Final Program Report, National Biodiesel Board, National Biodiesel Infrastructure Development Initiative

摘要

In September 2006, the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) received funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for the National Biodiesel Infrastructure Development Initiative. The goal of this project was to increase acceptance of biodiesel among domestic fuel distributors and suppliers and address technical barriers and needs to facilitate movement of low-level blends of biodiesel in large pipelines in the US. To meet this goal multiple fuel tests and demonstrations were conducted. Industry outreach and education for upstream and downstream users was also implemented with a focus on the state of Minnesota. The initiative was renewed in October 2007 and extended through the end of December 2011. In year one, NBB executed a petroleum pipeline test run. Fuel test results confirmed that a 5% blend of biodiesel could be successfully moved from Houston, Texas to Linden, New Jersey while maintaining D975 specifications. Uncertainty about the legal status of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and the federal tax incentive yielded unfamiliar market conditions for additional pipeline trials with jet fuel under this project. However, the NBB formed the Pipeliner Biodiesel Steering Committee with the five major independent pipeline companies (Buckeye Partners, Colonial Pipeline, Explorer, Magellan Midstream Partners and Teppco) that identified the remaining barriers to pipeline shipments and began to execute those needs using other funding sources.