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10 Propane Myths Busted (Part 2)

Posted by James Callow on Tue, Mar 08, 2022 @ 03:19 PM

part 2 10 Propane Myths Busted

A few weeks back we shared a Budget Propane blog with you called - 10 Propane Myths Busted

Inside, we listed the first 5 propane myths addressed by The Propane Education and Research Council (PERC). Did it change any preconceptions you might have about propane energy? Now, let's look at common propane myths, number 6-10. 

"Myth #6 Propane isn't a safe fuel for vehicles
Like conventional vehicles, propane vehicles comply with all applicable safety regulations, including Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Compared to gasoline and diesel, propane has a higher autoignition temperature (the point at which a gas or vapor can ignite in air without a spark or flame being present), making unintentional autoignition far less likely.

Myth #7 Using propane causes air pollution
In a real-world study conducted by West Virginia University, propane autogas school buses reduced smog-producing emissions by cutting 96 percent more nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions compared to clean diesel buses. Plus, propane autogas passenger vehicles can emit up to 36% fewer NOx emissions than diesel vehicles, 70% fewer sulfur oxide emissions and up to 45% less particulate matter than electric passenger cars throughout the full fuel cycle.

Myth #8 Propane isn't really any more advantageous than diesel or gasoline
Propane fuel has a lower carbon content than electricity, conventional gasoline and diesel fuel. That’s why propane is listed as an approved clean alternative fuel under the Energy Policy Act of 1992.

Myth #9 Propane is a fossil fuel and all fossil fuels are bad
Fuels aren’t binary: clean or dirty, good or bad. They exist on a continuum from very clean to very dirty. Consider solar and wind (pretty clean energies once they are produced) on one end of the continuum, with coal and oil (dirty when they burn) on the other. From a carbon standpoint, natural gas sits closer to the cleaner end of the continuum, but natural gas has its own problem. It is methane, a greenhouse gas like carbon dioxide, but 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Once it’s in the atmosphere, it absorbs sunlight like a sponge.

Propane — not a greenhouse gas in its original state and made when methane is purified for commercial use — takes its place on the carbon continuum close to renewable resources, which is why propane is designated a clean energy alternative under the Energy Policy Act of 1992.

Myth #10 Proapne's uses are limited. 
Not true — propane is extremely versatile! Classified as an alternative fuel under the Energy Policy Act of 1992, propane is used in nearly 12 million U.S. households for residential purposes. Millions of Americans also use propane for transportation, commercial, industrial and agricultural applications—you’ll even find propane powering fleets of buses serving schools and National Parks like Acadia and Mammoth Cave. And don’t forget the tens of thousands of forklifts operating in enclosed warehouses (where low emissions are highly desirable), the thousands of mowers, and the myriad high-intensity energy agricultural uses like grain drying.
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Quoted by Source: https://propane.com/environment/myth-busting/

To visit The Propane Education and Research Council's website, click here.

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