What is Bioheat® and how is it produced?
Bioheat® is heating oil blended with biodiesel. Biodiesel is made from soybean oil and processed from other fats and vegetable oils. Bioheat® is a registered trademark for a blend of pure biodiesel with conventional heating oil. Both the heating oil and biodiesel must meet ASTM specifications before blending them together.

Regular #2 Heating Oil + Biodiesel = BIOHEAT®   

Does Bioheat® give off as much heat as regular heating oil?
The energy content of biodiesel is similar to the energy content of heating oil so a blend of biodiesel and heating oil will burn the same and give off the same heat as regular heating oil.  For those of you into details, according to a study done at Brookhaven National Labs, biodiesel has a heating value of about 133,000 BTUs/gallon, compared to 138,600 BTUs/gallon for #2 heating oil.  So a B20 blend would contain 137,480 BTUs/gallon.  Biodiesel burns more completely than regular heating oil, which means your furnace will operate more efficiently.

Do I need special equipment to burn Bioheat®?
No, Bioheat® can be used in any conventional oil burner.

Is Bioheat® used anywhere else?
Bioheat® has been used to heat 10,000 homes in central Pennsylvania for the last year.  These users did not experience any increase in maintenance while using Bioheat®. Heating oil distributors all over the northeast, including Massachusetts and New York are beginning to offer Bioheat® to their customers.

I still have oil in my tank - can you deliver Bioheat®?
You do not have to have an empty tank to get Bioheat®.  Since our Bioheat® is a blend of regular heating oil already, it will just mix with whatever is already in your tank.

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