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Neste to open office for growing Renewable Aviation business; launching Neste MY Renewable Diesel in the Netherlands

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Neste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel, has opened a new office in Hoofddorp, in greater Amsterdam which will serve as the global hub for the growing Renewable Aviation business. Neste is now also launching Neste MY Renewable Diesel to climate-conscious fleet customers in the Netherlands.

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Growing Number of EU Countries Levying CO2 Taxes on Cars and Incentivizing Plug-ins

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The seventeen EU countries that levy passenger car taxes partially or totally based on the car’s carbon dioxide emissions and/or fuel consumption are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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Neste joins eFuel Alliance

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Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, has joined the eFuel Alliance , an interest group dedicated to the industrial production of synthetic fuels based on hydrogen and CO 2 from renewable sources. All solutions are needed in the fight against the climate crisis.

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Solaris joins European Clean Hydrogen Alliance

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The aim of the Alliance is to scale-up, by 2030, the production and deployment of hydrogen as a fuel produced by means of low-emission technologies and renewable energy sources. Since then, hydrogen buses and trolleybuses produced by Solaris have been sold to operators in the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Sweden and Latvia.

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EEA: Higher EU greenhouse gas emissions in 2010 due to economic recovery and cold winter

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Nonetheless, emissions growth was somewhat contained by continued strong growth in renewable energy sources. However, the increase could have been even higher without the fast expansion of renewable energy generation in the EU. As in previous years the growth in the use of renewable energy sources continued in 2010 with a 12.7%

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JAL Conducts Successful Test Flight With Drop-in Biofuel Derived Primarily from Camelina

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“We have proven that we can produce renewable jet fuel from sustainable resources that is a drop-in replacement eliminating the need for costly changes to the fuels infrastructure and transportation fleet. Jennifer Holmgren, General Manager of UOP Renewable Energy and Chemical.

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