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EIA: biofuels are displacing petroleum-based distillate fuel oil consumption on the West Coast

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Consumption of distillate fuel oil in the US West Coast, as measured by product supplied, decreased to its lowest level since 2002 last year and continues its decline this year, according to the latest “This Week in Petroleum” report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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HaaS company Hydra Energy delivers first converted hydrogen-diesel co-combustion heavy-duty truck; up to 40% hydrogen

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Hydra offers a proven hydrogen-diesel, co-combustion retrofit approach; the retrofitted engines can run up to 40% hydrogen, with a concomittant reduction in emissions. The clean trucks will run on low-carbon hydrogen at a fixed discount below the cost of diesel which Hydra has sourced from Canadian industrial chemical provider, Chemtrade.

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EPA proposes 2012 Renewable Fuel Standards, 2013 biomass-based diesel volume

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the 2012 percentage standards for four fuel categories that are part of the agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2). The proposed 2012 overall volumes and standards are: Biomass-based diesel (1.0 Total renewable fuels (15.2 bill gal in 2012.we

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Diesel retrofit US sales figures for 2012 show continuing overall decline; DPF sales up

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The Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (MECA) released the results of its survey of the total number of diesel retrofit devices sold by MECA member companies in 2012. In California, 7,825 diesel retrofit devices were sold, of which 90% (7,034) were DPFs. This total also includes 506 closed-crankcase filters.

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Latest generation diesels power 36% of US commercial trucks

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Thirty-six percent of all commercial diesel trucks on US roads are now powered by the newest generation of diesel technologies (MY 2011 and newer), up from 30% in 2016 and 25.7% in 2015, according to analysis by the Diesel Technology Forum of operation data from 2017 of vehicles (GVW 3-8) provided by IHS Markit.

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EPA finalizes 2012 Renewable Fuel Standards; cellulosic biofuels category comes in at 0.006%

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the 2012 percentage standards for four fuel categories that are part of the agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2). The final 2012 overall volumes and standards are: Biomass-based diesel (1.0 Total renewable fuels (15.2 Earlier post.)

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Audi banking on Gen 2 3.0L TDI diesel for US sales; calls for a “fair shot” for diesel

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Audi of America introduced four new TDI clean diesel models for the US market this year—the Audi A8, A7, A6, Q5—along with an updated Q7 TDI, all equipped with a second-generation 3.0L V6 TDI diesel engine. ” One of our primary goals and objectives is to level the playing field for clean diesel vehicles.

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