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IFQC annual ranking of gasoline sulfur standards sees progress around the world; US drops to 46th

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Maximum gasoline sulfur limits. A trio of European countries and one from South America made major strides in reducing their levels of sulfur content in gasoline, allowing them to advance in the annual global ranking published by Hart Energy’s International Fuel Quality Center (IFQC). Click to enlarge.

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JATO: global vehicle sales fall by 39% in March; electrified vehicles up to 17.4% new registration market share in Europe

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All OEMs discontinued smaller diesel engines which was particularly difficult for the industry as high levels of sales came from diesel—Maruti Suzuki shifted to gasoline and CNG when 20% of their sales previously came from diesel engines. The rest of the world posted mixed results.

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Forecast: Global Biofuels Use to Double by 2015, Second-Gen Biofuels to Lag Expectations

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Major new contributors to the growth of global biofuels between 2009 and 2015 include Indonesia, France, China, India, Thailand, Colombia, Malaysia, Philippines and Argentina. First generation ethanol, palm oil biodiesel and rapeseed biodiesel from Europe continue to be the dominant biofuels produced. billion gallons) by 2015.

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UOP looking to biomass catalytic pyrolysis to expand volumes of renewable hydrocarbon fuels

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Green Diesel. The hydroprocessing technology used in the Green Diesel process—and also used for Green Jet—is relatively mature, Rekoske noted. UOP is moving faster commercially on the Green Diesel side, with the Diamond Green project with Darling International and Valero Energy nearly complete. —Jim Rekoske.

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