Friday, February 20, 2009

The Government of Canada will introduce a national on-road biodiesel mandate as soon as 2010 and no later than 2012, as long as all practical and technical issues involving the interaction compatibility, availability and distribution of biodiesel with heavy trucks are addressed prior to the introduction, the Canadian Trucking Assn. (CTA) reported.

The announcement comes on the heels of the completion of the Alberta Renewable Diesel Demonstration (ARDD), a two-pronged project that involved a combination of laboratory testing and long-haul fleet use of 2007 emissions-compliant engines running on Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) 3.520 specification biodiesel blends.

Managed by Climate Change Central, this multi-stakeholder demonstration was sponsored and supported by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Advancing Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food Program, Alberta Energy’s Biodiesel Commercialization and Market Program and Biodiesel Infrastructure Development Program, Shell Canada Limited, Canadian Bioenergy Corporation, Canadian Renewable Fuels Association, Canola Council of Canada, Milligan Bio-Tech, Natural Resources Canada, Neste Oil and the Canadian Petroleum Products Institute. Trucking companies involved in the demonstration included Rosenau Transport Ltd., Hi-Way 9, First Bus Canada, Gibson Energy Ltd. and CF Managing Movement Ltd. 

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