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Try B100? Not in your new diesel engine

Manufacturers of diesel engines make it clear that small amounts of biodiesel are usually fine (most say B5, or diesel with five percent biodiesel mixed in, is OK), but they won't make any promises about higher concentrations. Popular Mechanics has a good article that explains that these companies aren't just trying to make life difficult for plant-fuel lovers: there's technology in new diesel cars that doesn't play nice with biodiesel. The Environment Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board implemented new rules that required ... Read more →

Biodiesel can't void your warranty? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Most manufacturers, including heavy-hitters like Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz, allow the use of a 5 percent biodiesel blend (aka B5) without violating the terms of the car's original factory ...

EPA ups America's Renewable Fuel Standard to 10.21 percent for 2009 Sebastian Blanco

In 2009, the U.S. will use at least 11.1 billion gallons of renewable fuel. This was the pronouncement of the EPA today regarding an increase in the Renewable Fuel Standard Increased from 7.76 percent ...

Missouri biodiesel uprising debates state's B5 madate Sebastian Blanco

Photo by Kopper. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. Missouri has its fair share of complicated biodiesel relationships. On the one hand, there is the side that's against the biofuel. On the ...

Comprehensive list of biodiesel myths dispelled Xavier Navarro

Gas2.0, a website focused on biofuels, has published a very interesting set of 22 dispelled biodiesel myths. Some of them are dispensed with very straightforwardly and all are in favor of using ...

Washington State farmers experiment with canola as biodiesel cash crop 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Farmers in Washington State are experimenting with canola for biodiesel production as a new cash crop to supplement existing diary or vegetable crop income. Conditions in Snohomish County, which boasts cool temperatures, moist sea air and good soils, are proving to be so ideal for canola growing ...

Cummins approves the use of B20 in some engine ranges 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

With the growing acceptance of biodiesel, the fuel has become more available and standards are being created to make sure that all biodiesels are created equal. With some of those hurdles being overcome, manufactures are able to do a better job of testing and ensuring that their engines will operate ...

New Mexico House passes B5 by 2012 bill with 47-8 vote 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

New Mexico has voted a through a House Bill that would require all diesel fuel sold in the state to be B5 by 2012. The bill, which passed the House in a 47-8 vote, moves to make diesel fuel containing five percent biodiesel compulsory for all state agencies and public schools from July 2010 ...

Toyota in Joint Project to Commercialise Second-Generation Biodiesel Fuel 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

A joint project to commercialise bio-hydrofined diesel (BHD), a second generation biodiesel fuel, has been announced by partners the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Nippon Oil Corporation (ENEOS), Toyota Motor Corporation and Hino Motors, Ltd. The project was developed as part of the Tokyo ...

New biodiesel specifications will keep particulate filters clean 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

By now, we know all about the new ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel widely available throughout the States, but where does biodiesel fuel stand in relation to new emissions policies and technologies? At the beginning of October, the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) released a new ...

Twin Cities buses inch into B5 territory 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Twincities.com has up an AP mini-story on city busses in St. Paul and Minneapolis that will soon be running on a little bit of biodiesel added to their diesel fuel. The busses will start using B5 this summer. Minnesota state law requires all diesel fuel sold in the state to be at least B2, so the ...


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