Biodiesel has many environmentally beneficial properties.
The main benefit of biodiesel is that it can be described as ‘carbon neutral’. This means that the fuel produces no net output of carbon in the form of carbon dioxide (CO2).
This effect occurs because when the oil crop grows, it absorbs the same amount of CO2 as is released when the fuel is combusted.
Biodiesel is rapidly biodegradable and completely non-toxic, meaning spillages represent far less of a risk than fossil diesel spillages.
Biodiesel has a higher flash point than fossil diesel and so is safer in the event of a crash.
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