Bridging the Biodiesel Gap
Location: California
The City College of San Francisco will work with distributors and trucking companies in San Francisco to promote the use of biodiesel fuel in the local trucking sector. This public-private partnership will draw expertise and resources from local and federal governments, academia, petroleum distributors and technical consultants. The project focuses on developing curriculum for distributors, mechanics and drivers. Eight pilot fleets will use biodiesel blends and their emissions will be monitored. The results will be integrated into outreach and education efforts.
- Project Fact Sheet
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- News Coverage
Related Documents
Presentations
- BBG End User PowerPoint Presentation
- BBG Fleet PowerPoint Presentation
- BBG Distributor PowerPoint Presentation
Questions and Answers (Q/A)
Check Lists
- Biodiesel Blending Procedures
- Biodiesel Blending Worksheet
- Environmental and Safety Information
- External Laboratory Verification Form
- Material Safety Data Sheet
- Quality Assurance Checklist
- Rail Car Offloading Checklist
- Sample Driver Rules Checklist
- Storage Tank Monitoring and Inspection Form
- Tank Truck Offloading Checklist
- Transport Loading and Unloading Procedure / Biodiesel Transfer Inspection Form
- Standard Breakout Tank Inspection Form
- Truck Rail Hand Signals
Case Studies (pending)
- Coast Oil
- City and County of San Francisco
- Piedmont Biofuels
- PG&E
Training Materials/Appendices
Note: The information is cumulative, i.e. Distributor materials are those of the End User AND Fleets, not just those listed as Distributor alone.
1. End User Reference Material
- (NREL) Biodiesel Handling and Use Guidelines (4th edition Sept 2008)
- Piedmont BioFuel's Chemistry to Biodiesel
- ASTM D7467_08 Standard Specification for B6 to B-20
- ASTM D6751_O7a B100 Diesel and Heating oil Standards
- Piedmont BioFuel Diesel Technology Presentation
- International Warranty Statement
- National Biodiesel Board Fuel Quality Enforcement Guide
- National Biodiesel Board Materials Compatibility Fact Sheet
- OEM Positions of Support Biodiesel Sept. 2008
- Community Fuels Fact Sheet - Energy Benefits
- Community Fuels Fact Sheet - Performance Benefits
- Community Fuels Fact Sheet - Environmental Benefits
- Community Fuels Fact Sheet - Biodiesel A Better Alternative for Fleets
2. Fleet Reference Material (In addition to the below, please see "End User Reference Material" for essential basic documents that build on these materials)
- Straight BOL Template
- Sample Certificate of Analysis (COA)
- Sample Bill of Lading (BOL)
- Sample Biodiesel Quality Status Report (BQSR)
- Sample NFPA Placard
- Sample Biodiesel Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
- NBB B20 Recommendations
- NBB B20 and Above Recommendations
- Hazmat Employee Safety Training
- Hazmat Employee Gen. Awareness
- Hazmat Employee Driver Training
- Fleet Manager Guide for Handling, Receipt and Storage of Biodiesel
- NREL Fleet B20 Results
- 100,000 Mile Evaluation of Transit Buses Operated on Biodiesel Blends (B20)
- North Carolina Diesel vs. B20 emissions report in Dump Trucks
3. Distributor Reference Material (In addition to the below, please see "End User Reference Material" and "Fleet Reference Material" for ALL essential basic documents)
- BQ9000 Certified Marketer Requirements
- NBB Cold Weather Blending Study
- NBB NBB Cold Flow Fact Sheet
- Alternative Fuel Pricing Report
- RIN Compliance and Enforcement
- How to Report RIN's
- NBB RIN memo
- RIN Fact Sheet
- RIN Registration and Record Keeping
- California Biodiesel Taxes
- California Biodiesel Sales Tax
- NBB Fuel Quality Enforcement Guide
- FTC Final Rule on Labels
- NBB Fuel Quality and Performance Guide