Quantifying GHG Reductions with Biodiesel

22 August 2008

The National Biodiesel Board has teamed up with Chicago-based Indigenous Energy, LLC, developers of emissions tracking systems, and Los Angeles-based States Logistics, a fleet and logistics company using clean technology, on a 6-month over-the-road pilot test to quantify States Logistics’ emissions and carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction from using biodiesel.

So far, results for May and June showed a 16.5 ton reduction in CO₂ emissions.

States Logistics uses B5 and B99 in seven 2007 trucks, running on average approximately 27,000 miles a month. The pilot program takes into account several areas to measure carbon footprint including vehicle type, distance traveled, number of gallons used, percentage of biodiesel used and biodiesel feedstock type, such as soybean oil.

The end result will be a report on total CO₂ emitted from both the petroleum diesel and biodiesel, CO₂ reduction from using biodiesel and the quantifiable cost to offset petroleum CO₂. The results will be presented at the Mid-America Trucking Show in March 2009.