Among the new pathways to be considered is the production
of renewable diesel from Australian tallow at Neste Oil's Singapore plant.
REG Ultra Clean Diesel, among the lowest emission diesel fuels on the market today, is a patent - pending fuel made of a proprietary blend
of renewable diesel and biodiesel.
Researchers at the Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake have synthesized a new class
of renewable diesel fuels from a methyl ketone and diols including 2,3 - butanediol, 1,2 - propanediol, and ethylene glycol.
REG Ultra Clean Diesel, among the lowest emission diesel fuels on the market today, is a patent - pending fuel made of a proprietary blend
of renewable diesel and biodiesel.
Neste Oil — the world's largest producer
of renewable diesel — has launched the commercial production and sales of renewable naphtha for corporate customers; the company is one of the first to supply bio-naphtha on a commercial scale.
The city has made its first purchase
of renewable diesel for some of its vehicles.
New York City has invested in some 900,000 gallons
of renewable diesel — made mostly from animal fat and vegetable oil instead of petroleum.
Not exact matches
The Conservatives have proposed that at least 5 %
of gasoline should be made from
renewable sources by 2010, while the level for
diesel and heating will be 2 % by 2012.
As a clean,
renewable alternative to dirty kerosene lamps and
diesel generators, Matthews, now the founder
of Uncharted Play based in Harlem in New York City, invented a groundbreaking rotational energy harnessing and generating soccer ball, simply called SOCCKET — all at the age
of 19.
We now fuel all
of our
diesel trucks (and
diesel generators) with «
renewable diesel».
«In an effort to improve our air quality, my company is in the process
of implementing a significant project to replace these carbon based
diesel generators with solar - powered alternatives which will run off the sun's pure
renewable energy.
The application
of hybrid powertrains and
renewable fuels on
diesel platforms will further reduce the vehicles» greenhouse gas emissions and could breathe still more life into what was a very hazy U.S. industry not long ago.
In August that hole was plugged: The fuel Appel makes, known officially as
renewable diesel, received a subsidy
of $ 1 per gallon from the Energy Policy Act
of 2005, which took effect in January.
This is an accounting trick
of sorts so the island generates as much energy from
renewables as it consumes in nonrenewable
diesel and gasoline.
U.S. refiners need to accumulate credits, or
Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs), to prove they have blended their share of renewable fuels into gasoline an
Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs), to prove they have blended their share
of renewable fuels into gasoline an
renewable fuels into gasoline and
diesel.
Burke notes that novel concepts such as
renewable diesel are «a very small part
of our portfolio» and are unlikely to supply vast quantities
of energy, but he says they demonstrate a certain mind - set.
NExBTL naphtha is produced as part
of the NExBTL
renewable diesel refining process at Neste Oil's... Read more →
Neste, currently largest producer
of renewable drop - in fuels (primarily
diesel) with its NEXBTL platform (earlier post), has filed a patent (US20150144087) on a gasoline composition (and the method for making it) comprising up to 20 vol % (preferably from about 10 - 15 vol.
TCP is a non-combustion process for the conversion
of organic waste into
renewable diesel and fertilizers.
He did his postdoctoral work in the lab
of Jay Keasling, a pioneer
of engineering microbes that consume
renewable feedstock and spit out useful chemicals like
diesel fuel or fragrance molecules for the cosmetics industry.
Can we be smart enough to capitalize on the boom
of dirty
diesel fuel — recently listed as a carcinogen — to make
renewables finally have an impact?
The tests compared operational, vibration, and air emission differences between regular ultralow sulfur
diesel (ULSD) fuel and a 76/33 blend
of ULSD and Amyris
Renewable Diesel (ARD) fuel, which is derived from sugar.
And in Los Angeles, the ground service equipment for eight airlines will now be fueled with
renewable diesel — made from grass clippings and other organic waste — because
of the FAA's Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative.
The Scots have a target
of generating all their electricity from
renewables inside the next five years, and at which point each Tesla there will effectively be running clean, whereas any petrol or
diesel equivalent will always be as dirty as the day it rolled out the showroom.
Just as the government requires ethanol to be blended into gasoline, they also require or promote the blending
of renewable biomass components into
diesel fuels.
If their goal
of getting
renewable power to 118,000 stations is reached, they will save as much as 6.6 million gallons
of diesel fuel per year, and avoid as much as 6.3 million tons
of CO2.
This relates to the $ 360 million worth
of «green»
diesel generators imported by Jay Weatherill's SA government to cover up its
renewables debacle...
Similarly, the Energy Commission's Alternative and
Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program created by Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007) is providing approximately $ 36 million in cost - share support for projects that receive awards through DOE solicitations covering alternative transportation fuel and technology areas such as electric drive, ethanol, hydrogen, natural gas, renewable diesel and biodiesel, propane, and market and development ac
Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program created by Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes
of 2007) is providing approximately $ 36 million in cost - share support for projects that receive awards through DOE solicitations covering alternative transportation fuel and technology areas such as electric drive, ethanol, hydrogen, natural gas,
renewable diesel and biodiesel, propane, and market and development ac
renewable diesel and biodiesel, propane, and market and development activities.
Each
of these objectives can be achieved with hybrid systems that combine
renewables, storage, and
diesel gensets.
He called on Canada's national government to provide more financial help for climate change mitigation, particularly in
renewable power, to reduce the costs
of importing
diesel.
Historically,
diesel and fuel oil have been the dominant sources
of electricity but recent
renewable energy tenders have helped to decrease this dependence.
Can we be smart enough to capitalize on the boom
of dirty
diesel fuel — recently listed as a carcinogen — to make
renewables finally have an impact?
The intent
of this solicitation is to encourage production
of alternative and
renewable transportation fuels such as biomethane,
renewable gasoline and
diesel substitutes in California that can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and petroleum fuel demand, and stimulate economic development in the state.
According to a landmark plan, India aims to install 275 GW
of renewable energy by 2027 — as a point
of reference, total installed electrical capacity in 2016 hovered around the 300 GW mark, 70 percent being derived from coal gas and
diesel.
Biomass - to - liquids company ClearFuels Technology Inc. and Hughes Hardwood International, Inc. have executed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) regarding the development
of a commercial scale biorefinery facility for the production
of renewable jet or
diesel fuel.
They use backup generation capacity from factories (often
diesel generators) to match supply to demand in periods
of low
renewable power generation.
The Guardian, March 14, 2016: EU green transport target «may have increased greenhouse gas emissions»: «European Union
renewable energy targets may have increased greenhouse gas emissions because the dirtiest biofuels produce three times the emissions
of diesel oil, according to the most complete EU analysis yet carried out.
If it were to operate on 85 percent cellulosic ethanol or a similar proportion
of biodiesel or
renewable diesel fuel, it would be achieving hundreds
of miles per gallon
of petroleum - derived fuel.
The realistic opportunities for increasing supply
of transportation fuel soon suggest that government policies should encourage the commercialization
of alternative fuels that can be used in the existing infrastructure: cellulosic ethanol and biodiesel /
renewable diesel.
(Sec. 128) Amends the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 to include: (1) American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands within the definition
of «state» for the purposes
of the
diesel emissions reduction program; and (2) the construction
of pipelines for
renewable fuels within the loan guarantee program.
The Commission notes, however, that biodiesel is generally «compatible with existing distribution infrastructure» and outlines the potential
of a newer process («thermal depolymerization») that produces
renewable diesel without the above disadvantages, from «animal offal, agricultural residues, municipal solid waste, sewage, and old tires».
In November 2012, EPA received two petitions for a reconsideration
of the September 27, 2012 rulemaking entitled «Regulation
of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2013 Biomass - Based
Diesel Renewable Fuel Volume» which established a volume requirement
of 1.28 billion gallons for biomass - based
diesel in 2013 under the
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program.
Use
of local
renewable energy resources to displace coal,
diesel and natural gas thermal power generation
The
renewable synthetic
diesel and jet fuels will meet all applicable fuels standards, be compatible with existing engines and pipelines, and burn cleanly, with emissions
of particulates and other regulated pollutants significantly lower than emissions
of traditional fuels.
Created at a time
of energy dependence and domestic energy scarcity, [the
Renewable Fuel Standard] has outlived its usefulness, and could create serious fuel supply disruptions and by some estimates a rise in the cost
of gasoline by as much as 30 percent and
diesel fuel by as much as 300 percent.
In addition to purchasing
renewable electricity and green natural gas for the event, GHG emissions associated with the use
of diesel generators and event vehicles (i.e. shuttle buses and courtesy vehicles) will be neutralized through the purchase and retirement
of high quality carbon offsets, helping to ensure event operations are carbon neutral.
After a fire destroyed the previous
diesel - fired power plant in 2004, the island set a goal
of 100 percent
renewable energy by 2015.
Therefore, intermittent
renewables are not a suitable source
of power for pumped hydro, except in a few special, extraordinary cases --(such as El Heiro island where they have a 700 m high extinct volcano crater providing a large upper reservoir, good wind resource and are replacing high - cost
diesel generation.)
Rooftop solar power — or, alternatively, microgrids powered by various combinations
of small
renewable installations and
diesel generators — are the only way their inhabitants will ever get reliable electricity.
The new Directive is meant to amend Directive 98 / 70 / EC relating to the quality
of petrol and
diesel fuels and amend Directive 2009 / 28 / EC on the promotion
of the use
of energy from
renewable sources.