BIODIESEL

Biodiesel is the most diverse fuel on the planet. Produced from renewable resources abundant in the U.S. and throughout the world known as “biomass,” biodiesel may come from soybean and other plant oils, as well as recycled restaurant grease, beef tallow and other animal fats.

Biodiesel has undergone extensive testing over the past 15 years at a cost of more than $60MM to develop its ASTM specifications for the pure blending component B-100 meeting D6751. ASTM D-396 (heating oil specification) and D-975 (diesel fuel specification) allow for an inclusion of 5% biodiesel in the fuels.

In February 2010, the EPA specified in an RFS-II ruling that biodiesels from soybeans, animal fats and recycled cooking oil be considered “advanced biofuels” as they reduce greenhouse (GHG) gas emissions by 50% versus petroleum distillates.