Arlington Energy’s newest alternative energy manufacturing facility, in Mansfield, Ohio, will produce 10 million gallons of biodiesel annually.

Biodiesel blends operate in diesel engines just like petroleum diesel. B20 works in any diesel engine, usually with no modifications to the engine or the fuel system. B20 also provides similar horsepower, torque, and mileage as diesel.

Diesel engines are about 30 percent more efficient than gasoline engines. This means that a diesel engine of the same displacement will produce about 30 percent more horsepower or give 30 percent better fuel economy (or 30 percent less carbon dioxide emissions). Today’s diesel engines are quieter, cleaner burning and more responsive than earlier diesels.

In Europe, where the cost of owning and operating a passenger vehicle is significantly higher that the U.S., diesels already account for more than 40 percent of the passenger car market.

In the U.S, stringent laws adopted by California and four northeast states have slowed the introduction of diesel vehicles to the market. However, increasing fuel prices, the introduction of ultra-low sulfur diesel, and new emissions technology are making passenger diesel vehicles more attractive to customers leading to more diesel option offerings by auto manufacturers.