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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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MAY 22, 2012

Neste Oil will launch a completely new grade of diesel fuel in Finland this fall: Neste Pro Diesel. The new fuel is the first to comply with the most stringent diesel specification (Category 4) drawn up as part of the Worldwide Fuel Charter (WWFC) by automotive manufacturers in Europe, the US, and Asia. Properties.

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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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APRIL 5, 2013

Neste Oil is beginning the commercial use of tall oil pitch as a feedstock for refining into transportation fuel. Up until now, it has not been possible to use tall oil pitch, a residue produced by tall oil refiners ( earlier post ), as a commercial-scale feedstock for fuel refining purposes. Earlier post.).

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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. The plant was completed on-schedule and on-budget and marks a major step forward in Neste Oil’s clean traffic fuel strategy.

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APRIL 27, 2012

The majority (62%) of the plantations were located on the island of Sumatra, and more than two-thirds (69%) of all industrial plantations were developed for oil palm cultivation, with the remainder mostly being Acacia plantations for paper pulp production. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

GM’ new lineup of heavy-duty diesel pickups will have B20 biodiesel capability. The Duramax 6.6L’s diesel particulate regeneration system features a downstream injector that supplies fuel for the regeneration process. This greatly reduces potential oil dilution, important with using biodiesel. To make the Duramax 6.6L

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OCTOBER 26, 2012

Neste Oil celebrated the official opening of Europe’s first pilot plant for producing microbial oil from waste and residues at its site in Porvoo, Finland. Increasing the use of waste and residues in the production of NExBTL renewable diesel is one of our most important goals. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 22, 2012

CH utilizes water to reduce hydrogen and catalyst consumption and quickly and inexpensively converts plant oils into stable intermediate oil products which are very similar to petroleum crude oil. In July 2011, Aemetis—then called AE Biofuels—completed the acquisition of Zymetis, Inc., Aemetis, Inc.,

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DECEMBER 4, 2014

Boeing has completed the world’s first flight using “green diesel,” a renewable, drop-in hydrocarbon biofuel that is widely available and used in ground transportation. The company powered its ecoDemonstrator 787 flight test airplane with a blend of 15% NExBTL renewable diesel from Neste Oil and 85% petroleum jet fuel in the left engine.

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AUGUST 4, 2013

Shanghai’s city buses will run on biodiesel processed from “swill oil”—used vegetable cooking oil captured from gutters and drains—from next year, the Shanghai food and drug safety authorities announced following a toxic oil recycling program it conducted with Tongji University.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Canada is moving forward with the requirement for an average 2% renewable content in diesel fuel and heating oil. The regulations also contained the provisions to require an average of 2% renewable content in diesel fuel and heating oil. The Government of Canada is proposing a coming into force date of 1 July 2011.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Jackson determined that, as a result of effects of Hurricane Sandy, extreme and unusual supply circumstances exist, which may result in a temporary shortage of diesel fuel compliant with federal regulations. Heating oil is a type of distillate fuel used mostly in the Northeastern US for space heating during the winter months.

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

In its interim report for January–September 2012, Neste Oil said that while the third-quarter performance of its Renewable Fuels business (NExBTL) improved by €38 million (US$49 million) from the corresponding period last year, the business still recorded a loss due to low margins, particularly during the first part of the quarter.

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APRIL 27, 2010

Neste Oil has begun trials of Neste Green 100 diesel—a renewable drop-in hydrocarbon replacement for diesel, not biodiesel (fatty acid methyl esters)—in cars in Finland. The trial will include private individuals and Neste Oil employees. Drivers will fill up at selected Neste Oil service stations in Greater Helsinki.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Grangemouth, one of Scotland’s largest manufacturing sites, is owned and operated by INEOS and Petroineos, a joint venture formed between INEOS and PetroChina in 2011. INEOS FPS operates the Forties Pipeline System landing and processing approximately 40% of North Sea oil and gas production for onward domestic and international sales.

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Hydrogen Polymer Ireland Carbon 369

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AUGUST 4, 2016

The new Ford EcoBlue diesel engine production line at Dagenham Engine Plant will reduce water and energy consumption by more than 50%. Dagenham Engine Plant is Ford’s largest diesel engine production facility globally, and produced the first EcoBlue diesel engine ( earlier post ) in April this year. The all-new 2.0-liter

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Water Diesel Engine Energy 150

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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. The plant operates now on full capacity. Earlier post.).

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Oil Renewable Diesel Singapore 150

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set the amount of biomass-based diesel products required to be included in diesel fuel markets in 2013 at 1.28 Bio-based diesel products are advanced biofuels that are derived from biomass sources that include vegetable oils and wastes oils from renewable sources.

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JUNE 20, 2015

Boeing announced the next phase in ecoDemonstrator 757 testing today, including its first flight with US-made “green diesel” ( earlier post ) and two new environment-related technologies. In 2014, Boeing proposed the possibility of using green diesel at a low blending ratio to produce aviation drop-in fuel. bio-oils and fats).

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MAY 16, 2011

Researchers from the Stevens Institute of Technology, BASF Catalyst and Golden BioMass Fuels Corporation report on their investigation of an energy balance, in broad outline, for the production of a high-quality synthetic diesel from residual crop biomass via a Fischer-Tropsch route in a paper published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels.

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

Cyclone Power Technologies and its licensee Phoenix Power Group (PPG) have announced positive results of preliminary emissions testing of the combustion system of the Phoenix 10, the first small-scale waste oil power generator. Acceptable emissions of SO 2 and NO x required by many state environmental agencies are below 5 tons per year.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

The Board also adopted a regulation governing alternative diesel fuels ( ADF ). The regulation puts in place a three-step process beginning in 2016 to create a path to bring cleaner diesel substitutes into the market. LCFS Compliance Schedule 2011-2020. Diesel and Diesel Substitutes. Diesel and Diesel Substitutes.

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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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Portugal Oil Renewable Diesel 186

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APRIL 3, 2012

Solazyme produces tailored oils using heterotrophic algae grown in industrial fermenters. Algae-based renewable oil company Solazyme, Inc. Algae-based renewable oil company Solazyme, Inc. will have an expected annual production capacity of 100,000 metric tons of oil. Source: Solazyme. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 8, 2018

liter Power Stroke diesel engine ( earlier post ) this month. The F-150 Power Stroke diesel features a targeted EPA-estimated 30 mpg (7.83 The F-150 Power Stroke diesel features a targeted EPA-estimated 30 mpg (7.83 liter Power Stroke diesel fuel economy estimates will be published this spring. Final EPA F-150 3.0-liter

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JANUARY 3, 2014

An article in the latest issue of IEA Energy: The Journal of the International Energy Agency reports that Estonia, which has the most developed oil shale industry in the world, is collaborating in pursuing wider use of oil shale in a cleaner, more sustainable manner. Different that shale oil—i.e., million (US$12.8

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JULY 19, 2016

formed in 2011 to produce renewable base oils and lubricants from Amyris’ Biofene—Amyris’s brand of a renewable, long-chain, branched hydrocarbon molecule called farnesene (trans-ß-farnesene). Base oils, currently derived from the crude oil refining process, are the building blocks of lubricating oils.

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JANUARY 30, 2012

GE Oil & Gas announced the development of a Micro LNG integrated plant that meets the small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) requirements of powering remote industrial and residential locations and fueling motor vehicles. The product introduction was among the opening day highlights of the 2012 GE Oil & Gas Annual Meeting in Florence.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2015

More than one billion gallons of hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids (HEFA) fuels—renewable, drop-in diesel and jet fuels such as Neste’s NEXBTL—were produced worldwide in 2014, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Finnish Neste is the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel.

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JULY 20, 2012

At 3%, the 2011 increase in global CO 2 emissions is above the past decade’s average annual increase of 2.7%. savings stimulated by high oil prices led to a decrease of 3% in CO 2 emissions in the European Union and of 2% in both the United States and Japan. combined, where emissions increased by 9% and 6% respectively in 2011.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

A three-year biofuel trial organized by Neste Oil, Helsinki Region Transport (HSL), and Proventia has recently been completed, and the results have shown that Neste Oil’s NExBTL renewable diesel can significantly reduce local emissions that have a direct impact on urban air quality.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Neste Oil has received an ISCC ( International Sustainability & Carbon Certification ) certificate for the NExBTL renewable diesel produced at the company’s Porvoo refinery in Finland. Beginning in 2011, all biofuels sold in Germany will be required to have sustainability certification.

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OCTOBER 22, 2011

for Arctic oil and gas exploration. The permit authorizes air pollutant emissions during Shell’s exploration drilling with the Kulluk drill rig and a support fleet of icebreakers, oil spill response vessels, and supply ships for up to 120 days each year. On 19 Sept. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). On 26 Sept.

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AUGUST 23, 2011

China’s apparent oil demand in July increased to 38.29 million barrels per day (b/d), as oil consumption appeared to have recovered after seasonal refinery maintenance, according to an analysis of recent Chinese government statistics by Platts. million mt of crude oil, or an average of 8.86 million b/d and 6.2% million mt.

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MAY 19, 2011

At Challenge Bibendum 2011, organized by Michelin and held in Berlin from 18–22 May, Fiat Group company Iveco is featuring its concept Iveco Glider truck. All Iveco diesels and hybrids at the event are fueled with NExBTL renewable diesel (hydrotreated vegetable oil) from Neste Oil.

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MAY 27, 2012

Lines has started a demonstration test of the Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) system installed on the diesel engine used for power generation on an MOL Group-operated ocean-going vessel. The test started in November 2011, and the DPF system has already operated smoothly for over 500 hours. Mitsui O.S.K.

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