The August 2020 article, titled Fuels That Work: Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel and Biodiesel Power the U.S. Economy, begins by noting that nearly half the sectors in our economy rely heavily on diesel.
The author writes, Diesel fuel and engines are often described as the platform of work. Diesel fuel is the most energy dense transportation fuel available, and the diesel engine is the most efficient means to transfer this energy density into useful work, while gasoline is almost exclusively used in the fleet of passenger vehicles.
That last statement refers to the U.S. pascar market, inasmuch as diesel has made much deeper inroads in the E.U.
When we think diesel, many people first think of over-the-road transport vehicles. The reality is that diesel engines power heavy duty trucks, buses, locomotives, marine vessels, ferries, ag and construction equipment and even stationary industrial engines.
KEY INSIGHT
The article goes on to explain why diesel has an edge when it comes to the future of power.
A key advantage to the use of renewable biodiesel fuels is that compared to competing alternatives, they do not require the purchase of new vehicles, equipment or engines nor do they require expensive additional investments in refueling or recharging infrastructure. Their benefits can be felt immediately across entire fleets of vehicles, rather than only in newly acquired vehicles dependent on new infrastructure. Biodiesel fuels can be stored, used, pumped and handled virtually the same way as petroleum diesel products.
These are significant points. One can tout the benefits of an EV future, but how much cost and transition time will there be? The goal should not be an EV future but a Clean future. This means all options are on the table, and diesel will be part of it for a very long time.
Here's another strong point the author makes.
Driving a global economy requires a steady supply of available, affordable and diverse energy sources. As the prime mover of the global economy, diesel technology continues to evolve to use the fuels more efficiently and with fewer emissions.
Diesel's ability to efficiently generate power, especially in the new generation of diesel engines, fuels and equipment, is the reason diesel will play a role powering the economy for years to come.
Read the full article here:
https://www.dieselforum.org/
The vast majority of heavy-duty equipment and trucks in the U.S. and most parts of the world are powered by diesel-fueled engines. It was in 1908 that the first truck with a diesel engine was produced. Diesel power remains strong as ever.
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