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Used cooking oil: The journey from fryers to fuel
FreightWaves asks experts how cooking oil goes from frying food to fueling vehicles and answers the question: Does it smell like french fries?
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Texas researchers’ new breed of peanuts may boost biodiesel production
The “diesel nut” project between Chevron and Texas A&M AgriLife researchers aims to create a new breed of peanuts as a renewable fuel source.
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Want renewable diesel? Better hope there’s enough raw material to make it
Estimates are for increases in supply of several hundred percent, raising the question of whether there are enough raw materials to reach those renewable diesel…
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Union Pacific to test higher biodiesel blends on Wabtec locomotives
Union Pacific will test B20 biodiesel and R55 renewable diesel on the locomotives that it acquired from Wabtec. The western U.S. railroad also said it…
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Bunker Holding, Renewable Energy Group partner to advance bio-based diesel in shipping
“Partnering with Bunker Holding will accelerate the marine industry adoption of biodiesel to achieve aggressive carbon reduction goals,” said Bob Kenyon, senior vice president of…
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Truck Tech: Rare earth alternative edition
Truck Tech is a weekly newsletter focusing on autonomous, connected and electric innovations in the trucking ecosystem for fleets.
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Union Pacific, Progress Rail to increase biodiesel content for locomotives
Progress Rail will use Union Pacific locomotives that are capable of handling a biodiesel blend of 20%.
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Are ‘near-zero-emissions’ diesel trucks delaying electric vehicle adoption?
The Diesel Technology Forum released data that the newest generation of diesel trucks provides massive greenhouse gas emissions and air-quality benefits.
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Study: Biodiesel packs major health and economic benefits
A National Biodiesel Board study estimated that biodiesel exhaust is 72% less carcinogenic than exhaust from conventional diesel.
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Fuels Institute explores transportation decarbonization strategies
The Fuels Institute dives deep to find the impacts that different transportation-related environmental initiatives have on consumers and the environment.
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