Does your facility use Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel (ULSD) fuel? Are you using the same diesel tank for the ULDS fuel as you were with the diesel fuel from the old days? Should you be? Do you have a fuel storage tank that is “switch loaded” with gasoline and ULSD?
Well, the debate rages on regarding the safety of ULSD fuel. The fact is, ULSD fuel is NOT the same as our old diesel fuels! With the removal of the sulfur, we have created a fuel that is less conductive. Diesel fuel has never been a great conductor of electricity. Still, with the removal of the sulfur, the conductivity has fallen considerably and thus raises the hazards when handling cleaner diesel fuel. What does this mean?