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Neste sustainable diesel to power Oakland’s city fleet

Plantations International News The city of Oakland, California, started filling up its cars with Neste's NEXBTL sustainable diesel in order to lower the discharges of its community fleet. Oakland is the very first major U.S. city to transform its entire fleet to renewable diesel. The switch from oil to sustainable diesel occurred in early October. Decreased emissions arising from the usage of eco-friendly diesel will enable the city of Oakland to reduce its carbon impact and also help fulfill eager greenhouse gas (GHG) decrease targets developed by the city. Oakland runs 250 diesel-powered cars, which consist of road sweepers, dump vehicles, [...]

Bagram Air Field converts UCO to biodiesel to power burners

Plantations International Information Three unrelated problems were fixed by one straightforward remedy designed by Logistics Civil Augmentation Program IV contract companion Fluor to convert utilized cooking oil right into biodiesel to aid power solid waste burners at Bagram Air Area in Afghanistan. The troubles of eco liable disposal of utilized cooking oil, powering strong waste burners and giving stewardship of taxpayer bucks were dealt with when the contactor proposed a biodiesel process to Defense Agreement Administration Agency in March 2015 and processed the first 100-gallon set Might 3. "Bagram produces approximately 186 gallons of used cooking oil every day," stated Christopher [...]