Biodiesel is a domestic, renewable fuel for diesel engines derived from natural oils like soybean oil, and which meets the specifications of ASTM D 6751.
In August 2003, UPI added DIESEL3000™, a blend of soybean based methyl ester and UPI's high quality conventional diesel fuel, to its extensive line of environmentally friendlier product offerings. By doing so, UPI became the first energy supplier in Ontario to offer biodiesel to the farm market. UPI offers DIESEL3000™ with methyl ester in blends of 2%, 5% and 10%.
There are many benefits to using UPI's DIESEL3000™, compared to conventional diesel fuel. Biodiesel helps reduce the emissions of sulphur and sulphur oxides, which are major contributors to acid rain. The benefit of using soybean methyl ester is the fact that it is produced from a renewable source (soybeans) and is biodegradable. Therefore, using DIESEL3000™ reduces our dependency on crude oil and increases demand for domestic agricultural products such as soybeans.
UPI's DIESEL3000™ also has a higher cetane number compared to conventional petroleum diesel fuel, which means it burns better in diesel engines (cetane is to diesel fuel what octane is to gasoline). Furthermore, DIESEL3000™ offers better fuel lubricity, which can lead to increased life of fuel injectors and fuel pumps.
Click on charts below to view Horsepower and Emissions using Varying Biodiesel Blends.
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