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SITA UK and Cynar to build UKs first commercial plants to convert waste plastic to diesel

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SITA UK, one of the country’s leading recycling and resource management companies and a subsidiary of Suez Environment, has signed an exclusive agreement with Cynar Plc to build Britain’s first fully operational plants to convert end of life plastic into diesel fuel. Cynar’s first plant is built and operating in Portlaoise, Ireland.

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Volkswagen fueling car carriers with fuel derived from used cooking oil; GoodFuels BFO

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For European shipments, Volkswagen Group Logistics continuously charters two vessels which carry up to 3,500 vehicles on a route from Emden via Dublin (Ireland), Santander (Spain) and Setubal (Portugal) back to Emden about 50 times per year.

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Petrobras joining DIBANET biofuels consortium; diesel miscible biofuels from biomass

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DIBANET aimes to advance the art in several key areas in diesel miscible diesel production. DIBANET is coordinated by the Carbolea Research Group at the University of Limerick in Ireland. Ethyl levulinate (EL) is a novel diesel miscible biofuel (DMB) produced by esterifying ethanol with levulinic acid. Source: DIBANET.

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Daimler Trucks to Present Battery-electric Fuso Canter E-CELL Concept Truck

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Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corporation (MFTBC), which is part of Daimler Trucks, will unveil the Fuso Canter E-CELL concept truck with battery-electric drive in Hanover at IAA Commercial Vehicles from September 21 to 30.

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Daimler launches sale of New Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid Truck

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Daimler’s Japanese commercial vehicle subsidiary, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), has launched the sale of its Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid truck in Japan. The right-hand drive hybrid vehicle has been sold more than 1,200 units in markets like Japan, Australia, Ireland, and Hong Kong. Earlier post.)

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Charging piles will become standard in new buildings in the UK

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As a result of these regulations, up to 145,000 additional charging points will be added each year in the UK and by 2030, the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will cease in the UK. For example, catalytic converters developed by Catagen Ltd in Northern Ireland have helped car manufacturers reduce emissions. This is up from 2.5%

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Clean Air Power partners with Queens University, Belfast on dual-fuel combustion for light-duty diesels

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Clean Air Power, a leading developer of dual-fuel engine management systems for heavy-duty diesel engines, has begun a collaborative research project with Queens University, Belfast (QUB) to develop a dual-fuel combustion process for application in small-cylinder diesel engines used in the light-duty automotive market.

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