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The minimum allowable fossil fraction for a cofired generator operating on a mixture of fossil fuel and biogas. Diesel engines require a certain minimum amount of diesel fuel to ensure proper ignition. Spark-ignition engines may not have any such requirement, and may be able to operate on pure biogas.