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Tag Archives: biodiesel

Taking clean air to new heights with biodiesel – Part 1

The Municipal Posted on February 14, 2023 by Ron KotrbaFebruary 13, 2023
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The Village of Arlington Heights, Ill., located about 40 minutes from Chicago, is one of the largest towns in the Windy City’s affluent northwest suburbs and the 13th largest municipality in Illinois. With approximately 75,000 residents, the village motto is … Continue reading →

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Time is running out to cut carbon: Achieve net-zero with biodiesel today

The Municipal Posted on March 3, 2022 by Harper YorkMarch 3, 2022
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Mahanth Joishy, superintendent of fleet services for Madison, Wis., knows that the clock is ticking. The time to cut carbon from his fleet is now. In April 2021, Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway unveiled the Climate Forward agenda to guide all municipal … Continue reading →

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NYC goes biodiesel

The Municipal Posted on September 30, 2013 by Dani MolnarOctober 1, 2013
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On Sept. 4 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed a citywide ordinance mandating the use of a minimum B5 biodiesel fuel in all internal fleet vehicles. The mandate also required that April through November all public works vehicles will … Continue reading →

Posted in Transportation | Tagged biodiesel, cregar, fuel, kerman, percent, vehicles | Leave a reply

Biodiesel fuel concerns peak in the wintertime

The Municipal Posted on September 16, 2013 by Dani MolnarSeptember 12, 2013
Another method of testing biodiesel fuel is the 3/27 test to gauge the quantity of glycerides — unconverted feedstock — that might be present in the fuel. The photo shows Rich Cregar checking a sample for glycerin for two of his biofuel technology students, Robert Harkins and Richard Sosnowski. (Photo provided)

Biodiesel fuels are diesel fuels that are animal fat or vegetable oil based. After production, they are chemically combined with methane alcohol to produce fatty acid esters, which can then be burned. Without the proper chemical reaction, glycerine, which is … Continue reading →

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