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Neste to begin selling 100% renewable diesel in Finland

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In addition to its significantly smaller carbon footprint, the product is of a high quality - it burns efficiently and cleanly. 100% Neste Renewable Diesel is used in California, where it helps cities and counties to reduce traffic-related greenhouse gas emissions. It is easy to adopt, as it does not require any vehicle modifications.

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Neste rebranding its renewable diesel fuel: “Neste MY Renewable Diesel”

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Neste MY Renewable Diesel—classified as Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO)—is a low-carbon drop-in renewable diesel fuel enabling up to 80% lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout the life cycle of the fuel compared to conventional petroleum diesel.

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Neste launches Neste MY Renewable Diesel made 100% from waste and residues in Finland; initial customers

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The product enables up to 90% lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout the life cycle of the fuel compared to conventional fossil diesel. Neste’s renewable diesel is already used in California, among others, where it helps cities and counties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from traffic.

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Researchers use Google Street View cars for high-resolution air pollution mapping

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The team equipped two Google Street View vehicles with the fast-response Aclima Ei measurement and data acquisition platform and repeatedly sampled every street in a 30-km 2 area of Oakland, CA, over the course of a year, developing the largest urban air quality data set of its type. —Apte et al. Kirchstetter, Melissa M.

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Solar-powered off-grid EV charging stations offer surprisingly attractive cost advantages

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We do that both municipalities and the federal and state governments, but also for corporations like Google, Johnson and Johnson and many others. They’re trying to encourage people to clean up their carbon footprint, but they also want to encourage people to come into the city and spend money. This is not theory.

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