- Regulation & Legislation
- European Commission Launching Carbon-Tax Talks; Diesel a Target
- CARB to Crack-Down on Urea-SCR Diesel Engines
- Neste Oil Endorses New EC Biofuel Guidelines
- CARB: Tougher Diesel Limits on UP, BNSF Locomotives in California
- Port of Long Beach Reports Huge Drop in Diesel Emissions
- Technology
- Diesel Hybrid-Electric Terminal Truck: Global Potential Seen
- Air Products Wins US$253 Million U.S. DOE Grant for CCS at Valero Refinery; Enables Lower-CO2 ULSD, Gasoline
- Linde, California’s AC Transit Team-up on Hydrogen for Fuel-Cell Buses: Interview
- NYK Touts Marine Gasoil Lubricity Additive
- Distillate Markets
- U.S. Low-carbon Fuel Standard Hikes Fuel Prices 90% to 170%; Shuts 55 Refineries: Study
- New York, Connecticut Spearheading Ultra-low-sulfur Heating Oil Laws in U.S.
- UN FAO: Biodiesel, Ethanol Prices to Rise, Oil Fall in This Decade
- Jamaica Fleets Suffering from High-sulfur Diesel Fuel
- Market Report: ULSD Spot, Futures Prices Spiking Upward
- Distillate Watch
- Transport News
- Daimler Putting US$194 Million into DDC Diesel Plant in Michigan
- Mahindra USA Dealers Suing Over Delays in U.S. Diesel Pickup Rollout
- Wärtsilä, ABB, HUG Team-up on Urea-SCR for Medium-Speed Diesels
- Navistar/Mahindra JV Producing 25-Ton Diesel Trucks in India
- VW Debuts 2011 Diesel Jetta for N. American Market
Regulation & Legislation
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European Commission Launching Carbon-Tax Talks; Diesel a Target
The European Commission is expected to restart talks later this week on a carbon tax, according to a report from European Voice (Brussels).
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CARB to Crack-Down on Urea-SCR Diesel Engines
California Air Resources Board officials last week announced that they’ll hold a July 20 workshop in El Monte, Calif., on proposed schemes to toughen controls on diesel engines equipped with urea-selective catalytic reduction systems for nitrogen oxides emissions control.
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Neste Oil Endorses New EC Biofuel Guidelines
Neste Oil officials this month announced that they agree with the new European Commission guidelines on renewable fuels (see Diesel Fuel News 06/14/2010).
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CARB: Tougher Diesel Limits on UP, BNSF Locomotives in California
The giant UP and BNSF railroads will face even tougher “voluntary” limits on diesel locomotive emissions in the South Coast (metro Los Angeles) region of California, under a proposed California Air Resources Board “voluntary commitment” scheme unveiled last week.
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Port of Long Beach Reports Huge Drop in Diesel Emissions
Even accounting for the recession-caused drop in ship, train and truck traffic, the giant Port of Long Beach, California, is enjoying a 50% drop in diesel air pollution, according to Port officials citing year-end 2009 vs. 2008 data.
Technology
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Diesel Hybrid-Electric Terminal Truck: Global Potential Seen
Capacity of Texas Inc. and Emisstar LLC officials announced June 15 that they’ve completed testing of a novel diesel hybrid-electric terminal tractor truck that can cut diesel fuel consumption 47% compared with a conventional terminal truck.
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Air Products Wins US$253 Million U.S. DOE Grant for CCS at Valero Refinery; Enables Lower-CO2 ULSD, Gasoline
Pennsylvania-based Air Products officials announced June 16 that they’ve been selected to receive US$253 million in Phase 2 funding from the U.S. Dept. of Energy under the Industrial Carbon Capture and Sequestration program for a project at Valero’s Port Arthur, Texas, refinery.
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Linde, California’s AC Transit Team-up on Hydrogen for Fuel-Cell Buses: Interview
Linde North America officials announced this month that they’re teaming-up with California’s Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) on two hydrogen refueling stations for fuel-cell buses.
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NYK Touts Marine Gasoil Lubricity Additive
Japan-based NYK and its subsidiary Nippon Yuka Kogyo Co. Ltd. announced June 14 that they’ve developed a lubricity additive for low-sulfur marine gasoil – a “cleaner” fuel that is replacing heavy bunker fuel oil in certain “emission control areas” as specified by recent International Maritime Organization Marpol Annex-6 rules.
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Truckers Fear Huge Diesel Price Hike from Low-carbon Fuel Standard
Massachusetts Motor Transport Association Executive Director Anne Lynch last week told a Consumer Energy Alliance panel discussion in Boston about a proposed U.S. Northeast regional low-carbon fuel standard that such rules potentially could cause a 90% cost increase for diesel fuel.
Transport News
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Daimler Putting US$194 Million into DDC Diesel Plant in Michigan
Daimler officials announced June 18 that they’ll invest US$194 million into their Detroit Diesel Corp. manufacturing plant in Redford Township, Mich.
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Mahindra USA Dealers Suing Over Delays in U.S. Diesel Pickup Rollout
Georgia-based Global Vehicles USA, which has exclusive rights to import the upcoming Mahindra diesel pickup truck to the U.S. market, reportedly is suing Mahindra in U.S. District Court over continuing delays in obtaining the trucks.
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Wärtsilä, ABB, HUG Team-up on Urea-SCR for Medium-Speed Diesels
Wärtsilä, ABB and HUG officials announced June 15 that they’ve agreed to develop a “compact” urea-selective catalytic reduction emissions-control system for medium-speed diesel engines equipped with two-stage turbocharging.
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Navistar/Mahindra JV Producing 25-Ton Diesel Trucks in India
Navistar and Mahindra officials announced last week that they’ve begun production of the “MN25” 25-ton truck in Pune, India, as part of their MNAL joint venture deal.
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VW Debuts 2011 Diesel Jetta for N. American Market
Volkswagen officials last week debuted the 2011 version of the diesel Jetta for the North American market.
Distillate Markets
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U.S. Low-carbon Fuel Standard Hikes Fuel Prices 90% to 170%; Shuts 55 Refineries: Study
A new study released June 17 by Charles River Associates for Washington, D.C.-based energy producer/consumer group Consumer Energy Alliance finds that a notional U.S. nationwide low-carbon fuel standard starting in 2015 could cause diesel and gasoline prices to soar by 90% to 170% by 2025, while drastically reducing U.S. oil refining capacity.
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New York, Connecticut Spearheading Ultra-low-sulfur Heating Oil Laws in U.S.
The New York Senate and House last week passed an amended bill mandating a 15 parts per million limit on sulfur in heating oil (gasoil) starting July 1, 2012 –close on the heels of similar legislation approved in Connecticut late last month.
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UN FAO: Biodiesel, Ethanol Prices to Rise, Oil Fall in This Decade
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development officials announced June 15 that farm commodity, ethanol and biodiesel prices are likely to rise during this decade even as crude oil prices decline from the 2007-2008 peaks.
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Jamaica Fleets Suffering from High-sulfur Diesel Fuel
The 5,000-parts-per-million sulfur in diesel fuel produced today by Petrojam in Jamaica is ruining late-model diesel vehicles, according to a report from Jamaica Observer.
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Market Report: ULSD Spot, Futures Prices Spiking Upward
Ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) prices in major world spot and futures markets spike sharply higher last week as demand firmed while distillate stocks slipped in Europe and ULSD output fell in the United States.
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Distillate Watch
Distillate spot and futures prices moved higher last week.
