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APRIL 25, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Request for Proposals ( EPA-OAR-OTAQ-12-05 ) with up to $20 million in FY 2012 grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing pollution from the existing fleet of diesel engines. and conventional diesel fuels. technologies, as discussed below.

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APRIL 16, 2013

Total US greenhouse gas emissions by economic sector in 2011. decrease in 2011 from the previous year. GHG emissions in 2011 showed a 6.9% Total emissions of the six main greenhouse gases in 2011 were equivalent to 6,702 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. million metric tons in 2011. billion gallons in 2011.

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JULY 13, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the 2011 percentage standards for the four fuels categories under the agency’s Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2): cellulosic biofuel; biomass-based diesel; advanced biofuel; and renewable fuel. Proposed volumes and percentages for 2011. Biomass-based diesel.

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JUNE 16, 2012

Mazda Motorsports will sell racing versions of its new SKYACTIV-D diesel engines ( earlier post ) to teams competing in the Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) class of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. liter diesel four-cylinder, dual-stage turbocharged powerplants. The Le Mans engine program will make its debut at the 2013 running of the race.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Neste Oil has started up the world’s largest renewable diesel plant in Singapore. Production of NExBTL renewable diesel ( earlier post ) will be ramped up on a phased basis. Neste Oil’s NExBTL renewable diesel is a premium fuel that is compatible with all diesel engines and existing fuel distribution systems.

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AUGUST 31, 2009

All diesel models in the Fluence range have a CO 2 emissions rating of 119g/km and qualify for the Renault eco² signature. Renault says it will introduce an all-electric version of the Fluence in 2011. On the diesel side, Renault will offer a choice of five variants of the 1.5 Tags: Diesel Electric (Battery). metres (181.9

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APRIL 16, 2014

decrease in 2012 from 2011. The major contributors to the decrease in emissions from 2011-2012 were the decrease in energy consumption across all sectors in the US economy, and the decrease in carbon intensity for electricity generation due to fuel switching from coal to natural gas. Click to enlarge. The Inventory of U.S. Source: EPA.

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MARCH 8, 2011

Neste Oil celebrated the grand opening of its ISCC-certified renewable diesel plant in Singapore. The start-up of the Singapore plant, which produces NExBTL renewable diesel, took place in November 2010; production at the world’s largest renewable diesel plant has run smoothly since.

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MARCH 11, 2012

to 8.3%) and is projected to triple from MY 2009-2011 (to 13.7%); turbocharging is projected to double in MY 2011 (from 3.5% to 7.4%); cylinder deactivation is projected to nearly double in MY 2011 (from 6.4% to 11.1%); and both 6-speed and 7-speed transmissions approximately doubled from MY 2009-2011 (from 24.7%

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

Neste Oil celebrated the grand opening of its NExBTL renewable diesel refinery in the Port of Rotterdam. The start-up of the Rotterdam refinery took place in September 2011. The facility is capable of using Neste Oil’s wide feedstock base consisting of a variety of vegetable oils, by-products of vegetable oil refining (e.g.

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JULY 7, 2011

The Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association ( MECA ) released the results of its survey summarizing the total number of diesel retrofit devices sold by MECA member companies in 2010. In California, 7,487 diesel retrofit devices were sold, of which 77% (5,745) were diesel particulate filters and 23% (1,730) were flow-through filters.

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MARCH 15, 2013

Adjusted CO 2 emissions and adjusted fuel economy, MY 1975-2011. Data for MY 2011 are final; data for MY 2012 are preliminary and based on projected vehicle production values provided to EPA by manufacturers. The fleet-wide average real world MY 2011 personal vehicle CO 2 emissions value is 398 g/mi and average fuel economy is 22.4

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AUGUST 29, 2012

Neste Oil has completed the first phase of its project to build a pilot plant for producing microbial oil for use as a feedstock for NExBTL renewable diesel. The technology is designed to produce feedstock for NExBTL renewable diesel by using yeast and fungi to convert sugars from waste and residues into oil highly efficiently.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

Clean Air Power, the developer of Dual-Fuel combustion technology enabling heavy-duty diesel engines to operate on a combination of diesel and natural gas, will supply Volvo Bus Corporation with 11 Dual-Fuel systems. Using diesel technology increases environmental efficiency by up to 30-40% compared with current gas-operated buses.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Neste Oil, developer of the NExBTL process for renewable diesel, and agritrader Raisioagro have launched a research project to investigate the potential of straw as a raw material for producing NExBTL renewable diesel via Neste’s microbial oil technology. Bio-hydrocarbons Biomass Diesel Fuels' Earlier post.).

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JUNE 3, 2017

In a new study, a team from UCLA, with colleagues from the California Air Resources Board (ARB) and West Virginia University, measured total particle number emission factors (PNEFs) from six newly certified heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) powered by diesel and CNG totaling over 6,800 miles of on-road operation in California. g/bhp-hr NO x FEL.

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JUNE 21, 2011

The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) established the annual renewable fuel volume targets, which steadily increase to an overall level of 36 billion gallons in 2022. The proposed 2012 overall volumes and standards are: Biomass-based diesel (1.0 renewable diesel could be available to contribute to meeting the 1.0

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JUNE 2, 2010

As of 1 June at least 80% of the diesel fuel refined in the United States for use by off-road vehicles must be ULSD fuel (15 ppm sulfur). Since 2007, off-road diesel has had a 500 ppm limit. Also as of 1 June, 100% of the diesel fuel refined in the US for on-road vehicles must be ULSD. Prior to that, it was 3,400 ppm.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2012

World-leading low- and medium-speed engine manufacturers, Wärtsilä and MAN Diesel & Turbo, have entered the next phase of the extensive, long-term HERCULES research program. Wärtsilä and MAN Diesel & Turbo together cover about 90% of the world’s marine engine market.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Proposed allocation of 2011-2012 investment plan. The staff of the California Energy Commission has prepared a draft 2011-2012 Investment Plan for the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, its third year of program funding. Diesel Substitutes ($11.5 Click to enlarge. Anticipated. state programs.

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JULY 24, 2011

A seven-passenger full-size sport utility vehicle that weighs roughly three tons is rarely anyone’s idea of a green vehicle, but the 2011 Mercedes-Benz GL Class gets the nod when it’s fitted with the company’s Bluetec clean-diesel engine.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

The Nature paper suggests that weakening winds have enabled the formation of stronger cyclones in recent years—including storms in 2007 and 2010 that were the first recorded storms to enter the Gulf of Oman. Cyclone Gonu made a rare landfall in Iran in 2007 and caused more than $4 billion in damage. Evan, James P.

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JULY 29, 2009

Neste Oil has increased its capacity to produce NExBTL renewable diesel following the start-up of a second dedicated NExBTL plant at the company’s main refinery at Porvoo, Finland. The new plant will be capable of producing 170,000 t/a of NExBTL renewable diesel. Earlier post.).

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JULY 24, 2009

The California Air Resources Board adopted amendments to help business owners comply with its 2007 regulation aimed at reducing toxic diesel emissions from the state’s estimated 180,000 off-road vehicles such as tractors and bulldozers used in construction, mining and other industries. Earlier post.). ARB Chairwoman Mary D.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Bisabolane (2); Hexadecane (3), a representative molecule for diesel; farnesane (4); and methyl palmiate (5), a representative molecule for fatty acid methyl esters. JBEI is one of three Bioenergy Research Centers established by the DOE’s Office of Science in 2007. Source: Peralta-Yahya et al. Click to enlarge. —Taek Soon Lee.

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DECEMBER 18, 2011

By changing from diesel to natural gas, virtually all emissions of particles (smoke/soot) are eliminated, as well as all emissions of sulphur. The ferry route serving the coastal trunk road in Rogaland and Hordaland Counties has since 2007 been served by five such ferries from Fjord1.

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MAY 6, 2010

Brazil’s Petrobras is launching two projects to produce biofuels from palm oil (dendê) in Tomé-Açu (state of Pará): a Petrobras-owned biodiesel plant (the Biodiesel Pará project), and a project to produce renewable diesel in partnership with Portuguese outfit Galp Energia (the Belém project) ( earlier post ).

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APRIL 17, 2013

Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) found that 95% of the samples from 2011-12 met ASTM International fuel quality specifications. In our 2007 survey of B100 biodiesel, less than half of the samples met quality specifications. The survey showed a major improvement over results from previous years.

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MAY 1, 2013

According to the new report, from 2011 through Q4 2012, cumulative credits generated under the LCFS total 2,835,662 metric tons of CO 2 e, while cumulative deficits total 1,550,698 metric tons CO 2 e, for a net excess of 1.285 million credits (metric tons of CO 2 e). biodiesel/renewable diesel in the diesel mix. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Shedd said the engine could be up to about 30% more efficient than a standard diesel engine, depending on the engine load and speed. In contrast, he says, the K6 can be made by modifying existing diesel engines in a way that is both realistic and manufacturable. —Timothy Shedd. Kashmerick and Timothy A.

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Singh, a power-electronics engineer, has been working to replace the internal combustion engines used in the company’s equipment with hybrid (diesel-electric) and all-electric versions. In 2007, he joined John Deere’s electronics-solutions group, in Fargo, N.D., John Deere, headquartered in Moline, Ill., as a staff engineer.

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OCTOBER 26, 2012

Microbial oil produced from industrial and agricultural residues such as straw represents one of the most promising future raw materials for NExBTL renewable diesel, the company said. Increasing the use of waste and residues in the production of NExBTL renewable diesel is one of our most important goals.

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JULY 13, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has put forward its proposals for the 2011 percentage standards for four fuel categories. Under the Renewable Fuel Standard programme, the EPA has made suggestions for cellulosic biofuel; biomass-based diesel; renewable fuel; and advanced biofuel.

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JANUARY 11, 2017

Volkswagen AG has agreed with the US government to resolve criminal and federal environmental and other civil claims against the company relating to the diesel emissions cheating débâcle. The Supervisory Board directed the law firm Jones Day to share all findings of its independent investigation of the diesel matter with the DOJ.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Toyota anticipates a 1/3 full hybrid, 1/3 gasoline, 1/3 diesel engine mix. When the first generation Auris was launched in 2007, the average emissions were 152 g/km. This fell to 142 g/km in 2009, and then down to 125 g/km in 2011 after the pioneering full hybrid version was introduced. D-4D diesel engine. Powertrains.

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MARCH 3, 2010

In addition to the hybrid model, the Auris 2010 powertrain line-up also offers three gasoline and three diesel engines offering the performance and economy-enhancing benefits of Toyota Optimal Drive. Toyota plans to sell 101,000 Auris models in 2010 and, in 2011—the first full year of sales with all engine variants available— 130,000 units.

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APRIL 27, 2012

At those levels, palm oil biofuels do not meet the minimum 20% greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction compared to the statutory baseline for petroleum-based diesel performance threshold required for renewable fuel under the RFS program. Slightly more than half of the GHG emissions for these biofuels in the EPA’s analysis came from land use change.

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