What are the advantages of renewable diesel?
- Renewable diesel is chemically equivalent to conventional diesel and can be shipped via conventional pipeline along with other fuels.
- Renewable diesel has a higher cetane value (cetane is the equivalent concept of octane for gasoline).
What are the environmental benefits of the ConocoPhillips/Tyson project?
- Renewable diesel has lower life cycle CO2 emissions than petroleum diesel.
- Renewable diesel is cleaner burning than conventional diesel.
- Renewable diesel will produce less nitrous oxide and have lower sulfur content.
Is there an MPG advantage to using renewable diesel over conventional or biodiesel?
- Renewable diesel is approximately equal in energy content to conventional diesel so fuel efficiency will be about the same.
What is the difference between biodiesel and renewable diesel?
- Renewable diesel and biodiesel use similar feedstocks such as animal fats and vegetable oils, but have different processing methods and create chemically different products.
What other alternative energy activities is Conoco Phillips involved in?
- ConocoPhillips works jointly with a number of universities in research on new energy technologies and biofuels. The company also blends ethanol in its gasoline in many U.S. and international markets.
Where will the finished renewable diesel be sold?
- The finished product will flow through the existing U.S. diesel fuel distribution system. One of the strong benefits of renewable diesel is that existing infrastructure can be used.
- The renewable diesel will be part of the on-road diesel supply and will likely be sold in many parts of the U.S.
Why is a food company like Tyson involved in renewable energy?
- Since the fats and oils produced by the food industry are an excellent feedstock for fuel, it makes sense for Tyson to take a leadership role in this area.
- Tyson formed a Renewable Energy group in 2006 to explore ways to commercialize the company’s vast supply of animal fat into biofuels as well as ways to generate energy from poultry litter and other by-products.
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