Inside America's First 100% Renewable Diesel Program

Joe Natale from Knight-Chemstar joins the show fresh off pulling off something pretty remarkable in Massachusetts - successfully running the first 100% renewable diesel pilot program for commuter rail locomotives in the country. He breaks down the wild logistics of moving renewable diesel from Midwest producers to New England, why heating oil is basically diesel's cousin, the bacon grease problem that happens when biodiesel gets cold, and why drop-in fuels make way more sense than ripping out all our infrastructure for electrification.

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00:00 Joe's background from terminal operator to renewables
08:08 Development of Providence biodiesel rail terminal
14:06 Winning and executing the MBTA renewable diesel pilot
20:21 Sustainable aviation fuel distribution strategy
25:04 Breaking down fuel types: ethanol, diesel, heating oil
33:00 Northeast heating oil versus natural gas infrastructure
38:15 Renewable diesel logistics and clean heat standards
43:35 Drop-in fuels versus full electrification
51:05 Cloud point and the biodiesel gelling problem
55:33 Future of sustainable aviation fuel and incentives

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