Biofuels

‘Biogas' - gas produced during the breakdown of organic matter - can be harnessed and used to provide heat, electricity and transport fuel. Biogas schemes help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and deal more effectively with effluent disposal on farms. This guide to biogas schemes is aimed at a farming audience, and includes practical examples.

As a leader of expeditions to wildlife and scenic attractions, this award-winning tourism business has a strong environmental focus. A move to biodiesel has brought its operation in closer alignment with that focus, and fulfilled its aim to lead the industry in a more environmentally friendly direction, by encouraging other operators to make the switch to biodiesel.

A suggestion to trial biodiesel on one of Ocean Fisheries’ trawlers has seen the Lyttelton firm so convinced by the benefits of the fuel it has progressively changed all its vessels to run on biodiesel blends - including its delivery trucks – and commission a $2 million dollar trawler that runs exclusively on biodiesel.

An Auckland vehicle hire firm saw a business advantage in switching to biodiesel, believing it would boost its overall appeal and attract customers keen to do their bit for the environment.