{"id":3178,"date":"2025-04-03T19:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T19:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/?p=3178"},"modified":"2025-04-03T19:18:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T19:18:57","slug":"preferred-utilities-api-burners-now-ul-listed-to-fire-b5-b100-biodiesel-fuel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/preferred-utilities-api-burners-now-ul-listed-to-fire-b5-b100-biodiesel-fuel\/","title":{"rendered":"Preferred Utilities\u2019 API Burners Now UL Listed to Fire B5 \u2013 B100 Biodiesel Fuel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Danbury, CT<\/strong> \u2013 Preferred Utilities is proud to announce that our API gas and oil burners are now UL certified to fire up to 100% biodiesel fuel under UL 296 (Standard for Safety &#8211; Oil Burners). This certification marks a significant milestone, allowing customers in jurisdictions that require UL-listed equipment\u2014such as New York City and Massachusetts\u2014to take advantage of a powerful and sustainable fuel solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preferred-mfg.com\/products\/burners\/renewable-fuels\/b20-biodiesel.html\">Biodiesel and renewable diesel <\/a><\/strong>provide an economical and environmentally friendly alternative for customers looking to reduce or eliminate fossil fuel use in their boiler rooms without high retrofit costs. To further support alternative fuel adoption, Preferred Utilities also offers pump skids and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preferred-mfg.com\/products\/fuel-handling\/automatic-fuel-oil-filtration-sets.html\">filtration units<\/a><\/strong> designed to keep fuel tanks clean and maintain the highest fuel quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/thumbnail_image001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/thumbnail_image001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/thumbnail_image001.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/thumbnail_image001-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/thumbnail_image001-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>UL-Listed API Burner Features<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Preferred <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.preferred-mfg.com\/products\/burners\/commercial-burners\/api-burners-af.html\">Advanced Performance Inject-Aire (API) Low NOx Burner<\/a><\/strong> is engineered for superior performance and versatility. Key features include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>UL-approved piping skid<\/strong> for 100% biodiesel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pistol-style fan<\/strong> for higher performance and a compact footprint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>UL-listed Direct Spark Ignition<\/strong>\u2014eliminates the need for a gas ignitor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>UL-listed Fuel Oil Pilot Ignition<\/strong>\u2014removes reliance on a gas ignitor for fuel oil firing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>BurnerMate Universal (BMS\/CCS)<\/strong> for a complete combustion control package<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2649-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"3180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2649-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2649-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2649-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2649-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2649-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2649-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-03-112241.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" data-id=\"3182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-03-112241-1024x765.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-03-112241-1024x765.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-03-112241-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-03-112241-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-03-112241-1536x1147.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-03-112241.png 1929w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Unmatched Fuel Flexibility &amp; Efficiency<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The API burner offers a wide range of fuel-burning capabilities, handling natural gas, LPG, digester gas, ethanol, No. 2\u20136 fuel oil, 100% biodiesel, 100% renewable diesel, BioResidual oil, and more. Designed for easy installation, reduced space requirements, and simplified maintenance, the API burner integrates Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) control for fan speed, reducing electrical consumption regardless of fuel type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this UL certification, Preferred continues to push the boundaries of fuel flexibility, efficiency, and sustainability in industrial and commercial boiler applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Danbury, CT \u2013 Preferred Utilities is proud to announce that our API gas and oil burners are now UL certified to fire up to 100% biodiesel fuel under UL 296 (Standard for Safety &#8211; Oil Burners). This certification marks a significant milestone, allowing customers in jurisdictions that require UL-listed equipment\u2014such as New York City and Massachusetts\u2014to take advantage [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3182,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,31,11,6,12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3178"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3178"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3185,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3178\/revisions\/3185"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}