Fuels

The National Oilheat Research Alliance and the European Heating Oil Association (Eurofuel) will host their second annual conference, Low-Carbon Liquid Heating Fuels: Putting the Pieces Together, on May 20 and 27. Presented online, the event will feature experts addressing the transition to low-carbon fuels. “The magnitude of the challenges posed by the energy transition requires a variety of solutions,” Moritz Bellingen, chairman ...

Among states with the largest 10-year increase in renewable energy production, Rhode Island ranks fifth, according to a new report. Researchers ranked U.S. states according to the percentage change in renewable energy production between 2010 and 2019. In the report, researchers included the renewable energy share of total production in both 2010 and 2019, as well as the largest renewable ...

The biodiesel and renewable diesel industry says it is on the “RISE”—that was the name and the theme for its conference as the National Biodiesel Board hosted more than 550 biodiesel and renewable diesel producers, distributors, retailers, and other industry advocates virtually. During the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo, NBB celebrated achievements in the face of adversity.   Throughout the conference, ...

Sales of pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles with diesel engines grew 28 percent during 2020, even as overall auto sales declined by over 14 percent for the year. Among alternative fueled vehicle offerings, vehicles with diesel engines held five of the top 10 rankings for fastest-growing sales (2019-2020), according to the Diesel Technology Forum, based on data and analysis provided by ...

A report by the Center for State Policy Analysis (cSPA) at Tufts University’s Tisch College describes the potential impact of the Transportation Climate Initiative (TCI) — a proposal to curb emissions from gasoline and diesel fuel — in Massachusetts and other Northeastern states. Read the full report here. Here is a description and summary: The report details how the TCI ...

Collaboration, harmonization, affordability, competition, and incentivization are the policy principles that the NEFI board of directors unanimously approved for the “Advancement of Renewable Liquid Heating Fuels.” The five principles are designed to ensure industry-wide success in pursuit of the industry’s Providence Resolution goal of delivering a carbon-neutral (i.e., “net-zero”) liquid heating fuel to consumers within 30 years, Jim Collura, vice president and ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals must enforce its decision requiring the EPA to address an “improper” waiver of 500 million gallons of biofuel demand in the renewable volume obligation, the National Biodiesel Board and other groups say. “EPA should not be allowed to hide behind claims that restoring 500 million improperly waived gallons is an administrative burden that would inconvenience ...

CVR Energy announced that it will convert its Wynnewood refinery’s hydrocracker unit to renewable diesel service. Upon completion, which is expected in mid-2021, the refinery in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, should have the capability to produce nearly 100 million gallons of renewable diesel per year and more than 6 million gallons of renewable naphtha per year, significantly reducing its annual Renewable Identification ...

F.W. Webb Co., Bedford, Massachusetts, wholesale distributor of plumbing, heating, HVAC, refrigeration, pipe, valves and fittings, announced that it was named the distributor of Cavagna LPG tank valves and regulators in the Northeast. Cavagna Group manufactures advanced, integrated solutions for the control, regulation, metering and storage of compressed gas. As of mid-December, the Cavagna Group’s solutions became available throughout the ...

A new study reveals how bacteria control the chemicals produced from consuming ‘food.’ The insight could lead to organisms that are more efficient at converting plants into biofuels, according to the authors of the, scientists at the University of California, Riverside, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The study has been published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface. In ...