{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Energy 101: We Ask The Dumb Questions So You Don't Have To","title":"Inside America's First 100% Renewable Diesel Program","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9036f26a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3647,"description":"Joe Natale from Knight-Chemstar joins the show fresh off pulling off something pretty remarkable in Massachusetts - successfully running the first 100% renewable diesel pilot program for commuter rail locomotives in the country. He breaks down the wild logistics of moving renewable diesel from Midwest producers to New England, why heating oil is basically diesel's cousin, the bacon grease problem that happens when biodiesel gets cold, and why drop-in fuels make way more sense than ripping out all our infrastructure for electrification.\nClick here to watch a video of this episode.\n\n00:00 Joe's background from terminal operator to renewables\n08:08 Development of Providence biodiesel rail terminal\n14:06 Winning and executing the MBTA renewable diesel pilot\n20:21 Sustainable aviation fuel distribution strategy\n25:04 Breaking down fuel types: ethanol, diesel, heating oil\n33:00 Northeast heating oil versus natural gas infrastructure\n38:15 Renewable diesel logistics and clean heat standards\n43:35 Drop-in fuels versus full electrification\n51:05 Cloud point and the biodiesel gelling problem\n55:33 Future of sustainable aviation fuel and incentives\nhttps://twitter.com/collide_io\nhttps://www.tiktok.com/@collide.io\nhttps://www.facebook.com/collide.io\nhttps://www.instagram.com/collide.io\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@collide_io\nhttps://bsky.app/profile/digitalwildcatters.bsky.social\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/collide-digital-wildcatters","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/8F_7R-SE-nw_rUP_p1-vdDVWboJt_kcEhdbgrgTEL7E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jYjY2/Yjk4MWJiZWFlYmVl/ZGIxYjkxYTdiYTdi/ZGUwMy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}