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Building materials recycler switches fleet to Neste renewable diesel

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As a result, Argent has offset more than 97 million pounds of carbon from the atmosphere and removed a half-million pounds of trash from the streets of Oakland, California. Now, Argent has switched its fleet from petroleum diesel to Neste MY Renewable Diesel. We absolutely love the renewable nature of this product.

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City of Oakland using NEXBTL renewable diesel for municipal fleet

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The City of Oakland, California has begun filling up its vehicles with Neste’s NEXBTL renewable diesel in order to reduce the emissions of their municipal fleet. Oakland is the first major US city to convert their entire fleet to renewable diesel.

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Oakland school district now has a 100% electric, V2G-capable school bus fleet – Charged EVs

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In May, the Oakland Unified school district announced the conversion of its entire school bus fleet to EVs. Oakland-headquartered Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) is supporting the project, and delivering the energy needed to charge the electric school bus fleet. Oakland isn’t the only community where Zum is active.

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Tech: Renewable Diesel: A Sustainable Substitute

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A Fuel Switch for Today Continues To Evolve In the past, renewable diesel was considered a niche product that failed to attract mainstream investor interest. Today, it is a cost-neutral way for fleet owners to achieve their goals by allowing them to convert an entire diesel-powered fleet to alternative fuel overnight.

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San Diego begins using Neste renewable diesel in city fleet

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The city of San Diego, California has begun using Neste renewable diesel in its vehicle fleet. The City expects to begin using renewable diesel at fire stations in the coming weeks, which will result in all of the City’s 1,125 diesel-powered vehicles being powered by renewable diesel. —Major Kevin Faulconer.

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San Francisco switches city fleet to Neste NEXBTL renewable diesel

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Neste’s NEXBTL renewable diesel is now being used by the City and County of San Francisco, California. San Francisco announced December 11, 2015 that the City and County of San Francisco has completely ended its use of petroleum diesel in the City’s fleet and replaced it with renewable diesel. The annual consumption is about 5.8

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Hyundai Motor to expand XCIENT fuel cell truck entry into US market

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Through the project, also known as Zero-Emission Regional Truck Operations with Fuel Cell Electric Truck, Hyundai Motor will deploy 30 Class 8 6x4 XCIENT Fuel Cell heavy-duty tractors at the Port of Oakland, Calif., We believe that there is no way around hydrogen to realize the energy transition towards renewables.

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