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"CLEAN AIR" Project -
BioDiesel
 On
November 16th 2004 the Salisbury “Clean Air” Project met a major goal.
In a joint effort between Steve Jarrett of Superior Oil of Salisbury,
the North Carolina Solar Center and the City of Salisbury, Salisbury
became the first city in the Charlotte Region to sell B-20 Bio-Diesel to
the public. B-20 Bio-Diesel is a soybean based fuel product of the
US farmer. Bio-Diesel produces 12% to 20% less emissions than
regular diesel fuels and lowers the need for imported fuel. The
City of Salisbury committed to be the anchor fleet to help make this
fuel available to other agencies and the public.
The City of Salisbury is committed to lowering vehicle emissions having
in 2001 voluntarily brought the city’s fleet up to meet the California
BAR 97 standards for exhaust emissions. This exceeded the required
testing to meet the North Carolina OBD II Emissions testing. Then
in December of 2002 the City of Salisbury voluntarily began using Low
Sulfur Diesel Fuel (LSDF) in all its off road and construction
equipment. Off road diesel fuels account for as much as 55% of all
diesel emissions by volume. This requirement to run LSDF in off
road equipment recently became law to go into effect in 2010. The
City of Salisbury is currently seeking grants to test Ultra Low Sulfur
Diesel Fuel (ULSD) with 20% Bio-Diesel in its city buses and sanitation
trucks. Also on order is a new Hybrid Vehicle for the city’s mail
route. This vehicle will serve as a test vehicle to replace the
Salisbury Rowan Utility meter reading vehicles.
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