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Preem selects Haldor Topsoe HydroFlex technology for renewable diesel and jet fuel production

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Preem has chosen Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex renewable fuel hydrotreating technology to produce clean renewable diesel and jet fuel at its Gothenburg refinery in Sweden. This volume of renewable fuel can reduce emissions from cars and planes by 2.5 million tons CO 2 every year. —Petter Holland, CEO of Preem.

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How renewable diesel can help fight climate change

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Did you know that the transportation sector is the largest contributor of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S.? With that in mind, the need to accelerate the phase-out of fossil fuels and transition to a more sustainable transportation system is more prominent than ever. Long hauls=liqui fuels. Figuring Out Where to Start.

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CSIRO finds hydrogen could reduce aviation emissions within 5 years

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Hydrogen used for treating crude or bio-crude oil to produce jet fuel with a lower carbon intensity is also considered as an early-stage application. Scaling-up the electrofuel industry will require a coordinated effort on the part of the broader industry (including upstream oil and gas), governments and research institutions globally.

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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If so, it is a valuable potential option for long haul transit in our quest for sustainable transportation. Achates Power is backed by the Oil and Gas Climate Investments and other investors. The core business is the production of renewable fuels and clean, efficient energy conversion technologies. Aramco Americas.

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Study: natural gas heavy-duty trucking fleet could benefit economy, but has mixed environmental effects

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Switching from diesel fuel to natural gas may hold advantages for the US heavy-duty trucking fleet, but more needs to be done to reach the full environmental benefits, according to a new white paper released by the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, and Rice University. Click to enlarge.

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Taking another look at methanol as an alternative transportation fuel for the US

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Sufficient feedstock of natural gas and coal exists to enable the use of non-renewable methanol as a transition fuel to renewable methanol from biomass, they suggested. Methanol first surfaced as a potentially interesting transportation fuel in the wake of the oil crisis in 1973. transitioned to the renewable methanol.

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Driving Your City Forward With Clean Electric Public Transportation

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According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), transportation accounted for 27% of the United States’ greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. According to the World Bank, urban transportation is responsible for 12% to 70% of air pollution , and an estimated 7 million people die from urban air pollution each year.