At Clean Energy Biofuels, the used cooking oil we collect from our customers undergoes a chemical process that creates the biodiesel fuel that we use for our trucks and boilers. We recycle everything we collect, from used cooking oil, to grease trap waste, to waste water, and incorporate these materials into our own processes wherever we can.
Biodiesel is sometimes referred to as a biofuel, and is a renewable fuel that – unlike petroleum-derived fuels – can be regenerated in the short timeframe of the photosynthesis cycle of growing a crop, such as soybeans. By contrast, crude petroleum is formed as a result of geological forces over millions of years. Biodiesel is used across the globe. Many nations have passed legislation adopting the use of biofuels blended into petroleum-derived fuels. For example, in the UK, the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) adopted guidelines to add 5% of biofuels to be added to all road vehicle fuel sources. In the USA, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Renewable Fuel Standard) began a trend of renewable fuel used in American vehicles.
