I donât believe anyone has posted this item concerning a study of biodiesel in municipal garbage collection trucks and buses.
Derek http://www.ehn.es/eng/textos/noticia20030912.html Press releases EHN and the Mancomunidad de Pamplona will incorporate biodiesel into public transport services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- A bus and a garbage collection truck will use this biofuel and the results will be compared against two similar vehicles of the Mancomunidad (Area Services Board) that use diesel. EHN will analyse the influence of biodiesel on the performance of the engines and polluting emissions The aim is to extend the use of biofuel to the entityâs entire fleet (165 vehicles) 12 September 2003 Corporaci—n Energ’a HidroelŽctrica de Navarra, S.A. (EHN) and the Mancomunidad de la Comarca of Pamplona have today signed a collaboration agreement to set up the experimental use of biodiesel (a clean fuel to replace ordinary diesel) in public service buses and garbage collection trucks, with a view to its future use in the Area Services Board's entire fleet (165 vehicles). EHN will produce the biodiesel and will carry out a pioneer study in the area in Spain. The Mancomunidad will provide four vehicles: two of them öa bus and a garbage truck- use this biofuel and another two öidentical vehicles- conventional diesel, the idea being to analyse the influence of bioidiesel on the performance of the engines and on polluting emissions. The agreement was signed this morning by Ferm’n Gembero, General Manager of EHN, and Javier Iturbe, Presidente of the Mancomunidad de la Comarca de Pamplona. Trials will begin in October and will continue for one year By virtue of the agreement, the renewables company EHN will provide the Area Services Board with the biodiesel necessary for its use ö8,000 litres per month, with the quality required by European Standard EN 14214-, that will be produced in the experimental laboratory in SangŸesa, next to the biomass plant of EHN. The use of biodiesel will not represent any extra cost to the Mancomunidad in relation to conventional diesel fuel. EHN has also provided the tanks and pumps required to supply the vehciles in the installations that the Mancomunidad has in the Cuidad del Transporte (trucks) and Ezcaba (buses). 100% biodiesel and a mixture The vehicles provided by the Area Services Board will be two buses on the Rochapea-Old Part route and two garbage collection trucks based in the suburb of Mendebaldea and in the town of Bara–‡in. One of the buses will use 100% biodiŽsel without mixing it with diesel, and one of the trucks will us a 30% mixture. The other two vehicles will only use diesel fuel and will be used for comparative purposes under similar operating conditions. Public transport users will not notice any changes in the services provided. Clean fuel Biodiesel is a clean fuel, an alternative to diesel produced from local and renewable resources, with major environmental and socio-economic advantages over fossil fuels. Obtained from vegetable oilss ö mainly from sunflower, rapeseed or soya, or animal fats ö biodiesel considerably reduces contaminating gas emissions produced by diesel fuel. It is renewable because its origins are agricultural, it reduces energy dependence on oil in the sector (currently above 98%) and is means of creating employment in rural areas in the future. The study promoted by EHN and the Area Services Board is one of the first The influence of biodiesel on engine performance is also studied. This fuel can be used by current diesel engines öpure or mixed in any proportion- without any modification, and prolongs their working life thanks to the higher power produced. In line with Europe With around 40% of the total, transport is the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere ömainly CO2-, that cause global warming and climate change. The use of biofuels ö biodiesel and bioethanol- is one of the main measures promoted on an international level to reduce atmospheric contamination from road transport, with the aim of increasing its environmental sustainability. The European Union, en its Directive of 8 May on the promotion of the use of biofuel, sets the objective that this should represent 2% of the total consumption in the sector by 2005 (the figure is currently below 0.5%) and 75% en 2010. EHN, one of the main developers of wind power in the world and a player in the fields of biomass, hydroelectric power and solar energy, has incorporated biofuel into its range of activities. In addition to the experimental laboratory in SangŸesa, with an annual production capacity of 300 tonnes, the company is building a plant in Caparroso to produce 35,000 tonnes of biodiesel fuel per year and it will be operational in 2004. The investment is over 16 million euros. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. 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