MARKETING & SUPPLY BY KEITHREID
NPN spoke with Brian Savage, president of Savage Associates about storing and handling biodiesel and Bioheat™ products
HANDLING BIO AT YOUR RACK
Brian Savage
blended product at lower concentrations should provide few issues. But some marketers are doing the blending themselves or using fuels with much higher concentrations. NPN Magazine spoke with Brian Savage, president of Savage Associates, for a rundown of the major concerns with the bulk plant storage and blending of biodiesel and Bioheat™
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HE USE OF BIO AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE fuels can create some handling issues throughout the distribution infrastruc- ture and bulk plant and terminal opera- tions are no different in this regard. Pre-
fuels. Founded in 1938 and headquartered in Berkeley Heights, N.J., Savage Associates interna- tionally provides fueling infrastructure services to commercial, military and industrial customers.
NPN: How much interest are you seeing in mar- keters getting B100 and blending their own biodie- sel or Bioheat™ mixture?
Savage: In some cases the fuel will already be blended by the time it arrives in a bulk plant, but marketers can make the business decision as long
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