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To: Skywatcher who wrote (5007)	5/14/2005 10:18:57 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 36917

Renewable Heating Oil is Here! Heating oil... but not as we know it! A British company which first pioneered a new 'green' bio-diesel fuel over seven years ago, has now launched the UK's first renewable heating oil, based on the same environmentally-friendly materials and production process. As with bio-diesel, the new Green Flame heating oil, produced by Ebony Solutions in Northwich, Cheshire, is manufactured from recycled waste vegetable oil and with a 35 sec viscosity is a direct alternative to traditional petroleum-based heating oil. Under development for a number of months, the product has now received BS 2869: Part 2: 1998 certification, the British Approved Standard for heating oil. This opens the door to major commercial opportunities, particularly in applications such as factories, hotels and large public buildings such as churches and schools, which rely on significant quantities of traditional gas oil, and where it can be used without modification to existing boiler systems. Made entirely from waste vegetable oil, rather than fossil fuels, Green Flame heating oil is a genuinely environmentally-friendly alternative. It does not release harmful emissions and therefore makes no net contribution to global warming. It also burns more cleanly and efficiently, further reducing pollution. Ebony's managing director, Stephen Whittaker, pioneer of a range of green products, comments: "The BS approval gives the green light for us to develop bulk production of the heating oil and we are now capable of producing up to 200,000 litres a week. "At the same time, our improved manufacturing efficiencies enable us to offer it at a competitive price compared to that of standard heating oil which has become increasingly more expensive as oil prices have steadily risen." Ebony Solutions now believes that the new oil can enjoy similar success to that of its 'e-diesel' fuel in the transport industry. Launched in the UK some seven years ago, it is now used by an increasing number of commercial, blue chip and local authority customers, including Cheshire County Council, which announced its decision to run its entire fleet of council vehicles on the fuel earlier this year. oilfiredup.com