DME News
Headlines, reporting and media features from around the world
California Governor Signs Bill Removing Barrier to Fleet Adoption of DME
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, 24 September 2020 | A bill passed unanimously by the California Legislature and signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom today defines the tax rate for DME used as either a diesel replacement or blended with propane, and how it would be sold at retail to consumers. AB 2663 was one of seven bills signed, characterized as “legislation that further advances California’s climate leadership and transition away from fossil fuels”, and followed the Governor's release of an Executive Order directing California to transition over the next two decades towards zero-emission passenger cars and light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks.
Suburban Propane Announces Deal to Acquire Stake in Oberon Fuels; Additional Investments in Renewable DME
WHIPPANY, NEW JERSEY, 17 September 2020 | One of the three largest propane companies in the United States today announced a deal to purchase a 39% stake in Oberon Fuels, the first producer of fuel-grade DME in North America. NYSE-listed Suburban Propane Partners has also committed to provide additional funding to support continued development efforts for commercialization of a renewable DME (rDME)/propane blended product.
Trinidad and Tobago Project Makes Inaugural Product Shipment
LA BREA, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 29 September 2020 | Caribbean Gas Chemical Limited (CGCL) has announced the first shipment of methanol from its new 1 million TPY methanol and 20,000 TPY DME plant in La Brea. The project, executed by a consortium comprising the Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) together with local partners the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago and the Massy Group, includes the first large-scale DME plant in the Americas and the first downstream plant in the country producing and utilizing methanol as a raw material.
Indonesia Announces Intensification of Plans for DME Production
JAKARTA, 26 February 2020 | Plans and a timeline for the large-scale production of DME have been outlined this month by the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and state-owned energy company Pertamina. Having long explored the potential to blend domestically-produced DME with LPG in an effort to reduce dependence on imported LPG, the Indonesian government this month announced plans to intensify efforts to develop large-scale coal to DME production.
Last year Pertamina, coal producer PT Bukit Asam and Air Products and
Chemicals announced a joint venture to cooperate on development of a major coal gasification project producing DME and synthetic natural gas (SNG) for domestic consumption.
BASF and Linde Announce Commercialization Plans for CO2-to-DME Production Process LUDWIGSHAFEN, 10 January 2019 | In a press conference
BASF Board Chairman and Chief Technology Officer Martin Brudermüller outlined
four projects with which the company is moving forward to enable BASF to achieve
significant reductions in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, including
plans for scale-up and commercialization of technology developed in
collaboration with Linde enabling a novel one-step route for DME production
from syngas. The new concept, based on dry reforming of methane with carbon
dioxide and the direct conversion of syngas to DME, represents a major
breakthrough that offers numerous commercial possibilities for energy-efficient,
low-emission and cost-effective scaled production of DME and olefins using CO2
as a feedstock. The process represents a complete CO2-to-fuel cycle
and allows for a higher than 50% reduction in CO2 emissions in the
production of DME.  The new, one-step (direct) process directly converts synthesis gas
from various sources to DME, thus eliminating the need for intermediate
methanol production. Importantly, the production of synthesis gas through dry
reforming of natural gas with CO2 and reduced steam content is one
route towards the economical industrial-scale use of CO2 as a
feedstock for the production of high-value fuels and chemicals, including DME.
One promising application for both dry reforming and one-step production of DME
would use DME as an intermediary in a process BASF refers to as “clean olefin
production” – a process for the production of valuable olefins (ethylene and
propylene – important sources of chemicals, plastics and polymers) from natural
gas. This application offers the possibility to diversify olefins production, typically
done using traditional feedstocks (oil and naphtha), or non-traditional
feedstocks (coal and methanol), to use less polluting, more economical
feedstocks. Most of the catalyst development work
was done by BASF with the support of high-throughput screening by hte, while piloting
of the reforming technology was done at Linde’s Pilot Reformer research
facility in Pullach, near Munich. |
Air Products and Chemicals, Pertamina and Bukit Asam Agree to Establish DME Clean Energy Joint Venture  JAKARTA,
16 January 2019 | Following on a preliminary deal agreed by the three companies in November 2018 at Air Products and
Chemicals' headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Indonesian state-owned energy companies Pertamina and Bukit Asam today signed a partnership agreement with Air Products for cooperation on the development of a major coal gasification project producing DME and synthetic natural gas (SNG) for domestic consumption.The agreement, signed by Pertamina President Director Nicke Widyawati, Bukit Asam President Director Arviyan Arifin, and Air Products Chief Executive Officer Seifi Gasemi marks the beginning of a collaborative effort that will involve a commercial feasibility study over the next few months and groundbreaking this year for the development of a coal gasification plant in the Indonesian province of Riau on Sumatra. Set to begin operating in 2022, the plant will process coal into syngas and have a capacity of 1.4 million tons per year of DME. The Indonesian government has emphasized the strategic importance of this and other projects aimed at increasing energy resilience and security through the use of abundant domestic resources to reduce dependence on imported LPG. |
Conversion System Development Opens Pathway to Large-Scale Vehicle Demonstrations  AACHEN, 19 March 2018 | The
development of DME conversion systems by a global alternative fuel equipment
manufacturer promises to open the door to large-scale demonstrations of light-,
medium- and heavy-duty DME vehicles. Revealed by Westport Fuel Systems subsidiary Prins Alternative Fuel Systems at a DME
industry workshop hosted at Ford’s European Research and Innovation Center, the
equipment will bring the ability to trial DME within reach to fleets interested
in moving forward with their own demonstrations.Conversion systems and components, installed using a
process no more complex than the one routinely used around the world for
autogas conversions, and designed to work seamlessly with the latest automotive
technology will enable large-scale demonstrations of DME vehicles by fleets
interested in following in the steps of Volvo,
Mack, and Isuzu, whose DME vehicle demonstrations have
covered more than 2 million kilometers.  Already having worked with international vehicle and engine
manufacturers on DME fuel systems, Prins is developing the DME fuel delivery
system for use in the “xME Project” led by Ford. The
equipment, installed on Ford Mondeo (known as the Ford Fusion in North
America) demonstration vehicles running on DME, includes tank and engine
assemblies, fuel lines, external filler and fuel selector switch. The system and its components
are being developed using innovations created by the company for the LPG
autogas market, with various concepts produced for light-, medium- and heavy-duty
vehicles. “DME is an ideal replacement
for diesel fuel that enables customers to keep the high-efficiency (diesel)
engine but eliminate the particulate emissions that are driving current
legislative efforts to ban or restrict the use of diesel motors in some cities
and countries” said Bas ten Broeke, Technology Director for Westport Fuel
Systems. |
Alberta Funds Heavy-Duty DME Industry Research Partnership  EDMONTON, ALBERTA, 9 November 2017 | A project partnership involving the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), Mack Trucks, Westcan Bulk Transport, and Oberon Fuels has announced a project to develop and demonstrate technology for use in the fuel system of heavy-duty DME trucks. The
project, supported by funding from Alberta's Ministry of Economic
Development and Trade, will involve the development of fuel moisture
management technology by researchers at NAIT, who plan to test the
technology using Mack trucks from Westcan's fleet running on the highway
corridor between Calgary and Edmonton. |
New York City Reports on First Customer Demonstration of DME-Powered Mack Truck -400x267.jpg) NEW YORK CITY, 2 October 2017 | The
New York City Department of Sanitation’s (DSNY) evaluation this year of
a heavy-duty DME vehicle in its fleet has provided an important
customer assessment of real-world DME vehicle performance to a range of
stakeholders involved in the introduction of DME as an ultra-low
emission, low-carbon fuel. The DSNY became the first Mack customer in
the world to evaluate DME in its fleet in a demonstration done in
collaboration with Mack Trucks and Oberon Fuels
using a Class 8 Mack Pinnacle axle back model equipped with a 13 liter
Mack MP8 engine running on DME. The evaluation focused on obtaining a
qualitative assessment of the vehicle’s operational performance, engine
noise, fuel efficiency, refueling, and maintenance in DSNY daily
operations. “The
DSNY was honored and proud to be the first fleet to pilot-test Mack
Truck’s first DME-powered truck in North America” said Spiro Kattan,
Deputy Director of the DSNY’s Bureau of Motor Equipment, in a summary of
the evaluation provided to the International DME Association. “We take
pride in being an early adopter of environmentally-friendly technologies
for our fleet, and a national leader in exploring alternative fuels and
advanced technologies designed to reduce our fleet’s greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions. Under New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s OneNYC Plan,
New York City’s municipal fleet must cut GHG emissions 80% by 2035 over
the 2005 baseline, and DME is a low-carbon fuel that has the potential
to significantly cut GHG emissions from our existing fleet when made
from food, agricultural waste materials or natural gas.” Mack
Trucks dominates the North American refuse market, and is the main
supplier of heavy-duty trucks to the DSNY, supplying more than 90% of
the DSNY's fleet of over 7,000 vehicles. "Mack was pleased to
participate in the DME demo project with the DSNY and Oberon Fuels,”
said Roy Horton, Mack Director of Product Strategy. “We believe DME
holds great potential, and we look forward to continuing our
investigation to determine the viability in the market.”Performed over a period of three months in a variety of weather conditions and temperatures, the evaluation included more than 900 miles (>1,400 kilometers) of driving in a variety of conditions, both loaded (56,500 lbs. / 25,628 kgs.) and unloaded. Routes ranged from short-haul duty around the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island to more extended on-road routes. Drivers reported that they were pleased with the overall performance and acceleration of the DME truck, and that noise levels inside the cab while operating the truck were about the same as a diesel-powered counterpart. “The vehicle started well in cold weather, with temperatures reaching as low as 20 degrees F (-7 C), and engine performance was unaffected by the weather” said Kattan. “Maintenance on the DME truck was performed by DSNY maintenance staff who reported that it was almost identical to working on a diesel vehicle.” The vehicle was refueled numerous times over the course of the evaluation, using a DME fuel trailer situated at a site in Keasbey, New Jersey, approximately 10 miles (16 kms.) from DSNY’s garage on Staten Island. DME was dispensed via a dispenser connected to a portable tube-type trailer. Fuel-grade DME provided by Oberon Fuels had an odorizing agent (ethyl mercaptan) added to provide an added layer of safety and protection. Kattan confirmed that “our overall experience with the Mack DME tractor was positive. Next time, we would prefer to conduct a large-scale DME pilot utilizing a DSNY collection truck for a longer period of time to allow us to evaluate performance during snow-plow operations (a service performed by all our refuse trucks), reliability, fuel-economy and longevity.” |
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 SHANGHAI,
28 October 2015 | A consortium collaborating on a DME vehicle
demonstration project has received certification from the provincial
government of Shanghai for a DME fueled heavy-duty diesel engine
satisfying Euro 6 emission standards. The consortium, led by Shanghai
Jiao Tong University, includes Weichai Power (industrial, heavy-duty
vehicle and powertrain manufacturer), China Jinggong (vehicle
manufacturer), Shanghai Diesel (diesel engine manufacturer), Xi’An
Jiaotong University and Shandong University. The DME vehicle project is
supported by the 863 Program – the Chinese national high-tech R&D
program.
Certification of the Euro 6 compliant engine is an important milestone that project leaders hope will facilitate introduction in China given the relatively large-scale commercial production of DME that already exists in the country. The engine, a modified 6 liter 135 kW WP6 common rail injection diesel engine from Weichai Power, is being demonstrated on short-haul heavy-duty street sweeper and refuse trucks. Three engine and two vehicle prototypes have been produced, with the WP6DME engines using a newly developed EP1FA-00 high-pressure pump in place of the Bosch CP2.2 used in the base diesel engine.
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Ford Leads Project to Develop First Production Passenger Car Fueled by DME | ||||||||||||||
 AACHEN,
15 September 2015 | Ford Motor Company has announced that it will lead a
project co-funded by the German government to develop and test the
world’s first production passenger car to run on DME. The three year,
€3.5 million project involves international collaboration by Ford’s
European Research & Innovation Center with entities including Oberon Fuels
(supplying DME to the project), DENSO, IAV Automotive Engineering, and
Germany’s leading engine technology research network the FVV, whose more
than 150 members include BMW, Bosch, Caterpillar, DAF Trucks, Daimler,
Delphi, Honda, MAN, Nissan, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Toyota, Shell,
Volkswagen, and Volvo.
The project, whose findings will be shared with key players in the automotive industry, will look at the use of DME and OME (oxymethylene ether) as diesel replacements in passenger cars and heavy-duty vehicle engines. Like DME, OME is also easily produced from methanol, produces almost no particulate emissions (soot) when combusted, and has characteristics likely to provide comparable performance and enhanced fuel efficiency in diesel engines converted to its use. “DME is safe, burns cleaner than conventional diesel, and most importantly is versatile” said Andreas Schamel, Ford’s Director of Global Powertrain Research & Advanced Engineering. “Alternative, renewable fuels like methyl ethers will play a pivotal role in the future.” The first two years of the project will involve technical preparations and engine development, with the third year focused on the production and testing of demonstrator cars based on the Ford Mondeo. A parallel project being done together with RWTH Aachen University will research the viability of different DME production methods from fossil natural gas, biogas, and other renewable sources, looking at conversion efficiency, estimated fuel prices and infrastructure aspects. Werner Willems, Technical Specialist for Powertrain Combustion Systems at Ford of Europe said that “This is a project that could help place vehicles with significantly reduced carbon dioxide and particulate emissions on the market at affordable costs."
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List of Hottest 7 Technology Companies Includes DME 19 August 2015 | Small-scale DME process technology provider Oberon Fuels
was included in Biofuels Digest's list of the "Hottest 7 Methane
Technologies to Watch as U.S. Methane Regulation Steps Up", joining a
short list of companies attracting some of the largest investments in
the dynamic methane conversion space right now including Siluria
Technologies and Kiverdi. |
-180x135.jpg) Oberon Fuels' California plant |
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Washington Becomes First State in the U.S. to Introduce DME Vehicle Tax Incentives OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON, 15 July 2015 | Washington Governor Jay Inslee has signed into law a transportation investment package providing financial incentives for the purchase of commercial vehicles using a “clean alternative fuel”, and specifying dimethyl ether as one of the alternative fuels meeting this definition. The legislation (Senate Bill 5987) provides businesses with tax credits for the purchase or conversion of vehicles that are “principally powered” by a clean alternative fuel. The maximum credit amounts range from $5,000 to $20,000 per vehicle, and total credits may not exceed $250,000 or 25 vehicles per person per calendar year. The bill includes dimethyl ether in the definition of "clean alternative fuel", along with methane, natural gas, LNG, CNG, propane, hydrogen, and electricity. |
 Washington State Capitol
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International Specifications for DME Fuel Published GENEVA, 15 May 2015 | The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published a specification for DME fuel, marking another important milestone in the introduction of DME as an ultra-low emission fuel for a range of automotive, power, and heating applications. The standard - ISO 16861:2015 | Specifications of dimethyl ether (DME) - specifies the characteristics of DME used as fuel of which the main component is the DME synthesized from any organic raw material. ISO 16861 is one of a number of new specifications establishing characteristics and testing methods for DME fuel, providing important benchmarks for DME producers, engine manufacturers, infrastructure developers and others involved in the introduction of DME as a fuel worldwide.
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"DME Could Really Be a Game Changer" - Volvo CEO Olof Persson LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, 30 March 2015 | In a keynote presentation to an audience of almost 1,000 people gathered at the Mid-America Trucking Show this week, Volvo Group CEO Olof Persson highlighted the "tremendous promise" that Volvo sees in DME as an alternative fuel, particularly for long haul heavy-duty trucking. Persson was recently named co-chair of the United Nations' Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport, and his remarks provided perspectives on the company's focus on sustainability, the environmental goals that are likely to drive demands made on the industry, and the attraction of DME. "Converting natural gas to DME is an innovative way to address many of the storage and fueling challenges otherwise presented by natural gas - particularly liquefied natural gas - as a heavy truck fuel." |
 Volvo CEO Olof Persson |
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DME Receives Approval for Legal Use as a Vehicle Fuel in California SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, 26 February 2015 | The State of California has approved DME’s use as a vehicle fuel, allowing the retail sale of DME throughout the state. The regulation, Specifications for Dimethyl Ether Used in Compression Ignition Engines, proposed in July of last year by the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s (CDFA) Division of Measurement Standards (DMS), was approved and became effective this year. California state law requires all commercially sold fuels to meet an ASTM or SAE specification, and the publication last year of an ASTM specification for DME fuel provided the basis for California to issue its own regulation. This latest approval marks another significant milestone enabling commercial adoption of DME as a vehicle fuel in North America, paving the way for further development by industry and the state of infrastructure, sampling equipment, test methods, and a variety of other items required for large scale production and dispensing of the fuel in compliance with statutory requirements. This month the California Air Resources Board (CARB) published its Multimedia Evaluation Tier I report on DME, part of the “multimedia risk assessment” required by the state before new fuel specifications can be adopted. California enacted the first low-carbon fuel standard in the world in 2007, requiring fuel producers to reduce the carbon footprint of their products, and maintains a significant leadership role in the reduction of air emissions and carbon intensity of fuels used in the transportation sector as the only U.S. state empowered to design and set its own vehicle emission standards. |
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Volvo Trucks Continues to Drive Introduction of DME in North America GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, 1 October 2014 | In an announcement outlining modifications to the company's plans for the introduction of alternative fuel vehicles Volvo Trucks today confirmed that it will continue with customer field tests of its DME-powered heavy-duty vehicles in North America, while putting on hold plans to launch its own compression ignition liquefied natural gas (LNG) engine in that market. |
-180x120.jpg) Volvo VNL 300 DME truck |
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DME Becomes First Biogas-Based Fuel Approved under Renewable Fuel Standard WASHINGTON, D.C., 3 September 2014 | Another important step forward has been achieved for the commercial introduction of DME as a transportation fuel with confirmation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") that DME produced from biogas and other renewable sources by IDA member company Oberon Fuels qualifies for inclusion under the Renewable Fuel Standard ("RFS"). Oberon's biogas-based DME is now eligible under the Clean Air Act for high value cellulosic biofuel (D-code 3) and advanced biofuel (D-code 5) renewable identification numbers ("RINs") under the RFS. This determination by the EPA marks another important milestone in 2014 for DME's introduction as a fuel, following on the publication in February of an ASTM specification for DME (ASTM D7901 – Standard Specification for Dimethyl Ether for Fuel Purposes), another initiative led by executives from Oberon Fuels. The ASTM specification (see feature below) provides guidance for fuel producers, engine and component suppliers, and infrastructure developers on DME purity, testing, safety, and handling. The EPA's analysis determined that biogas-based DME produced using the Oberon process resulted in an approximate 68% reduction in greenhouse gases when compared to baseline diesel fuel. The determination confirms that renewable DME produced using biogas from landfills, municipal wastewater treatment facility digesters, agricultural digesters, separated MSW digesters, and biogas from the cellulosic components of biomass processed in other waste digesters through the Oberon pathways qualifies for cellulosic biofuel RINS, while renewable DME produced from biogas from waste digesters processing renewable biomass that is assumed non-cellulosic through the Oberon pathways qualifies for advanced biofuel RINs. The program for the DME 6 conference in San Diego (7 – 8 October) includes updates from Oberon Fuels and other companies on commercial and technical developments connected with the production (from natural gas, biogas, coal, and biomass) and commercialization of DME for fuel applications. |
-180x135.jpg) Oberon Fuels Maverick DME Plant |
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Virgin Feature on Entrepreneurship, DME, and Oberon Fuels LONDON, 7 August 2014 | Virgin Unite, the non-profit foundation responsible for market-driven low-carbon and climate initiatives such as the Carbon War Room, interviewed Oberon Fuels President Rebecca Boudreaux in an article providing interesting perspectives on DME and entrepreneurship. Last year, Rebecca met with Richard Branson at his Necker Island (British Virgin Islands) home and discussed DME and Oberon Fuels' plans to commercialize small-scale plants enabling distributed production of the fuel throughout North America. Branson is well known for pursuing environmental and renewable energy projects, and has invested time and money to promote the expansion and growth of companies and technologies in the sector through vehicles such as the Carbon War Room and the Virgin Green Fund. |
-180x130.jpg) Virgin Group founder Richard Branson at Carbon War Room meeting |
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ASTM Issues Specification for DME Fuel IDA member Oberon Fuels initiated and led an ASTM task force focused on developing a specification for DME as a fuel. In addition to Oberon Fuels, the ASTM DME task force involved representatives from a number of international companies and organizations including Volvo, BP, Delphi, Marathon Petroleum, Petrobras, the National Propane Gas Association, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture. The DME task force operated within ASTM Committee D02’s Subcommittee H (Liquefied Petroleum Gas), which in October 2013 voted to revise the subcommittee’s scope to include DME. The approval of an ASTM specification for DME marks an important milestone for DME’s introduction as a fuel, providing DME producers, engine manufacturers, infrastructure developers and others involved in the introduction of DME as a fuel with an important benchmark on which to base their work. |
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Dimethyl Ether: The Most Promising Fuel You've Never Heard Of RESEARCH TRIANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA, 28 January 2014 | DME can help commercial carriers achieve goals associated with efficiency improvement programs such as the EPA’s SmartWay. By converting some of their truck fleets to DME, commercial carriers will be substituting oil-derived diesel with a fuel that can be made not only from natural gas, but also from other domestic sources such as landfill and animal wastes. With some large carriers seeing over 60% of their operating costs allocated to fuel, DME-powered trucks can be a major part of carriers’ plans to improve their operating margins while reducing their near 100% dependence on diesel fuel. |
.jpg) Volvo DME truck run by Martin Transport |
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Australia and India Launch DME Collaboration MELBOURNE,
10 October 2013 | Australia’s CSIRO and its equivalent in India, the
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), have launched a
three-year, A$6-million (US$5.6 million) collaboration focused on
reducing the size of DME processing plants and make them mobile enough
to be taken to remote locations where large quantities of stranded
natural gas are located. |
 CSIRO laboratories in Clayton, Victoria |
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Major Chinese City To Trial DME Use in Heavy-Duty Trucks and Public Transportation to Reduce Pollution SHANGHAI, 6 September 2013 | Shanghai
has announced a plan to test the use DME in heavy-duty trucks, buses
and taxis to help reduce vehicle emissions, in particular the fine
particles ("PM 2.5") that present a number of health risks to humans.
Vehicle emissions are the biggest source of PM2.5 pollutants, accounting
for a quarter of air-borne particles in Shanghai, according to the
Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau. Read more... |
.jpg) DME fuel pump at ENN service station, Shanghai |
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Mack Trucks to Begin Production of DME Vehicles GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, 20 June 2013 | Mack
Trucks announced that it will begin production of DME-powered Mack
Pinnacle Axle Back models. The truck model powered by DME will be
equipped with a Mack MP8 engine, offering a 13-liter engine able
to handle heavy workloads. The Pinnacle Axle Back model is ideal for
highway van trailer applications, bulk hauling, flatbed and dump trailer
jobs. |
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Gas Chemical Project Feasibility Study Between Sojitz and Papua New Guinea Includes DME Production TOKYO,
12 June 2013 | Japan’s Sojitz Corporation and the government of Papua
New Guinea have announced that they have signed a Memorandum of
Understanding to conduct a feasibility study for a gas chemical project
in Papua New Guinea. |
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Volvo To Introduce First Commercial DME-Powered Vehicles SACRAMENTO,
CALIFORNIA, 6 June 2013 | In a press conference on the steps of the
California state capitol today, Volvo Trucks became the first
manufacturer to announce plans to commercialize DME-powered heavy duty
commercial vehicles in North America. The
company plans to introduce the first such vehicles with the technology
available in Volvo's D13 engine - the top-selling heavy-duty engine in
the world. |
-180x215.jpg) Announcement and Volvo DME truck display on steps of California state capitol |
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Oberon Fuels Brings Production Units Online, Launching First North American DME Fuel-Grade DME Production SAN
DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 6 June 2013 | Oberon Fuels announced that their
modular DME production units will go online this month, a milestone
launching the first fuel-grade DME production facilities in North
America. Oberon’s first plant, with a capacity of 4,500 gallons per day,
will commence production at their new facility in Brawley, California. |
-180x120.jpg) Oberon Fuels President Rebecca Boudreaux with the company's DME fuel dispenser |
