Volkswagen Powers Transport Ships With Biodiesel From GoodFuels
Volkswagen and GoodFuels are teaming up to lower the emissions from cargo ships by using sustainable biodiesel fuel.
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EU Diesel Drivers Burn 100× More Palm Oil Than All Oreo Cookies In World
Transport & Environment (T&E) has release a report that shows that EU drivers burn more palm oil in their diesel fuel in a year than is put in all of the Oreo cookies in the world each year.
Volvo Upgrades Hybrid Bus Line for More Speed & Range
Earlier this week, Volvo took another step towards reducing city bus emissions by upgrading its S-Charge buses with more electric only speed and range.
Bio-Diesel Could Lower Hapag-Lloyd Cargo Ship Emissions
Hapag-Lloyd is testing a new marine fuel that combines low sulfur bunker oil with biodiesel to reduce carbon emissions.
The Pros & Cons Of Biofuels
The burning of any fuel will produce CO2, but also possibly pollution in the form of particulates, nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide, and carbon monoxide, although the extent of these depends on the nature of the particular fuel and the efficiency with which the fuel is burnt.
San Francisco Moving To All-Electric Bus Fleet By 2035
San Francisco will begin testing electric buses beginning in 2019 to see if they can withstand the rigorous conditions and heavy usage that are typical in the city. It plans to buy only electric buses by 2025 and to replace all its diesel and hybrid buses by 2035.
In Kenya, An Entrepreneur Is Using Biodiesel To Fight Climate Change
Kitui Industries, started experimenting with biodiesel in 2008, when oil prices were peaking. This alternative fuel produced from vegetable oil is obtained from crushing cotton seed, and can replace conventional diesel.
Getting The Last 20% Of Our Energy From Renewables
A number of people made some really interesting comments on my recent CleanTechnica article, “Mark Z. Jacobson & The 100% Renewable Energy Naysayers.” Some of these had to do with the problem of getting the last 20% of our energy from renewable sources, after we got to the 80% mark.
US DOJ Sentences Biodiesel Fraud Scheme Conspirators To More Than A Decade In Prison Each
The US Department of Justice has sentenced the two Floridians behind a $46 million biodiesel fraud scheme, Thomas Davanzo and Robert Fedyna, to more than a decade in prison each, according to recent reports.
7 Interesting Global Renewable Energy Trends From NREL (Charts Galore!)
The U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s 2013 Renewable Energy Data Book provides insight into dozens of global energy trends. Here are 7 to watch.
