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Letter: Biodiesel is Immediate Solution to Detroit Air Quality Woes

By Maggie Striz Calnin, Raquel Garcia and Hanna Campbell The recent Crain’s Detroit Business article, “Metro Detroit air quality improving in some ways, but room to get better” cited the American Lung Association’s 2023 State of the Air report. This report shows that Detroit continues to rank among the most polluted cities in America. We […]

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Boeing Launches SAF Dashboard to Track, Project SAF Production

Boeing today launched SAF Dashboard, a tool that tracks expected sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) capacity over the next decade. Based on data collected by BloombergNEF, the Dashboard aggregates total SAF capacity announcements by suppliers on a global scale and can filter anticipated supply by production pathway, location and other metrics. The tool is accessible on Boeing’s

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Understanding the Similarities and Differences Between Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel

Alternative fuels and technologies can include transportation fuels such as renewable natural gas, propane autogas, biodiesel, ethanol, electricity, and more. There are currently two sustainable diesel fuel replacements meant to displace the use of traditional petroleum diesel in the marine and on-road and off-road markets in the United States – renewable diesel and biodiesel. While

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Mission Critical for Safety and Sustainability: Soy-Biobased Fifth Wheel Grease Pads

Innovative fifth-wheel grease pads made with the U.S. Soy can help ensure safe operation of vehicles, at the same time they boost sustainability—all at a cost-competitive price. Iowa-based Gear Head Lube makes the soy-based grease pads that lubricate fifth-wheel hitches found on semi-tractors and other heavy-duty trucks. The fifth-wheel is used to couple the kingpin of a

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Major Equipment Manufacturers and Fleets On the Move With Clean Fuels

B20 and Higher Biodiesel Blends Powering the Way in Decarbonization Efforts At the 2023 Clean Fuels Conference in Tampa, leading diesel engine and equipment manufacturers Caterpillar, John Deere and Cummins joined major fleets including PepsiCo and Florida Power & Light on a featured panel to discuss the important role that low-carbon liquid fuels like biodiesel and renewable diesel play in

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B100 Breakthrough Providing Boost for Biodiesel

The quest for carbon reduction is driving interest in higher biodiesel blends, and Optimus Technologies’ Vector System is enabling diesel engines to transition. A year ago, Steve Howell was focused primarily on advancing B20. Today, B100 is high on his list, thanks to a favorable 1.3 million-mile fleet trial using new biodiesel technology alongside a

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