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Neste opens four new renewable diesel filling stations in California

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The fueling stations are open 24/7 and provide a seamless and quick customer experience. They are located near major commercial freight routes and are designed to accommodate commercial fleet vehicles of all sizes. Neste MY Renewable Diesel is competitively priced and delivers superior value compared to other diesel fuel alternatives.

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DOE to award up to $11M for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle powertrain electrification and dual fuel fleet demonstration

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The first is medium- and heavy-duty powertrain electrification; the second is a dual fuel fleet demonstration. DOE is encouraging teaming arrangements which involve an electric transportation technology developer, a vehicle manufacturer, and a fleet operator. Reduced reliance on petroleum.

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Opinion: A More Level Playing Field for Advanced Biofuels

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However, America’s clean energy transition has been characterized by siloed thinking and inflexibility despite significant advances in low-carbon fuel alternatives. But, there is still more that can be done to incorporate low-carbon fuel alternatives into our national climate strategy. It doesn’t have to be this way.

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NAIT partnering with Oberon, Mack and Westcan to advance use of DME fuel in long-haul trucks

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The researchers hope to test the technology using Mack trucks from Westcan’s fleet, traveling Alberta Highway 2 between Edmonton and Calgary—a distance of about 300 km (186 miles). DME offers performance that is similar to diesel, making it suited for fleets that have to haul heavy loads. billion by 2020.

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Co-Optima report highlights most significant R&D achievements in FY2019

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Further development and testing is needed to adapt DFI to engines for real-world use, but this approach combined with oxygenated fuel could translate into cleaner, more cost-effective MCCI engines that run on diesel with renewable content. Renewable Feedstocks to Produce Commercially Viable Diesel Blends.

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Study finds US refining sector could produce higher octane E20 and E30 at modest additional cost; enabling more efficient engines

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For vehicle manufacturers to optimize engine designs to use the combustion advantages of higher-RON, higher-ethanol content fuels, these fuels would have to be readily available nationwide and competitively priced with other liquid fuel alternatives, particularly during a transition to a national high-RON E20 or E30 standard.

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Study finds renewable fuel mandates alone not likely to lower carbon intensity of biofuels; the importance of localized LCAs and optimized low carbon fuel standards

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Ultimately, the authors suggest, states can encourage the reduction of fuel GHG emissions by developing policies, such as a low carbon fuel standard (LCFS), that encourage incremental improvements in corn ethanol in the short term and in the medium term by switching to cellulosic-derived fuels. —Boies et al.

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