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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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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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U.S. Department of Energy Launches Clean Fuels and Products Shot Initiative

Clean Fuels & Products Shot™: Alternative Sources for Carbon-based Products To significantly reduce the negative impacts of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from carbon-based fuels and products critical to our way of life, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Clean Fuels & Products ShotTM. The seventh initiative associated with DOE’s Energy EarthshotsTM, this Shot

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Cooperative Industry Research Pivotal for New Low Metals Grade of B100 Biodiesel

High Quality of Today’s Biodiesel Bodes Well for the Future JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Based on compelling new biodiesel fuel quality data from some of the nation’s top research institutions, ASTM International has approved a new Low Metals (LM) grade of biodiesel in D6751, the ASTM specification for low-carbon B100 biodiesel used as a blendstock with middle

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Three New Companies Join Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Diverse stakeholders support fuels made from renewable resources ST. JOHNS, Michigan (May 23, 2023) – The Michigan Soybean Committee announces three new stakeholders in the Michigan Advanced Biofuels Coalition (MiABC). Formed in 2022, MiABC works to increase understanding and adoption of biodiesel and other advanced biofuels produced from renewable resources such as

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DOE Announces $3 Million for Waste-to-Energy Community-Driven Solutions

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $3 million in funding for two projects to improve local community waste-to-energy processes and infrastructure. These projects will explore new approaches to beneficially reuse the waste streams as energy, nutrients, and other resources. In addition to several other projects selected in FY22 from the Waste Feedstocks and Conversion R&D funding opportunity, these projects

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Demand for Biomass-based Diesel Fuels Presents a Growing Opportunity

The Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) movement has taken the corporate world by storm in recent years as government regulations and an increasing percentage of consumers demand action to address climate change and global inequity. In response, many companies have made public commitments to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and set detailed plans to achieve

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