Biodiesel
Biodiesel is a clean burning liquid fuel, produced from domestic, renewable resources like soybeans, sunflowers, and even from recycled cooking oils or animal fats. Biodiesel contains no petroleum, but it can be blended at any level with petroleum diesel to create a biodiesel blend. It can be used in compression-ignition (diesel) engines with little or no modification. Biodiesel is simple to use, biodegradable, nontoxic, and essentially free of sulfur & aromatics. Biodiesel reduces serious air pollutants such as particulates, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and other air toxins. Biodiesel can be made simply and has been for over a hundred years. Biodiesel can be used as a cleaner-burning vehicle fuel and a source for residential or commercial heating.
Biodiesel ultimately comes from the sun. It is one product of an agricultural crop’s output, and can be used to create a clean-burning fuel from renewable resources.