In this issue of our “In Conversation with” we talked to Mr. Jeff Hove, acting Vice President and Executive Director at the Fuels Institute. In recent years we have seen some initiatives to consider policies to ban the sale of vehicles equipped with internal combustion engines (ICE), predominantly emerging in Europe, but also spreading out in parts of Asia.
In this issue of our “In Conversation with”, we are pleased to share some insights into the activities of Future Fuels Strategies, a US-based consultancy company which provides fuels market and policy intelligence services to its clients. We had the pleasure to talk to Tammy Klein, Principal of Future Fuels Strategies, and we would like to thank Ms. Klein for her efforts in comprehensively answering our questions and sharing her valuable views on future fuels developments with us.
In this issue of our “In Conversation with” we are pleased to share some insight into the activities the Indonesian Ministry of Industry is undertaking in order to improve the fuel emission standards in South-East Asia’s biggest economy. We had the pleasure to talk to Ir. Haijanto, Director General of Metal, Machinery, Transportation Equipment and Electronics Industry, Ministry of Industry. We would like to thank Ir. Haijanto for his efforts in comprehensively answering our questions.
Latest snapshot:
▪ EU reaches deal on REDII, sets new goals for renewables
▪ Kolkata Becoming India’s Worst Air Pollution City
▪ Energy efficiency first: EU Commission welcomes agreement on energy efficiency
▪ WHO report – May 2018: Ambient (outdoor) air quality and health
▪ China to take aim at diesel vehicles in new smog push
▪ Shell and Airflow Truck demonstrate 248% improvement in freight ton efficiency with Starship truck
Latest snapshot:
▪ India rolls out higher quality fuels in Delhi
▪ Indonesian government orders use of high-octane fuel during Asian Games in 3 cities
▪ Shell bets on petrol stations as electric revolution looms
▪ German Chancellor Merkel says court ruling allowing diesel bans was balanced
▪ Rosneft refinery produces first batch of high-octane gasoline
▪ Taiwan announces low-Sulfur fuel oil regulations effective 01-Jan 2019
▪ Tesla denies further Model 3 production issues
▪ Vietnam plans to hike fuel taxes in fight against pollution, debt
In this article ACFA would like to provide an update on how the challenge of greenhouse gas emission reduction targets is tackled in the European Union. In the EU the biggest administrative challenge is certainly to balance the overall commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement under the United Nations Framework with the interest and objectives of each member state. The article below gives the reader a glance and some insight of how this is currently being converted into a target-focused, pragmatic action plan in the EU.
Latest snapshot:
▪ European Commission proposes new CO2 emission targets
▪ EFOA Press Release: CO2 standards for Light Duty Vehicles” High octane fuels to play a major role in reaching EU clean mobility targets
▪ Honda says fuel from Shell, Total, PSO harms engines in Pakistan
▪ Thai oil clean fuel upgrade to eliminate fuel oil production
▪ Sasol announces decision to drop U.S. GTL project but sees opportunities in base oil business
▪ Eight energy companies commit to reduce Methane emissions within Natural Gas industry
▪ SK to build 40,000 bpd desulfurization unit at ulsan refinery
▪ ‘100% pure’ New Zealand tightens petrol and diesel specifications
In this issue of our “In Conversation with” we are pleased to introduce our readers to the Latin American Clean Fuels Organization ACELA (Asociacion de Combustibles Eficientes de Latinoamerica).
At the end of 2016, the State Council appointed the National Development and Reform Commission to develop a multi-channel solution to the country’s “aged grain” problem, after China had accumulated a massive grain stockpile mountain of 200m MT (est.).
In this issue of our “In Conversation with:” we are pleased to share with our readers some interesting thoughts and views from Mr. Yukio Yoshida, Vice president of Technical External Affairs Division (TEAD) - Toyota Daihatsu Engineering & Manufacturing (TDEM).
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