Renewable and alternative fuels

The way we fuel our cars is changing.

Renewable Fuels

• Produce less pollution than gasoline 
All renewable fuels burn cleaner than gasoline and diesel fuel
Growing crops for Renewable Fuels absorbs greenhouse gases (GHG)
Biogas is made from captured methane, a greenhouse gas

• Are made right here in America from natural, renewable sources
Ethanol and Biodiesel are produced from American-grown crops
Biogas makes fuel out of trash

• Are less expensive than gasoline
In Colorado, Ethanol (E85) => $1.89 per gallon
Compressed Natural Gas => $ 1.87 per gallon
Biodiesel => more power, less maintenance than diesel

• Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFV’s) are here already
There are hundreds of different kinds of AFVs available for every use: cars, trucks, big rigs, tractors, industrial uses, farms, the list goes on and on 
Your car may be able to use Renewable Fuels already!

Be a Part of the Change!

You can be the change, and Paradigm will help you figure out how.

The fuels are already being produced and are available near you!  We can help you get Renewable Fuels in your car today.
Read on or Contact us to find out how.

Renewable Fuels are the Clean Burning Alternative

Renewable Fuels produce less pollution than oil-based fuels, and are cleaner and easier to make. Below is a graph of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from a standardized vehicle, using traditional and Renewable Fuels. Note that these emissions are calculated as full-cycle emissions, also known as well-to-wheel, which factors in the entire life cycle of the fuel: the gathering of the fuel feedstock and refining processes as well as tailpipe emissions. In this graph Biogas would perform much better than compressed natural gas (CNG), as it does not produce drilling and refining emissions. Graph of standardized vehicle emissions from oil-based and Renewable Fuels. Compiled by Harvard University’s Alternative Fuel Vehicle Program using Argonne National Laboratory's GREET Model version 1.5a. CNG = Compressed Natural Gas    LPG = Liquid Petroleum Gas    E85 = 85% Ethanol blend BD20 = 20% Biodiesel blend         BD100 = 100% Biodiesel

***Biogas and Biodiesel have been found in some studies to have a negative CO2 full-cycle emissions- that is, the production of these fuels absorbs more CO2 from the air than burning them releases!

Renewable Fuels are the solution to America’s oil problems

Traditional oil-based energy sources are meeting with increased environmental criticism and regulation at the same time as they are beginning to show signs of strain. Demand for oil around the world is increasing every day. Cheap and easy supply is less and less available, and in a phenomenon known as Peak Oil Production, oil prices will continue to rise forever, at the same rate or worse than they have in the last few years. Prices for goods that require transport will also go up.

Renewable Fuels don’t yet have the capacity to replace America’s 375 million gallon per day oil habit, but the wide range of Renewable Fuels can substantially relieve pressure on oil demand, thereby reducing gas prices for everyone else.

Renewable Fuels are good for America’s Industry

The common link between these fuels is their ability to be produced entirely in America from things we already have and can make more of- like corn and lignin (plant fibers) for ethanol; soybeans, mustard seed, canola oil, and more for biodiesel; and wastewater treatment plants, landfills, and animal farms for biogas. Electricity in hybrid cars is produced in part from the energy of the car’s brakes.

Entire industries, complete with jobs and infrastructure, have been created to discover and produce these new energy sources, increase the efficiency of energy currently used, and recover energy previously wasted and considered unusable.

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