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Biodiesel Overview Presenter

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About Clean Cities

Mission To advance the energy, economic, and environmental security of the United States by supporting local decisions to reduce petroleum use in transportation

Goal

Reduce petroleum use by 2.5 billion gallons per year by 2020

• Replacement • Reduction• Elimination

Accomplishments• Saved nearly 3 billion gallons of petroleum since 1993• Put more than 775,000 alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) on the road• Installed more than 6,600 alternative fueling stations

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About Clean Cities

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Biodiesel Basics

• Domestically produced, renewable fuel

• Manufactured from vegetable oils, animal fats, restaurant grease

• Fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), fatty acid alkyl esters, long-chain mono alkyl esters

• Reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

• Biodegradable and nontoxic

• Cleaner-burning replacement for diesel fuel

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Basics: Blends

Biodiesel Blends• B20 contains 20% biodiesel; B100 contains

100% biodiesel

• B20 and higher considered alternative fuel under the Energy Policy Act of 1992

B20• Compatible with nearly all diesel equipment

• B20 and lower-level blends don’t require equipment modifications

• B20 contains 1% to 2% less energy than diesel

B100• Use with biodiesel-compatible materials

• Gels at cold temperatures

• Contains 8% less energy than diesel

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Basics: Production

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Basics: Production

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Basics: Distribution

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Benefits

Energy Security• More than 60% of U.S. petroleum

imported• World petroleum supplies in unstable

regions• Biodiesel use diversifies U.S. energy

consumption

Convenience, Performance, Safety • Improves engine operation• Provides lubricity• Nontoxic; easier clean-up than diesel• Less combustible than diesel• Safe to handle, transport, store

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Benefits

Public Health and Environment

Significantly lower emissions: particulate matter (PM), carbon monoxide (CO), unburned hydrocarbons (HC), sulfates, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

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Use: Biodiesel in Vehicles

• Biodiesel can be used in vehicles manufactured in 1994 or later

• Check with manufacturer for highway vehicles manufactured in 2007 or later for blends higher than B5

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For More Information

Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center (AFDC)www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/fuels/biodiesel.html

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For More Information

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Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center (AFDC)

National Biodiesel Board

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For More Information

Clean Citieswww.cleancities.energy.gov

Alternative Fuels & Advanced Vehicles Data Center (AFDC)www.afdc.energy.gov

Clean Cities Coordinator Contact Information and Coalitionwww.afdc.energy.gov/cleancities/progs/coordinators.php

National Biodiesel Boardwww.biodiesel.org

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