Isuzu Commercial Truck of America has announced that 20% biodiesel blend (B20) will be supported in all of their diesel truck engines starting with model year 2011 engines. This includes the popular N-series models and the new Reach. This makes Isuzu the first U.S. market manufacturer to approve B20 in all models. Isuzu credits both [...]
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Every trucker needs auto insurance.23 Road Tankers Trying NExBTL Renewable Diesel
June 20th, 2011 
Aaron Turpen Neste Oil is testing a fleet of road tankers in Finland using the company’s new renewable diesel fuel in day-to-day operations. The 23 tankers are operated by 7 different companies and began the first part of June – it will last about a year. The vehicles will use 100% NExBTL renewable diesel from the Neste [...]
Carbon Sciences to produce first samples of diesel fuel from methane and CO2 using catalytic dry reforming process
June 11th, 2011 Aaron Turpen from GreenCarCongress Carbon Sciences, Inc., a technology developer focusing on the conversion of carbon dioxide and methane to fuels,plans to produce samples of diesel fuel in an end-to-end process demonstration. In December 2010, Carbon Sciences announced a worldwide exclusive license agreement with the University of Saskatchewan (UOS), Canada, for catalyst technology for the dry reforming [...]
Truck Becomes Greenhouse on Wheels for Kids
May 25th, 2011 Aaron Turpen This is pretty cool and is taking the “Green Big Truck” idea literally. Two entrepreneurs in New York are converting an 18-foot box van into a mobile greenhouse. The two will then take the truck to schools in the Brooklyn and Manhattan areas and teach kids about bio-intensive agriculture and how urban gardens and creative [...]
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