Bioenergy

Biofuels emit less greenhouse gases than fossil fuels. So your choice of fuel can help the environment, without compromising how your vehicle performs.

One of the easiest things New Zealand drivers can do to help the environment is to start using sustainable biofuels. Your use of biofuels will help reduce the greenhouse gases from your vehicle.

Biodiesel is one kind of biofuel. Biodiesel is similar to ordinary diesel, but is made from vegetable oils or animal fats. When mixed with ordinary diesel, this makes a bidoiesel blend.

Sustainable biofuels have many benefits over fossil fuels. Most importantly, they are renewable and result in lower carbon dioxide emissions. Biofuels are already available in parts of the country and more will become available to Kiwi motorists. One of the main types of biofuel is bioethanol-blended petrol.

This guide has been developed especially for the motor trade and transport industries and anyone who sells or services diesel powered vehicles to help answer any questions you and your customers may have about biodiesel blends.

Utilising biogas makes sense because it occurs as a result of a number of existing natural processes and the gas would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere as a harmful greenhouse gas. Biogas contains methane, which has twenty times more greenhouse effect than carbon dioxide. The process of burning biogas for electricity generation or heat converts the methane into carbon dioxide, therefore significantly reducing the environmental impact.