Alternative Fuels

Biodiesel

Biodiesel is a clean burning alternative fuel, produced from domestic, renewable resources. 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 modifications. Biodiesel is simple to use, biodegradable, nontoxic, and essentially free of sulfur and aromatics.

• Final Report of the Commission to Study Production and Distribution of Biodiesel in NH
• The National Biodiesel Board
• US Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center
• US Department of Energy Biodiesel web page

Biodiesel pump labeling requirements:

• The Federal Trade Commission
• The National Biodiesel Board
• Summary of Dec 08 & Jan 09 Rules

New Hampshire biodiesel fuel quality requirements:

• CHAPTER 381 Laws of 2008 (SB 522-FN) – AN ACT relative to licensing requirements for small quantity biodiesel producers and distributors and prohibiting the sale or delivery of biodiesel not meeting the state ASTM standard.
• CHAPTER Saf-C 312.02 Revised 9/9/2010 – AN ACT amending dying requirements for Biodiesel

Biodiesel in cold weather:

• Biodiesel Cold Weather Guide
• Simply Green: Winter Care of Biodiesel
• Sprague Biodiesel Presentation

Bioheat:

• Laws, Regulations and Policies, Impediments & Solutions in the Northeast

Biodiesel in New Hampshire:

• NH DES Environmental Permitting, Regulations and Other Requirements Related to the Manufacture of Biodiesel
• City of Keene Biodiesel Presentation
• Cog Railway Biodiesel Initiative
• Cranmore Biodiesel Program
• Cranmore Biodiesel Initiative Presentation
• Cranmore Commendation from Governor Lynch
• Biodiesel from Microalgae

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