"Aloha Petroleum already supplies B20 biodiesel to several private companies and government agencies in Hawaii. Our customers have been pleased with the results and we think the military will be, too," said Larry Adams, Aloha Petroleum director of sales and marketing. The B20 is being [image-nocss] tested in select tactical, nondeployed vehicles operating on the base.
B20 is a blend of 20% B100 (100% biodiesel) and 80% ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel. The biodiesel for the demonstration project comes from local used cooking oil (including used cooking oil from dining facilities on the base) produced by Pacific Biodiesel. Aloha Petroleum blends the renewable bio fuel with diesel at its terminal in Campbell Industrial Park. Aloha Petroleum and Pacific Biodiesel donated the first 420 gallons of B20 for the demonstration project.
"There is strong demand for B20, and we're glad that we are able to offer it to our customers," added Adams. "We embrace the use of alternative energy products and support the further expansion of biodiesel fuel in the Islands."
The City and County of Honolulu and HECO are among the government agencies and companies that purchase B20 from Aloha Petroleum. The biodiesel blend is also used in the ferryboats that transport visitors across Pearl Harbor to the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial. Aloha Petroleum has been supplying fuel to the military through the Defense Energy Support Center contract for a number of years.
Honolulu-based Aloha Petroleum is an independently owned and locally operated petroleum marketer and convenience store operator, with a history in Hawaii that dates back to the early 1900s. Aloha employs approximately 380 Hawaii residents, and operates more than 50 fueling locations on Oahu and the Big Island of Hawaii. Aloha Petroleum is ranked 15th among Hawaii's Top 250 companies and is the second largest gasoline marketer in the state.
[Pictured (left to right): Larry Adams, Aloha Petroleum director of sales and marketing; Jenna King of Pacific Biodiesel; and Reggie Kamei Jr., Aloha Petroleum commercial fuel marketing manager.]
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