Dispelling Biodiesel Myths

Apparently, many people are still confused as to the difference between biodiesel and ethanol fuels. As an advocate for biodiesel and alternative energy sources, writer Clayton Cornell outlines and dispels twenty-one biodiesel myths in an attempt to improve understanding. The most significant points to take away are that:

• biodiesel and ethanol are produced by different mechanisms
• biodiesel runs on stock diesel engines while ethanol needs special components
• biodiesel contains nearly twice the energy of ethanol