Preparing the customer’s systems for today’s changing fuels
There’s an old example that illustrates fuel destabilization in a scenario familiar to just about everyone. Spring arrives and you go into your garage or shed to take out the… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/truck-burner/
New data from California’s Air Resources Board confirms key role of biodiesel and renewable diesel in CO2 reductions
According to new data gathered from the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program run by the California Air Resources Board, biodiesel and renewable diesel fuel deliver the state’s… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/biodiesel-king-california/
An interesting experiment with heating oil dealers and fleets in the Northeast would be to line up common biodiesel feedstocks and ask them which one is the best.
Soybean oil, distillers corn oil, canola oil, poultry fat, beef tallow and used cooking o…
Creating High-Quality Biodiesel Regardless of Feedstock
An interesting experiment with heating oil dealers and fleets in the Northeast would be to line up common biodiesel… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/feedstock-flexibility1/
“How do RINs work and who profits?” Those were the questions Sandra Dunphy attempted to answer at the Southern New England Energy Conference, September 25. It’s a tall order for anyone, because the Renewable Identification Number (RIN) market is notorious…
“How do RINs work and who profits?” Those were the questions Sandra Dunphy attempted to answer at the Southern New England Energy Conference, September 25. It’s a tall order for… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/rinderella-fuel-story/
The first Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS1, was passed into law as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and expanded into RFS2 with the passage of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. As chief counsel at the Senate Committee on Environment a…
The first Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS1, was passed into law as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and expanded into RFS2 with the passage of the Energy Independence and… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/renewing-or-refining-rfs/
For about as long as biodiesel has been part of the discussion surrounding liquid fuel products, questions about quantity, pricing and distribution have existed. The heating industry provides answers.
How does the biodiesel supply chain actually work? Isn’t there already some biofuel in all distillate? How much higher can we expect these these blends to go? What are the pricing… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/exploring-biodiesel-boston-and-philadelphia/
In an industry built around fuel production, refinement, delivery, and consumption, it’s easy to overlook the law of conservation, that energy can be neither created or destroyed. For HERO BX, this maxim remains its governing principle.
Energy can be neither created nor destroyed. In an industry built around fuel production, refinement, delivery, and consumption, it’s easy to overlook the law of conservation,… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/science-behind-supply/
On Tuesday, March 6, the Massachusetts Energy Marketers Association (MEMA) and Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) presented a webinar by DOER titled “Biofuels in the Massachusetts Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard.”
Over 110 indivi…
On Tuesday, March 6, the Massachusetts Energy Marketers Association (MEMA) and Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) presented a webinar by DOER titled “Biofuels in… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/mema-doer-present-webinar-alternative-energy-portfolio-standard/
In the early morning hours of Friday, February 9, Congress approved a $320 billion, two-year budget deal that funds the government through March 23.
The bill included short-term extensions to certain business and individual tax provisions, or “tax exte…
In the early morning hours of Friday, February 9, Congress approved a $320 billion, two-year budget deal that funds the government through March 23.
The bill included… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/biodiesel-tax-credit-welcomed-uncertainty-lingers/
By this time next year (or maybe sooner), Massachusetts retailers selling bio-blended heating oil could potentially be collecting financial incentives as high as 65 cents per gallon of biodiesel delivered to their customers. To get to the “why” and “how” …
By this time next year (or maybe sooner), Massachusetts retailers selling bio-blended heating oil could potentially be collecting financial incentives as high as 65 cents per… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/massachusetts-looks-ahead-aps-rollout/
With more than 1.8 million oil-heated homes, New York has the largest heating oil market of any state in the country. Consisting of Westchester County, New York City, Nassau County, and Suffolk County, the downstate region alone contains more than 1.3 mil…
Legislation takes effect July 1, 2018
With more than 1.8 million oil-heated homes, New York has the largest heating oil market of any state in the country. Consisting of… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/ny-governor-signs-downstate-b5-law/
The U.S. Department of Energy recently published the Fifth Edition of the Biodiesel Handling and Use Guide. This information is excerpted from the manual’s section on biodiesel blending.
The U.S. Department of Energy recently published the Fifth Edition of the Biodiesel Handling and Use Guide. The following information is excerpted from the manual’s section on… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/doe-publishes-guidelines-biodiesel-blending/
Legislation introduced in the New York State Senate and Assembly would require that “on and after July 1, 2018, all heating oil sold for use in any building within the counties of Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester shall be bioheating fuel that contains at l…
Legislation introduced by New York State Senator Phil Boyle and New York State Assemblyman Steve Englebright, which would require that “on and after July 1, 2018, all heating oil… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/one-step-closer/
This chart, updated annually by NEFI Director of Legislative Affairs Jim Collura, lists sulfur limits and biofuel-blending requirements for each state in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
This chart, updated annually by NEFI Director of Legislative Affairs Jim Collura, lists sulfur limits and biofuel-blending requirements for each state in the Northeast and… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/sulfur-bioheat-requirements-chart/
