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have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to form a new partnership that will serve as a platform to test, develop and market BioOil (Dynamotive’s fast-pyrolysis oil) for application in stationary and marine slow- and/or medium-speed diesels globally. (MES), and Dynamotive Energy Systems Corp. Earlier post.).

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executives outlined plans to provide a range of power technologies spanning diesel and natural gas engines to fully electric and hybrid powertrains. Cummins said those are just the first steps as it signals its intention to be the leading provider of electrified powertrains in its commercial and industrial markets.

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OCTOBER 8, 2019

Some states regulate only certain vehicle types, such as school buses, state vehicles, commercial vehicles, diesel vehicles, or vehicles over a certain weight rating. Details for each of the states can be found at the US Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center Federal and State Laws and Incentives page.

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MAY 5, 2020

Ozinga Energy has purchased an ANG-equipped Ford F-150 and installed a dedicated, low-pressure fueling appliance at its headquarters in Mokena, Illinois. Already a strong supporter of alternative fuels, a large majority of Ozinga’s fleet of concrete trucks operate on compressed natural gas (CNG).

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MARCH 21, 2012

The Bio-DME project aims to assess whether there is a market for Bio-DME (Di-Methyl-Ether) for commercial vehicles. Halfway through the two-year project the preliminary results show that Bio-DME already functions in daily commercial operations. —Per Salomonsson, Project Manager Alternative Fuels at Volvo.

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MARCH 11, 2019

New research released by NTEA – The Association for the Work Truck Industry confirms that fleets across the country are increasingly relying on biodiesel for their existing and new diesel vehicles. For the third time in four years, surveyed fleets named biodiesel as their top alternative fuel choice both for current use and future interest.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

The announcement expands the two companies’ previous strategic collaboration on hydrogen and renewable natural gas and is expected to encompass other liquid renewable fuels, such as renewable gasoline blends, biodiesel and renewable diesel. This collaboration is intended to encourage commercial and industrial adoption in North America.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

SoCalGas) and Oberon Fuels , a San Diego-based low-emission alternative fuels company, announced a joint research and development agreement to design and construct the first commercial facility in the United States to produce Dimethyl Ether (DME) from natural gas for use as a transportation fuel.

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Apart from the rapid development of battery technology, hydrogen is a good complementary option as an alternative fuel for long-distance transport. MAN is testing both the use of a fuel cell and an H 2 combustion engine. The all-electric truck of the new truck generation will hit the road from 2023.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2013

The Virginia General Assembly is moving forward with legislation ( HB2313 ), that, among its other elements, would abolish the state’s gasoline and diesel fuel taxes and replace them with a sales tax. Currently, both gasoline and diesel carry a $0.175/gallon fuel tax. cents-per-gallon tax.

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Decarbonizing heavy-duty trucking has been challenging, with alternatives such as battery power lacking the energy density needed to replace diesel for larger vehicles and long-distance routes with minimal downtimes.

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JULY 8, 2011

a synthetic biology company producing renewable fuels and chemicals directly by microbes, has begun a collaboration with MAN Latin America, a leading Brazilian engineering and vehicles manufacturing company, to test LS9’s renewable diesel in both stationary engines and operational fleet vehicles in Brazil. LS9, Inc.,

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NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Chevrolet also will offer CNG and LPG versions of its new Low Cab Forward commercial truck. PSI is one of North America’s largest and most experienced providers of integrated turn-key, alternative-fuel powertrain solutions. liter B20-capable Duramax diesel for the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans; and all-new available 6.6-liter

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

RRB’s first plant will convert approximately 140,000 dry tons of woody biomass feedstock into at least 12 million gallons per year of renewable jet, diesel, and naphtha fuels. Hydroprocessing refines the liquid hydrocarbons to produce jet, diesel, and naphtha fuels. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 2, 2016

UPS has achieved its goal of driving 1 billion miles in its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet one year earlier than planned, and marked more than 10 years of learning from its “Rolling Laboratory” of now more than 7,200 alternative fuel vehicles.

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DECEMBER 13, 2009

cellulosic diesel. The cellulosic diesel process can be modified to produce a gasoline-range blending component and various green chemicals. According to Mercurius, the process chemically fractionates the biomass feedstock and converts it to an intermediate chemical that is further processed to a diesel blending component.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

a renewable oils and bioproducts company, has begun a collaboration with Qantas to pursue the potential for commercial production of Solazyme’s microbial-derived aviation fuel, Solajet, in Australia. This represents the first collaboration in the Asia-Pacific region to explore the use of Solajet in commercial aviation.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2013

an alternative fuel company that converts natural gas and other feedstocks directly into drop-in transportation fuels, announced that its natural gas-to-gasoline demonstration plant ( earlier post ) has achieved 720 hours of continuous operation, indicating the reliability and stability of its STG+ technology.

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MARCH 13, 2022

Wabtec and BNSF Railway are partnering on a new biofuel project aimed at quantifying the impact of alternative fuels on emissions, durability, and performance in Wabtec locomotives. BNSF is pleased to partner with Wabtec to test higher percentage blends of biodiesel and renewable diesel. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 2, 2015

plans to produce and supply biojet and renewable diesel in Japan at commercial scale in the 2020s with support from the City of Yokohama, Chiyoda Corporation, Itochu Enex Co., The company will build Japan’s first demonstration plant for the production of biojet/biodiesel fuels in Yokohama, with operations planned to begin in 2018.

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JULY 7, 2021

Ellesmere Port will become the first Stellantis plant to produce a solely battery-electric model, in both commercial and passenger versions, by the end of next year, for Vauxhall, Opel, Peugeot and Citroën brands and for both domestic and export markets. Electric Passenger Car. Vauxhall Combo-e. Vauxhall Combo-e Life. Opel Combo-e.

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JULY 3, 2012

Canada’s federal government is awarding $908,280 through FedDev Ontario’s Investing in Business Innovation initiative to help algal biofuel startup Pond Biofuels accelerate the commercialization of its technology used to capture carbon dioxide from raw stack emissions and produce algae that can subsequently be converted into biofuels.

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JANUARY 16, 2014

Boeing is working with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other stakeholders to gain approval for the direct blending of renewable “green” diesel into aviation fuel, thereby further reducing the aviation industry''s carbon emissions. If approved, the fuel would be blended directly with traditional jet fuel.

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Use of renewable fuels. Starting 1 January 2020, large transit agencies would be required to use renewable fuels for diesel and compressed natural gas (CNG) buses when fuel contracts are renewed to support existing renewable fuel policies. To date, about 55% of all buses in California operate on alternative fuels.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2020

The standard provides that CHJ fuel, which was developed by Applied Research Associates (ARA), may be blended at up to 50% by volume with conventional jet fuel. The specification was approved and published with support from the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI).

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OCTOBER 25, 2009

Normalized well-to-wake GHG emissions for low-, baseline- and high-emission cases for jet fuel pathways under different land use change scenarios. The focus of the work was on alternative jet fuels that could be available commercially in the next decade using primarily North American resources. From Hileman et al.

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MARCH 5, 2019

The analysis covered 23 markets in Europe and found a direct correlation between diesel car registrations and average CO2 emissions. With increased negative public perception towards diesels, combined with new government regulations such as WLTP and scrutiny of the fuel type, demand for diesel fell by 18% in 2018.

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JUNE 13, 2013

In two packages of awards, the California Energy Commission approved more than $44 million to expand the hydrogen fueling infrastructure and increase the number of alter alternative fuel vehicles on the road in the state. million to build a hydrogen fueling station in Anaheim (Orange County). Garden City Sanitation, Inc.,

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MARCH 27, 2012

Ford will bring the all-new Ford Transit commercial van to market with an option for an all-new diesel engine as well as the 3.5L Ford says that the new Transit, which begins production in Kansas City in 2013, will achieve at least 25% better fuel economy than current E-Series vans. EcoBoost V6. Earlier post.) in 2008 to 53.7%

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NOVEMBER 1, 2020

But, in many high-use areas and remote locations, upgrading grid connections to meet future charging demand is not practical or commercially viable. Not only can IPG’s technology deliver low-emission, pollutant-free energy on today’s cleaner fuels. This growth will require high megawatt capacities across England’s road networks.

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Volvo Trucks North America, after concluding truck and engine lab testing, has approved the use of renewable diesel fuel for all of its proprietary Volvo engines, offering environmental and cost-savings benefits to customers. Volvo is the first OEM to endorse the use of advanced drop-in hydrocarbon renewable diesel fuel.

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MAY 31, 2017

The team examined blends of 5% and 10% POMDME in diesel in a single-cylinder heavy-duty diesel engine to gain an overview of the blend’s impact on engine performance and exhaust emissions. The team compared the reference diesel fuel with two blends of 90% diesel - 10% POMDME by volume and 95% diesel-5% POMDME by volume.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

announced Euro 6 (VI) engine compatibility for use with Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) renewable diesel and other EN 15940 paraffinic fuels, representing a significant step forward to reduce the carbon footprint of Cummins-powered bus, truck and coach fleets operating in Europe. Cummins Inc.

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APRIL 23, 2014

has come to an agreement with Lufthansa under which the carrier will evaluate Gevo’s renewable jet fuel with the goal of approving the alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ) for commercial aviation use. Renewable jet embodies the potential of cleaner, greener, and as we scale up, cost competitive drop-in fuels. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 2, 2018

Fiat Chrysler will phase out diesel engines in its passenger cars sold in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) market by 2021, according to company executives presenting at FCA Capital Markets day in Balocco, Italy. The company, however, will still offer diesel in its light commercial vehicles across its brands.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2012

A team from the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Chevron Corporation has examined the chemical composition and properties of several diesel fuels and blendstocks derived from Fischer?Tropsch Thus, these fuels should have more similarities than differences regardless of feedstock or manufacturing process.

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JULY 7, 2014

Alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs)—including battery-electric (BEVs), plug-in hybrid (PHEVs), propane autogas (PAGVs) and natural gas vehicles (NGVs)—will grow from 5.0% While diesel will remain the primary fuel choice of MHDVs throughout the forecast period, its share will fall from more than 79% in 2014 to 76% in 2035.

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