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DOE researchers investigate economic and environmental impacts of converting wet waste to renewable diesel

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JANUARY 3, 2022

Heavy-duty diesel vehicles using mixing controlled compression ignition (MCCI), the most common ignition and combustion strategies for heavy-duty diesel engines, contribute significantly to the emissions of GHG, oxides of nitrogen (NO x ), and particular matter (PM) and are subject to stringent emission standards. Skaggs et al.

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Waste Diesel Renewable Convert

Converted hydrogen fuel cell refuse vehicle on trial in Ruhr region as part of HECTOR

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JUNE 2, 2022

The Abfallentsorgungs-Gesellschaft Ruhrgebiet mbH ( AGR ), a waste management company in Herten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, has put a converted DAF CF 340 hydrogen fuel cell truck into operation as part of the EU-funded HECTOR (Hydrogen Waste Collection Vehicles in North West Europe) project.

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Convert Hydrogen Parts Fuel

Diamond Green Diesel to more than double renewable fuel capacity using second Honeywell Ecofining unit; 675M barrels renewable diesel per year

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Diamond Green Diesel facility in Norco, La., will more than double its annual production of renewable diesel with the completion of a second Honeywell Ecofining process unit with a capacity of 30,000 barrels per day (bpd). Diamond Green Diesel is owned by Valero Energy Corp. and Darling Ingredients Inc., Ecofining unit.

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Diesel Renewable Green Fuel

UNSW Syndey team develops hydrogen-diesel dual fuel system; 90% H2, more than 85% reduction in CO2

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OCTOBER 8, 2022

Engineers from UNSW Sydney (Australia) have successfully converted a diesel engine to run as a dual-fuel hydrogen-diesel engine, reducing CO 2 emissions by more than 85% compared to conventional diesel. below the amount produced by the diesel powered engine. CO 2 reduction and 13.3% —Liu et al.

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Bombardier (now Alstom) to convert AGC hybrid trains to full battery power

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FEBRUARY 7, 2021

To help France meet its sustainability targets, Bombardier will now convert AGC hybrid trains to full battery power. The effort is part of France’s strategy to eventually phase diesel power out of its national rail fleet. It also reduces the cost of energy consumption, due to lower electricity costs compared to diesel-fueled trains.

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Battery Powered Convert Powered Power

Global Clean Energy buys Bakersfield refinery for $40M, converting to produce renewable diesel

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MAY 9, 2020

Historically, the refinery has produced diesel from crude oil and has a capacity of 70,000 barrels per day. GCEH will immediately commence retooling the refinery to produce renewable diesel from organic feedstocks such as vegetable oils.

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Renewable Diesel Clean Cleaning

Scottish Enterprise project converting train to hydrogen power

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DECEMBER 31, 2020

Scottish Enterprise, Transport Scotland and the Hydrogen Accelerator, based at the University of St Andrews, have appointed Arcola Energy and a consortium of industry leaders in hydrogen fuel cell integration, rail engineering and functional safety to deliver Scotland’s first hydrogen powered train.

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Hydrogen Convert Powered Power

Hamburger Hochbahn issues tender for 50 fuel cell buses

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AUGUST 19, 2020

Hamburger Hochbahn AG has launched a tender for the delivery of up to 50 fuel cell buses for the years 2021 to 2025. Hochbahn will purchase both pure fuel cell hybrid buses and battery-electric buses in which the fuel cell serves as a range extender. The advantages of fuel cells are their high flexibility and range.

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Fuel Hydrogen Convert Fleet

Cummins fuel cell technology powers Coradia iLint fleet in Germany

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AUGUST 27, 2022

The Alstom Coradia iLint trains ( earlier post ) are outfitted with Cummins fuel cell systems and will run on the world’s first 100%-hydrogen train route in passenger operation. The Coradia iLint trains were developed by Alstom as an alternative to conventional diesel trains.

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Germany Fleet Fuel Powered

ULEMCo to deliver 20 hydrogen-fueled vehicles for Glasgow; largest hydrogen dual fuel conversion to date

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

ULEMCo, the UK company converting commercial vehicles to run on hydrogen, has commenced the largest single deployment of hydrogen dual fuel vehicles yet. Around half of the fleet of 20 vehicles will be converted to hydrogen dual fuel, while the rest will be hydrogen-enabled from the start. EGR, SCR etc.) EGR, SCR etc.)

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Hydrogen Conversion Fuel Cleaner

Audi in new e-fuels project: synthetic diesel from water, air-captured CO2 and green electricity; “Blue Crude”

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Audi’s latest e-fuels project is participation in a a pilot plant project in Dresden that produces diesel fuel from water, CO 2 and green electricity. liquid process for the production of synthetic fuel. sunfire acquired staxera, a developer and manufacturer of SOFC high-temperature fuel cells sited in Dresden in 2011.)

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Building materials recycler switches fleet to Neste renewable diesel

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

Now, Argent has switched its fleet from petroleum diesel to Neste MY Renewable Diesel. We decided to switch to renewable diesel once our quality and availability concerns were satisfied. We decided to switch to renewable diesel once our quality and availability concerns were satisfied.

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Renewable Diesel Fleet Building

Johnson Matthey launches HyCOgen; converting CO2 and green hydrogen into sustainable aviation fuel

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JANUARY 6, 2022

Johnson Matthey has launched HyCOgen, a technologyt designed to play a pivotal role in enabling the conversion of captured carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and green hydrogen into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

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Hydrogen Convert Green Fuel

EU project HyFlexFuel converted sewage sludge and other biomasses into kerosene by hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL); SAF

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JUNE 28, 2021

Biocrudes from three representative feedstocks—Spirulina (micro-algae), sewage sludge, and wheat straw—were further upgraded to a mixture of hydrocarbon fuels at Aalborg University (Denmark). Analyses of the kerosene fractions of the upgraded biocrude show promising compositions for a use as aviation fuel.

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Convert Denmark Waste Universal

Total begins producing sustainable aviation fuel in France

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APRIL 13, 2021

Total has begun producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at its La Mède biorefinery in southern France and its Oudalle facility near Le Havre. The biojet fuel, made from used cooking oil, will be delivered to French airports starting in April 2021. The Group will create a dedicated Renewable Fuels Business Unit in May.

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France Fuel Oil Waste

QUT, Mercurius Australia partner on pilot plant to convert sugarcane waste to jet and diesel fuel; REACH

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

In Australia, QUT researchers and Mercurius Australia are partnering on a pilot plant to prove the economic viability of turning sugarcane waste into either jet and diesel fuel or chemicals that could be used to make plastic soft drink and beer bottles. The final step is a hydrotreating process to deoxygenate the intermediates.

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Convert Australia Waste Diesel

Lightning Systems converting 35-foot diesel buses to battery-electrics in Boulder; cost-effective electrification

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MAY 3, 2018

Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emission solutions for commercial fleets, is partnering with the City of Boulder and transit provider Via Mobility Services to repower diesel buses with battery-electric systems. The long-term plan is that we’ll be able to fuel the vehicles with the solar energy that’s collected at Via’s site.

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Convert Diesel Battery Batteries

Kia introduces 5th-generation Sportage SUV; gasoline, diesel, HEV, PHEV

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JULY 6, 2021

Developed on a new architecture, the all-new Sportage will offer gasoline and diesel powertrains at market launch later this year, followed by hybrid-electric (HEV) and plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) models. The Sportage will be launched with a range powertrains, including clean gasoline and diesel IC engine technology. The new R2.0-liter

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PHEV Kia Gasoline Diesel

Strategic Biofuels successfully tests carbon capture and storage for renewable diesel plant

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AUGUST 15, 2021

Strategic Biofuels announced that its Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) Test Well Program was successfully completed at the company’s Louisiana Green Fuels Project (LGF) in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. LGF is the first renewable diesel fuel project to achieve this milestone.

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Renewable Carbon Diesel Louisiana

GM expanding into new commercial applications for its HYDROTEC fuel cell systems

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JANUARY 20, 2022

GM announced new commercial applications of its HYDROTEC fuel cell technology. These fuel cell generators could ultimately replace gas- and diesel-burning generators with fewer emissions at worksites, buildings, movie sets, data centers, outdoor concerts and festivals. Mobile Power Generator.

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GM Commercial Fuel MPG

Gevo develops process to convert isobutanol or fusel oils into renewable diesel

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

has developed proprietary, breakthrough processes that convert either low-carbon isobutanol or low-value fusel oils—a mixture of alcohols that are byproducts from fermentation processes such as alcohol production—into renewable diesel. Gevo expects this to open yet another door for Gevo products.

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Renewable Convert Diesel Oil

UW Madison, ExxonMobil researchers convert alcohols to diesel-range ethers and olefins

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MAY 18, 2019

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin Madison and ExxonMobil Research and Engineering have devised a two-stage process by which an alcohol such as ethanol or 1-butanol can be converted with high yields into distillate-range ethers and olefins by combining Guerbet coupling (the coupling of two alcohol molecules) and intermolecular dehydration.

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Convert Diesel Range Conversion

Renewable Energy Group collaborates with Iowa State University on hydrotreater pilot plant for renewable diesel

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

REG converts waste and byproduct fats and oils into biodiesel and renewable diesel. This hydrotreater pilot plant will utilize the expertise of both organizations to better understand how various biomass feedstocks can play a role in the production of renewable fuels with a specific focus on renewable diesel.

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Iowa Renewable Diesel Universal

Fraunhofer team developing continuous rapid production line for fuel cell components

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APRIL 2, 2021

A team from Fraunhofer IPT is developing a continuous production line that will be able to process fuel cell components in cycles lasting just seconds. The aim of the three institutes, which specialize in the field of manufacturing, is to accelerate the economic breakthrough of fuel cells and electrolyzers both nationally and internationally.

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Fuel Production Hydrogen Europe

Siemens and Deutsche Bahn test hydrogen train and mobile fueling station for first time

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Richard Lutz, CEO of Deutsche Bahn, and Hartmut Höppner, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV), took their first ride in the Mireo Plus H hydrogen train and then demonstrated the train’s refueling procedure using a mobile hydrogen fueling station. The project is being funded with €13.74

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Hydrogen Fuel Lithium Ion Diesel

ULEMCo delivers water tanker converted to use hydrogen dual fuel

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JUNE 10, 2020

UK-based ULEMCo has worked with Yorkshire Water to produce what is believed to be the first water tanker anywhere to operate on hydrogen fuel. tonne bowser has been converted from a standard truck to use hydrogen dual fuel, an approach that allows fleet managers to transition more quickly to low carbon operation.

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Water Hydrogen Convert Fuel

Project HyTime demonstrates potential for major CO2 savings from hydrogen dual fuel

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JULY 22, 2020

More than 14 tonnes of CO 2 was saved in a two-year trial involving just 11 urban trucks and vans running on green hydrogen dual fuel. That is one result of the Low Emission Freight and Logistics Trial (LEFT) project to investigate the practical deployment of hydrogen powered vehicles in the UK.

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Hydrogen Fuel CO2 Fleet

Volkswagen introducing new twin-dosing SCR technology across 2.0L Evo diesel lineup; reduces NOx ~80% more

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AUGUST 30, 2019

Since 2018, Volkswagen has used only SCR exhaust gas treatment systems with its diesel engines. Adblue is injected selectively upstream of two SCR catalytic converters which are arranged in series. The twin dosing process requires a second SCR catalytic converter which is located in the underbody of the vehicle. Following the 2.0

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Greenergy opts for Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology to produce low-carbon fuels from waste tires

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JANUARY 19, 2021

Greenergy will invest in Front End Engineering Design (FEED) of a project to produce low-carbon transportation fuels from waste tires. In the first phase, the planned facility will process up to 300 tons of shredded tires each day to produce low-carbon, low-sulfur drop-in fuels that can be blended into diesel and gasoline.

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Waste Carbon Fuel Renewable

Synhelion starts construction of DAWN demo plant to produce solar fuels

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

ETH Zurich spin-off Synhelion has started the construction of DAWN—its own industrial plant to produce synthetic fuels using solar heat. Located in Jülich, Germany, the facility will demonstrate the entire process from concentrating sunlight to producing synthetic liquid fuel on an industrial scale. Earlier post.)

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Solar Fuel Germany Industry

Topsoe technology to support Cresta’s renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel production in Canada

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JUNE 1, 2022

Cresta Funds Management (Cresta) has chosen Topsoe’s HydroFlex solution for revamping the Braya Renewable Fuels refinery (Braya) in Newfoundland, Canada. The refinery will produce up to 18,000 barrels per day of Renewable Diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) initially; the capacity will increase further in various stages of expansion.

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Canada Renewable Diesel Fuel

Empa and partners exploring DME as fuel with new heavy-duty test engine

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Empa, together with FPT Motorenforschung AG Arbon, Politechnico di Milano, lubricant manufacturer Motorex and other partners, is exporing the use of DME as a fuel for heavy-duty engines. The diesel engine on the Empa test facility was tuned to DME. Over the past few months, we have converted it to DME together with our partner FPT.

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Engine Fuel Exhaust Gas-Electric

Energy Vault to provide 1.6 GWh of gravity energy storage to support DG Fuels SAF projects

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OCTOBER 31, 2021

Energy Vault, a company developing grid-scale gravity energy storage solutions, has entered into an energy storage system agreement with DG Fuels, a developer of renewable hydrogen and biogenic-based, synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and diesel fuel. The Louisiana facility is the company’s first major project.

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Energy Storage Energy Fuel Louisiana

HyMethShip seeks to fuel ship engines with hydrogen from methanol

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JULY 2, 2022

The EU-funded HyMethShip project developed a system that innovatively combined a membrane reactor, a CO 2 capture system, a storage system for CO 2 and methanol as well as a hydrogen-fueled combustion engine to power ships. The top part of the graphic shows onshore methanol production. The system’s technical centerpiece is the reactor.

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Hydrogen Engine Fuel Carbon

Blue World Technologies starting production of methanol fuel cells

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

Methanol fuel cell developer and manufacturer Blue World Technologies ( earlier post ) is starting limited production—the first step in commercializing its methanol fuel cell technology. The fuel cell control unit governs the fuel cell system as well as communicates with the vehicle. Methanol fuel cell production.

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Fuel Production Hydrogen Clean Alternative

Aemetis signs $3B, 10-year supply agreement for 450M gallons of renewable diesel with industry-leading travel stop company

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DECEMBER 18, 2021

Aemetis, a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products ( earlier post ), has signed a 10-year, 450-million-gallon renewable diesel supply agreement with an industry-leading travel stop company, which is expected to generate more than $3 billion in revenue. billion miles of heavy truck and cargo transportation.

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Renewable Diesel Supplies Industry

Preem begins production of renewable diesel at Lysekil

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NOVEMBER 15, 2020

For the first time, renewable raw materials are being converted to Swedish Environmental Class 1 diesel (maximum sulfur content of 10 ppm) at Preem’s refinery in Lysekil. The aim is to annually produce up to 950,000 cubic meters (251 million gallons US) of renewable fuel by 2024. About two-thirds of the products are exported.

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Renewable Diesel Production Conversion

EIA: US renewable diesel capacity expected to increase significantly through 2024

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JULY 22, 2021

US production capacity for renewable diesel could increase significantly through 2024, based on announced projects and those that are under construction, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). As of the end of 2020, we estimate US production capacity for renewable diesel totaled nearly 0.6

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Renewable Diesel California Convert

Modesto City Schools orders 30 Blue Bird Type D electric school buses

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MARCH 30, 2022

The order—the single largest order of electric school buses from a school district for Blue Bird so far—enables the school district to convert nearly 50% of its diesel-powered bus fleet to electric. The district anticipates delivery of the zero-emission vehicles in the fourth quarter 2022.

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Diesel Convert Electrical Electric

Mercedes begins sales of new 6-cylinder GLE diesel; first SUV in its class to meet Euro 6d

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DECEMBER 20, 2018

Mercedes-Benz has begun sales of two diesel models of the new GLE SUV which already comply with the coming Euro 6d emissions standard. The OM 656 six-cylinder diesel engine comes with 243 kW (330 hp) and 700 N·m of torque in the GLE 400 d 4MATIC (combined fuel consumption: 7.5-7.0

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Diesel Mercedes SUV Exhaust

Toyota Australia and BHP piloting converted electric LandCruiser

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JANUARY 8, 2021

The small-scale trial involves a LandCruiser 70 Series single-cab ute that has been converted to a battery-electric vehicle by Toyota Australia’s Product Planning and Development division in Port Melbourne. The trial will take place at a BHP Nickel West mine in Western Australia. —Edgar Basto, President, Minerals Australia, BHP.

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Australia Convert Toyota Electrical

MAN Engines puts first dual-fuel hydrogen-powered engines for workboats into operation

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JUNE 17, 2022

MAN Engines recently put its first two dual-fuel hydrogen-powered engines for work boats into serial operation. The engines are twelve-cylinder diesel engines of type MAN D2862 LE448, each with an output of 749 kW (1019 hp) at 2100 rpm. The output, operating behaviour and other characteristics of the diesel engine remain unchanged.

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Engine Hydrogen Fuel Powered

SOLETAIR project produces first 200 liters of synthetic fuel from solar power and atmospheric CO2

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AUGUST 8, 2017

The SOLETAIR project ( earlier post ) has produced its first 200 liters of synthetic fuel from solar energy and the air’s carbon dioxide via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. The mobile chemical pilot plant produces gasoline, diesel, and kerosene from regenerative hydrogen and carbon dioxide.

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Solar Fuel Finland CO2

Anheuser-Busch transitioning 30% of dedicated fleet to renewable natural gas

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AUGUST 13, 2020

In 2014 and 2015, Anheuser-Busch converted 160 diesel-fueled trucks in Houston and St. As part of the transition, Anheuser-Busch has placed an order from Agility Fuel Solutions to expand its existing CNG fleet by equipping more than 180 new class-8 trucks with Agility’s ProCab 175 CNG Fuel Systems.

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St. Louis Fleet Renewable Gas

DOE researchers investigate economic and environmental impacts of converting wet waste to renewable diesel

Converted hydrogen fuel cell refuse vehicle on trial in Ruhr region as part of HECTOR

Diamond Green Diesel to more than double renewable fuel capacity using second Honeywell Ecofining unit; 675M barrels renewable diesel per year

UNSW Syndey team develops hydrogen-diesel dual fuel system; 90% H2, more than 85% reduction in CO2

Bombardier (now Alstom) to convert AGC hybrid trains to full battery power

Global Clean Energy buys Bakersfield refinery for $40M, converting to produce renewable diesel

Scottish Enterprise project converting train to hydrogen power

Hamburger Hochbahn issues tender for 50 fuel cell buses

Cummins fuel cell technology powers Coradia iLint fleet in Germany

ULEMCo to deliver 20 hydrogen-fueled vehicles for Glasgow; largest hydrogen dual fuel conversion to date

Audi in new e-fuels project: synthetic diesel from water, air-captured CO2 and green electricity; “Blue Crude”

Building materials recycler switches fleet to Neste renewable diesel

Johnson Matthey launches HyCOgen; converting CO2 and green hydrogen into sustainable aviation fuel

EU project HyFlexFuel converted sewage sludge and other biomasses into kerosene by hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL); SAF

Total begins producing sustainable aviation fuel in France

QUT, Mercurius Australia partner on pilot plant to convert sugarcane waste to jet and diesel fuel; REACH

Lightning Systems converting 35-foot diesel buses to battery-electrics in Boulder; cost-effective electrification

Kia introduces 5th-generation Sportage SUV; gasoline, diesel, HEV, PHEV

Strategic Biofuels successfully tests carbon capture and storage for renewable diesel plant

GM expanding into new commercial applications for its HYDROTEC fuel cell systems

Gevo develops process to convert isobutanol or fusel oils into renewable diesel

UW Madison, ExxonMobil researchers convert alcohols to diesel-range ethers and olefins

Renewable Energy Group collaborates with Iowa State University on hydrotreater pilot plant for renewable diesel

Fraunhofer team developing continuous rapid production line for fuel cell components

Siemens and Deutsche Bahn test hydrogen train and mobile fueling station for first time

ULEMCo delivers water tanker converted to use hydrogen dual fuel

Project HyTime demonstrates potential for major CO2 savings from hydrogen dual fuel

Volkswagen introducing new twin-dosing SCR technology across 2.0L Evo diesel lineup; reduces NOx ~80% more

Greenergy opts for Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex technology to produce low-carbon fuels from waste tires

Synhelion starts construction of DAWN demo plant to produce solar fuels

Topsoe technology to support Cresta’s renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel production in Canada

Empa and partners exploring DME as fuel with new heavy-duty test engine

Energy Vault to provide 1.6 GWh of gravity energy storage to support DG Fuels SAF projects

HyMethShip seeks to fuel ship engines with hydrogen from methanol

Blue World Technologies starting production of methanol fuel cells

Aemetis signs $3B, 10-year supply agreement for 450M gallons of renewable diesel with industry-leading travel stop company

Preem begins production of renewable diesel at Lysekil

EIA: US renewable diesel capacity expected to increase significantly through 2024

Modesto City Schools orders 30 Blue Bird Type D electric school buses

Mercedes begins sales of new 6-cylinder GLE diesel; first SUV in its class to meet Euro 6d

Toyota Australia and BHP piloting converted electric LandCruiser

MAN Engines puts first dual-fuel hydrogen-powered engines for workboats into operation

SOLETAIR project produces first 200 liters of synthetic fuel from solar power and atmospheric CO2

Anheuser-Busch transitioning 30% of dedicated fleet to renewable natural gas

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