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U-Haul buys another million gallons of renewable propane to sell at California stores

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2021

U-Haul—the largest US retailer of propane—has purchased one million gallons of renewable propane to sell at its company-owned and -operated stores across California for the second year in row. to continue supplying the fuel at more than 60 propane-dispensing stores in the state. Earlier post.) gCO 2 /MJ to 43.50

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Store Renewable California San Diego

Citroën ë-Berlingo Van now available to order

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The Citroën ë-Berlingo Van is now available to order. The ë-Berlingo Van range, available from €30,500 excluding VAT, comes in 2 body shapes (size M 4.40m and size XL 4.75m) and 5 versions including a size XL crew cab. ë-Berlingo Van is available in 5 versions defined according to use.

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USDA to invest up to $500M to increase availability of domestic biofuels through HBIIP

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2023

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to invest up to $500 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to increase the availability of domestic biofuels. The $450 million in new funds will be available quarterly starting 1 July. million will be made available to home heating oil distribution facilities. Earlier post.)

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Available Grant Iowa Minnesota

Oleophobic hydrophobic magnetic sponge selectively soaks up oil, sparing water and wildlife

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2020

A Northwestern Engineering-led team has developed a highly porous smart sponge that selectively soaks up oil in water. With an ability to absorb more than 30 times its weight in oil, the sponge could be used to clean up oil spills inexpensively and efficiently without harming marine life. —Vikas Nandwana.

Water

Water Oil Mariner Pollution

IHS Markit: 10 MMb/d of oil production cuts coming

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2020

IHS Markit Crude Oil Markets service expects up to 10 MMb/d of world oil production will be cut or shut-in from April to June 2020 as oil storage fills up and output from financially strapped companies begins to fall. If oil cannot be sold or stored, it cannot be produced. Something has to give. And it will.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Oil Production Russia

This Startup Is Using AI to Help Keep Store Shelves Stocked

Cars That Think

JULY 5, 2022

Shoppers are seeing more and more empty shelves, as stores around the world struggle to keep products stocked. WisyAI enables store employees to quickly get information about the stock, reduce losses, and sell [products] more effectively.”. Adding to the stores’ challenges were worker shortages. “It Founded 2016.

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Store Costa Rica San Francisco Panama

IHS Markit: US oil producers to halt 1.75 MMb/d per day of production; Canada to cut 0.5 MMb/d

Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2020

Due to the collapse in oil prices, IHS Markit expects US producers are in the process of curtailing about 1.75 This resumption of production may accelerate if WTI remains above $30 per barrel—a price that allows operators to cover their operating costs and that reflects improved storage availability. However, nearly 1.4

Oil

Oil Canada Oil-Sands Production

Porsche Consulting supporting Hydrogenious’ efforts to scale up LOHC activities

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies GmbH has developed a technology that binds hydrogen gas with a carrier oil. One challenge for the adoption of green hydrogen as an element of a clean energy strategy is how to make sufficient quantities of green hydrogen available in economically viable ways. Earlier post.)This

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Porsche Hydrogen Oil Spain

Rolls-Royce mtu Kinetic PowerPack approved for renewable diesel

Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2023

Rolls-Royce has approved its mtu Kinetic PowerPacks, based on the mtu Series 4000 and 1600 diesel engines, for use with renewable diesel (HVO/Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil) and the other synthetic diesel fuels of the EN15940 standard. Part of the energy stored in the flywheel is used to drive the generator that begins producing electrical power.

Diesel

Diesel Renewable Energy Storage Belgium

Japanese, Russian companies partner on feasibility study of blue ammonia value chain between eastern Siberia & Japan

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2021

Irkutsk Oil Company (IOC), Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC), and Itochu Corporation are partnering on a joint feasibility study of a blue ammonia value chain between eastern Siberia and Japan. Toyo Engineering Corporation and?Irkutsk Ammonia is liquefied under relatively mild conditions, i.e. -33 ?C

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Japan Russia Companies Oil

Shell to build one of Europe’s biggest biofuels facilities for SAF and renewable diesel; 820,000 tonnes/year

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

It will produce low-carbon fuels such as renewable diesel from waste in the form of used cooking oil, waste animal fat and other industrial and agricultural residual products, using technology developed by Shell. The facility will not use virgin palm oil as feedstock. Transport Hub and Offshore Storage) project.

Renewable

Renewable Diesel Building Waste

CARB approves 2022 Scoping Plan; aggressive targets for reductions in petroleum use, air pollution and greeenhouse gas emissions

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2022

It also calls for a multi-agency process to ensure that the transition away from oil extraction and refining is equitable. Transitioning away from conventional ICE vehicles is part of the solution, but there must be an adequate supply of zero-carbon alternative fuel and distribution is available to power these vehicles.

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Pollution Emissions Gas Gas-Electric

Opinion: Everyone Is Guessing When It Comes To Oil Prices

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2015

Predicting and diagnosing the trajectory of oil prices has become something of a cottage industry in the past year. But along with all of the excess crude flowing from the oil patch, there is also an abundance of market indicators that while important, tend to produce a lot of noise that makes any accurate estimate nearly impossible.

Oil Prices

Oil Prices Oil Price South Africa

Parkland planning to build British Columbia’s largest renewable diesel complex; upgrading Burnaby Refinery

Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2022

Parkland, an independent supplier and marketer of fuel and petroleum products and a leading convenience store operator, plans to increase renewable fuel production at its Burnaby Refinery in British Columbia. Renewable fuels produced through these plans will have one-eighth of the carbon intensity of conventional fuels.

Renewable

Renewable Diesel Building Oil

First Pearl GTL product shipment reaches US: synthetic base oil

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Shell Lubricants announced the arrival of its first shipment of gas-to-liquid (GTL) base oil at the Port of Houston. The product, the first from the Qatar-based Pearl GTL plant to reach the Americas, will be stored at a hub in Houston and routed to Shell Lubricants’ GTL-enabled blending facilities throughout the United States.

Oil

Oil Qatar Production Houston

BP Riser Insertion Tube Reported Working, Some Oil and Gas from Deepwater Horizon Well Being Captured

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2010

The Unified Area Command for the response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill reported on Sunday that the Riser Insertion Tube Tool—one of several subsea options BP is developing—was successfully tested and inserted into the leaking riser Saturday night, capturing some amounts of oil and gas. Click to enlarge.

Oil

Oil Gas Store Panama

Snam and Saipem sign MoU to work together on green hydrogen development and CO2 capture

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

This agreement also involves a collaborative effort to develop feasibility studies in order to find new solutions to transport hydrogen in both liquid and gaseous form, by using and adapting existing infrastructure and networks as well as by shipping it by vessel, and to capture, transport, store or enhance CO 2.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Green CO2 Oil

ExxonMobil planning hydrogen production, carbon capture and storage at Baytown complex; 1B cfd of blue hydrogen

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2022

The Refinery has the capability to process up to 584,000 barrels of crude oil per day, making it the second-largest refinery in the US and one of the ten largest refineries globally. Access to surplus hydrogen and CO 2 storage capacity would be made available to nearby industry. million tons per year.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Carbon Production Houston

Researchers propose using AC and ventilation systems for decentralized production of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels

Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2019

Compact plants are to separate CO 2 from the ambient air directly in buildings and produce synthetic hydrocarbons which can then be used as renewable synthetic oil. The team presents this “crowd oil” concept in Nature Communications. The synthesized hydrocarbon fuels can be stored and/or transported for further utilization.

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Carbon Fuel Production Kits

New subsea well-capping device to bolster UK emergency underwater oil spill response capability

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

UK Energy Minister, Charles Hendry MP, unveiled a well-capping device developed by the Oil Spill Prevention and Response Advisory Group (OSPRAG) at the SPE Offshore Europe 2011 conference in Aberdeen. The OSPRAG well-capping device. Click to enlarge. Capping device key facts. To various points of the subsea stack. Click to enlarge.

Oil

Oil United Kingdom Water 2010

Nissan LEAF first electric car to pass 400,000 unit sales

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2019

These partnerships will leverage the ability of electric car batteries to store energy and share it with homes, businesses and power grids—making electric vehicles even more useful, while promoting efficient energy use. million barrels of oil a year. The Nissan LEAF is available in more than 50 markets globally.

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Nissan Sale Electric Cars Cars

Canada and Alberta to Invest C$865M in Athabasca Oil Sands Carbon Capture and Storage Project

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2009

The provincial government of Alberta and the federal government of Canada will invest C$865 million (US$822 million) in a large-scale Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in the Athabasca oil sands. Quest is a fully integrated CCS scheme, meaning it would capture, transport, inject and store CO 2. Quest public disclosure document.

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Oil-Sands Canada Oil Carbon

DOE researchers investigate economic and environmental impacts of converting wet waste to renewable diesel

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2022

Meanwhile, wet waste feedstocks, such as animal manure and fats, oils, and greases (FOG), represent another important category of resources that could be utilized to produce MCCI bioblendstocks due to its abundant availability. Skaggs et al. demand in 2016. Skaggs et al. demand in 2016.

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Waste Diesel Renewable Convert

Chevron leveraging information technology to optimize thermal production of heavy oil with increased recovery and reduced costs

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2011

Chevron’s focus on optimizing the thermal management of the Kern River field has resulted in a steady drop in the steam:oil ratio (barrels steam water per barrel oil), resulting in improved economics of the field even with slowly declining production. Data: California DOGGR. Click to enlarge. Source: Chevron. Click to enlarge.

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Chevron Oil Oil-Sands Production

DOE to award up to $12.4M to 11 projects focused on shale gas and enhanced oil recovery

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2011

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected 11 research projects that will help find ways to extract more energy from unconventional oil and gas resources while reducing environmental risks for awards totalling $12.4 The selections include $10.3 The selections include $10.3 million in federal funds.

Oil

Oil Gas Oil-Sands Illinois

Rystad Energy expects strong growth in hydrogen pipelines through 2035

Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2023

However, the greatest barrier is not financial, but the physical properties of hydrogen itself which differ substantially from oil and gas. This is based on national analysis of availability of existing natural gas infrastructure, future natural gas market developments, and future hydrogen market developments.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Energy Europe Gas

Audi’s performance SQ5 diesel features electric compressor with mild hybrid system

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

The new Audi SQ5 TDI diesel features a powerful V6 engine with a mild hybrid systems and an electric powered compressor to ensure that maximum torque is available to the sporty SUV at just above idle. lb-ft), with the torque available continuously across a broad range from 2,500 to 3,100 rpm. liters per 100 kilometers.

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Diesel Hybrid Audi Lithium Ion

Oil Majors Plan New Spill Capture and Containment System for Gulf of Mexico; Initial $1B Investment

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2010

Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell plan to build and deploy a rapid response system that will be available to capture and contain oil in the event of a potential future underwater well blowout in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The companies have committed $1 billion to fund the initial costs of the system.

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Mexico Oil Chevron Mariner

Kinder Morgan and Neste partner on major renewable fuels logistics project in US

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Upon completion of the project, Kinder Morgan’s Harvey, Louisiana facility will serve as the primary hub where Neste will store a variety of raw materials including, for example, the used cooking oil it collects from more than 40,000 restaurants across the United States.

Renewable

Renewable Fuel San Francisco Polymer

Volkswagen ID.7 makes its world premiere

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2023

The parking maneuver can be stored when the ID.7 Since all signals of the vehicle and the available swarm data are used, the new Travel Assist generation offers especially smooth and predictive control. The increased power and efficiency of the electric drive motor in the ID.7 With this, the ID.7 7 has come to a stop.

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North America Europe DC Fusion

Proposed CA LCFS pathways for corn starch ethanol with carbon capture and sequestration: as low as 37 gCO2e/MJ

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

RTE recently performed a detailed assessment of engineering designs for capturing, transporting and storing CO 2 , and integrating CCS with ethanol production. RTE proposes capturing the high purity CO 2 stream (>99%) from the ethanol fermentation tank via a commercially available liquefaction system. gCO 2 e/MJ.

North Dakota

North Dakota Carbon South Dakota Montana

New Nissan Qashqai in Europe to offer 12V MHEV and upgraded e-POWER powertrains

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2021

Supporting Nissan’s goal of achieving 50% electrified sales in Europe by 2024, the new Nissan Qashqai will not only be available with a 1.3 When decelerating, energy is recovered through regeneration and stored in the Lithium-ion battery. —Marco Fioravanti, Vice President, Product Planning, Nissan Automotive Europe.

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Europe Nissan Power Powered

Study Calculates Theoretical Maximum Oil Yield of Algae

Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2009

Theoretical maximum yield as a function of latitude for different cell oil contents. Algal oil can be used as a biofuel feedstock. Limits for the practical cases examined in their report ranged from 4,900 to 6,500 gal·ac -1 ·yr -1 (46,300-60,500 L·ha -1 ·yr -1 ) of unrefined oil. Weyer et al. 2009) Click to enlarge. Weyer et al.

Oil

Oil Solar 2009 2008

ABB develops In Line Coloring system for lubricant manufacturing

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2022

In doing so, operators no longer need to store dyes in separate tanks or assign independent assembly and transportation lines. Thanks to this proven design, a range of fully standardized packaged solutions is now available for new facilities or conversion of existing assets.

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Manufacturer France Global Conversion

DOE’s Carbon Utilization and Storage Atlas estimates at least 2,400B metric tons of US CO2 storage resource

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 25, 2012

The United States has at least 2,400 billion metric tons of possible carbon dioxide storage resource in saline formations, oil and gas reservoirs, and unmineable coal seams, according to a new US Department of Energy (DOE) publication.

Carbon

Carbon CO2 United States Climate Change

DKRW Advanced Fuels secures EPC contract with Sinopec Engineering for Medicine Bow coal-to-liquids project in Wyoming

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

The project will capture 92% of the CO 2 generated throughout the development process and provide the liquefied CO 2 for use in the enhanced oil recovery market in the Rocky Mountain region. enhanced oil recovery in the United States, has agreed to purchase all of the carbon dioxide captured by the plant. Denbury Resources Inc.,

Wyoming

Wyoming Coal Engine Fuel

Los Alamos-led study finds how to improve natural gas production in shale; hydrocarbon transport within nanopores

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The most challenging issue facing the shale energy industry is the very low hydrocarbon recovery rates: less than 10% for oil and 20% for gas. The investigation focused on interactions between methane and the organic content (kerogen) in rock that stores a majority of hydrocarbons.

Gas

Gas Transportation Production Insight

7 Maintenance Tips To Extend the Life of Your Diesel Truck

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Here are seven maintenance tips that will extend the life of your diesel truck: Change Your Engine Oil Regularly. The engine oil is a lubricant that helps it run smoothly. According to Fortune Business Insights , the global auto engine oil market size is projected to reach $44.66 Use the Right Oil.

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Maintenance Diesel Oil Parts

Massachusetts to Accept Only Waste-Derived Biofuels to Qualify for Mandate for Diesel and Home Heating Oil

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2009

Waste feedstocks are defined in the enabling legislation specifically as “ previously used or discarded solid, liquid or contained gaseous material with heating value resulting from industrial, commercial or household food service activities that would otherwise be stored, treated, transferred or disposed. Low Carbon Fuel Standard.

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Waste Oil Diesel

Porsche, Siemens Energy and partners advance climate-neutral eFuels development; Haru Oni pilot in Chile

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Other partners in the project are the Chilean power company AME, Chile’s national oil company ENAP, and Italian energy company Enel. Renewable energy will no longer be produced only where it’s needed, but where natural resources like wind and sun are available on a massive scale. Porsche will be the primary customer for the green fuel.

Chile

Chile Porsche Climate Energy

Ford Europe bringing 48V mild hybrid tech to Tourneo van; new diesel engines

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2019

A variable-flow oil pump reduces parasitic losses by adapting oil delivery to demand. liter EcoBlue is also available with 130 PS and 105 PS power outputs. A fuel-injection system that increases peak pressure to 2,200 bar helps achieve more efficient combustion. In addition to the new 185 PS variant, the 2.0-liter

Ford

Ford Engine Diesel Hybrid

Tamoil begins sales of 20% Neste NEXBTL renewable diesel blend in Italian Alps

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2016

Oil and energy company Tamoil has begun selling a cold-weather diesel blend containing a minimum 20% Neste NEXBTL renewable diesel to its corporate customers in the northern Italian Alps region. Gasolio Artico Tamoil - New Generation Diesel” fuel reduces emissions and provides excellent performance in cold conditions.

Renewable

Renewable Diesel Finland Italy

Hyundai introducing 48V mild hybrid system with 1.6L diesel in Europe

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2019

Thus, parts of the energy stored in the 48V battery system can also be used to stabilize the 12V on-board power supply. It will be available in combination with more engines in the future. The MHSG generates kinetic energy from recuperation of up to 12 kW and 55Nm of torque at the MHSG shaft. depending on the vehicle specification.

Hyundai

Hyundai Diesel Hybrid Europe

Cummins & Sinopec launch JV to produce and promote green hydrogen technologies in China

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The joint venture will accelerate the affordability and availability of green hydrogen through increased technological innovation, research and development, and manufacturing capacity. Cummins Inc. and China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group) have formed a 50:50 joint venture: Cummins Enze (Guangdong) Hydrogen Technology Co.,

Hydrogen

Hydrogen China Green Industrial

U-Haul buys another million gallons of renewable propane to sell at California stores

Citroën ë-Berlingo Van now available to order

USDA to invest up to $500M to increase availability of domestic biofuels through HBIIP

Oleophobic hydrophobic magnetic sponge selectively soaks up oil, sparing water and wildlife

IHS Markit: 10 MMb/d of oil production cuts coming

This Startup Is Using AI to Help Keep Store Shelves Stocked

IHS Markit: US oil producers to halt 1.75 MMb/d per day of production; Canada to cut 0.5 MMb/d

Porsche Consulting supporting Hydrogenious’ efforts to scale up LOHC activities

Rolls-Royce mtu Kinetic PowerPack approved for renewable diesel

Japanese, Russian companies partner on feasibility study of blue ammonia value chain between eastern Siberia & Japan

Shell to build one of Europe’s biggest biofuels facilities for SAF and renewable diesel; 820,000 tonnes/year

CARB approves 2022 Scoping Plan; aggressive targets for reductions in petroleum use, air pollution and greeenhouse gas emissions

Opinion: Everyone Is Guessing When It Comes To Oil Prices

Parkland planning to build British Columbia’s largest renewable diesel complex; upgrading Burnaby Refinery

First Pearl GTL product shipment reaches US: synthetic base oil

BP Riser Insertion Tube Reported Working, Some Oil and Gas from Deepwater Horizon Well Being Captured

Snam and Saipem sign MoU to work together on green hydrogen development and CO2 capture

ExxonMobil planning hydrogen production, carbon capture and storage at Baytown complex; 1B cfd of blue hydrogen

Researchers propose using AC and ventilation systems for decentralized production of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels

New subsea well-capping device to bolster UK emergency underwater oil spill response capability

Nissan LEAF first electric car to pass 400,000 unit sales

Canada and Alberta to Invest C$865M in Athabasca Oil Sands Carbon Capture and Storage Project

DOE researchers investigate economic and environmental impacts of converting wet waste to renewable diesel

Chevron leveraging information technology to optimize thermal production of heavy oil with increased recovery and reduced costs

DOE to award up to $12.4M to 11 projects focused on shale gas and enhanced oil recovery

Rystad Energy expects strong growth in hydrogen pipelines through 2035

Audi’s performance SQ5 diesel features electric compressor with mild hybrid system

Oil Majors Plan New Spill Capture and Containment System for Gulf of Mexico; Initial $1B Investment

Kinder Morgan and Neste partner on major renewable fuels logistics project in US

Volkswagen ID.7 makes its world premiere

Proposed CA LCFS pathways for corn starch ethanol with carbon capture and sequestration: as low as 37 gCO2e/MJ

New Nissan Qashqai in Europe to offer 12V MHEV and upgraded e-POWER powertrains

Study Calculates Theoretical Maximum Oil Yield of Algae

ABB develops In Line Coloring system for lubricant manufacturing

DOE’s Carbon Utilization and Storage Atlas estimates at least 2,400B metric tons of US CO2 storage resource

DKRW Advanced Fuels secures EPC contract with Sinopec Engineering for Medicine Bow coal-to-liquids project in Wyoming

Los Alamos-led study finds how to improve natural gas production in shale; hydrocarbon transport within nanopores

7 Maintenance Tips To Extend the Life of Your Diesel Truck

Massachusetts to Accept Only Waste-Derived Biofuels to Qualify for Mandate for Diesel and Home Heating Oil

Porsche, Siemens Energy and partners advance climate-neutral eFuels development; Haru Oni pilot in Chile

Ford Europe bringing 48V mild hybrid tech to Tourneo van; new diesel engines

Tamoil begins sales of 20% Neste NEXBTL renewable diesel blend in Italian Alps

Hyundai introducing 48V mild hybrid system with 1.6L diesel in Europe

Cummins & Sinopec launch JV to produce and promote green hydrogen technologies in China

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