With gas prices increasing and growing environmental
awareness, the need to consider alternate energy and fuel sources are becoming
a necessity. One alternative is the use of Biodiesel fuel, which is becoming
more and more popular today.
Because Biodiesel is a cleaner-burning diesel fuel,
made from 100% natural, 100% renewable vegetable sources, its uses in today's
society may surprise you. Below are nine ways Biodiesel is being used. Some of
which you may never have realized.
1) Biodiesel Car Rental - Yes that's right. A Maui
and Los Angeles car rental rents Cars that run on Biodiesel.
These cars get between 400 and 800 miles per tank! Not bad when consider the
price of gas these days.
2) Home heating fuel - More people are taking a look
at Biodiesel as an alternative for heating their home. Most oil-fired or boiler
furnaces can use Biodiesel (B20), which is a fuel made of 80 percent
traditional heating oil and 20 percent Biodiesel. Some people are getting their
furnaces adapted to be able to burn B100, a fuel made entirely of vegetable
oils, which burns much cleaner than traditional heating oil.
3) Electricity Generation - Diesel generators that
produce electricity are now running on Biodiesel fuel. A superior alternative
to the typical coal burning electricity generating plants currently being used
in the United States. Running on Biodiesel is an inexpensive, clean and
renewable way of creating electricity.
4) Trucking Industry - More and more truckers are
switching from diesel fuel to Biodiesel fuel. The benefits are numerous not to
mention the advantage of helping the environment and reducing our dependency on
foreign oil, while saving money.
5) Agriculture - Not only a producer of Biodiesel,
but also a consumer. Tractors, reapers, tillers, pickers, conveyors,
generators, pumps, and irrigation systems which normally uses diesel fuel, now
use Biodiesel to fuel their work, bringing agriculture full circle from
producer to consumer.
6) Marine Vehicles - Commercial fleets such as
ferries, recreational yachts, sailboats, and motor boats are all candidates for
Biodiesel. For example Pacific Whale Foundation, located in Hawaii, use
Biodiesel bin their boats.
7) Tax Incentive - The IRS is offering tax
incentives to anyone that produce and use Biodiesel fuel. The US Government is
working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by giving producers of Biodiesel
fuel government funds. The tax incentive works to help tax paying customers by
lowering the cost of the fuel
bill.
8) Lubrication Additive - Because Biodiesel is a
better lubricant than current low-sulfur petroleum, fuel injectors and other
types of fuel pumps can rely on Biodiesel fuel for lubrication. With the right
additives, engine performance can also be enhanced, making engines last longer.
Other numerous applications can also make use of it's lubricate properties,
such as concrete forms and asphalt trucks. Its solvent properties
also make it a safe parts cleaner, reducing skin and eye irritation associated
with other cleaners.
9) Cleaner Environment - Biodiesel reduces carbon
dioxide exhaust emissions by up to 80%. Because of this, Biodiesel has the
potential to reduce air toxics and cancer causing compounds. Something we all
can live with! If spilled, it will quickly degrade into natural organic
residues, without polluting the environment.
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