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Building materials recycler switches fleet to Neste renewable diesel

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Since forming in 2013, Argent Materials, a San Francisco Bay Area recycler of concrete and asphalt, and supplier of aggregate such as crushed rock, entry, cutback, sand, backfill and base rock for construction projects, has diverted more than a billion pounds of waste from local landfills. <>/div>.

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City of Oakland using NEXBTL renewable diesel for municipal fleet

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The City of Oakland, California has begun filling up its vehicles with Neste’s NEXBTL renewable diesel in order to reduce the emissions of their municipal fleet. Oakland is the first major US city to convert their entire fleet to renewable diesel. The City will consume about 230,000 gallons of renewable diesel per year.

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Hyundai’s hydrogen big picture goes way beyond cars and trucks

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Turning waste and old plastic into hydrogen Part of that is due to come from a megawatt-scale PEM (proton exchange membrane) electrolyzer for green hydrogen. But the company is also focusing on a resource-circulation approach, including Waste-to-Hydrogen and Plastic-to-Hydrogen. while the BMW iX5 is currently being fleet-tested.

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California Energy Commission awards $29M+ for biomethane, natural gas, and hydrogen technology

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The proposed projects focus on reducing petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions through biomethane or natural gas, and installing alternative fuel infrastructure for fleets. AC Transit will construct a new hydrogen bus fueling station in Oakland. USA Waste of California ($489,040 - Match Share $1,051,021).

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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. The company is engaged in continuous development work to further expand the raw material base.

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

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Traffic congestion continues to worsen in California where, according to the Texas Transportation Institute’s annual Urban Mobility Report, Los Angeles and the San Francisco-Oakland metropolitan area rank No. In Los Angeles alone, this congestion contributed to a total of 38 million gallons of wasted fuel over the course of a year.

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7 airlines sign letters of intent to negotiate purchase of biomass-derived jet fuel from Solena Fuels; up to 16M gallons of fuel per year

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The project will divert approximately 550,000 metric tons of waste that otherwise would go to a landfill while producing jet fuel with lower emissions of greenhouse gases and local pollutants than petroleum-based fuels. Earlier post.).

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