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New EU specification to increase better use of sustainable diesel

Plantations — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 01:15:05 +0000

Plantations International Agarwood Gaharu News The European Committee for Standardization just recently authorized a new standard for paraffinic diesel fuel made from synthesis or hydrotreatment. EN 15940, which will certainly be released by all CEN members before completion of 2016, develops requirements as well as test methods for marketed and supplied paraffinic gasoline including a [...]

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Mercedes-Benz Trucks approves use of renewable diesel

Plantations — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 10:35:59 +0000

Plantations International Information Mercedes-Benz Trucks authorized the immediate use of hydrotreated grease (HVO), additionally described as renewable diesel in the United States, for its in-line six-cylinder engine variants of the Mercedes-Benz OM 470, OM 471 (very first generation) as well as OM 936 along with the in-line four-cylinder versions of the OM 934 conference the [...]

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Super Bowl kicks off with clean diesel tech, renewable diesel

Plantations — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 10:33:41 +0000

Plantations International News The widely attended fan festivals and transportation to this week’s championship football game in San Francisco are the latest in a long line of entities to recognize advanced biofuels—including biodiesel and renewable diesel fuel—in meeting climate, clean air and sustainability goals. These advance biofuels, when used in diesel engines, can reduce carbon emissions by [...]

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Golden Entrance Petroleum to provide renewable diesel to California state firms

Plantations — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 10:36:15 +0000

Plantations International News A new contract between the State of California and Golden Gate Oil may help the state make a massive jump in the direction of meeting its aggressive discharge objectives. The emission targets were mandated by Guv Jerry Brown's exec order to lower greenhouse gas (GHG) exhausts to 40 % less than 1990 [...]

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Price space in between diesel, biodiesel broadens in Germany

Plantations — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 10:41:09 +0000

Plantations International Information At the end of October, Germany's wholesale cost for biodiesel stood at around 75.60 euro cents per litre (USD $ 3.066 each gallon), omitting power tax obligation, hence going beyond the rate for agricultural diesel (i.e., off-road diesel) by virtually 10 euro cents per litre (USD $ 0.416 per gallon). Baseding on [...]

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UPM starts field tests of wood-based diesel in Helsinki region bus web traffic

Plantations — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 11:04:00 +0000

Plantations International News In Finland, UPM will begin beta test of its wood-based BioVerno diesel energy in urban buses with each other with Helsinki Region Transport (HSL) and the VTT Technical Research study Centre. The beta test are likewise sustained by the St1 fuel station chain, the car maker Volvo, and the transportation firm Transdev [...]

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SG Preston secures renewable diesel EPC professional

Plantations — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 10:39:44 +0000

Plantations International Information Philadelphia-based bioenergy firm SG Preston chooses IHI E&C as EPC contractor for eco-friendly diesel facilties SG Preston has struck an agreement with IHI E&C, a Houston-based EPC specialist as well as subsidiary of Japan-based IHI Corp., for a multi-facility program to consist of advancement and building of just what SG Preston says [...]

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Neste” s eco-friendly diesel to power Oakland city” s community fleet

Plantations — Sun, 18 Oct 2015 10:40:32 +0000

Plantations International Information In The golden state, US, the city of Oakland has started filling its automobiles with Neste's NEXBTL eco-friendly diesel in order to decrease the exhausts of its municipal fleet. Oakland is the very first significant US city to convert its entire fleet to eco-friendly diesel. The switch from petroleum diesel occurred in [...]

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Neste sustainable diesel to power Oakland’s city fleet

Plantations — Sun, 18 Oct 2015 10:40:02 +0000

Plantations International News The city of Oakland, California, started filling up its cars with Neste's NEXBTL sustainable diesel in order to lower the discharges of its community fleet. Oakland is the very first major U.S. city to transform its entire fleet to renewable diesel. The switch from oil to sustainable diesel occurred in early October. [...]

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Scania accepts usage of eco-friendly diesel in Euro 6 engines

Plantations — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 10:43:22 +0000

Plantations International Information Sweden-based heavy-duty truck and also bus producer Scania has accepted usage of eco-friendly diesel, or hydrotreated grease (HVO), in its Euro 6 array offered it fulfills technical specification TS15940. Scania says under optimum problems utilize of renewable diesel should attain decreases of carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 90 percent. "We [...]

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