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Neste launches Neste MY Renewable Diesel made 100% from waste and residues in Finland; initial customers

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Neste recently launched a renewable diesel made entirely from waste and residues under the brand name Neste MY Renewable Diesel at select service stations in the Helsinki region today, 9 January 2017. The campaign encouraged people to bring the waste fat from their roast ham to be used as raw material for renewable diesel.

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X PRIZE Foundation Announces Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE

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Million Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE. Wendy Schmidt is president of The Schmidt Family Foundation, Founder of the Foundation’s 11 th Hour Project and Climate Central, as well as Co-founder, with her husband Eric (CEO of Google), of the Schmidt Marine Science Research Institute. million prize purse.

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Neste to begin selling 100% renewable diesel in Finland

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The majority of the renewable raw materials the company uses to refine the product, consists of waste and residues. Neste’s proprietary NEXBTL technology makes it possible to produce top-quality renewable diesel and other renewable products out of waste and residue materials and vegetable oils.

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

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Neste MY Renewable Diesel—classified as Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO)—is a low-carbon drop-in renewable diesel fuel enabling up to 80% lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout the life cycle of the fuel compared to conventional petroleum 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. The companies making pledges as part of today’s launch represent more than $1.3

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Renewable fuels and biochar company Cool Planet closes on $100M Series D financing

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The company has begun selling CoolTerra for use in commercial agriculture and recently signed an agreement with Organic Waste Solutions (OWS) for water treatment and remediation. North Bridge Venture Partners and Concord Energy were the lead investors for the round.

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USDA provides $91M loan guarantee to Cool Planet for biogasoline blendstock plant; biomass pyrolysis and catalytic conversion

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Cool Planet’s patented technology comprises three main components: Biomass Pyrolysis: Hemi-cellulosic or lignocellulosic biomass is processed through a mechanical biomass fractionating system that uses pressure and heat to create streams of useful hydrocarbon components (bio-oil or pyrolysis oil). Earlier post.).