When is National Biodiesel Day?

Saturday March 18th

National Biodiesel Day, each year, honors Rudolf Diesel's birthday and a few others that have piqued increasing attention around the world and around the world.

National Biodiesel Day

Rudolf Diesel invented the diesel engine and unveiled it at the World Fair in 1900. Rudolf Diesel invented the diesel engine and introduced it at the World Fair in 1900. R. Diesel was a big believer in the role plant oils could play in fueling America, and he was originally intended to run on peanut oil.

"The use of vegetable oils for engine fuels may seem insignificant today, but in the course of time, they could become as important as petroleum and the coal-tar products of the present day," Diesel said in a 1912 address.

Biodiesel is a cleaner-burning, petroleum-free alternative to diesel made from animal fat, vegetable oil, and recycled cooking oil. It is lowering the reliance on imported diesel, creating green jobs, and improving our environment. Biodiesel, America's first advanced Biofuel, has become a highly popular fuel, and it has become a staple. Biodiesel has many of the following benefits: Here are a few of the benefits of biodiesel: