EAST BAY CLEAN CITIES COALITION
Biodiesel Overview
Date
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Richard Battersby
Director, East Bay Clean Cities Coalition
About Clean Cities
Mission
To advance the energy, economic, and environmental security of the United States by
supporting local decisions to adopt practices that reduce the use of petroleum in the
transportation sector
Goal
Reduce petroleum use by 2.5 billion gallons per year by 2020
• Replacement
• Reduction
• Elimination
Accomplishments
Eliminate
• Displaced 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
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• Biodegradable and nontoxic
• Cleaner-burning replacement
for diesel fuel
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
U.S. Biodiesel Production, Exports, and Consumption
800
700
Million Gallons
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
-100
2001
Production
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2002
Net Exports
2003
2004
Consumption
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Basics: Distribution
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Benefits
Energy Security
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More than 60% of U.S. petroleum
imported
World petroleum supplies in unstable
regions
Biodiesel use diversifies U.S. energy
consumption
Convenience, Performance, Safety
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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
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Biodiesel can be used in vehicles
manufactured in 1994 or later
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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 Cities
www.cleancities.energy.gov
Alternative Fuels & Advanced Vehicles Data Center (AFDC)
www.afdc.energy.gov
Clean Cities Coordinator Contact Information and Coalition
www.afdc.energy.gov/cleancities/progs/coordinators.php
National Biodiesel Board
www.biodiesel.org
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For More Information
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