Biodiesel
topic on 2 shows · 3 statements across 3 episodes
3 statements about Biodiesel, every show
Lubbershane: 40% of US corn and 30% of soy go toward fuel production
“Like, we already use about 40% of the total
U.S. Corn crop today for making ethanol, for blending into gasoline.
we're now approaching about 30% of soy that's used to produce biodiesel.”
Bullard: Nearly half of Europe's animal fat supply goes to biodiesel
“But in the most recent print of data here from Transport and Environment in the UK, like, almost half of Europe's animal fat supply is not going towards biodiesel. And that's really significant because it's gonna start crowding out these other uses for it.”
HEFA fuel drops directly into existing engines unlike traditional biodiesel
“The HEFA process, it's energy intensive, involves the use of hydrogen, turns this feedstock into an oil that's essentially very similar chemically to diesel, and is able to be dropped in directly to existing engines, be it a jet engine or a truck engine. And t…”