FERRIES 2023: Renewable diesel as a ferry decarbonization tool

At FERRIES conferences, we talk a lot about various fuel options for ferry operations. One fuel for ferries that we haven’t explored in detail—at least not lately—is renewable diesel.

At FERRIES 2023, taking place November 14-15 in Jersey City, N.J., just across the harbor from New York City, Neste U.S. Vice President of Renewable Road Transportation Carrie Song will discuss how renewable diesel (RD) is being used as a decarbonization tool in the ferry industry and how its customer, Hornblower,...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/ferries-2023-renewable-diesel-as-a-ferry-decarbonization-tool/

Renewable fuels feedstock facility opens on CSX network in Mississippi 

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Renewable fuels producer Oleo-X has established a production facility in Mississippi that will be...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/renewable-fuels-feedstock-facility-opens-on-csx-network-in-mississippi

Renewable diesel on the rise

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The state of sustainability in transportation — Net-Zero Carbon

The logo for FreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon show has green trees with a black background.

On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Danny Gomez, managing director of financial and emerging markets at FreightWaves, and Lynn Lyon, director of business development and sustainable transportation at sustainable-energy solutions company U.S. Gain, discuss how the transportation industry is reducing emissions. 

Lyon says transition fuels, partnerships and data are key in the journey to net-zero. Companies large and small are realizing that sustainability is here to stay.

“I think there’s an...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-state-of-sustainability-in-transportation-net-zero-carbon

Why diesel is more expensive in California than the rest of US 

A California retail station with sky-high gasoline and diesel prices

With California about to enact yet another increase in its excise tax on motor fuels, and with fuel prices in the Golden State remaining well above the rest of the country, a driver filling a truck might ask the legendary question posed by Talking Heads: Well, how did I get here?

Here are some numbers to illustrate how the market has changed over time. The data series from the Energy Information Administration on ultra low sulfur diesel prices in California and the rest of the country goes back...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/why-diesel-is-more-expensive-in-california-than-the-rest-of-us

Sustainability insights from Titan Freight CEO

Titan Freight CEO sits at the wheel of a navy Freightliner eCascadia electric truck.

Leading up to Earth Day and FreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon Summit on Friday, FreightWaves asked Keith Wilson, CEO and president of Portland, Oregon-based Titan Freight Systems, about what the company is doing to improve sustainability and why it matters.

The interview has been edited for clarity and length.

FREIGHTWAVES: How did you become interested in trucking and sustainability?

WILSON: “My father started delivering luggage from the airport that would come in a few days later, and that’s how we...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sustainability-insights-from-titan-freight-ceo

Topsoe supports new production of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel in Ontario, Canada

  • Refuel Energy chooses Topsoe solution for renewable fuel facility.
  • The facility will be built in Ontario, Canada, and will have a capacity of 3000 barrels per day.    
  • The produced fuel will supply aviation and terrestrial fuel needs and reduce CO2 emissions for the end users by up to 80%.

Refuel Energy Inc. (Refuel) has announced its plans for the construction of a 3000 barrels per day renewable fuel plant in Southern Ontario, Canada.

The proposed project, called Refuel YYZ, would supply the...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/20/topsoe-supports-new-production-of-sustainable-aviation-fuel-and-renewable-diesel-in-ontario-canada/