The use of biodiesel as an alternative to, or when blended with, petroleum diesel results in a number of significant benefits:

• Reduces dependence on foreign oil
  
• Worldwide fossil fuel supply is dwindling, demand outstripping supply
  
• Increases domestic oil security
  
• More efficient than alterative renewable fuels, such as ethanol
  
• More biodegradable than petro diesel
  
• Safer to transport and store
  
• Performs comparably in terms of fuel economy, horsepower and torque*
  
• No engine modifications required
  
• More environmentally responsible:
  
  • Significantly reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 63%*
    
  • Reduces emissions of particulate matter by 50%*
    
  • Reduces emissions of unburned hydrocarbons by 67%*
    
  • Reduces carbon monoxide emissions by 48%*
    
  • Sulfur and benzene free

*Compared to petro diesel