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

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For consideration as a qualifying fuel, the waste-derived biofuel must yield a 50% greenhouse gas reduction threshold required in the Massachusetts law as determined by a preliminary analysis based on both CARB and EPA methodologies. Massachusetts was the first state in the nation to require biofuel in home heating fuel.

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Optimizing Turbo Diesels for Emissions and Performance with 5% and 20% Biodiesel Blends

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Their study was published online 21 December in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. When used in diesel engines, biodiesel usually exhibits several combustion-related advantages, including reductions in CO, UHC and PM emissions, as well as a net CO 2 reduction. However, with an energy density 13% lower than diesel (37.5

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