In Finland, Neste and BMW announced a collaboration for the supply of renewable diesel. BMW will purchase Neste MY Renewable Diesel and use the fuel for the initial fill of diesel vehicles leaving their manufacturing plants in Germany. This will see Neste’s renewable diesel being used in the BMW plants in Munich, Dingolfing, Leipzig, and […]
In Finland, Neste said it tested renewable diesel in truck transportation across a total of 1.6 million kilometers with Porsche, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology with the aim of testing the viability of renewable diesel. Neste noted that an endurance run featuring up to 12 trucks running on 100% Neste MY Renewable Diesel (HVO100) was kicked […]
In Washington, the Energy Information Administration reports that in 2024, the U.S. East Coast became a consistent destination for small volumes of renewable diesel as a few suppliers and local governments began offering or consuming the fuel. Because no renewable diesel is produced on the East Coast, suppliers and local governments are procuring their supply […]
In New York state, NY Waterway, which operates the largest ferry fleet between New Jersey and New York, has completed its trial of renewable diesel fuel and is moving forward with efforts to transition a significant portion of its fuel usage to this renewable, cleaner energy source. This initiative complements a fleet-wide hybrid/electrification program that […]
In Finland, Neste’s Rotterdam refinery has been shut down due to a fire on 8 November 2024. The fire has been extinguished and it did not cause any injuries. Neste is currently investigating the incident and the repair work will start as soon as possible. Based on its initial assessment, the Rotterdam refinery production will be […]
In Finland, Neste and Finland’s national ice hockey league, Liiga, have started a collaboration in which the majority of Liiga teams will use Neste MY Renewable Diesel for their bus transportation during the 2024–2025 season in Finland. With the switch from fossil diesel to Neste MY Renewable Diesel, Liiga targets to reduce a substantial part […]
In Spain, Repsol launched the commercial name of its 100% renewable diesel in its service stations: Nexa 100% Renewable Diesel, a premium fuel designed for all diesel engines. Nexa 100% Renewable Diesel has a unique formulation that optimizes performance and extends the life of the engines of diesel vehicles. It is produced from organic waste and, with […]
In Finland, Neste’s renewable diesel helps Verne, a provider of sustainable data center solutions for high intensity computing, to transition its operations from fossil to renewable fuels. Verne’s data centers in Helsinki, Pori and Tampere in Finland will use Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ to power their backup generators. The switch from fossil diesel to Neste’s […]
In Alabama, the Oil & Gas Journal reports Vertex Energy has become the first flexible refinery to pivot its renewable diesel hydrocracker back to processing petroleum on the back of high renewable diesel supplies in the market. It relaunched the hydrocracker on Oct. 9 after having announced the turn around back in May. The relaunch […]
In West Virginia, Downey Ridge Environmental Company (Greasezilla) and bp announced an agreement that will enable the capture and extraction of brown grease waste as a feedstock for biofuel production. As part of the agreement, bp will finance the expansion of Greasezilla’s production facilities to support the delivery of brown grease feedstock to the market, […]
