At least two Utah
stations sell 100 percent biodiesel
Utah's first
biodiesel manufacturing plant, BioUSA, started operations this
spring. 
Biodiesel Facts for
Utah
* Biodiesel is a clean-burning vehicle fuel
produced from renewable plant resources. It is biodegradable,
non-toxic and virtually free of sulfur and aroma. Biodiesel
contains no petroleum but can be blended with conventional
diesel.
* Biodiesel made from used fry oil is not the same as
commercial biodiesel, which is made from virgin oil from
sources such as soybeans and canola and must pass rigorous U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency testing.
* The National Biodiesel Board, an industry group, reports that
biodiesel sales have increased from 500,000 gallons in 1999 to
75 million gallons in 2005. Board spokeswoman Amber
Thurlo-Pearson said the industry is on track to sell 150
million gallons this year.
* Biodiesel is sold in 5 percent and 20 percent blends with
conventional diesel. At least two Utah stations sell 100
percent biodiesel, which can't be used in winter because it
becomes too thick in cold temperatures.
* This past week, the American Automobile Association reported
conventional diesel in Utah was selling for an average of
$3.21. By comparison, DalSoglio, a station in Salt Lake County,
was selling 20 percent biodiesel for $3.07 per gallon and 100
percent for $2.94 per gallon.
* Utah's first biodiesel manufacturing plant, BioUSA, started
operations this spring.
* Any diesel-fueled vehicle can run on biodiesel with minimum
modifications to the engine such as replacing rubber
gaskets.
* Biodiesel emissions are far below those coming from petroleum
diesel. Sulfur oxides and sulfates, major components of acid
rain, are almost completely eliminated.
* Big agriculture is into biodiesel. Archer Daniels Midland
Co., for example, announced last fall it will construct a new
50 million gallon biodiesel plant adjacent to the company's
canola crushing plant in Velva, N.D.
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