JUNE 2QD5
A RENEWABLE FUEL THAT
REDUCES AIR POLLUTION
WHAT You SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
BlODIESEL IN
NEW ENGLAND
BACKGROUND
Biodiesel is a domestically produced, renewable fuel that can be
manufactured from vegetable oils (primarily soy beans) or recycled
oils such as cooking oil. Biodiesel is safe, biodegradable, and
reduces air pollutants such as particulate matter, carbon monoxide,
hydrocarbons, and air toxics. However, emissions of nitrogen oxides
increase with the concentration of Biodiesel in the fuel. Some biodiesel
produces more nitrogen oxides than others, but some additives have
shown promise in counteracting the increase. Biodiesel used in cars and
trucks must meet the requirements of the American Society of Testing
and Materials (ASTM) D6751 testing protocol.
BLENDING BIODIESEL WITH REGULAR
DIESEL
Blends of 20 percent biodiesel with 80 percent petroleum diesel - known as B20 - can be used
in unmodified diesel engines or stationary boilers. Biodiesel can be used in its pure form (BIOO),
but may require engine modifications to avoid maintenance and performance problems. Pure
biodiesel can gel in cold weather, which can make BIOO unsuitable for use in cold climates.
Because biodiesel is a cleaner fuel, it is important to change the fuel filter a few times during the
initial period of biodiesel use.
HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Biodiesel is a renewable fuel. B20 reduces emissions of particulate matter and carbon monoxide
by about 10 percent. It also reduces emissions of hydrocarbons (including some toxic air pollutants)
by more than 20 percent. However, B20 increases emissions of nitrogen oxides by approximately
two percent. B100 reduces emissions of particulate matter and carbon monoxide by 47 percent.
It also reduces emissions of hydrocarbons by 67 percent. However, B100 increases emissions of
nitrogen oxides by 10 percent. According to the US Department of Energy, biodiesel production
and use, in comparison to petroleum diesel, produces 78% less carbon dioxide emissions. Although
carbon dioxide is released when biodiesel made from soybeans is combusted, the annual production
of soybean crops helps remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
ESTIMATED COST OF BIODIESEL BLENDS
While costs vary by location, a B20 blend generally costs about 20 cents per gallon more than
regular diesel fuel. BIOO generally costs about $1 more per gallon than regular diesel fuel.
Biodiesel is being used in parts of every state in New England.
New tax incentives may help offset the cost differential between biodiesel and regular diesel.
Under the new law, federal excise tax credit is offered to biodiesel blenders - entities that mix
pure biodiesel with regular petroleum diesel fuel. The credit amounts to one penny per percentage
point of biodiesel made from first-use oils (such as soybean oil) and a half-penny per percentage
of biodiesel made from other sources (such as recycled cooking oil). In other words, an excise
tax credit of $1 per gallon is offered to certified biodiesel blenders of refined BIOO biodiesel.
Blenders can pass these cost savings to consumers through competitive pricing practices.
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IODIESEL
FACTS
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refined from soybean oil
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produces 78% less
carbon dioxide
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BIODIESEL SUPPLIERS, DISTRIBUTORS AND RETAILERS
(information from www.biodiesel.org)
BIQDIESEL SUPPLIERS
Company
Environmental Alternatives
World Energy Alternatives
Location
1225 39* St., Brooklyn, NY 11218
90 Everett Ave., Chelsea, MA 02150
BIDDIESEL DISTRIBUTERS
Company
Connecticut
Buckley Energy Group
East Coast Petroleum
Taylor Oil Co., Inc.
Maine
Frontier Energy
Downeast Biodiesel Co-op
Massachusetts
Alliance Energy Services, Inc.
Dennis K Burke
Loud Fuel Co.
Mass Biofuel
Packer Oil
Taylor Oil Co., Inc.
New Hampshire
CMF Development, LLC
Jesse E. Lyman, Inc.
Monadnock Energy Solutions
Rymes Heating Oil Inc
Rymes Heating Oil Inc
Rhode Island
Construct Oil Co., Inc.
REC Fleet Fuel Services
Vermont
Phillips Biofuel Sales, Co.
Real Fuels of Vermont, Inc.
Renewable Strategies, Inc.
Location
PO Box 1141, Bridgeport, CT 06601
493 Willow St., Waterbury, CT 06720
285 Brownstone Ave., Portland, CT 06480
1160 Rte. 3, South China, ME 04358
Blue Hills, ME 04614
555 South Canal St., Holyoke, MA 01040
284 Eastern Ave., Chelsea, MA 02150
552 Thomas Landers Rd., Falmouth, MA 02540
280 Milton Street, Ste. I, Dedham, MA 02026
Beach Road, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
176 Centre St., Holbrook, MA 02343
31 Little Kate Rd., Conway, NH 03818
48 Kearsarge St., North Conway, NH 03860
544 Lower Jaffrey Rd., Dublin, NH 03444
802 Soucook Ln., Pembroke, NH 03275
North Stratford, NH 03590
53B Harrington Ave., Warwick, Rl 02888
9 Hylestead St., Providence, Rl 02905
230 North Williston Rd., Williston, VT 05495
Milton, VT 05468
PO Box 185, Shoreham, VT 05770
Phone Number
781-972-2156
617-889-7300
Order: 888-785-8373
Phone Number
800-739-1852
203-574-4740
908-884-3813
207-445-5274
207-469-6234
413-538-8000
617-884-7800
508-457-6595
781-326-0051
508-693-0900
908-884-3814
603-447-3646
603-356-2411
603-563-8301
800-773-0309
800-773-0309
908-884-3813
401-467-8773
802-879-1699
802-825-5945
802-989-0476
Contact
Bob Lindenbaum
Gene Gebolys
Contact
Dean Petow
Laurie Orsatti
John Cusack
Joel Glatz
Andrea Defrancesco
Stephan Chase
Ed Burke
Kabraul Taha
Bob Warren
Doug Seward
John Cusack
Al Landano
Peter Donohue
Sean Macy
John Cusack
Wendy Hawkins
Larry Phillips
Kaj Samson
Doug Patterson
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&EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency New England
1 Congress Street
Suite 1100
Boston, MA 02114-2023
For more information:
Visitwww.epa.gov/ne/eco/diesel/, or call the
EPA Air Quality Hotline at 1-800-821-1237
BIDDIESEL RETAIL FUELING SITES
Company
Connecticut
Santa Energy, Inc.
Taylor Oil Co., Inc
Maine
Downeast Biodiesel Co-op
Frontier Energy
Independence Fuel
Solar Market
Massachusetts
Alliance Energy Services, Inc.
Dennis K. Burke, Inc.
Dennis K. Burke, Inc.
Loud Fuel Co.
Mass Biofuel
Packer Oil
Taylor Oil Co., Inc.
New Hampshire
Fleming Oil Company
Monadnock Energy Solutions
Monadnock Fuels
Redstone Variety
Rymes Heating Oil, Inc.
Rymes Heating Oil, Inc.
Rymes Heating Oil, Inc.
Rymes Heating Oil, Inc.
Rymes Heating Oil, Inc.
Wildcat Service Station
Rhode Island
Construct Oil Co., Inc.
REC Fleet Fuel Services
Vermont
Boise Citgo
Fleming Food Mart Shell Station
Location
670 Ella T. Grasso Blvd., New Haven, CT 06519
285 Brownstone Ave., Portland, CT 06480
Blue Hill, ME 04614
1166 Rte. 3, South China, ME 04046
7 Ocean Park Rd., Saco, ME 04072
25 Limerick Rd., Arundel, ME 04046
555 South Canal St., Holyoke, MA 01040
284 Eastern Ave., Chelsea, MA 02150
410 Beacham St., Chelsea, MA 02150
552 Thomas Landers Rd., Falmouth, MA 02540
280 Milton St., Ste. I, Dedham, MA 02026
Beach Rd., Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
176 Centre St., Holbrook, MA 02343
99B Rte. 9, West Chesterfield, NH 03466
544 Lower Jaffrey Rd, Dublin, NH 03444
Keene, NH 03431
682 Eastman Rd., Conway, NH 03813
Peterborough, NH 03458
Rte 106, Loudon, NH 03307
2 Main St., Antrim, NH 03440
Greenfield, NH 03047
905 Rte. 106 N., Loudon, NH 03307
Rte. 16, Jackson, NH 03846
53B Harrington Ave., Warwick, Rl 02888
9 Hylestead St., Providence, Rl 02905
Rte. 22A and Rte. 125, Bridgeport, VT 05734
429 Canal St., Brattleboro, VT 05301
Phone Number Contact
203-782-0304
908-884-3813
207-496-6234
866-267-9293
800-228-1883
207-985-0088
413-538-8000
617-884-7800
888-785-8373
508-457-6595
781-326-0051
508-693-0900
908-884-3813
603-256-8157
603-563-8301
800-773-0309
603-356-9888
800-773-0309
800-773-0309
800-773-0309
800-773-0309
800-773-0309
603-383-6691
908-884-3816
401-467-8773
802-758-2361
802-254-6095
John Cusack
Andrea Defrancesco
Joel Glatz
Garry Glatz
Naoto Inoue
Stephen Chase
Ed Burke
Kabraul Taha
Bob Warren
Doug Seward
John Cusack
Rick Fleming
Sean Macy
John Roberts
Don Chase
John Cusack
Wendy Hawkins
Joe Boise
Rick Fleming
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ENERGY SECURITY
Biodiesel is a domestic source of energy. Increased use of clean, domestically produced fuels helps reduce reliance on petroleum
from overseas, which is good for national security as well as energy security.
FEDERAL AND STATE REQUIREMENTS AND BldDIESEL
The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct) requires that federal fleets (and some other large fleets) acquire a certain percentage of
alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) in order to help reduce reliance on petroleum-based products. Specifically, EPAct requires that in
2000 and beyond, 75 percent of light-duty vehicle acquisitions in federal fleets be AFVs (note: there are exemptions for law
enforcement, emergency, and military vehicles). Executive Order 13149 requires any federal agency with a fleet of 20 or more
vehicles in the United States to reduce annual petroleum consumption by 20 percent by 2005 compared to 1999 consumption.
Biodiesel is helping many federal fleets meet these requirements. In addition, the use of biodiesel might help power generators
located in Massachusetts and Connecticut earn renewable energy credits.
PURCHASING BIQDIESEL
The infrastructure to bring biodiesel to consumers is emerging at a rapid pace. Currently,
there are several suppliers of biodiesel, approximately twenty blenders and distributors of
biodiesel, and a similar number of biodiesel retail fueling sites in New England. Suppliers
work with a network of distributors to provide biodiesel to a variety of locations across
the country and throughout New England. Biodiesel is available for retail sale at a growing
number of refueling stations in New England. The National Biodiesel Board tracks suppliers,
distributors, and retail providers of biodiesel. For the most current list visit:
www.biodiesel.org
USING BICDDIESEL IN NEW ENGLAND
A number of organizations in New England are using biodiesel. While not a comprehensive
list, the following is a sampling of where biodiesel is being used in New England.
CONNECTICUT - The state DOT has been using B20 for three years. Using biodiesel
could help generators earn renewable energy credits under the state's requirements
for green power.
MAINE - Biodiesel is used in home heating applications, organic and traditional farming
applications, and by individual motorists. Both LL Bean and Maine DOT are using biodiesel.
In addition, the City of Bangor is using biodiesel in a number of city vehicles.
MASSACHUSETTS - Biodiesel is used in home heating applications and by
individual motorists throughout the state. Otis Air Force Base, Harvard University, the
University of Massachusetts at Amherst, NSTAR, the Cities of Medford and Cambridge,
and the Town of Brookline are using biodiesel. Harvard University has expressed an
interest in running its new Blackstone Street Power Generator on a blend of biodiesel.
Like Connecticut, using biodiesel could help generators earn renewable energy credits
under the Massachusetts requirements for green power.
NEW HAMPSHIRE - The Mount Cranmore ski resort, the New Hampshire DOT,
Keene State, and Pease Air Force Base are using B20. Rymes Propane and Oils, Inc.
sells B20 at five filling stations in the state (located in Antrim, Peterborough, Keene,
Greenfield, and Loudon). New Hampshire recently eliminated the state fuel tax on
biodiesel/diesel blends containing at least 20 percent biodiesel.
RHODE ISLAND - Biodiesel has been used in water taxis, tour boats, and school
boilers. Warwick is using a blend of biodiesel in school buses.
VERMONT - The University of Vermont runs its buses on B20. Biodiesel is used in diesel
vehicles as well as in home and institutional heating applications in parts of the state.
For More Information
US Environmental
Protection Agency
New England Office
www.epa.gov/ne/eco/diesel
US Department of Energy
Office of Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy
(Clean Cities Program)
www.eere.energy.gov/
cleancities/
www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/
altfuel/biodiesel.html
US National Biodesel
Board
www.biodiesel.org
Canadian Renewable Fuels
Association
www.greenfuels.org/
biodieselsuppliers.html
?/EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency New England
1 Congress Street
Suite 1100
Boston, MA 02114-2023
For more information call the EPA Air Quality
Hotline at 1-800-821-1237
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