BioCat Fuels
16300 Valley Drive
Andover, MN 55304
763- 331-0958

As America addresses the challenges of increasing energy prices and global warming, biofuels will grow in importance and interest.  Biodiesel, specifically, has great value in agriculture, transportation, mining and fleet management and has grown significantly as an energy option.

In 2000 biodiesel production was 2 million gallons. In 2004, 25 million gallons of B100 (100% biodiesel) were sold.  By 2006 production had grown to 250 million gallons. In 2007, 500 million gallons were produced, displacing 20 million barrels of petroleum.

This growth is being fueled by government-sponsored financial incentives combined with historically high energy prices.  In Minnesota, for example, the 2008 Legislature mandated B-20 (20% biodiesel) by 2015. The state’s current two percent biodiesel mandate will increase to five percent on May 1, 2008, 10 percent on May 1, 2012 and 20 percent on May 1, 2015. Five percent of the feedstock must come from non-traditional sources, such as algae, waste oils and tallow.

The industry’s next challenge is to strengthen its ability to use non-food feedstocks to produce biodiesel. BioCat Fuels and the Mcgyan process are perfectly positioned to meet that need. They have the capacity to use flexible feedstocks in an efficient process to produce high quality biodiesel. They clearly can help lead the industry to greater levels of service to America.

Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Biodiesel Board

Biodiesel is a smart choice

• Has the highest energy content of any alternative fuel
• Is the safest fuel to use, handle and store
• Operates in conventional diesel engines
• Does not require special storage
• Reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 78% emissions and burns cleaner in diesel fleets
• Has less offensive exhaust than diesel, because it eliminates use of sulphur as a lubricant
• B-2 (2% biodiesel) increases the total lubricity of diesel fuel by 65%
• Has similar fuel economy, horsepower and torque to petroleum diesel
• Reduces compounds linked to cancer by 80-90 percent
• Only alternative fuel to complete health effects testing requirements of the Clean Air Act
• Has a full ASTM standard (American Society of Testing and Materials) to protect consumers
• Ranks well in terms of the cost of other alternative fuels
• Improves domestic energy security
• Is available nationwide
• Can be used as a replacement for heating oil (9 billion gallon market)
• Provides 3.2 times as much energy as it takes to collect and process it, while traditional petroleum diesel consumes more energy to produce it than it provides. 

Sources: National Biodiesel Board, U.S. Department of Energy National Renewable
Energy Laboratory