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Neste Oil has successfully started up Europe’s largest renewablediesel plant in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Production of NExBTL renewablediesel at the new plant—the company’s fourth—will be ramped up on a phased basis. The plant was completed on-schedule and on-budget.
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Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and John Barrasso (R-WY) led their colleagues in introducing the RenewableDiesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Parity Act of 2022. The bill would require the Department of Energy to track foreign imports and domestic production of renewablediesel and sustainable aviation fuel.
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Estimated consumption subsidies, industrial and developing countries, fossil fuels and renewables. Fossil fuel subsidies continue to far outweigh support for renewable energy, according to new research conducted for the Worldwatch Institute’s Vital Signs Online service. Source: Worldwatch. Click to enlarge.
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Neste Oil has increased its capacity to produce NExBTL renewablediesel 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 renewablediesel. The plant operates now on full capacity. Earlier post.).
UOP LLC used its renewable jet fuel process technology ( earlier post ) to convert oil from camelina, an inedible plant, to renewable jet fuel for a biofuel demonstration flight by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Earlier post.). savings compared to petroleum jet. Earlier post.).
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Micrograph of fermentation fluids from production of Amyris RenewableDiesel (Nov 2007). Under their collaboration agreement, Total and Amyris R&D teams will work together to develop new products and build biological pathways to produce and commercialize renewable fuels and chemicals. Source: Amyris. Click to enlarge.
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Micrograph of fermentation fluids from production of Amyris RenewableDiesel (Nov 2007). The goal is to accelerate the introduction of a renewable jet fuel that could significantly lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and provide a long-term sustainable alternative to petroleum-derived jet fuel. Source: Amyris.
The company is focused on the development of advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals based on isobutanol and its derivatives. Gevo’s technology enables the cost-effective, practical production of renewable hydrocarbons such as isooctene and isooctane for the gasoline market, renewable jet fuel and renewablediesel blendstocks.
to 7.7%) and diesel cars (from 52.7% New vehicle diesel share in Western Europe, 1990 to Jan-Oct 2009. lower than before the crisis in 2007. less than in 2007. less than in 2007. Tags: Diesel Engines Europe Sales. Significant change was also noted in the market shares of 4x4s (from 9.0% In total, 14.5
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