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From Site Walk to Biofuel Solution: How Benecor Helps Customers Build with Confidence
A successful biofuel fueling project starts long before a tank arrives on site.
At Benecor, we believe the best fueling systems are developed by understanding the application, the site, and the customer's operational needs from the beginning. That is why site visits and project walk-throughs are an important part of our process—particularly for customized biofuel storage and dispensing systems.
Seeing the Application Firsthand
Recently, the Benecor team visited a customer site to walk through the fueling operation, review the existing infrastructure, and discuss the requirements for a biofuel storage and dispensing solution.
A site walk is an opportunity for everyone involved in the project to get on the same page. These visits can include the customer, Benecor, and contractors bidding on the installation. Benecor works directly with bidding contractors to answer technical questions, clarify equipment requirements, and help ensure that the proposed system can be properly installed and integrated into the site.
The video above provides a firsthand look at this part of the Benecor process, giving readers a behind-the-scenes view of what a site walk looks like and how our team works directly with the customer and contractors to evaluate the application and discuss the fueling system. While every project is different, these conversations in the field are an important part of understanding the challenges and opportunities associated with each installation.
A site walk gives our engineering and sales teams the opportunity to see details that may not be obvious from drawings, photographs, or phone conversations.
Things such as available space, vehicle access, fueling patterns, piping routes, electrical requirements, equipment placement, clearance requirements, and future expansion can all influence the final system design.
By evaluating these factors firsthand and working directly with the contractors involved, Benecor can help identify potential challenges early—before equipment is manufactured or installed.
Biofuel Infrastructure Requires Thoughtful Planning
Biofuels such as biodiesel can provide fleets and businesses with an opportunity to reduce the carbon intensity of their operations while utilizing existing diesel fueling infrastructure. However, the storage and dispensing system still need to be designed around the specific application.
Tank capacity, dispensing requirements, environmental conditions, fuel turnover, heating requirements, piping, pumps, filtration, controls, and fuel management can all play a role in developing the right solution.
For customers operating in colder climates or using higher biodiesel blends, temperature management can be particularly important. Benecor's engineered systems can incorporate insulation and heating designed around the application to help maintain reliable operation.
More broadly, all Benecor systems are designed with the environmental elements that can make fuel storage and dispensing challenging in mind. Temperature extremes, weather exposure, fuel characteristics, and demanding operating environments are considered as part of the system design to help provide dependable performance in the field.
Engineering Beyond the Tank
One of the advantages of working with Benecor is that our involvement doesn't stop at the tank.
Our team works to understand how the complete system will function—from fuel storage through dispensing and fuel management. That includes evaluating the relationship between the tank, pump, piping, dispenser, controls, Fuel Management System, and the customer's existing fueling infrastructure.
Modern fueling operations often require more than simply delivering fuel. Fuel Management Systems can be integrated into Benecor fueling solutions to help customers monitor fueling activity, control access, track fuel usage, and better manage their overall fleet fueling operation.
By considering these components together, Benecor can provide a more complete solution rather than treating the tank, dispenser, and management system as isolated pieces of equipment.
For projects with unique requirements, Benecor can also engineer customized systems to address site-specific conditions.
Supporting Customers and Contractors Through the Process
The purpose of a site walk isn't simply to look at the installation area. It is an opportunity to bring the customer, contractors, and Benecor's engineering and sales teams together to discuss what the system needs to accomplish.
Working directly with contractors during the bidding and planning process also allows Benecor to provide answers to technical questions before installation begins. This helps contractors understand the equipment they are bidding, while giving the customer greater confidence that the proposed system will work with the overall project.
Questions that can be answered in the field include:
- Where should the tank and dispensing equipment be located?
- How will vehicles access the fueling position?
- What are the required fueling rates?
- Where will piping and electrical connections run?
- What environmental conditions need to be considered?
- Is heating or insulation required?
- How will the system integrate with existing infrastructure?
- What Fuel Management System requirements need to be incorporated?
- Is there room for future expansion?
- What installation challenges should be addressed before equipment is fabricated?
Answering these questions early can help reduce surprises during installation and create a smoother path from design to operation.
Building Biofuel Infrastructure for the Future
As more fleets, transportation companies, municipalities, and businesses explore biodiesel and other alternative fuels, dependable fueling infrastructure becomes increasingly important.
Benecor brings engineering, manufacturing, and field experience together to help customers develop fueling systems that are designed around their actual needs—and the environment in which they will operate.
From initial site evaluation to engineering, manufacturing, Fuel Management System integration, and final installation, our goal is simple: provide a reliable, practical fueling solution that works in the real world.
A site visit may be just one step in the process, but it is an important one.
At Benecor, we don't just build tanks. We build complete fueling solutions around the way our customers operate.
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