What is Biodiesel?
Biodiesel is the name given to a cleaner-burning alternative fuel produced from recycled cooking oil, tallow, oil seeds, and other plant matter grown for non edible purposes.
Biodiesel itself contains no fossil diesel but it is commonly sold blended with varying levels of fossil diesel to create a biodiesel blend. It is typically sold as a B5 ( up to 5% bio diesel and 95% diesel) or B20 ( up to 20% bio diesel and 80% diesel) blend.

Who’s using Biodiesel in Australia?
For different reasons many organisations are converting to biodiesel blended fuel. Freedom Fuels Australia has a fleet of 12 Heavy Vehicles and 14 On-Site refueling trucks which run on Renew Diesel. Our truck range includes Scania, Kenworth, Hyno and Mack. Freedom Fuels have experienced no change to fuel consumption when using B20 blended diesel.

Freedom Fuels customers in their thousands have been using biodiesel blended fuel from our retail locations

Other industry types using biodiesel in their vehicles and equipment:

• Mining
• Construction
• Long Haul Transport
• Local Councils
• Farming and Agriculture
• Marine ( Ferries)

Downer EDI Mining successfully converted their Millmerran mining operation to B20 blend in January 2009.

How is Biodiesel Made?
Biodiesel is made from either vegetable oils, animal fats and or recycled cooking oils. The manufacturing process converts these oils and fats into chemicals called fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) or more commonly biodiesel. Glycerine is a co-product of the biodiesel manufacturing process.

Is it safe?
It is extremely safe because it’s as biodegradable as sugar, 10 times less toxic than table salt and has a substantially higher flash point than petroleum diesel. Using Biodiesel reduces the risk to our waterways and reduces landfill.
Freedom Renew Diesel meets all Fuel Quality Standards as prescribed by the Australian Federal Government.

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