From Paper to Trucks: First DME Renewable Fuel Plant Opens in Sweden

Sep 13, 2010 9 Comments by

Last Thursday Chemrec launched the world’s first DME (dimethyl ether) fuel plant in Piteå, Sweden. The opening is a huge opportunity – Chemrec has worked with Volvo for several years to test the viability of DME as a trucking fuel. Now half of Sweden’s trucks could potentially run on DME.

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A Tall Order

Jan 05, 2010 No Comments by

The frenzy over biofuels has often ended with unhappy results.  Corn-based ethanol in the US served to only increase food prices and cause even more pollution in the Gulf of Mexico.  The quest for palm-oil based fuels has deforested way too much of Indonesia’s forest.  The future does not look pretty if more folks around [...]

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