Solar Energy News  
ENERGY TECH
EU leads world in 'clean' diesel fuel use

disclaimer: image is for illustration purposes only
by Staff Writers
Houston (UPI) Dec 1, 2010
The European Union leads the world in reducing sulfur in on-road diesel fuel as industry and policymakers push for ongoing reductions, a report says.

The International Fuel Quality Center has updated its ranking of the top 100 countries based on sulfur limits and says Sweden and Germany remain first and second, a release by Hart Energy Publishing says.

Japan is third, the report says.

The IFCQ ranked the United States 41st, behind Canada at 40th.

The European Union has limited sulfur in diesel fuel to 10 parts per million since January 2009.

Sulfur compounds emitted as a result of fuel combustion have detrimental environmental and health effects, and lowering sulfur levels in diesel fuel reduces tailpipe emissions by allowing the use of advanced after-treatment systems.

"The continued reduction of global diesel sulfur solidifies the environmental importance of clean diesel fuel," Frederick L. Potter, vice president of Hart Energy Publishing said.

"Today's clean diesel fuels and engines continue to change the perception of diesel as a 'dirty fuel,' and instead continue to make progress reducing on and off-road emissions, improving efficiency and lowering greenhouse gas emissions," he said.



Share This Article With Planet Earth
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit
YahooMyWebYahooMyWeb GoogleGoogle FacebookFacebook



Related Links
Powering The World in the 21st Century at Energy-Daily.com



Memory Foam Mattress Review
Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News


ENERGY TECH
Obama reverses oil drill expansion after BP spill
Washington (AFP) Dec 1, 2010
President Barack Obama on Wednesday reversed a March decision to expand offshore oil exploration to the Atlantic Ocean and eastern Gulf of Mexico, but said deepwater drilling could continue in the part of the Gulf hit by the BP disaster. The move, announced by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, would ban until beyond 2017 oil and gas exploration in areas where there is currently no drilling act ... read more







ENERGY TECH
Biofuels Have Consequences On Water Quality And Quantity In Mississippi

Can Engineered Bugs Help Generate Biofuels

Verenium Announces Collaboration With Edible Oil Leader Desmet Ballestra

Lufthansa First Airline To Use Biofuel On Commercial Flights

ENERGY TECH
Underwater Robots On Course To The Deep Sea

Development Of Humanoid Robot To Test Warfighter Protection Equipment

Robo-Op Marks New World First For Heart Procedure

NASA NIA To Sponsor Student Planetary Rover Challenge

ENERGY TECH
Vestas Selects Broadwind Towers For Glacier Hills Wind Project

Optimizing Large Wind Farms

Enhancing The Efficiency Of Wind Turbines

GL Garrad Hassan Chosen For SMart Wind's 'Hornsea' Zone

ENERGY TECH
Vatican examining electric-powered popemobile

GM launches Volt, ramps up green hiring

Copenhagen plans super highways ... for bikes

World Debut Of Honda Fit EV Concept Electric Vehicle

ENERGY TECH
Abu Dhabi builds strategic Gulf pipeline

New Monitoring Methods More Accurately Measure Coal Ash Impacts

SOFC Micro CHP Plants To Be Climate-Friendly Power Stations In Homes

Nigerian troops attack camps, rebels say scores killed

ENERGY TECH
Slovak lawmakers slap 80 percent tax on carbon credit sales

How To Soften A Diamond

Pink diamond sold for 23 million US dollars at auction

Carbon price by 2011, Australia chief says

ENERGY TECH
EU over-consumes resources, agency says

Germany faces massive power grid overhaul

Geothermal Energy Association Weaves The Geothermal Web

What Is EU's Strategy For Securing Energy Supply For The Future

ENERGY TECH
Managing wood to carve a strong community

Mexico Forest Communities Excel In Capturing Carbon

Developing Countries Often Outsource Deforestation

Indonesia's billion-dollar forest deal in danger: Greenpeace


The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2010 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement