Biodiesel blends can also be used in a standard oil fired furnace or boiler, making it an alternative fuel source for heating residential homes.
The energy content of biodiesel is about 90 percent that of petroleum diesel is about 90 percent that of petroleum diesel.
As an added bonus the farming communities of Germany & France are very happy indeed growing rapeseed and sunflower energy crops for biodiesel production!
In 2003, the Marine Corps used 844,000 gallons of B20 biodiesel, says retired Navy Cmdr.
Can be used in a diesel engine with a blend of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent petroleum without any modification to the engine.