Biodiesel
Biodiesel is a domestic, renewable fuel for diesel engines derived from natural oils like soybean oil, and which meets the specifications of ASTM D 6751. Soy biodiesel is a clean burning alternative fuel, produced from domestic, renewable resources. Biodiesel contains no petroleum, but it can be blended at any level with petroleum diesel to create a biodiesel blend. It can be used in compression-ignition (diesel) engines with little or no modifications. Biodiesel is simple to use, biodegradable, nontoxic, and essentially free of sulfur and aromatics.
Availability
Owensboro Grain (now Cargill) and Continental Refining Company are currently producing biodiesel in Kentucky. Make Kentucky soy-based biodiesel available to your customers by contacting:
Owensboro Grain Company
(A Cargill Company)
270-929-1465
Continental Refining Company (Somerset)
606-416-1733
Midwest Terminal Paducah
270-442-0362
According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), it appears that roughly 3% of the annual on road diesel market in Kentucky is made up of biodiesel. (Clean Fuels Alliance America)
biodiesel Resources
BIODIESEL, RENEWABLE DIESEL, WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
BIODIESEL BASICS
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