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Neste” s eco-friendly diesel to power Oakland city” s community fleet

Plantations International Information In The golden state, US, the city of Oakland has started filling its automobiles with Neste's NEXBTL eco-friendly diesel in order to decrease the exhausts of its municipal fleet. Oakland is the very first significant US city to convert its entire fleet to eco-friendly diesel. The switch from petroleum diesel occurred in the start of October 2015. Decreased exhausts resulting from using renewable diesel will certainly allow the city to decrease its carbon footprint as well as help meet its ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) decrease targets. Oakland runs 250 diesel-powered cars, which consist of road sweepers, dump trucks, [...]

Oakland Biofuels looks to help farmers by producing cellulosic ethanol from bracken

Plantations International News Oakland Biofuels is looking to launch a new cellulosic ethanol production technology in Mid-Wales, UK, using bracken as a feedstock. The facility will be the first of its kind in Europe to use the new technology in conjunction with bracken. Jeremy Oakley, director of Oakland Biofuels, says the company has been looking for alternative uses for bracken already for some years, with the main focus being on renewable energy. ‘Bracken has been the scourge of most hill and upland farmers for many years and is rapidly becoming out of control as its growing area increases year on year [...]