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U.S. Diesel Fuel Demand to Peak in 2015

U.S. Diesel Fuel Demand to Peak in 2015

U.S. Diesel Fuel Demand to Peak in 2015 While World Demand Will Grow Through 2030 ... Continue reading

Alternaltve Fuels Safety Reports, Studies And News Archives

Alternaltve Fuels Safety Reports, Studies And News Archives

Auto Central October 26, 2014; Many manufacturers are heavily investing for near future production and marketing of alternative fuel vehicles. These include electric vehicles, hybrids, fuel cells, hydrogen compressed and liquid natural gas, liquid propane, and hydrogen. As these vehicles are deployed in the fleet, thei ... Continue reading

Consumer Response to Clean Diesel Cars, Pick Ups and SUVs Drives More Fueling Stations

Consumer Response to Clean Diesel Cars, Pick Ups and SUVs Drives More Fueling Stations

To Add Diesel Fuel Pumps Las Vegas, NV – Advanced clean diesel passenger vehicles will be highlighted at this week’s “Future of Fuels Showcase” at the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) annual show in Las Vegas. The Diesel Technology Forum is representing the diesel industry at the â ... Continue reading

Clean Diesel Vehicles Available In U.S. 2014-2017

Clean Diesel Vehicles Available In U.S. 2014-2017

A thorough list of clean diesel cars, trucks and SUVs currently available in the U.S. Clean diesel is a proven technology that is quiet and fun to drive. Recent advances in emission control technology, combined with the introduction of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel in 2006 enabled diesel-powered cars and pickup trucks t ... Continue reading

Freudenberg-NOK Studies Effects of Biodiesel Fuel-Oil Blends on Seals in Heavy Agricultural and Construction Equipment

Freudenberg-NOK Studies Effects of Biodiesel Fuel-Oil Blends on Seals in Heavy Agricultural and Construction Equipment

As agricultural and construction manufacturers increasingly accommodate the use of biodiesel fuels in their vehicles, components used to seal engines and transmissions against contamination and leaks must be made of tested, validated elastomeric materials that withstand unique operating conditions or they will prematur ... Continue reading

BIO Announces Breakout Program Speakers for Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology

BIO Announces Breakout Program Speakers for Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology

2014 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy WASHINGTON--Industrial biotechnology offers cleaner, safer processes and ingredients for developing consumer products. Commercialization of these innovative processes will be the focus of breakout sessions at the ninth annual Pacific Rim Summit on Indust ... Continue reading

2015 Volkswagen Golf and GTI Introduction By Thom Cannell

2015 Volkswagen Golf and GTI Introduction By Thom Cannell

By Thom Cannell Senior Editor Michigan Bureau The Auto Channel The hatchback revolution Volkswagen started back in 1974 has returned for its seventh generation. Indeed, the VW Golf is back in its seventh set of new threads and it is renewed from tires to sunroof. Available in two-door and four-door versions, the 2015 G ... Continue reading

Rethinking the Future of Biofuels: Leveraging Three Routes Forward - UC Davis

Rethinking the Future of Biofuels: Leveraging Three Routes Forward - UC Davis

Back Will a Plug-in Electric Vehicle Save You Money?Rethinking the Future of Biofuels: Leveraging Three Routes ForwardMoving Forward with the Low Carbon Fuel StandardAre Plug-In Vehicles Turning the Corner? By Dr. Lew Fulton | 07/24/2014 The Obama administration is thinking creatively about how to address the 2015 requ ... Continue reading

Biofuels' Share of the Aviation and Marine Fuel Market Will Surpass 6 Percent in the United States by 2024

Biofuels' Share of the Aviation and Marine Fuel Market Will Surpass 6 Percent in the United States by 2024

Aviation and marine biofuels represent one of the fastest-growing segments of the global biofuels market. In the last five years, more than 40 commercial airlines around the world have flown an estimated 600,000 miles powered at least in part by biofuels. Click to tweet: According to a recent report from Navigant Resea ... Continue reading

Natural Gas Bi-Fuel Systems for Diesel Engines Granted CARB Certification

Natural Gas Bi-Fuel Systems for Diesel Engines Granted CARB Certification

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that the Altronic GTI Bi-Fuel® product line has received aftermarket certification from CARB for use on off-road compression ignition engines in stationary applications. The Altronic GTI Bi-Fuel® system is designed to allow diesel engines to operate on a blend of di ... Continue reading

Is Everyone Happy? OPEC Sure Is

Is Everyone Happy? OPEC Sure Is

Vienna June 11, 2014; In an AP story published today titled "OPEC Keeps Output Target At 30 Million Barrels", OPEC Secretary General Abdullah Al-Badry was quoted as saying; "We have a very comfortable price and the market is very stable." The story went on to say that many OPEC members are at their production capacity ... Continue reading

EPA Announces Funding for Tribes to Clean Up Diesel Engines

EPA Announces Funding for Tribes to Clean Up Diesel Engines

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that grant funding is available for tribal applicants to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from older diesel engines. Diesel engines are extremely efficient, but emit air pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NOX) and particulate matter ( ... Continue reading

POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels wins Biofuels Digest’s ‘Industrial Symbiosis’award for 2013-14

POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels wins Biofuels Digest’s ‘Industrial Symbiosis’award for 2013-14

Energy process, co-location cost-effectively adds value for farmers, local economy SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (April 30, 2013) – POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels recently received Biofuels Digest’s 2013-14 “Industrial Symbiosis” award at the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference, conducted in Washington, DC. The ... Continue reading

ALT FUELS: Research Shows Biomass Harvesting is Part of Good Farm Management

ALT FUELS: Research Shows Biomass Harvesting is Part of Good Farm Management

Removing a reasonable portion of the corn crop residue from a field after harvest can be a positive part of a good farm management plan. This continues to be the conclusion after six years of research at the Project Liberty site near Emmetsburg, Iowa and for other high-yielding corn production sites across the U.S. Cor ... Continue reading

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