WHAT IS BIODIESEL AND WHO CAN USE IT

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What is biodiesel? Is it raw vegetable oil?
Biodiesel is a clean burning ASTM-certified diesel fuel made from vegetable oil. Biodiesel is NOT the same as raw vegetable oil or straight vegetable oil(SVO). Rudolf Diesel’s first compression ignition (Diesel) engine introduced in 1895 used peanut oil as its fuel. For modern diesels, we recommend using only ASTM-certified biodiesel.
Who can use biodiesel?
Diesel engines are powerful, efficient workhorses that outlive gasoline engines, & burning biodiesel in them is simple. Any standard diesel engine or heating oil furnace can burn a blend of 20% biodiesel and 80% petroleum diesel (B20). It is simply "pump and go". Diesel engines & furnaces can burn up to 100% biodiesel (B100) with minor modifications, & diesels engines produced after 1995 require no changes to burn B99 or B100. Cold flow issues exist for B99 under 40 F

OREGON'S FUEL STANDARDS

    Biodiesel can cause a virgin rainforest to be clearcut for palm oil, or it can be recycled from the Kettle Chip factory in Salem. It can be genetically modified soybeans, or it can be jatropha grown on desertified soils. It is not a panacea, and is a complex topic. Oregon has one of the most progressive Renewable Fuel Standards in the country, teaming up with Washington, Idaho and Montana for production standards. They don't allow imported palm oil to meet the standard. We have never & will never use imported palm oil & prioritize recycled.

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