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IEA: Estonia is pioneering technologies for more efficient and cleaner use of oil shale

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An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e., million (US$12.8

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Neste Oil to launch the first diesel complying with Category 4 WWFC diesel specification; reduces fuel consumption by 5% and emissions

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Neste Oil will launch a completely new grade of diesel fuel in Finland this fall: Neste Pro Diesel. Select Properties of WWFC Category 4 Diesel Fuel (2006). Neste Pro Diesel will be produced at Neste Oil’s Porvoo refinery and will be available at Neste Oil’s service stations across Finland beginning this fall. Properties.

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Clean-air plan for San Joaquin Valley first to meet all federal standards for fine particle pollution; $5B in incentive funding required

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Currently, the Valley is designated non-attainment for the following federal health-based standards for PM 2.5 : the 1997 24-hour (65 micrograms per cubic meter) and annual (15 ug/m 3 ) standards, and the 2006 24-hour (35 ug/m 3 ) and 2012 annual (12 ug/m 3 ) standards. The 2020 deadline is for both 1997 standards.).

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California Air Resources Board readopts Low Carbon Fuel Standard, adopts regulation on alternative diesel fuels

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The regulation puts in place a three-step process beginning in 2016 to create a path to bring cleaner diesel substitutes into the market. The Board also adopted a regulation governing alternative diesel fuels ( ADF ). The LCFS applies to liquid and non-liquid fuels. Diesel and Diesel Substitutes. 95.61 [ 1 ]. 94.47 [ 4 ]. 97.96 [ 2 ].

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Ford cuts manufacturing energy use 22% in 6 years; targeting additional 25% Drop by 2016

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The amount of electricity used to produce each vehicle in Ford’s manufacturing facilities has been reduced by about 800 kilowatt-hours—from 3,576 kWh in 2006 to 2,778 kWh in 2011. By comparison, average households in states like California, New York, Illinois and Michigan use between 562 kwh and 799 kwh monthly.

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Study finds biodiesel use in HD trucks in Canada will result in very minimal changes in air quality and health benefits

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vegetable oils and animal fats)—will likely be used to meet a large fraction of the renewable content requirement, the authors note. The study assessed the potential human health implications of the widespread use of biodiesel in Canada compared to those from ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) in 2006 and 2020. —Rouleau et al.

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BIO: RFS’ biofuel requirements saved 589.3M tons of carbon emissions over past decade

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billion barrels of foreign oil and reduced US transportation-related carbon emissions by 589.33 Within the bounds of the first scenario, for years 2006-2009, BIO applied the established RVO percentages only to gasoline use (since RFS2 came into effect only in July 2010). million metric tons. Source: BIO. Click to enlarge.

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