Neste Oil NExBTL renewable diesel reduces particulate emissions by 30 percent: new research

In Finland, a three-year biofuel trial organized by Neste Oil, Helsinki Region Transport, and Proventia has recently been completed, and the results have confirmed that Neste Oil’s NExBTL renewable diesel can significantly reduce local emissions that have a direct impact on urban air quality.

Data collected by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland show that particulate emissions were reduced by 30% and NOx emissions by 10%. No problems were encountered with vehicles’ tailpipe emissions control systems. VTT estimates that, if all the buses in Greater Helsinki were to use 100% NExBTL renewable diesel, the reduction in traffic-related particulate emissions would be the equivalent of taking a third of the buses in the region off the road.

NExBTL renewable diesel produced from currently available raw materials offers a more than 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to fossil diesel. NExBTL is currently produced from vegetable oil, such as palm oil and rapeseed oil, and waste fat from food manufacturers. In the future, the raw material base is set to be broader, as extensive R&D work is currently under way to develop new raw material sources.  Use of Neste Oil’s NExBTL renewable diesel will continue in buses in Greater Helsinki after the conclusion of the Optibio trial.

More on the story.