How much biodiesel?

The amount of diesel fuel used annually in Minnesota = 800 million gallons

B2 replaces between 16-18 million gallons of petroleum diesel annually

B5 will replace approximately 40 million gallons of petroleum diesel annually

 

Timeline:

B5        May 1, 2009

            B10      May 1, 2012   

The diesel fuel supply will return to the B5 level during the months of November –March, but will never drop below B5.

B 20     May 1, 2015   

The diesel fuel supply will return to the B5 level during the months of November –March, but will never drop below B5.

           

(Refer further detailed questions to MN Statute 239.77)

 

Who decides whether or not the next level is implemented?

In statute, there is a provision that the Commissioners of Agriculture, Commerce and Pollution Control must submit progress reports to the legislature so that informed decisions are made prior to each increase in the biodiesel requirement.  (Refer further questions to the Commissioners of Agriculture, Commerce and Pollution Control.)

 

Is biodiesel sustainable?

We take the sustainable production of biodiesel feedstocks very seriously.

 

We fully support sustainable practices and the biodiesel industry is committed to making biodiesel from feedstocks produced in a sustainable way.

 

Any use of non�]sustainable agriculture practices for biofuels feedstocks is opposed.

 

 (Refer further sustainability questions to the National Biodiesel Board)

BIODIESEL REDUCES OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT:

           

• At the B2 level, 258 million pounds of carbon dioxide are removed from diesel vehicle emissions annually.

           

• Since the B2 requirement went into effect in 2005, a total of 1.2 billion pounds of carbon dioxide have been removed from diesel vehicle emissions.

 

B2 removes 258 million pounds of carbon dioxide annually

B5 removes 644 million pounds of carbon dioxide annually

B10 removes 1 billion, 300 million pounds of carbon dioxide annually

B20 removes 2 billion, 600 million pounds of carbon dioxide annually