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Biodiesel is
a renewable fuel derived from a wide range of vegetable
oils and animal fats. It may be used as an additive to
diesel fuel in various blends ranging from 2- to 100%.
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Can be introduced into a diesel engine or into
customers’ bulk storage tanks.
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Cost of Biodiesel is a penny per gallon more
than regular diesel per Biodiesel percent blend. For
example, a 2% blend will add 2 cents per gallon.
However, state and federal tax incentives bring
biodiesel costs inline with standard diesel.
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Any diesel-powered vehicle or piece of equipment
can utilize biodiesel. No equipment alterations are
necessary.
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Range is comparable or better than diesel.
Performance is very similar to diesel.
Biodiesel News:
4.18.07
 Limestone
Mines in Kentucky Using Biodiesel as Primary Fuel
Louisville, KY - Petroleum prices continue to rise across
the United States, but here in Kentucky, two underground
mining operations have not missed a beat. They are using a
blend of Biodiesel in all of their underground equipment.
The Maysville mine continues to use a 99 percent Biodiesel
blend. The Black River mine has used a blend that is
comprised of between 50 and 99 percent Biodiesel.
Carmeuse mines limestone for the production of lime, which
is used as aggregate and sold to power plants as a sulfur
removal agent. Carmeuse began using a 99 percent blend of
Biodiesel one year ago at both their Black River (Pendleton
County) and Maysville (Mason County) sites. Combined, the
mines use approximately 1 million gallons of fuel annually
and store it on site.
Read more
4.15.08
 Navistar (International)
releases Biodiesel TSI for their diesel engines
View the
Technical Service Information paper here
Biodiesel
- 4.14.08
Frankfort Plant Board Trucks
Switch To Biodiesel
On its quest to go green, the Frankfort Plant Board has converted its 55 diesel trucks and equipment to use biodiesel fuel. View The State Journal story here.
3.10.08
Biodiesel tank available for
government vehicles, equipment;
Central location
assists in increasing use
of biofuels
A cleaner form of fuel is now more
readily available for state operated equipment. A new
10,000-gallon biodiesel tank has been installed at the
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Division of Equipment on
Wilkinson Street in
Frankfort .
Read the story...
National Biodiesel
Board releases information regarding Winter Biodiesel
performance
See
http://www.biodiesel.org/cold/ for more information.
Biodiesel Offers
Safe & Affordable RINs for 2008 & 2009
The
National Biodiesel Board welcomes the EPA’s
publication of the new 9 billion gallon Renewable
Fuel Standard (RFS) for 2008. Biodiesel is an
important component and a huge value to the current
domestic petroleum marketplace. “In 2008, we
anticipate the domestic biodiesel industry will
produce more than 500 million gallons or at least
750 million worry-free renewable identification
numbers (RINs), which can be used by the petroleum
sector to meet its renewable fuel requirements in
both 2008 and 2009,” said NBB CEO Joe Jobe.
Read the Press Release...
2.05.08
Study Shows Biodiesel Industry Steps Up to Fuel Quality
Challenge
The aggressive fuel quality outreach program put into place by
the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) has demonstrated positive results. A
new study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) shows the
biodiesel industry has achieved a high degree of success in meeting
national fuel quality standards.
According to the results, which NREL Senior Chemist Teresa Alleman
presented at the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo in Orlando, Fla.,
the in-spec samples represent 90 percent of the biodiesel produced in
the U.S. last year.
Read the news release,
Study Shows Biodiesel Industry Steps Up to Fuel Quality Challenge,
for more.
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