Latest Ultra-low sulfur diesel Stories
HOUSTON, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Fuel Quality Center (IFQC) ranked the top 100 countries based on sulfur content standards in gasoline; all EU countries placed within the top 50, now that 100% market penetration of "sulfur-free" (less than 10 ppm) fuels is required in the EU as of January 2009, furthering the region's role as a leader in clean fuels. This bumped quite a few countries down, such as the U.S., which is now ranked 44th. If California were a nation, it would rank...
REDFORD, Mich., March 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alternative Fuel Technologies, Inc. (Pink Sheets: AFTC), a leading manufacturer of fuel injection systems for government and commercial customers, issued the following open letter from its Chief Executive Officer, James McCandless, to its shareholders regarding current developments at the Company: Dear Shareholders, Our company made significant strides in 2009 and management is expecting a banner year in 2010. Last October, we successfully...
HOUSTON, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Low sulfur diesel and gasoline are likely to spearhead an economic recovery for the refining industry just beyond 2010, a study from Hart Energy Consulting shows. Strong global GDP growth (2.7%) in 2010 should buttress refined petroleum product demand, especially in the Asia Pacific region and other emerging markets. Over the next decade, global demand will grow by 1.7% annually and Asia Pacific will account for nearly half that increase. Worldwide...
The Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of M. O. E, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) in Shanghai, showed that the characteristics of ultrafine particles from a compression- ignition engine fueled with low sulfur diesel and evaluated the effects of diesel fuel sulfur on particulate matter from a compression-ignition engine. The study is reported in Volume XX, Issue 23 (December, 2009) of the Chinese Science Bulletin because of its significant research value.Ultrafine...
CALGARY, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Canadian Pacific (TSX/NYSE: CP) and Natural Resources Canada have partnered on an industry-leading biodiesel fuel pilot project under the National Renewable Diesel Demonstration Initiative, announced Lee Richardson, Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre on behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources, and Fred Green, Canadian Pacific President and CEO, today. It is the first time biodiesel will be used in Canadian...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced that the commonwealth has received a $1.5 million Clean Diesel Emerging Technology Grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to upgrade the diesel engines of a towboat operating in the Pittsburgh area. "The Port of Pittsburgh is the busiest port in the nation in terms of total trips made, and as a result, Allegheny County has the highest annual diesel emissions from commercial...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Biodiesel supporters are cheering Ford Motor Company's announcement that its all-new Ford-built 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty(R) diesel pickups will be fully compatible with a 20 percent biodiesel blend (B20). Ford's new diesel engine -- equipped with the latest technology for particulate and NOx reduction to meet stringent 2010 standards -- will also provide improvements in torque, horsepower and fuel economy. "This is the first of what we...
HOUSTON, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Fuel Quality Center (IFQC) has updated its ranking of the top 100 countries based on sulfur limits in on-road diesel -- Sweden, Germany and Japan, remained first, second and third, respectively. "This year's ranking shows the tremendous movement being made globally toward zero sulfur fuels, as the top 44 countries all have sulfur limits of 50 ppm or less," said Liisa Kiuru, executive director, IFQC. "We can expect to see sulfur reduction...
ELK POINT, S.D., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hyperion Energy Center was issued its air permit today by the South Dakota Board of Minerals and the Environment, a major step toward this project becoming the first new oil refinery to be constructed in the United States since 1976. The board voted unanimously, 9-0. "An incredible amount of work and dedication went into getting to this important point," said Hyperion Project Executive Preston Phillips. "We are thankful to those who put a lot of...
DES PLAINES, Ill., July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today that it will offer the Albemarle NEBULA hydrotreating catalyst for the production of high-quality, ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) as part of the Hydroprocessing Alliance, UOP's strategic alliance with Albemarle Corp.NEBULA catalyst is an innovative material jointly discovered by ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company and co-developed with Albemarle that offers greater catalyst...
