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