Yes. You can safely use B20 in an oil furnace. We do know people using B100 (100% biodiesel) in their home heating systems without any modifications. You can get B100 delivered for your oil furnace, just check our [Biodiesel Sources] page. If your oil tank is in good condition it should store well.

Any diesel engine can operate on Biodiesel with no modification to the engine. Older vehicles often must have their fuel lines changed from natural rubber to synthetic rubber hoses. Using B20 (a blend of 20% biodiesel and 80% petroleum diesel) requires no precautions before use. If you want to use a blend higher than B20, such as B99.9, you will need to be aware of a few precautions before proceding. B100 is compatible will ALL diesel engines as long a few precautions are taken.

Yes. The biodiesel in Bioheat® fuel goes completely into solution with heating oil and once it is blended it does not come out of solution and will not separate. Bioheat® fuel contains biodiesel. Biodiesel provides a cleaning effect and does have a tendency to dissolve or loosen some sediment that can be deposited in tanks and fuel systems from years of conventional diesel fuel or home heating oil use. This cleaning effect is dependent upon the blend concentration of biodiesel.

Burning BioDiesel that meets the ASTM D-6751 specification in your vehicle is safe. There have been well over 45 million miles of real-world driving with B20 blends in a wide variety of engines, climates, and applications. Our belief is if you are careful & follow the common sense guidelines spelled out in our book, you can make BioDiesel which can meet or come very close to the ASTM D-6751 specification.

Home heating oil has very low emissions and are about the same as those from similar-size gas burners. NOCO Energy Corporation offers new state of the art home heating oil units that make it even more energy efficient and environment friendly.

Yes, possibly more due to its superior cetane rating. Biodiesel does contain 5% fewer BTUs per gallon than petroleum diesel, but burns more completely than petroleum diesel. Therefore, you get more energy from the fuel with less pollution. Partially burned fuel creates waste and more air pollution.

First, the quality of the biodiesel/glycerine separation. Second, doing a simple "miscibility" test your biodiesel with an equal amount of water in a jar. Thirdly by testing the pH of the fuel.

In most cases you can start using biodiesel immediately without any modification. The only exception is older (pre-1990 diesels) may have natural rubber fuel lines which are susceptible to slow degradation with biodiesel. Just replace these with current synthetic fuel lines and you're done.

Studies vary. Some laboratory research indicates slight increases in NOx by running biodiesel. Others find NOx neutral. Some claim that in "real-world driving conditions," NOx is decreased. Read more about our take on the NOx issue. Possibly. Anything in concentration can damage the environment. It is non-toxic and biodiegradable and it will generally degrade in the soil within 30 days from the time its spill, but the bottom line is: Don't spill it.

We have seen a few occurrences where Biodiesel has actually been cheaper and the prices are continuing to get closer and closer together. That being said unless specific governmental regulation prohibiting petrol-diesel sales, or requiring Biodiesel sales is enacted Biodiesel will always stay slightly more expensive that petrol-diesel. Biodiesel is a direct substitute that is a higher quality product. It is a higher quality product because it produces significantly less environmental impacts.

Scientific research confirms that Biodiesel exhaust has a less harmful impact on human health than petroleum diesel fuel. Biodiesel emissions have decreased levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and nitrited PAH compounds that have been identified as potential cancer causing compounds. Test results indicate PAH compounds were reduced by 75 to 85 percent, with the exception of benzo(a)anthracene, which was reduced by roughly 50 percent.

Any kind of vegetable oil at all. ANY KIND. Canola/Rapeseed, Palm/Copra, Hemp, any kind. You can also make biodiesel from animal tallow, algae and even oil from yeast.

The two most important factors are water content and Free-Fatty Acids (FFA) from animal fats or over-use of oil. Water content can be checked by simply boiling a sample of oil in a frying pan and looking for bubbles from the evaporating water (bad oil: either don't use or dry thoroughly). FFA content can be checked first by simply asking what's been cooked in the oil, then doing a simple titration test to see how heavily used it is.

Please refer to Bulletin #2, "What You Should Know about Buying or Selling a Home with a Heating Oil Tank. (144k PDF)" Contractors or homeowners decommissioning their own tank must submit a report, and "certify" that their work is in compliance with all regulatory requirements and cleanup standards have been met. The report, certification letter and a fee of $50 for a clean decommission or $125 for a cleanup is submitted to the DEQ.

Home heating oil tanks are exempt from the UST Technical Regulation and persons operating these tanks are not required by DEQ to collect samples during tank closure. If evidence of a release of heating oil is found, however, the tank operator is required to report the release to DEQ. Home heating oil tanks are exempt from the UST Technical Regulation. The DEQ has no regulatory requirements for closing home heating oil tanks.

All underground home heating oil tanks are exempt from the DEQs State and federal Underground Storage Tank (UST) Technical Regulations. Aboveground home heating oil tanks less than or equal to 5,000 gallons capacity are exempt from the DEQ's Pollution Prevention requirements. Discharges of oil are prohibited by Article 11 of State Water Control Law and must be reported to DEQ immediately. Always check local building/fire codes and ordinances to see if any apply to your heating oil tank.

Check with your local building/fire code officials for local codes or ordinances that may pertain. Potential buyers are sometimes reluctant to purchase property with abandoned or improperly closed home heating oil tanks; therefore, closure may prove beneficial. Removal eliminates a potential threat to the environment.

Inquire with your local building/fire officials to see if a local building permit and any inspections are required to remove or demolish the structure. You do not need to contact the DEQ unless you discover signs of a leak, spill, or contamination.