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EMTA Holdings, Inc., an energy, fuel and environmental conservation company, announced recently that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ("TCEQ") has re-evaluated the emissions data and determined that Clean Boost LE Diesel Fuel Treatment does meet the state's stringent low-emission diesel fuel regulations. Clean Boost LE Diesel Fuel Treatment is produced by White Sands, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of EMTA Holdings.

Tests conducted in the past by the independent nonprofit research institute in San Antonio, Texas, demonstrated that the Clean Boost LE Diesel Fuel Treatment additive reduces nitrous-oxide (NOx) emissions and particulate matter (black smoke) to levels that bring diesel-powered vehicles into compliance with the regulations of the TCEQ -- without impacting fuel economy. The testing was observed and approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which is considering extending the strict clean air regulations in Texas to the rest of the nation.

Full report from here

Labels: diesel, environment, transportation

Researchers have made a breakthrough in the development of "green gasoline," a liquid identical to standard gasoline in energy contant yet created from sustainable biomass sources like switchgrass and poplar trees. The discovery could transform the renewable fuel economy by eliminating the need to grow corn for ethanol and rescue America from importing expensive and dwindling foreign oil supplies.

The latest pathways to produce green gasoline, green diesel and green jet fuel are found in a report sponsored by NSF, the Department of Energy and the American Chemical Society entitled "Breaking the Chemical and Engineering Barriers to Lignocellulosic Biofuels: Next Generation Hydrocarbon Biorefineries" released April 1 (http://www.ecs.umass.edu/biofuels/). In the report, Huber and a host of leaders from academia, industry and government present a plan for making green gasoline a practical solution for the impending fuel crisis.

Full report from here - Green Gasoline Biofuel Breakthrough

Labels: biofuels, biomass, diesel, gasoline

Diesels Come Clean

by Matt Vella

In Europe gas costs more than $5 a gallon. In the U.S., it's under $3. In Europe, diesel-powered cars and trucks account for 50% of all auto sales. In the U.S., they are less than 4%. What do the Europeans know that Americans don't?

They know that diesels provide superior fuel-economy without sacrificing performance. The main concern for most Americans is that the hangover from the smoky, smelly diesels of the 1970s remains fresh in many minds. But changes in the supply of diesel fuel, emerging cleaner-burning technologies, and growing consumer concern over the environment and fuel economy in particular are creating new opportunities for automakers willing to dabble in diesel, says this article

Read the full article here @ Business Week, 26 Mar 2007 issue

Labels: autos, diesel, environment, gasoline