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SD City Transitions to E-30
The City of Watertown, S.D., is transitioning its entire gasoline-fueled fleet to exclusive E-30 use. Ethanol is produced in the city using corn grown by local farmers.
The City of Watertown, S.D., is transitioning its entire gasoline-fueled fleet to exclusive E-30 use. Ethanol is produced in the city using corn grown by local farmers.
Fleets and producers weigh in on the status of performance, price, and availability for renewable diesel.
New Jersey Natural Gas announced it has completely offset its use of natural gas in its fleet and facilities with renewable energy.
President Trump and Congress renewed a $1-per-gallon biodiesel tax credit that expired in 2017 and is now renewed until Dec. 31, 2022.
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has signed an executive order requiring that all new contracts for the purchase of state vehicles with diesel engines must have written support from the manufacturer to use B-20 biodiesel or more.
Demand for renewable natural gas continues as public and private fleets convert from diesel to renewable natural gas (RNG) and extend their supply contracts, Clean Energy Fuels announced.
Fleet managers often focus on controlling the biggest fixed operating costs for the acquisition of trucks and fuel. However, it’s the hidden costs that keep fleet managers from achieving their organization’s goals for efficiency and profitability. Renewable diesel is one option to help cut costs.
Members of the renewable natural gas industry published an open letter to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler urging the agency to raise the U.S. renewable volume obligation for cellulosic biofuel from its current proposed volume.
The global consumption of biodiesel is expected to register a 3.1% compound annual growth rate between the period of 2018 to 2026, bolstered heavily by growth in Europe and China.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposed rule that would set the minimum amount of renewable fuels that must be supplied to the market in 2020, as well as the biomass-based diesel volume standards for 2021.
Biodiesel and renewable diesel fuels may not be as clean as other alternative fuel types or powertrains but their widespread adoption reduced emissions more than any other type of fuel in California in 2018.
New York City’s 1-million-gallon pilot of renewable diesel use met its goals, and the city is in the process of bidding a multi-year contract for renewable diesel.
The City of Seattle is piloting renewable isobutanol blended with unleaded gasoline in its fleet vehicles to reduce carbon intensity levels.
Waste feedstock from the City of Oakland, Calif., is now being converted to Neste renewable diesel to fuel the fleet.
A majority of work truck fleets listed biodiesel fuel as their top alternative fuel choice over other options like EVs and CNG vehicles.