Jeremy shared this article with me today about a company’s biodiesel technology has made some great progress.
This give us great hope about the environment and our RV dream! This bio diesel is not only affordable to make, it is environmentally friendly and can easily be distributed through existing fuel infrastructure.
Solazyme, a California-base company in South San Francisco is making some headway with algae-based bio diesel.
Per their news release today:
SoladieselRDTM , a microalgae-derived renewable diesel, has passed American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) D-975 specifications. SoladieselRDTM is the first algal-based renewable diesel to meet these standards.
In a 100% blend, SoladieselRDTM has been road tested in a factory standard 2005 Jeep Liberty diesel. The fuel’s chemical composition is identical to that of standard petroleum based diesel, and SoladieselRDTM is fully compatible with the existing transportation fuel infrastructure. Having fewer particulate emissions, SoladieselRDTM also has a more desirable environmental footprint than standard petro-diesel. In addition, it meets the new ASTM ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) standards.
Watch the short video here to learn more…
One comment to “Exciting News for Diesel Users”
It’s been out there for a while but it seems to be catching on. Let’s keep hoping that this technology lives up to its promises, and fast. We diesel users could use it!
Comment posted on June 11, 2008 at 5:36 pm