Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2021

Neste announced in March 2020 an intention to increase its renewable products production capacity in Europe according to the company strategy. The company has now concluded a thorough study phase concerning the two possible locations, Porvoo, Finland and Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Neste has existing sites in both locations.

Renewable 397

Renewable Finland Production Netherlands 397

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2022

Neste Corporation has made the final investment decision to invest into new renewable products production capacity in Rotterdam. The decision is based on demand for renewable products growing substantially with customers’ higher climate ambitions. million ton capacity for renewable products in Rotterdam is the largest in Europe.

Renewable 273

Renewable Production Finland Polymer 273

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2017

The distribution of Neste MY Renewable Diesel, produced entirely from waste and residues, has expanded to the Neste Truck network for heavy vehicles in Finland. The product enables up to 90% lower greenhouse gas emissions throughout the life cycle of the fuel compared to conventional fossil diesel.

Finland 150

Finland Renewable Diesel Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2014

Neste Oil’s NEXBTL renewable diesel was used to generate electricity at two major events in Finland this summer: the Flow Festival in Helsinki and the Neste Oil Rally Helsinki Battle street circuit race. NEXBTL diesel generated 45% of the electricity used at the Flow Festival and powered the machinery at the festival site.

Finland 218

Finland Renewable Diesel Exhaust 218

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Finland-based Neste has submitted three new Tier 2 Pathways for California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) for renewable diesel produced at its Porvoo, Finland refinery. Two pathways are for Renewable Diesel from Tallow & Animal Fat and one is for Renewable Diesel from Used Cooking Oil (UCO). gCO 2 e/MJ.

Renewable 220

Renewable Diesel Finland New Zealand 220

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Finland-based bio and forest industries company UPM and WWF Finland have engaged in a dialogue on the status of wood-based liquid biofuels in Finland and present a list of joint measures to be carried out to promote sustainability. UPM is the developer and producer of UPM BioVerno—wood-based renewable diesel.

Finland 231

Finland Legal Carbon Oil 231

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2017

Porvoo is the first city in Finland to start using Neste MY Renewable Diesel, produced 100% from waste and residues, in all of its diesel-fueled vehicles during this year. The municipal engineering department of Porvoo and the free summer bus Rinkeli will start using the product immediately.

Diesel 150

Diesel Renewable San Diego Finland 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2014

The first fleet tests of UPM’s BioVerno renewable diesel have shown that the fuel works in cars just as well as any conventional petroleum diesel. The fleet tests, conducted by the VTT Technical Research Center of Finland, were started in May last year and ran until early 2014. millions gallons US) of renewable diesel a year.

Diesel 285

Diesel Renewable Fleet Finland 285

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2015

The first wood-based renewable diesel biorefinery has started commercial production in Lappeenranta, Finland. million gallons US) of renewable UPM BioVerno diesel yearly. The UPM BioVerno diesel is produced out of crude tall oil, a residue of pulp production, in the UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery.

Renewable 150

Renewable Diesel Commercial Finland 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Technology, engineering and project management company Neste Jacobs and SunPine, producing biochemicals and feedstock for second-generation renewable fuels, have signed an agreement for Neste Jacobs to perform EPCM services to construct a Tall Oil Rosin production facility in Piteå, Sweden. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

Oil 218

Oil Renewable Diesel Production 218

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2018

billion to add additional renewable products production capacity in Singapore. The investment will extend Neste’s renewable product overall capacity in Singapore by up to 1.3 million tons per year, bringing the total renewable product capacity close to 4.5 Neste currently has a renewable products production capacity of 2.7

Singapore 191

Singapore Renewable Production Finland 191

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2017

Neste began production of renewable diesel 10 years ago at the Neste Porvoo refinery in Finland. Neste has since become the leading circular economy company in biofuels and reduced GHG emissions from traffic by more than 33 million tons, based on production of the renewable bio-hydrocarbon fuel. Earlier post.)

Renewable 170

Renewable Diesel Finland Waste 170

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

The end product is a transportation fuel suited for aircraft, ships as well as heavy and light road vehicles. Establishing the infrastructure for Power-to-Liquids production contributes to the strengthening of co-operation between Neste and VTT in e-fuel production development from pilot to commercial scale.

Building 186

Building Power Powered Fuel 186

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Neste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel, has opened a new office in Hoofddorp, in greater Amsterdam which will serve as the global hub for the growing Renewable Aviation business. Neste is now also launching Neste MY Renewable Diesel to climate-conscious fleet customers in the Netherlands. EG Retail (Netherlands) B.V

Netherlands 186

Netherlands Renewable Diesel Lithuania 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2011

Neste Oil’s NExBTL renewable diesel is to be trialed in day-to-day use in Finland by a fleet of road tanker trucks from the beginning of June onwards. The vehicles will fill up with 100% NExBTL renewable diesel at the Neste Oil Truck station at the distribution terminal adjacent to the company’s Porvoo refinery.

Finland 186

Finland Renewable Diesel Fleet 186

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Partners from Germany and Finland in the SOLETAIR project are building a compact pilot plant for the production of gasoline, diesel and kerosene from solar energy, regenerative hydrogen and carbon dioxide. A direct air capture unit developed by the Technical Research Center of Finland (VTT) extracts carbon dioxide from air.

Solar 322

Solar Production Fuel Kits 322

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2017

UFF (U-landshjälp från Folk till Folk i Finland rf), a Finnish non-profit environmental and development organization, will use Neste MY Renewable Diesel, produced entirely from waste and residues, to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced in UFF’s logistics chain. —UFF’s CEO Virve Kivi.

Renewable 150

Renewable Diesel Finland Climate Change 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2013

Forest BtL Oy, owned by Vapo, A Finnish bioenergy, peat and sawmill company, awarded Technip a contract, worth approximately €5 million, for the front-end engineering and design (FEED) of a new biomass-to-liquid (BTL) plant to be built on Ajos island, Finland. Principal off-takers are expected to be diesel and gasoline retailers.

Finland 170

Finland Hydrogen Netherlands Sweden 170

Green Car Congress

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. This is the first time anywhere that a premium renewable diesel fuel will be tested across a range of different cars.”. Earlier post.) Earlier post.]

Finland 170

Finland Oil Diesel Renewable 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2017

Airport services provider Finavia will fuel 20 Helsinki Airport buses with Neste MY Renewable Diesel. Using Neste MY Renewable Diesel as our vehicle fuel is a fixed part of our emissions solutions. In addition to reduced emissions, another reason to select Neste MY Renewable Diesel was its easy adoption.

Renewable 150

Renewable Diesel Finland Cleaner 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Testing, which is still ongoing, is showing that Finnish wood-based UPM BioVerno diesel ( earlier post ) significantly reduces harmful tailpipe emissions. In addition, using 100% UPM BioVerno diesel decreased fuel consumption. UPM BioVerno renewable diesel is produced from wood-based tall oil.

Diesel 150

Diesel Renewable Emissions Finland 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2013

Finland-based forestry-industry company UPM, VTT and VV-Auto Group will start fleet tests of renewable diesel produced mainly from crude tall oil, which is a residue of chemical pulp production, UPM BioVerno. UPM BioVerno diesel has previously been studied in engine and vehicle tests conducted by VTT and others.

Renewable 225

Renewable Fleet Diesel Finland 225

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2017

From this waste ham fat, Neste produced 10,000 liters of Neste MY Renewable Diesel at its Porvoo refinery for sale at Neste stations. Neste donates the value of the product (€14,500) to Hope, an association which helps low-income families, and to Icehearts, a sports club which aims to prevent social exclusion and promote well-being.

Waste 150

Waste Renewable Diesel Finland 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Neste Oil will launch premium-quality Neste Pro Diesel in Finland on 9 September. The new product—the first diesel fuel to comply with the toughest Worldwide Fuel Charter (WWFC) specification (Category 4, earlier post )—contains a minimum of 15% NExBTL renewable diesel. helps motor oil last longer.

Diesel 225

Diesel Renewable Oil Finland 225

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Building on its capability of proactive transformation, Neste has initiated a strategic study on transitioning its refinery in Porvoo, Finland to non-crude oil refining and into a globally leading renewable and circular solutions site. Porvoo refinery. The refining capacity of crude oil is approximately 10.5 million ton/a.

Oil 259

Oil Renewable Finland Mariner 259

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2023

With its low energy consumption, the eActros 600 is intended to be the most economical long-haul truck from Mercedes-Benz Trucks for customers compared to the conventional diesel Actros. Prototypes of the vehicle were put through their paces during winter testing in Finland at the beginning of the year.

Mercedes 150

Mercedes Production Installation Volt 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2019

The analysis covered 23 markets in Europe and found a direct correlation between diesel car registrations and average CO2 emissions. With increased negative public perception towards diesels, combined with new government regulations such as WLTP and scrutiny of the fuel type, demand for diesel fell by 18% in 2018.

Diesel 236

Diesel CO2 Gasoline Emissions 236

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Neste has begun design of a new production line in its Singapore refinery for the production of renewable diesel, renewable aviation fuel and raw materials for various biochemical uses. If the project proceeds as planned, production at the new production line, which will add one million tons of capacity, will begin by 2022.

Singapore 150

Singapore Renewable Production Finland 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2017

In Europe, the average amount of NO x present in exhaust emissions from modern diesel passenger cars under real-world conditions is more than double the levels from modern trucks and buses, according to a new briefing paper released by the independent research organization International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT).

Diesel 223

Diesel Cars Emissions Light 223

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

Neste Oil, developer of the NExBTL process for renewable diesel, and agritrader Raisioagro have launched a research project to investigate the potential of straw as a raw material for producing NExBTL renewable diesel via Neste’s microbial oil technology. Earlier post.).

Oil 218

Oil Renewable Diesel Finland 218

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2017

Project partners include INERATEC, a spinoff of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), VTT Technical Research Center of Finland and Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT). The mobile chemical pilot plant produces gasoline, diesel, and kerosene from regenerative hydrogen and carbon dioxide.

Solar 386

Solar Finland Fuel CO2 386

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2020

As expected, the combination of fewer diesel registrations and more SUVs continued to have an impact on emissions. Despite an increase of EV models contributing positively to emission levels, the move away from diesel had a negative impact, one that the market could not offset. BEVs for every diesel car registered.

SUV 221

SUV Emissions Diesel Europe 221

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2020

Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel produced from waste and residue raw materials, has agreed to acquire 100% of Mahoney Environmental (Mahoney), a collector and recycler of used cooking oil in the United States, and its affiliated entities. million tonnes—the equivalent of taking 3.5

Renewable 243

Renewable Singapore Waste Oil 243

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 150

Renewable Diesel Finland Italy 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2016

Researchers in Sweden and Spain have devised a three-step process for the conversion of precipitated kraft lignin from black liquor into green diesel. The kraft process converts wood into wood pulp for paper production. 2016) “Green Diesel from Kraft Lignin in Three Steps” ChemSusChem doi: 10.1002/cssc.201600172. Earlier post.)

Conversion 150

Conversion Diesel Green Finland 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2023

Driving long and heavy loads using electricity works very well so far, and we can carry as much cargo as a diesel truck. —Jan-Olof Mattsson, CEO of Mattsson Åkeri Since Volvo Trucks started production of all-electric trucks in 2019, the company has sold nearly 5,000 electric trucks in 40 countries around the world.

Volvo 283

Volvo Sweden Electric Electrical 283

Green Car Congress

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.

Diesel 199

Diesel Oil Fuel Emissions 199