Biodiesel Production

Even though most of the biodiesel is made in the United States at present, biodiesel production around the world is increasing steadily.

In the United States, the majority of biodiesel fuel is purchased by independent truck drivers and by companies owning large fleets. This helps to reduce the amount of money they spend on fuel. Since there are thousands of semi trucks out there on the roads daily, this is also a great way to significantly reduce the amount of pollution they contribute to the environment. Minnesota was the first state to mandate that all diesel fuel sold in the state contain part biodiesel, requiring a content of at least 2% biodiesel.

Australia has begun looking at biodiesel oil due to subsidies in place through 2011 that will help pay for the research and development of biodiesel.

There is plenty of biodiesel oil being manufactured in Canada as many areas become early adopters along with the United States.

Even Germany is trying to get into the action, but they are facing some difficulties with getting biodiesel oil to the general public. Right now it is only available at private gas stations. This is due to the fact that both Shell and Exxon are large petroleum manufacturers in Germany and they definitely do not take too well to the competition that biodiesel brings.

Spain doesn't seem interested in making biodiesel oil any time soon, but the fact that they are offering it to consumers in hundreds of locations indicates that they definitely understand the benefits of using biodiesel oil.

Thailand is working hard to take biodiesel one step further. They are experimenting with palm oil and with waste vegetable oil to see if they can continually reprocess it to make usable biodiesel fuel.

100% Biodiesel is now increasingly available at many normal service stations across Europe. European biodiesel oil is made mostly from rapeseed oil (similar to the American canola oil).

Why Biodiesel Oil?

The key to biodiesel oil as an alternative for traditional diesel lies in the take up of strategies around the world to support national issues.

• Reducing the dependence on importing foreign petroleum with the immediate potential to reduce demand for petroleum in the transport sector
• Making best use of the remaining limited supplies of fossil fuels
• Mitigating the effects of greenhouse gas emissions - the transportation sector alone could play a huge role in the reduction of carbon dioxide and other "greenhouse gases."
• Reducing air pollution along with the associated health risks to the public
• Benefiting domestic economies

The Kyoto Agreement embraces a number of these key strategies and countries signed up to the agreement are beginning to introduce subsidies and tax breaks for biodiesel production.

The fact that biodiesel production is being taken up all over the world indicates that it is here to stay. Most government officials are embracing it as a cost effective alternative source of fuel. They know how important it is to preserve the natural resources available so switching to biodiesel oil is a viable solution. They also want to do all they can to cut down the toxic emissions released into the environment. It looks likely that biodiesel production around the world will continue to increase as more and more conutries come under pressure to contribute to reducing their countries carbon footprint.

• Biodiesel Manufacturing
  
  Biodiesel manufacturing continues to increase rapidly as more countries adopt biodiesel technologies to help solve energy problems.

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