Biodiesel production has many benefits

The price of feedstock used in the production of biodiesel relative to petroleum prices is a key determinant in the feasibility of biodiesel.

Biodiesel is already commercially available in Europe and the United States and interest in producing increased volumes of biodiesel is intense.

Importance of biodiesel in South Africa.

Biofuels. Liquid biofuels are renewable transport fuels made from plant materials.

Depending on the requirements of crop rotation and location, the area for the cultivation of oilseed rape for biodiesel could be expanded to 1 million hectares, covering approximately 5 per cent of German diesel demand in the medium term.

Biodiesel and ethanol are made from crops grown by petroleum powered agriculture.

However, this renewable source of energy as well as most renewables demands large initial investments both in new commercial agricultural enterprises and in biodiesel refineries.

The second project concerned the promotion of biodiesel production and was aimed at establishing an institutional framework for the production of biodiesel and for the development of the market in Croatia.

Biodiesel made from plant oils is undoubtedly the most technically and commercially advanced renewable fuel today.

The economic feasibility of producing biodiesel in South Africa will always be determined by the ratios among the international price of crude oil, the local diesel price and the prices of oilseeds such as sunflower and soybean.

The emission of fine particulates from diesel engines and power plants is seen as a significant health risk that remains inadequately addressed.

Liquid bioenergy sources in Germany. In 2003, German farmers planted about 460,000 hectares of oilseed rape to produce about 650,000 tons of biodiesel.

The EU biofuels directive,3 adopted in 2003, is concerned with the substitution of conventional oil derived transport fuels, diesel and petrol, by biofuels derived from agricultural crops.

Biofuels come in two forms biodiesel used as a fossil fuel diesel substitute and bioethanol used as a fossil fuel gasoline substitute.

The number of entrepreneurs who possess sufficient technical know how to run a biodiesel refinery as well as the experience to develop new commercial agricultural projects is very small, and they generally cannot provide equity capital.

It also approved the taking of all the measures necessary to reduce the amount of sulphur in the diesel produced by national refineries, in order to comply with the relevant maximum global levels.

Several animal and vegetable oils are being displaced in the food market as a result of health factors biodiesel from these resources could offer a high value alternative market for oilseed and tallow producers.

South Africa is at present highly dependent on imported crude oil for the production of transport fuels and more specifically diesel (71 per cent of South African diesel demand is supplied from crude oil).

It is expected that South Africa will lead other African countries in the commercialization of biodiesel.

Diesel engine operated pump

The challenge is to raise sufficient venture capital and to identify a sufficient number of knowledgeable entrepreneurs willing to seize the opportunity to develop the agricultural sectors and run biodiesel refineries in remote rural areas.

Diesel fuel tanks

126. Diesel tax.

The process in question involves the reaction of vegetable oils with an alcohol (ethanol or methanol) in the presence of a catalyst to produce the diesel (with glycerol as the by product).

Diesel, general

Diesel, vehicles

Sugar cane could be used for ethanol production, while coconut oil could serve as a diesel substitute.

Renewable energies include biomass for fuel (wood and straw), biogas, biofuel (bioethanol and biodiesel), electricity cogenerated from sugar cane, solar energy, wind energy, thermal hydroelectricity, and fuel cells.

They added that Cuban gas could be economically converted into liquid products such as gasoline or diesel fuel through the construction of a conversion plant.

Ground level ozone is created when common pollutants emitted by cars, power plants, oil refineries, chemical plants and other sources react in the atmosphere to sunlight.

But the nitrogen oxides that diesel engines emit are considered carcinogens, and can cause asthma.

The fisheries in this study consumed a staggering 1 billion liters of diesel fuel, each liter of fuel producing 2.66 kilograms of CO2.

Annual crop residues (including pressed seedcake) can be burned throughout the year in local electricity generation plants, thereby smoothing out the production income cycle.

Includes monthly cost for diesel, oil and gas. Firewood

By way of tax incentives normal diesel fuel (sulphur 0.2 per cent) has been totally replaced by diesel with a low sulphur content (less than 0.05 per cent).

In order to exploit this potential to the full, the German Farmers' Association calls for the promotion of bioethanol production from sugar and or cereals in a manner corresponding to that of biodiesel.

Diesel trucks going by, it's almost morning.

In September, oil prices have been raised twice on September 3, gasoline was raised by 180 yuan ton, diesel was raised by 170 yuan ton on September 17, gasoline was raised by 145 yuan ton, diesel was raised by 145 yuan ton.

Based on average daily consumption of 15 litres per vehicle for gasoline powered vehicles and 30 litres per vehicle for diesel powered vehicles at 0.4491 and 0.3535 per litre for gasoline and diesel fuel, respectively, plus oil and lubricants at 10 per cent of the fuel cost.

The cost of diesel fuel is estimated at 0.25 per litre.

Natural disasters had also had an impact on oil prices as several refineries had ceased operation.

The unusual disruption in the oil markets was exacerbated by recent natural disasters in oil producing regions and lack of investment in refineries.

As a result, the functions and structure of an integrated mission and the resulting roles and responsibilities of the various actors were not clearly understood.

The estimate is based on an average fuel usage of 17 litres per day per vehicle, a fleet distribution of 85 and 15 per cent for diesel and petrol powered vehicles and fuel rates of 0.16 and 0.262 for diesel and petrol, respectively.