Bioheat® Fuel: Better For Your Home and the Environment

Protect your heating system with cleaner burning Bioheat fuel!

Tower Energy is partnering with the heating oil industry, environmental advocates and public officials to decrease the carbon emissions of homes nationwide, including Central Connecticut. To achieve this goal, we exclusively deliver Bioheat® fuel, which is an eco-friendly product.

Bioheat is not like the heating oil of just a generation ago. It is blend of ultra-low-sulfur heating oil (ULSHO) and biodiesels, making it cleaner burning and more efficient.

What is in Bioheat?

The first component of Bioheat fuel is ULSHO, which contains 15 parts per million (ppm) or less of sulfur, compared with traditional heating oil which has more than 5,000 ppm. This dramatic reduction in sulfur content is better for both your heating system and the environment. Biodiesels, which are a gallon-for-gallon replacement for petroleum-based fuel, are blended with ULSHO. It is produced using natural and renewable resources including:

• plant oils including soybean, rapeseed, sunflower and inedible corn oil
• used cooking oil, commonly from restaurants and commercial kitchens
• tallow and other animal fats
• algae

Why Bioheat is better than traditional heating oil

Comparing Bioheat fuel to traditional heating oil reveals that Bioheat is significantly more beneficial for your home as well as the environment. Here are some facts:

• Bioheat fuel reduces sulfur oxides, including sulfur dioxide, by 80%, compared with traditional heating oil, and it reduces nitrogen dioxide by 20% to 30%. Both of those compounds contribute to acid rain and respiratory illnesses.
• Heating with Bioheat fuel results in a 20% decrease in carbon dioxide emissions compared to heating with traditional heating oil.
• Heating equipment that burns Bioheat fuel is not regulated by the federal Clean Air Act because the fuel is very clean.
• Bioheat fuel has the highest Btu content compared to other alternative fuels and can be used in standard oil-fired systems without any modifications. This means that customers who use Bioheat fuel will not have to burn as much to heat their homes and water.

Do you want to get more value for your money? Bioheat fuel can enhance the longevity of your home’s furnace or boiler and minimize the need for repairs by leaving fewer deposits.

With our reliable Bioheat fuel delivery, your home will be kept warm and comfortable all winter long with a smaller environmental impact! Become a Tower Energy customer today.