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Neste rebranding its renewable diesel fuel: “Neste MY Renewable Diesel”

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Production of Neste MY Renewable Diesel is based on Neste’s proprietary NEXBTL technology which can be used for producing premium-quality renewable diesel and other renewable products from almost any waste fat or vegetable oil. Companies such as Google and UPS have also been reducing their carbon footprint with Neste MY Renewable Diesel.

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UPS announces renewable diesel agreements with Neste, REG and Solazyme; up to 46M gallons over next 3 years

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Bio-based feedstocks from fats, plant oils and waste residues are converted to renewable diesel using advanced refining technologies. Neste produces NEXBTL renewable diesel from a variety of feedstocks including more than half from waste and residues. In 2014, we achieved a 14.1% trillion.

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Ford Focus Electric in California qualifies for $10K in tax credits, HOV access

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In Los Angeles alone, this congestion contributed to a total of 38 million gallons of wasted fuel over the course of a year. Ford has already delivered the Focus Electric to key fleet customers and technology partners, such as Google. 3 and 7, respectively, for the worst congestion in the US.

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Could Sucking Up the Seafloor Solve Battery Shortage?

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We are committed to turning those rocks into metal using renewable power and with zero solid waste," Shesky says. Land-based mining is already fraught with environmental destruction, emissions, human rights abuses , and mountains of waste, as well as precarious global supply chains.

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CoolPlanet BioFuels claims conversion yield of 4K gallons gasoline per acre biomass

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Agricultural waste from food crops can also produce up to 1,000 gallons of gasoline/acre using this new technology. The company has received California (CARB) and US EPA approval for fleet testing as a splash blend with conventional pump gasoline. CoolPlanet’s pilot facilities can support several fleet tests. Earlier post.).

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The environmental impact of electric cars

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The positive impact on our environment is one of the biggest and best, especially if you have a business that runs a fleet of vehicles. Here we look at how and why EVs can play a major role in your company fleet. In comparison – a combustion engine car’s brakes convert kinetic energy into wasted heat to slow the vehicle.

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Solar-powered off-grid EV charging stations offer surprisingly attractive cost advantages

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Charged : For example, one of your customers has a site where they’re not allowed to do any digging because of hazardous waste. In California, you end up having to clean, do remediation, and take all the spoils to Kettleman City [the site of a hazardous waste facility]. They’re charging their own fleet vehicles. So that’s fleet.

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