulker full of kelp into its belly
Yes, it’s absurd. But so is farming kelp as a fuel source in a game where you can build infinite lava generators.
Labor Reduction: It's Just a Shulker Shuffle Now
Gone are the days of hand-feeding dried kelp into furnaces like some medieval kelp peasant.
The latest upgrade means the only human interaction required is:
- Moving shulker boxes full of kelp into the input chest
- Collecting the dried kelp blocks from the output
- Casually flexing on the rest of the server for having “renewable power infrastructure”
Synergy with the Flying Farm™
The new dryer system was built in tandem with the flying machine kelp harvester, meaning the moment those sticky-piston sky snakes finish their sweep, you’ve got enough kelp to make a vegan cry with joy.
And with the entire system humming in sync, even Abdul’s coal-powered monopoly is starting to sweat.
Official Quote from BioDiesel Lab’s Chief Overengineer:
“It may look like a jet engine, but it’s fueled by seaweed. So I call that a win.” — MoNoLidThZ, Master Mason & Unlicensed Mechanical Engineer
The future of energy on Art3mis isn’t nuclear, isn’t solar—it’s the wet, green, endlessly regrowing strands of kelp.
And it’s being processed at breakneck speeds inside a structure that sounds like it’s ready to take off.
Welcome to BioDiesel Labs 3.1.
More Noise. More Kelp. Less Work.
Coming soon: 3.2 – Now with Even More Pistons for No Reason.
Or Stay tuned for version 4.0: Now with Artificial Intelligence to Sort the Kelp by Length.
