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    Neste to introduce solar power to its Porvoo refinery

    Neste Corporation, News, 24 November 2023Neste has signed a purchase agreement for solar power supply to its Porvoo refinery in Finland with the renewable energy company CPC Finland Oy.  Solar power supply from the Lakari solar plant in Rauma, Finland is expected to start in spring 2024. Once ready, the plant will be the largest operating solar plant in Finland. The total annual volume of the agreement is approximately 24 GWh, which represents 75% of the annual capacity of the Lakari solar plant in Rauma.  “Neste’s agreement on solar power is a valuable addition to our

    Neste, ISCC and DHL Group successfully piloted a new system enabling credible and traceable transfer of sustainability benefits from use of sustainable aviation fuel along the value chain

    Neste Corporation, News, 6 October 2023Neste, ISCC and DHL Group joined forces to pioneer and test a system through which airlines, logistics service providers and end customers such as corporates can credibly report the emission reduction achieved by using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to reduce their carbon footprint from air travel and transport. As part of this collaboration the companies piloted the ISCC Credit Transfer System, developed by ISCC, an independent, multi-stakeholder driven non-profit organization with a long history in supply chain certification. In the ISCC

    Neste to supply KLM additional sustainable aviation fuel for flights out of Schiphol

    Neste Corporation, Press Release, 10 December 2019 at 10 a.m. (EET) KLM has purchased sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for flights out of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The sustainable fuel is produced by Neste from used cooking oil and will reduce CO2 emissions by up to 80 % compared to fossil kerosene. This purchase is the next step in the use of sustainable fuel as it is the first time the fuel will be supplied using the existing infrastructure at Schiphol. Furthermore, Neste is joining KLM’s Corporate BioFuel Programme. In doing so, Neste will reduce the CO2 emissions of its

    Neste opens an office in Melbourne, Australia

    Neste Corporation, Press Release, 19 November 2019 at 9 a.m. (EET) Neste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel and the 3rd most sustainable company in the world*, strengthens its footprint in renewable feedstock sourcing. The company has opened an office in Melbourne to serve Neste’s waste and residue raw material sourcing operations in Australia and New Zealand. “The opening of our new office in Australia marks another important step in Neste’s global growth strategy. Our aim is to become a global leader in renewable and circular solutions. By opening a local

    Neste to start using wind power at its production sites in Finland

    Neste Corporation, Press Release, 22 October 2019 at 9 a.m. (EET) Neste is committed to lowering its carbon footprint in production ahead of the EU’s climate and energy targets. One concrete example of Neste’s climate work is its new long-term agreement on wind power with a leading clean-energy company Fortum. “We are in the business of reducing emissions and accelerating circularity in society. As part of our strategy, we have set two ambitious climate targets 

    Neste and Niemi to collaborate on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from moves by up to 90%

    Neste Corporation, Press Release, 19 September 2019 at 8 am. (EET) Moving in Finland can now be more climate-friendly. Niemi Services, Finland’s leading service provider in the moving and logistics industry, will introduce Neste MY Renewable Diesel ™ in all its diesel vehicles and stop using fossil fuels. Neste MY Renewable Diesel is produced entirely from waste and residue raw materials and it can help Niemi’s customers reduce their greenhouse gas emissions related to moving by up to 90%. “

    Neste among the sustainability leaders in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for the 13th consecutive time

    Neste Corporation, Press Release, 17 September 2019 at 8 am. (EET) Neste has been selected for inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for the 13th consecutive year. The company was included in the DJSI World and DJSI Europe, once again, among the most sustainable companies in the world.  Neste’s performance received the industry’s best scores in materiality, human capital development, and water-related risks, contributing to the company’s inclusion among the top performers. “We are proud to be included on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. It amplifies

    New Neste commercial fueling sites now open in Northern and Central California

    Neste Corporation, Press Release, 28 August 2019 at 5 pm. (EET) Fleet drivers in Northern and Central California can now fuel up at multiple commercial fueling sites with high-performance, low-carbon Neste MY Renewable Diesel ™, thanks to the recent opening of three new locations. The new cardlock stations join the first location in San Leandro, California, which opened in March 2019.  Made by the world’s largest producer of renewable diesel fuel, Neste MY Renewable Diesel is produced from 100% renewable and sustainable raw materials that cut

    Neste and The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey collaborate to facilitate the use of sustainable transportation fuels

    Neste Corporation, Press Release, 6 June 2019, at 1pm (EET) Neste, the leading renewable fuels producer, and the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on its joint sustainable fuel initiative.   The partners will be working together to facilitate the use of sustainable transportation fuels at Port Authority facilities and in its fleet vehicles and equipment, including renewable aviation fuel, renewable diesel, renewable propane and other sustainable fuel products.    “As the first U.S. transportation agency to

    Bio-Based Diesel Fuels like Neste MY Renewable Diesel Deliver Largest Carbon Emission Reductions for California Transportation Sector

    Neste Corporation, Press Release, 31 May 2019 at 9 am. (EET) According to new data gathered by the California Air Resources Board ’s (CARB) Low Carbon Fuel Standard program, bio-based diesel fuels like Neste MY Renewable Diesel ™ deliver the state’s biggest reduction in carbon emissions for the transportation sector. In 2018, the use of these bio-based fuels reduced 4.3 million tons  of carbon dioxide in California. This amount surpassed the reduction from ethanol for

    We need all possible ways to tackle climate change — could combustion engines be part of the solution?

    Neste Corporation, Press Release, 26 April 2019 at 12 pm. (EET) In order to tackle climate change, emissions from road transport must also be reduced. There are many ways to cut down transport-related emissions – could combustion engines be part of the solution? Electric vehicles are on their way — but not in the very near future “Electric vehicles are on their way, and it is a positive thing. We need all possible solutions to tackle climate change. While we have 2.6 million combustion engine vehicles in Finland, there were only 2,000 electric cars on the roads at the

    Neste sets new strategic climate targets to reduce own and customers’ emissions

    Neste Corporation Press Release 17 April, 2019 at 9:00 am (EET) As part of Neste’s renewed strategy , the company introduced two new ambitious climate targets: 1.To reduce customers’ greenhouse gas emissions with its renewable and circular solutions by at least 20 million tons CO2eq* annually by 2030 2.To reduce the carbon footprint of Neste’s production ahead of EU’s climate and energy targets. Customers’ greenhouse gas emissions reduction accelerated Over the past ten years, Neste

    Neste urges the future Finnish government to set ambitious climate targets – challenged influencers to take a polygraph test

    Neste Corporation Press Release 8 April 2019 at 7 am. (EET) On Saturday 6 April 2019, Neste published an open letter to the future government of Finland urging ambitious targets for emission reductions for the next four years. According to the company, transport-related emissions must be reduced immediately, which requires the diverse development of both existing and new solutions. The current discussion on climate change in Finland oversimplifies the complex questions surrounding it. To prove that there are no simple answers to questions surrounding climate change, Neste

    New method for carbon handprint calculation reveals climate benefits from Neste MY Renewable Diesel

    Neste Corporation Press release, 11 December 2018 at 8:30 am (EET) Neste has been partnering in a project coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Lappeenranta University of Technology since 2016 to develop the world’s first science-based method for carbon handprint calculation and communication. This new carbon handprint approach complements the existing carbon footprint methodologies by introducing new definitions and consistent guidelines for comparing two products available for the same purpose and illustrating the climate benefits of the advanced,

    Neste MY Renewable Diesel launched in Latvia

    Neste Corporation Press Release 14 November 2018 at 9 am. (EET) Neste, Latvia’s leading network of automatic filling stations, has launched Neste MY Renewable Diesel ™ for the Latvian transport market. It is produced from 100% renewable raw materials and enables up to 90% less greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional fossil diesel. The product is available at the Neste filling station at 84 Ulmaņa gatves Street in Riga. “Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our time. Neste MY Renewable Diesel gives our climate-

    Neste satisfied with the European Parliament’s voting on the EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED II)

    Neste Corporation Press Release 13 November 2018 at 5.30 pm. (EET) The European Parliament voted today on 13 November 2018 on the post-2020 EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED II). “We are pleased with the European Parliament’s voting result. As expected, the Parliament supports the EU-wide overall target of 32% for renewables in 2030, and the binding target of minimum 14% for renewables in transport in 2030. This clearly indicates that the European Union takes climate change seriously, and it has ambition to increase the use of renewable energy in transport,” says Ilkka Räsänen,

    Heading towards zero emission airports – Lapland Airports in Finland switch to Neste MY Renewable Diesel

    Neste Corporation Press Release 13 November 2018 at 9.30 am. (EET) The Finnish airport operator Finavia has decided to adopt  Neste MY Renewable Diesel ™ in its vehicles at Rovaniemi, Kuusamo, Ivalo and Kittilä airports. Neste MY Renewable Diesel is produced from waste and residues. The switch to renewable fuel is part of Finavia’s goal to make its airports carbon dioxide neutral by 2020. “Helsinki Airport is already carbon dioxide neutral. Next we will aim to achieve the same in our airports in Lapland.

    Californian transportation company Ecology lowers its carbon footprint with clean-burning Neste MY Renewable Diesel

    Neste Corporation Press Release, 7 November 2018 at 11 am. (EET) Ecology, a transportation and logistics company in California, has switched its fleet of more than 600 trucks to run on Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ and is reporting cleaner fuel filters, fewer maintenance problems and reductions in tailpipe emissions. Ecology is one of the largest trucking and transportation companies in the Western United States, providing services for transportation, heavy haul and oversize loads, and containers to and from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Ecology is also a large

    Åland is heading towards a cleaner future with Neste MY Renewable Diesel

    Photo: Viking Line Buss Neste Corporation Press Release 2 November 2018, 11 am. (EET) Local transportation on the Åland Islands in the Baltic Sea is switching to  Neste MY Renewable Diesel ™ which is produced entirely from waste and residues. The first vehicles to use the product are the local and charter buses of the Viking Line Buss and Williams Buss companies, in addition to the Åland Post fleet. “We are constantly striving to reduce our environmental impact, and we want to play our part in combating climate

    Neste aiming to use waste plastic as a raw material for fuels and plastics

    Neste Corporation press release, 18 July 2018 at 9:45 am (EET) Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel, is now exploring ways to introduce liquefied waste plastic as a future raw material for fossil refining. The aim of the development project is to proceed to industrial scale trial during 2019. The company’s target is to process annually more than one million tons of waste plastic by 2030. "Neste has been ranked the world's second most sustainable company and we are already the world's largest producer of renewable diesel from waste and residues. Our target

    Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ helps again to reduce the carbon footprint of Flow Festival

    Photo: Samuli PenttiNeste Corporation Press release 10 July 2018 at 10 am (EET) World’s second most sustainable company according to the Global 100 list, Neste is for the fifth year in a row partnering with Flow Festival to support the event’s environmentally friendly agenda. This year, Neste is also the main partner of Sustainable Flow . Neste provides Neste MY renewable diesel – produced 100% from renewable raw materials – to Flow in order to power the festival. Neste MY reduces greenhouse gas emissions by up

    Neste welcomes the US EPA’s proposal on renewable fuel volume requirements

    Neste Corporation 27 June 2018 at 3.30 pm. (EET) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the US announced its proposal covering the renewable fuel volume requirements for 2019 under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program on 26 June 2018. The proposal calls for an almost 600 million gallon increase in the advanced biofuel category in 2019, from the current 4.29 billion gallons to 4.88 billion gallons in 2019. The biomass-based diesel standard for 2019 was already set in 2017. However, the EPA proposes an over 15% increase in the biomass-based diesel category in 2020 from 2.1

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