Your heating system doesn't know the difference. That's the beauty of Bioheat—and the secret that's quietly reshaping how New England heats. When Tasse Crowley Energy delivers B5, B10, or B20 Bioheat to your tank, you're getting heating oil blended with biodiesel, a renewable fuel made from agricultural byproducts like soybean oil, animal fats, and recycled cooking oil. No equipment modification. No disruption. Just cleaner combustion from day one.
What makes biofuel different from traditional heating oil? The source. Traditional heating oil comes from crude extracted from underground reserves—carbon that's been sequestered for millions of years. When you burn it, all of that carbon releases into the atmosphere where it stays for decades. Biodiesel, conversely, comes from plants and organic waste. The carbon released when you burn it was absorbed from the atmosphere during the plant's growth cycle, creating a closed-loop carbon system.
Testing by the National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA) documented that a B20 blend (20% biodiesel, 80% heating oil) reduces sulfur oxide emissions by as much as 80% or more, nitrogen oxide emissions by about 20%, and carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 15%. For a typical home in Maine, that difference means cleaner combustion, less soot buildup inside your furnace, and fewer contaminants entering your home's air.
The Northeast heating oil industry has already achieved a nearly 26% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions since 2008—surpassing its original 15% target by 2023—primarily through increased biofuel adoption and efficiency improvements. That momentum will accelerate: New York has mandated minimum biodiesel blending of 5% today, rising to 10% in 2025 and 20% by 2030.
Why this matters to your budget: Bioheat has the highest BTU content of any alternative fuel, meaning you get more heat per gallon. Cleaner combustion also means less maintenance and longer equipment life—a tangible financial benefit that offsets the small per-gallon premium.
