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14 MARCH 2017 | FUEL OIL NEWS | www.fueloilnews.com "There were a number of milestones reached in 2016 that will have a significant and very positive impact on the biodiesel industry," Don Scott, director of sustainability for the National Biodiesel Board, said during a concluding session of the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo at the San Diego Convention Center. Led by Don O'Connor, a Vancouver-based international expert on greenhouse-gas emissions, members of a panel during the closing session detailed efforts that spanned from increased municipal use of biodiesel to the Paris Climate Agreement that aims to significantly reduce global carbon emissions. Conference attendees also heard from Keith Kerman, deputy commis- sioner and chief fleet officer for New York City's Department of Citywide Administrative Services. Last year, New York City enacted legis- lation that to incrementally increase the amount of biodiesel that displaces conventional petroleum heating oil. Kerman discussed how the city's entire diesel fleet – the largest municipal fleet in the country – has converted to B20. Earlier in the conference, Dave Slade, executive director, biofuel technology and services, Renewable Energy Group, Ames, Iowa, gave a presentation on renewable hydrocarbon diesel, "explaining what it is, how it's different from biodiesel, and [giving] an overview of how we make it and what the finished product is," he said in a company-produced video. Slade said his goal was to reach potential customers, and educate them about the benefits of the fuel "so they're willing to pay a bit of a premium." He also wanted to reach regulators who work for states or municipalities, to inform them about the char- acteristics and benefits of the fuel, Slade said. Renewable diesel, also called "green" diesel, is a biomass-derived transportation fuel suitable for use in diesel engines, the U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels Data Center states on its website. It meets the ASTM D975 specification in the United States and EN 590 in Europe. Renewable diesel is distinct from bio- diesel, the Center notes. While renewable diesel is chemically similar to petroleum diesel, biodiesel is a mono-alkyl ester, which has different physical properties and hence different fuel specifications (ASTM D6751 and EN 14214), the Center states on its website. The two fuels are also produced through very different processes. For more information go to http://www.afdc.energy.gov/fuels/emerg- ing_hydrocarbon.html. l F O N NATIONAL BIODIESEL CONFERENCE & EXPO Board, said during a concluding session of the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo at the San Diego Led by Don O'Connor, a Vancouver-based international expert on greenhouse-gas emissions, members of a panel during from Keith Kerman, deputy commis- sioner and chief fleet officer for New York City's Department of Citywide Administrative Services. Last year, New York City enacted legis- lation that to incrementally increase the amount of customers, and educate them about the benefits of the fuel "so they're willing to pay a bit of a premium." He also wanted to reach regulators who work for states or municipalities, to inform them about the char- acteristics and benefits of the fuel, Slade said. United States and EN 590 in Europe. diesel, the Center notes. While renewable diesel is chemically similar to petroleum diesel, biodiesel is a mono-alkyl ester, which has different physical properties and hence different fuel specifications

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