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Aemetis signs $3B, 10-year supply agreement for 450M gallons of renewable diesel with industry-leading travel stop company

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Aemetis, a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products ( earlier post ), has signed a 10-year, 450-million-gallon renewable diesel supply agreement with an industry-leading travel stop company, which is expected to generate more than $3 billion in revenue. billion miles of heavy truck and cargo transportation.

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EIA expects continued high prices for diesel and home heating oils

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The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that low inventories of distillate fuels, which are primarily consumed as diesel fuel and heating oil, will lead to high prices through early 2023. Inventories are just one part of the supply equation for diesel and other distillates. —EIA Administrator Joe DeCarolis.

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Optimized heavy-duty CI engine fueled with DME delivers diesel performance, significantly reduces engine-out emissions

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Modifications included a DME-adapted high-pressure common rail pump, adapted injectors as well as a low-pressure fuel-supply system able to deliver DME at 10 bar and return the injectors’—as well as the common rail pump—backflows accordingly. Soltic et al. from 16.5) Configuration of the engine, mounted on the test bench.

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BMW testing HVO100 renewable diesel for parts delivery in Germany

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BMW is testing the use of renewable HVO100 renewable diesel for parts delivery in Germany. They commute between the BMW Group Supply Centre in Eching, just north of Munich, to deliver warehouse parts to the plant in the city for production—a round trip of a good 40 km each time.

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Vitesco Technologies wins major order for electric heating elements for diesel catalytic converters in 48V MHEVs

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Vitesco Technologies, formerly (until September 2019) the Continental Powertrain Division, has won a major contract from an European vehicle manufacturer for the supply of innovative electric heating elements for diesel catalytic converters. Start of production for the multi-million contract is scheduled for 2022.

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Mercedes-Benz supplying 129 Citaro G hybrid 18m articulated buses to Belgium’s TEC Group

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Mercedes-Benz is supplying 129 Citaro G hybrid 18m articulated buses to Belgium’s TEC Group. A 14 kW, 220 N·m electric motor is positioned between the engine and the automatic transmission. A 14 kW, 220 N·m electric motor is positioned between the engine and the automatic transmission.

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Aemetis finalizes $7B of supply contracts for 100% of Riverbank Plant Production of SAF and RD for up to 10 years

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a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced that $7 billion of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (RD) supply agreements have been signed with 10 airlines for a total of 916 million gallons of blended SAF. Aemetis, Inc.,

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