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Mayo motorists’ cars damaged by diluted petrol
OVER 100 motorists in east Mayo are expected to be left out of pocket to the tune of thousands of euro, after their cars were extensively damaged by ‘petrol stretching’.
Read MoreEsso apologises after Harpenden motorists fill up with contaminated fuel
Petrol giant Esso has apologised to motorists in Harpenden after more than 30 cars were filled with contaminated fuel, resulting in vehicles breaking down.
Read MoreGetting to the nub of dirty diesel problems
A PERENNIAL problem for farmers and contractors is how to avoid tractor breakdowns due to poor diesel quality.
Read MoreTests into 'contaminated' diesel inconclusive, says Tesco, as more motorists report problems after filling up cars at Branksome
YET more motorists have contacted the Echo claiming suspected contaminated diesel from Tesco damaged their cars – as the first round of tests on the fuel are “inconclusive.”
Read MoreBiodiesel Helps Iowa Football Make Winning Drive
Iowa is one of the biggest biodiesel producing states in the country, so it makes sense that one of their flagship football teams uses the green fuel to get it to the field this year.
Read MoreBlue Sun Biodiesel earns BQ-9000 Producer status
Blue Sun Biodiesel has received BQ-9000 Producer status from the National Biodiesel Accreditation Commission and National Biodiesel Board. There are fewer than 50 companies that have achieved this milestone recognition.
Read MoreStudents develop biodiesel fuel for University use
In 2013, a group of students from Engineers for a Sustainable World were awarded $15,000 by the Green Fee Committee — a University funded grant for projects related to sustainability — to purchase a biodiesel reactor.
Read MoreHundreds attend public meeting on contaminated fuel
Hundreds of angry motorists attended a public meeting at the Gateway Hotel in Swinford tonight on the growing contaminated fuel issue.
Read MoreWater In Fuel Shuts Down At Least A Dozen Vehicles
You fill up at the fuel pump and trust that it will get you where you need to go but that's not the case for some area drivers recently. Some instead had to go straight to the service shop.
Read MorePemex advances diesel program at Mexican refineries
Mexico’s Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has let a contract to Spain’s Técnicas Reunidas to execute an ultralow-sulfur diesel project at its Lazaro Cardenas refinery near Minatitlan in Veracruz state
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