|
| |
Evaluation of USF Bio-Diesel Fueled Bull-Runner Service
This report compares and summarizes the
performance of the University of South Florida Bull-Runner
Shuttle (BRS) fleet before and after the transition from
conventional petroleum diesel to biodiesel. The project focused
on the fuel efficiency over two comparable 6-month periods. The
transition between the fuel types clearly affected the BRS fuel
economy performance measures. A general trend of decreased
system wide average fuel economy existed. However, theoretically
a system will use 10% more biodiesel fuel than petroleum diesel
based on the energy in each fuel type. Biodiesel has inherent
advantages over other alternative fuel types in so far as having
the ability to transition back and forth between it and
conventional fuel at a moments notice; for example during a time
where petroleum diesel fuel prices increase or biodiesel fuel
prices decrease. A copy of the final report is available here
in pdf format and in
HTML format. For more information,
contact Chris DeAnnuntis at
deannuntis@cutr.usf.edu.
2.24.05
|
813.974.5168 fax