Renewable Diesel Production Booming
Market forecast reports are indicating a large uptick in renewable diesel production in the U.S. as most of low-carbon fuel continues to be confined to California. The Department of Energy reported that renewable diesel production could more than double by the end of 2025 “based on several announcements for projects that are either under construction […]
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 […]
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 […]
Webinar: Intro to Renewable Liquid Fuels, Part 1 & 2
This two-part webinar series is presented by Utah Clean Cities, Long Beach Clean Cities, San Fransisco Clean City, East Bay Clean Cities, Western Washington Clean Cities and Columbia-Willamette Clean Cities coalitions. Several Clean Cities coalitions came together to host an “Intro to Renewable Liquid Fuels” webinar series in June 2020. The first part of the […]
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 […]
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 […]