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What is Biodiesel and Bioheat::
Biodiesel is a clean burning alternative
fuel, produced from domestic, renewable
resources such as plant oils, animal
fats, used cooking oil and even new
sources such as algae. Biodiesel (ASTM
D6751) contains no petroleum, but it can
be blended at any level (2 to 20
percent) with #2 oil (ASTM D396) or
diesel (ASTM D975) to create a biodiesel
blend. Biodiesel is simple to use,
biodegradable, nontoxic, and essentially
free of sulfur and aromatics. Biodiesel
is not raw vegetable oil, and is not the
same as ethanol.
Bioheat is a renewable fuel resource
that can be blended with pure biodiesel,
which isn't a petroleum product but a
refined fuel made from a variety of
oils, like vegetable oil from the
crushed seeds of soy bean, canola and
sunflower or recycled cooking oil and
animal fats.
Bioheat - What You Need to Know
In recent years, bioheat and biofuel
options have become important
considerations for environmentally aware
customers who want heating fuel
alternatives that meet their greener
lifestyle, carbon footprint and
sustainability goals. That's why this
fall, a multi-million dollar bioheat
marketing campaign is launching in the
New York area, highlighting its features
and benefits. But this is only the
beginning! Bioheat providers are gearing
up to aggressively market their products
and services throughout our customer
footprint. Because of this and to serve
our customers better, we need to be
ready to respond to their questions
about bioheat and biofuels and let them
know what options we offer, too!
Bioheat blends
Blends vary according to the amount of
biodiesel used and are referred to as
B5, B10, B20, etc. The B stands for
biodiesel and the number indicates the
percentage mixed in. B5 is a 5%
biodiesel blend, B20 uses 20% and so on.
The higher the number, the more
biodiesel you're getting with your home
heating oil. For most heating oil
markets, not just our own, higher number
blends may not yet be available.
What bioheat options does Hardy offer?
Hardy offers B5 fuel where it is
currently available and we will continue
to expand our biofuel offering as it
becomes available. Biodiesel production
is expected to rise considerably within
the next few years with a billion
gallons being produced in 2012 and 2.5
billion gallons by 2017. |
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