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The Lambe's Oil Green Fuels Range currently consists of five green fuel products.
1. Wood Pellets - Convenient 10kg Bags
2. Heat Logs
3. CleanBurn Home Heating Oil
4. Dipetane Fuel Treatment
5. BioEthanol
Using wood pellets is probably one of the oldest and most efficient methods of generating heat for cooking and warmth. Wood pellets are a renewable and sustainable energy source. They are made from high quality sawdust and wood shavings which are by-products from the wood processing industry.
They are made by the compression of sawdust and wood shavings. No other binding or artificial agent is used. This produces a pure product that is light, high in energy, and is convenient to use. Wood pellets are very efficient for producing energy as they are very low in moisture and ash content.
Wood pellets are easy to store and can be bought in bulk or in bags. They can be used as fuel for central heating and water boilers. These systems are automatic and are as convenient and efficient as oil or gas boilers.
Lambe's Oil sells convenient and easy-to-carry 10kg bags of wood pellets at participating Lambe's Oil locations.
Advantages of Wood Pellets
• Environmentally friendly - 100% wood chips and sawdust.
• CO2 Neutral
• Smokeless - the low moisture content ensures that the product doesn't smoke as it burns.
• High heat output - approx 4.75Kcal.
• Low ash content - the ash can be used as a fertiliser in your garden.
• Clean to handle and won't take up as much space as conventional firewood.
Using wood is probably one of the oldest and most efficient methods of generating heat for cooking and warmth. Heat Logs are a renewable and sustainable energy source. They are made from high quality sawdust and wood shavings which are by-products from the wood processing industry.
They are made by the compression of sawdust and wood shavings. No other binding or artificial agent is used. This produces a pure product that is light, high in energy, and is convenient to use. Heat Logs are very efficient for producing energy as they are very low in moisture and ash content. The have the same benefits as wood pelletsand offer a more efficient way for space heating from an appliance or open fire. They are simply used as a substitute to standard logs or firewood.
Advantages of Heat Logs
• Environmentally friendly - 100% wood chips and sawdust.
• CO2 Neutral
• Smokeless - the low moisture content ensures that the product doesn't smoke as it burns.
• High heat output - approx 4.75Kcal.
• Low ash content - the ash can be used as a fertiliser in your garden.
• Clean to handle and won't take up as much space as conventional firewood.
• Easy to light.
• Suitable for a range of open and closed appliances.
Using a proprietary process, a fuel treatment called Dipetane is added and mixed with regular home heating oil to form the Clean Burn product. The Dipetane blends with and becomes part of the Clean Burn product, taking part in the combustion process. The Dipetane in Clean Burn is not an additive or detergent and does not leave residues in the combustion chamber of your boiler.
Clean Burn offers the following benefits:
Burns Cleaner - more of the harmful carbons in the fuel are burnt off in the combustion process then with standard home heating oil. The benefit of this is that Clean Burn emits up to 25% less carbon into the atmosphere than standard home heating oil. An additional benefit of Clean Burn is that it produces up to 50% less smoke.
Burns Longer - field tests have shown that Clean Burn lasts up to 10% longer than standard home heating oil as it burns off more of the carbon in the fuel. Normally the carbon that cannot be burned is left as a residue in your boiler. Using Clean Burn reduces carbon deposits in your boiler and should equate to lower servicing costs and an increase in boiler lifespan.
Advantages of Clean Burn:
• A greener home heating oil option.
• Reduces carbon emmsions by up to 25%.
• Economical - lasts up to 10% longer than standard home heating oil.
• Reduces carbon deposits thus decreasing boiler servicing costs and increasing boiler lifespan.
• No special equipment needed, works in any appliance already using standard home heating oil.
Dipetane is a fuel treatment suitable for use in petrol and diesel vehicles. A 'one shot' bottle (275ml) can be bought over the counter and added to a full tank of fuel when filling up at the forecourt. The Dipetane blends with and becomes part of the fuel, taking part in the combustion process. It is not an additive or detergent, and does not leave any residues in your engine. It offers the following benefits:
Burns Cleaner - more of the harmful carbons in the fuel are burnt off in the combustion process than with standard petrol or diesel. The benefit of this is that dipetane-treated fuels emit up to 25% less carbon into the atmosphere. An additional benefit is that it produces up to 50% less smoke than standard fuel. Regular use can help vehicles pass NCT and smoke emmisions testing.
Burns Longer - field tests have shown that Dipetane-treated fuel lasts up to 10% longer as it burns off more of the carbon in the fuel. Normally the carbon that cannot be burnt is left as residue in your engine. Using Dipetane reduces carbon deposits and should equate to lower servicing costs and increased engine lifespan.
Advantages of Dipetane:
• Reduces smoke and carbon emmisions.
• Regular use can help vehicles pass NCT and smoke emmsion testing.
• Reduces fuel consumption.
• Economical - reduces carbon deposits in your engine increasing engine lifespan.
• Enhances engine performance.
• No vehicle modifications required, works in petrol and diesel engines.
Ethanol is an alcohol which can be manufactured from plant sources which are high in starch, such as sugarcane, corn, or wheat. Making ethanol is a fairly simple process which basically involves the fermentation of carbohydrates and the distillation of the resulting alcohol.
The use of ethanol as a fuel has been around for many years. Ethanol that is used as fuel is at least 97% pure. Ethanol is primarily used in petrol engines, is simple to use, and can result in about 1/3 of the greenhouse emmisions compared to petrol.
Ethanol is typically used in a blend with petrol at either 5%, 10%, or 85% concentration. It has a higher octane value than petrol and when used at concentrations greater than 10% there is a requirement to have the vehicles engine modified. 85% ethanol (E85) can be used in flexifuel vehicles. While E85 is currently at a limited number of retail stations in Ireland, the 5% blend (E5) is currently more widely available. In fact, the current Irish specification allows for the addition of 5% Ethanaol in all petrol sold here. Most vehicles do not require modification for E5, and most vehicle manufacturers warranties cover the use of E5.
Advantages of Ethanol:
• It can be used in unmodified engines (E5).
• Higher octane level so it improves vehicle performance.
• Using ethanol produces less air pollution and greenhouse gases.
• Ethanol can be produced from renewable crops in Ireland.
• Most car manufacturers stand over engines using E5.
• Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) incentives exist for flexifuel vehicles.
