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Use the Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) station locator to find LNG stations across the U.S.

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Kristi.Moriarty@nrel.gov
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Kristi Moriarty
Bioenergy Category
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Use the Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) station locator to find compressed natural gas stations across the U.S.

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Kristi.Moriarty@nrel.gov
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Kristi Moriarty
Bioenergy Category
Funded from the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Bioenergy Technologies Office.

Biodiesel is a renewable diesel fuel substitute. It can be made from a variety of natural oils and fats. Biodiesel is made by chemically combining any natural oil or fat with an alcohol such as methanol or ethanol. Methanol has been the most commonly used alcohol in the commercial production of biodiesel. In Europe, biodiesel is widely available in both its neat form (100% biodiesel, also know as B100) and in blends with petroleum diesel. European biodiesel is made predominantly from rapeseed oil (a cousin of canola oil). In the U.S., initial interest in producing and using biodiesel has focused on the use of soybean oil as the primary feedstock mainly because the U.S. is the largest producer of soybean oil in the world.

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John Sheehan
Contact Organization
NREL
Bioenergy Category
Author(s)
Sheehan, J.
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