Diesel, Fuel Alternative and Renewable

Neste opens four new renewable diesel filling stations in California

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JULY 24, 2020

Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel, has opened four new fueling stations in northern and central California, providing greater accessibility to 100% renewable diesel. The fueling stations are open 24/7 and provide a seamless and quick customer experience.

Renewable

Renewable Diesel California San Jose

New UC Davis market-based sustainability forecasting approach concludes supplanting gasoline and diesel with renewable fuels could take 131 years

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

At the current pace of research and development, replacing gasoline and diesel with renewable fuel alternatives could take some 131 years, according to a new University of California, Davis, study using a new sustainability forecasting approach based on market expectations. The forecast was published online 8 Nov.

Davis

Davis Renewable Gasoline Diesel

Renewable wood-based biofuels for shipping

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MAY 30, 2014

The ReShip project, led by the Paper and Fibre Research Institute (PFI) with R&D partners Aston University (UK) and NTNU (Norway), is developing technology for producing a cost-competitive pyrolysis-oil-based multi-component fuel which meets the performance requirements of marine diesel engines.

Renewable

Renewable Norway Mariner Oil

Monash/Hokkaido team produces diesel blend fuel via CO2 hydrogenation in methanol over new catalyst

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OCTOBER 8, 2021

Researchers from Monash University and Hokkaido University have developed a method to produce dimethoxymethane (DMM)—a diesel blend fuel currently of great research interest—via CO 2 hydrogenation in methanol over a novel ruthenium-based catalyst.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Diesel Fuel CO2

Navigator CO2 to provide ~600k TPA of CO2 as a feedstock for ultra-low carbon Infinium eFuels

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MAY 19, 2023

Heartland Greenway system map Infinium eFuels are created using CO 2 that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere and renewable power-derived green hydrogen. Ultra-low carbon eFuels contain no sulfur and are cleaner-burning than petroleum-based fuels.

CO2

CO2 Carbon Fuel Alternative Cleaner

Qatar Airways, QSTP and Qatar Petroleum to Develop Renewable Biojet Fuel with Support of Airbus; Formation of Qatar Advanced Biofuel Platform

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JANUARY 10, 2010

Qatar Airways, Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) and Qatar Petroleum (QP) will jointly carry out engineering, economic analysis and move into the development of renewable biojet fuel that will also look into ways for production and supply, with the support of Airbus. Earlier post.)

Qatar

Qatar Renewable Fuel Alternative Fuels

Jülich evaluation of power-to-fuels recommends DME, OME3-5 and n-alkanes as diesel substitutes

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JULY 13, 2017

An evaluation of the implementation possibilities of power-to-fuel (PTF) technologies by a team from Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH in Germany recommends the PTF products DME, OME 3-5 and n-alkanes as suitable diesel alternatives for the transportation sector. A paper on the Jülich study is published in the journal Fuel.

Diesel

Diesel Fuel Powered Power

Co-Optima report highlights most significant R&D achievements in FY2019

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JUNE 4, 2020

Trucks make up just 4% of all US automobiles, but MD and HD vehicles—from big rigs to delivery vans—account for more than 25% of transportation-related fuel consumption, and diesel averages 44 cents more per gallon than gasoline. Renewable Feedstocks to Produce Commercially Viable Diesel Blends.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy 2019 Diesel Fuel

DOE TEF project finds US can eliminate petroleum and reduce GHG by more than 80% in transportation by 2050; less use, more biofuels, expansion of electricity and hydrogen

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MARCH 15, 2013

Even at the EIA baseline projected fuel demand in 2050, biofuels could supply as much as 50% of the jet fuel market, and 30% of the gasoline and diesel markets if EERE biofuel technology goals are met. While new fuel types require new infrastructure, the share of infrastructure cost within total fuel costs is very small (1.5-3%),

Transportation

Transportation Hydrogen Fuel Light

WUSTL researchers demonstrate solar-panel-powered microbial electrosynthesis to produce n-butanol from light, CO2 and power

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A team of biologists and engineers modified Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1 (TIE-1) so that it can produce a biofuel using only three renewable and naturally abundant source ingredients: carbon dioxide, solar panel-generated electricity and light. The results are reported in an open-access paper in the journal Communications Biology.

Solar

Solar Light St. Louis Power

DHL, Shell and Grundfos Bio-LNG pilot for road freight delivers 85% CO2 savings over conventional diesel

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This corresponds to the emissions of more than 89,900 km driven by a diesel truck and represents 85% of CO2 savings compared to a traditional diesel engine. By investing not only in sustainable fuel but also in fleet renewal, engine retrofitting, and efficiency projects, we tackle the impact of the logistics supply chain.

CO2

CO2 Diesel Climate Carbon

SHV Energy to market and sell Neste Oil’s biopropane

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OCTOBER 16, 2014

LPG already provides our customers with a cleaner rural energy choice to the high-carbon fuel alternatives many are dependent on in off-grid areas. Neste Oil’s Rotterdam refinery primarily produces premium-quality renewable diesel (NExBTL) from various bio-based inputs and waste. A €60-million (US$76.5-million)

Energy

Energy Market Cleaner Fuel Alternative

Ford Europe leading project investigating DME and OME1 as low carbon, near zero particulate fuels; power-to-liquids pathways using CO2

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

(OME1 is made from methanol on a commercial scale and has a cetane number of 38; it can be mixed with additives to produce OME1a diesel fuel (CN 48).). The comparative figure for diesel is 113 g/km CO 2.). DME burns in the diesel engine without producing soot and offers the basis for extensive NO x reduction inside the engine.

Fuel

Fuel Ford Powered Power

Continental Aerospace Technologies finalizing HVO testing for use in CD-100 engine series

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JULY 26, 2023

HVO is a renewable and carbon-neutral fuel alternative. In addition to vegetable oils, this premium quality fuel product can be produced from tallow and used cooking oil. These Jet-A fueled engines operate on universally-available aviation fuel kerosene (Jet Fuel, Jet-A and other certified aviation Jet fuels).

Engine

Engine Oil Fuel Alternative Alternative Fuels

LanzaTech and Swedish Biofuels partnering with Virgin Atlantic on waste gas-to-ethanol-to-jet fuel process; targeting commercial use by 2014

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OCTOBER 11, 2011

Virgin Atlantic announced the development of a low-carbon, synthetic jet fuel kerosene produced from industrial waste gases with half the carbon footprint of the standard fossil fuel alternative in partnership with LanzaTech and Swedish Biofuels. The Roundtable for Sustainable Biofuels (RSB), the leading international body.

Waste

Waste 2014 Commercial Fuel

Cal Energy Commission to award ~$1.2M for center for alt fuels and advanced vehicle technologies

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JANUARY 16, 2015

The California Energy Commission Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) is making up to $1,194,659 in grant funds available to develop a new center or expand an existing center for alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies in Central California. ( PON-14-606 ).

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Fuel Fresno Energy

Opinion: Alternatives to the RFS

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AUGUST 24, 2015

Recently, the Energy Resources Center made headlines by saying the EPA’s shift on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) would equal adding 1 million more passenger vehicles on the road. It’s also a political lightning rod given the stagnation of fuel consumption matched with accelerating ethanol blending. by Doug Williams.

Oil

Oil San Francisco Gasoline Fuel

IEA roadmap concludes biofuels can provide up to 27% of world transportation fuel by 2050

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APRIL 21, 2011

By 2050, biofuels could provide 27% of total transport fuel and contribute in particular to the replacement of diesel, kerosene and jet fuel, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). Modal shifts (not included) could contribute an additional 1.8 Gt CO 2 -eq. of emission reductions. Source: IEA.

Transportation

Transportation Fuel Conversion CO2

Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

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JULY 23, 2018

Policies to entice consumers away from fossil-fuel powered vehicles and normalize low carbon, alternative-fuel alternatives, such as electric vehicles, are vital if the world is to significantly reduce transport sector carbon pure-emissions, according to a new study. Note the different scaling used in the graphs.

Carbon

Carbon Alternative Fuels Market Vehicles

UC Davis report finds LCFS compliance costs may rise rapidly; recommends offsetting measures

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DECEMBER 30, 2013

The LCFS program calls for a 10% reduction in the carbon intensity of fuel sold in California over the next decade. Obligated parties are upstream producers and importers of gasoline and diesel fuel sold in the state. The program is agnostic as to which fuels can be used to meet the Standard.

Davis

Davis Alternative Fuels Boston Consulting Group Price

List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

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JUNE 5, 2023

Disadvantages of fossil fuels Fossil fuels are a non-renewable source of energy which depletes and are not produced as fast as the rate of depletion. These examples of alternative fuels for cars are tested and proven technology in the automotive industry. Desertification, melting of icebergs, sea-level rise, etc.

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Gasoline Fuel Gasoline-Electric

USDA, DOE and US Navy to invest up to $510M over next 3 years to build out drop-in biofuel production capacity for military and commercial transportation

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AUGUST 16, 2011

Advanced biomass-derived transportation fuels that use a domestic, renewable feedstock provide a secure alternative that reduces the risks associated with petroleum dependence, they said. Enhanced reliability of fuel supplies through diversification to advanced drop-in biofuels is also essential to sustain the U.S.

Commercial

Commercial Transportation Obama Production

EV Driven

Neste opens four new renewable diesel filling stations in California

New UC Davis market-based sustainability forecasting approach concludes supplanting gasoline and diesel with renewable fuels could take 131 years

Renewable wood-based biofuels for shipping

Monash/Hokkaido team produces diesel blend fuel via CO2 hydrogenation in methanol over new catalyst

Navigator CO2 to provide ~600k TPA of CO2 as a feedstock for ultra-low carbon Infinium eFuels

Qatar Airways, QSTP and Qatar Petroleum to Develop Renewable Biojet Fuel with Support of Airbus; Formation of Qatar Advanced Biofuel Platform

Jülich evaluation of power-to-fuels recommends DME, OME3-5 and n-alkanes as diesel substitutes

Co-Optima report highlights most significant R&D achievements in FY2019

DOE TEF project finds US can eliminate petroleum and reduce GHG by more than 80% in transportation by 2050; less use, more biofuels, expansion of electricity and hydrogen

WUSTL researchers demonstrate solar-panel-powered microbial electrosynthesis to produce n-butanol from light, CO2 and power

DHL, Shell and Grundfos Bio-LNG pilot for road freight delivers 85% CO2 savings over conventional diesel

SHV Energy to market and sell Neste Oil’s biopropane

Ford Europe leading project investigating DME and OME1 as low carbon, near zero particulate fuels; power-to-liquids pathways using CO2

Continental Aerospace Technologies finalizing HVO testing for use in CD-100 engine series

LanzaTech and Swedish Biofuels partnering with Virgin Atlantic on waste gas-to-ethanol-to-jet fuel process; targeting commercial use by 2014

Cal Energy Commission to award ~$1.2M for center for alt fuels and advanced vehicle technologies

Opinion: Alternatives to the RFS

IEA roadmap concludes biofuels can provide up to 27% of world transportation fuel by 2050

Study finds behavior-influencing policies remain critical for mass market success of low-carbon vehicles

UC Davis report finds LCFS compliance costs may rise rapidly; recommends offsetting measures

List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

USDA, DOE and US Navy to invest up to $510M over next 3 years to build out drop-in biofuel production capacity for military and commercial transportation

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