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September 24, 2019

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by Allen Schaeffer (Diesel Technology Forum/The Morning Call) … Even more emissions reductions could be possible through a switch to high-quality advanced renewable bio-based diesel fuels, instead of using conventional petroleum diesel fuel. Both new and existing diesel engines of all kinds can immediately lower the carbon footprint of their operation by utilizing low-carbon biofuels such as biodiesel and renewable diesel. These fuels cut carbon emissions by at least 50%. (In the case of advanced renewable diesel fuel, the greenhouse-gas-eliminating-power is over 80%.) Both fuel types are fast becoming available across the United States, and switching does not require any additional investments in refueling infrastructure.

Want a success story? Consider the San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Agency in California, which removed more than 10,000 tons of carbon dioxide in a single year, simply by switching to renewable diesel fuel in 632 transit buses.

And, while all-electric technologies may result in zero tailpipe emissions, they are not yet available in many applications. READ MORE

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