Biofuels

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  • Biodiesel blends consumer brochure
    Fact sheets and brochures
    22 May 2009

    Biofuels emit less greenhouse gases than fossil fuels. So your choice of fuel can help the environment, without compromising how your vehicle performs.

    One of the easiest things New Zealand drivers can do to help the environment is to start using sustainable biofuels. Your use of biofuels will help reduce the greenhouse gases from your vehicle.

    Biodiesel is one kind of biofuel. Biodiesel is similar to ordinary diesel, but is made from vegetable oils or animal fats. When mixed with ordinary diesel, this makes a bidoiesel blend.

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  • Bioethanol consumer brochure
    Fact sheets and brochures
    23 May 2009

    Biofuels emit less greenhouse gases. So your choice of fuel can help the environment, without compromising how your car performs. One of the easiest things New Zealand drivers can do to help the environment is to start using sustainable biofuels. Your use of biofuels will help reduce the greenhouse gases from your vehicle.

     Bioethanol-blended petrol is similar to ordinary petrol but contains a biofuel, bioethanol which is made from wastes and plants that contain sugars and starches.

     

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  • Bioethanol-blended petrol trade booklet
    Fact sheets and brochures
    23 May 2009

    Sustainable biofuels have many benefits over fossil fuels. Most importantly, they are renewable and result in lower carbon dioxide emissions. Biofuels are already available in parts of the country and more will become available to Kiwi motorists. One of the main types of biofuel is bioethanol-blended petrol.

    This guide has been developed especially for the motor trade and transport industries and anyone who sells or services diesel powered vehicles to help answer any questions you and your customers may have about biodiesel blends.

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  • Biofuels fact sheet
    Fact sheets and brochures
    1 June 2008

    Biofuels are produced from biological, non-fossil sources. By using biofuels we are reducing New Zealand's reliance on imported crude oil, increasing the use of renewable energy and reducing our overall emissions of carbon dioxide, which contribute to global climate change. Currently in New Zealand the transport sector is responsible for 45% of our greenhouse gas emissions.

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  • Biodiesel trade booklet
    Fact sheets and brochures
    23 May 2009

    This guide has been developed especially for the motor trade and transport industries and anyone who sells or services diesel powered vehicles to help answer any questions you and your customers may have about biodiesel blends. It complements a brochure that provides information in brief on biodiesel blends for the general public.

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  • Biodiesel: A fuel with multiple benefits for business
    Fact sheets and brochures
    27 May 2010

    Biodiesel is an attractive transport fuel option that's suitable for businesses running fleets of all sizes. Biodiesel-blended diesel is a similar cost to diesel, partly due to the government grants available to New Zealand biodiesel producers. Find out the facts about using biodiesel, and how your business can benefit by switching to a renewable vehicle fuel.

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