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Tuscaloosa switches fleet to B20 biodiesel |
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 A nationwide trend has made its way through the Alabama state and is now officially in Tuscaloosa.
Tuscaloosa, Alabama has switched its 278-diesel powered fleet to B20 biodiesel. 19 of the Tuscaloosa Transit Authority have also made the switch.
Mayor Walter Maddox said, “By going to biodiesel, the city reduces its dependency on foreign oil. Right now, by going to biodiesel, in a year’s time, we’ll save nearly a hundred thousand gallons of diesel fuel—that’s twenty percent of fuel we use in one year.”
The B20 refers to the 80-20 proportion of conventional diesel-vegetable oil in the biodiesel. Various feedstock such as vegetable oils, animal fats and waste products have been identified for biodiesel. However most experts are looking towards palm oil, due to its availability, lower prices and other favourable characteristics.
The biofuel will come from Alabama Biodiesel in Moundville who have been producing the green fuel since 2005.
While the fuel may cost two cents more per gallon, the city will be able to consume twenty percent less, which means the switch will not cost more. THE END. |
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