We are in the believe that there are many businesses looking at sustainabilty and a greener way of operating, but many are unaware of the superior benefits of bio-diesel, let alone where to purchase bio-diesel from.

Biodiesel is a non-toxic, biodegradable replacement for petroleum diesel and can be made from any vegetable oil eg. Canola or animal fat eg. Tallow. Through a process called transesterification, oils and fats are reacted with methanol and a catalyst to produce methyl esters (Biodiesel) along with the co-products: glycerine and soaps.

Bio-diesel has many advantages over petro-diesel. From a Health and Safety perspective it, is biodegradable. From an environmental perspective it,  is manufactured from renewable resources (Not fuel for food).  From an operational perspective it, improves engine lubrication engine runs smoother, quieter, freer and can have a higher cetaine rating. From a financial perspective, it reduces hazardous material compliance cost

The existing resources available in New Zealand such as tallow, used cooking oil, rotational oil seed crops and whey are indeed sustainable and moreover, are amongst the best performers in terms of net green house gas emission reductions.

 Specific Benefits include –

 • Enhanced security of fuel supply – indigenous supply of fuel for New Zealand essential services in times of need.

 • Value added New Zealand raw materials that are currently exported.

 • Job creation - more employment opportunities via "green collar" jobs.

 • Value maximisation of land - improved utilization of land and value creation within rural communities.

 • Reduction of ‘wastes’ to landfill.

 • Mitigating our Kyoto agreement liability due to reduced net GHG emissions from transport.

 • Positive health impact - grass roots improvements in workplace health, biofuels produce far less emissions and don't contain carcinogens and harmful polyaromatic cyclic hydrocarbons.

 •Investment in R&D and biofuel manufacturing - developing an industry platform.

 •Tourism growth by reinforcing the NZ "Clean & Green" image.

 NZ Ester Fuels operates a 2 million litre pa Biodiesel facility is designed to process a range of feedstocks, from Used Cooking Oils to tallow and high FFA materials.

using novel technologies. We offer a Used Vegetable Oil collection service to our customers. We convert this feedstock via a sustainable manufacturing process into quality Biodiesel and other co-products. We distribute our product to discerning customers with a view to establishing long term relationships with tangible benefits

 John can be contacted through the NZ Ester Fuels website www.nzef.co.nz