Advantages of Using Biodiesel

• Biodiesel is a renewable and sustainable resource and avoids using the planet's dwindling resources.

• The use of biodiesel can reduce the emission of carbon dioxide – the main gas responsible for global warming.

• It is virtually sulphur free.

• Biodiesel is beneficial in environmentally sensitive applications, such as waterways, due to the biodegradeable nature of the fuel and low emissions.

• It is safer than mineral diesel due to its high flash point.

• Improved engine performance/higher cetane level.

• Biodiesel can be easily blended with mineral diesel in accordance with EN590 with no need to alter either the logistics of the fuel supply chain or calibrations of diesel engines.

• It has a natural lubricity. Lubricity can be lost with ultra low sulphur mineral diesel as a consequence of the removal of sulphur, and an additive is required to replace it. Biodiesel’s natural lubricity reduces or eliminates the need for this additive and delivers smoother running and increased engine life.

• Biodiesel acts as an oxygenating additive improving the blend’s efficiency of combustion. This ensures that a blended fuel delivers improved performance and reduced emissions more efficiently than pure biodiesel or pure mineral diesel.

• Those advantages are already recognised in other countries such as Austria where biodiesel is widely used. For example, the city of Graz in Austria has its municipal bus fleet fuelled by biodiesel.