Filed under: Biodiesel, Emerging Technologies
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SunEco Energy has been working with partner Global ReNergy Systems for several years to develop algae biodiesel and the company has been operating a pilot facility in Chino, California for two years. During this time, the company has been growing algae in open ponds and has had 18 harvests. Most recently, SunEco has been working with JB Hunt trucking to test its biodiesel fuel. The companies started their collaboration with a test program in a JB Hunt truck running on ultra low sulfur diesel, a B20 blend of ULSD and algae biodiesel and a B50 blend.
The test initially measured the opacity of the fuels with ULSD getting 14 percent and the B50 coming out much clearer at 2.5 percent. When running on B50, the truck produced 82 percent fewer particulate emissions compared to the ULSD. Later, the truck was put on a chassis dynamometer and the power level was measured at an equal 370 hp on each fuel. When measuring the efficiency, the truck got 2.45 mpg on ULSD, a number that rose to 2.56 mpg on B20 and 2.52 mpg on B50. SunEco now plans to move forward with full scale production of algae biodiesel. A video describing the testing is after the jump.
[Source: SunEco Energy]
Continue reading VIDEO: SunEco and JB Hunt test algae biodiesel, 82% particulate reduction
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