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Traveling Finnish sauna touring US to use Neste renewable diesel on the West Coast

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Neste’s low-carbon drop-in renewable diesel called Neste MY Renewable Diesel will be used to fuel the truck carrying the sauna while traveling along the UUS West Coast. When Neste MY Renewable Diesel is being used, the journey’s greenhouse gas emission will be cut by up to 80% compared to conventional petroleum diesel.

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EPA awards $5M in Clean Diesel Grants to 4 port projects

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $5 million in grant funding for 4 clean diesel projects at ports in California, Oregon, New Jersey and Texas. Depending on the type of equipment, new diesel engines are 90% cleaner than the old engines they replace.

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Tesla settles hazardous waste lawsuit in California for $1.5 million

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The lawsuit claimed that Tesla improperly labeled waste such as diesel fuel, paint materials, lubricating oils, brake fluids and used lead-acid batteries, among others, sending the materials to landfills that don’t accept these types of waste.

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BP to sell Carson refinery and ARCO retail network in US Southwest to Tesoro for $2.5B

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Subject to regulatory and other approvals, Tesoro will acquire the 266,000 barrel per day refinery near Los Angeles as well as the associated logistics network of pipelines and storage terminals and the ARCO-branded retail marketing network in Southern California, Arizona and Nevada. million gallons/day. million gallons/day.

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Green Energy Oilfield Services building fleet with 60 Peterbilt LNG trucks

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Green Energy Oilfield Services, located in Fairfield, Texas, will use the trucks to service XTO Energy, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil and major producer in the Freestone play oilfield in Freestone County, Texas. The Peterbilt Model 388 tractors are equipped with a Westport HD 15-liter natural gas engine and fuel system. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Energy wins $10M, multi-year transit deal with New Jersey Transit

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the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) opened its Division 13 facility, a $6-million private CNG fueling station built by Clean Energy. Clean Energy customer MV Transportation was awarded a CNG bus contract with Los Angeles World Airports. million GGEs of natural gas in Texas.

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California ARB considering four new low-carbon fuel pathways; Neste renewable diesel and sugarcane molasses ethanol

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Among the new pathways to be considered is the production of renewable diesel from Australian tallow at Neste Oil’s Singapore plant. Others are sugarcane molasses ethanol from Guatemala; mixed feedstock to biodiesel from Texas; and a new ARB-staff-developed pathway for North American landfill gas. Neste Oil renewable diesel: 33.46

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