Neste, a producer of renewable diesel, formed a partnership with the Township of North Brunswick in New Jersey. All the township’s diesel vehicles and equipment will begin running on renewable diesel.

This partnership makes North Brunswick the first township in the state to use renewable diesel for its fleet operations.

“Renewable diesel can play an essential part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from municipal fleets,” said Carrie Song, senior vice president, commercial, renewable products at Neste. “Our partnership with the Township of North Brunswick and fuel distributor KW Rastall Oil is a shining example of how lower-emission solutions like renewable diesel are helping municipalities with sustainability ambitions to reach their goals.”

Renewable Fuel Trial Focused on Public Works Trucks

The township’s initial trial of switching fossil diesel to renewable diesel was conducted in early May, 2024. Neste MY Renewable Diesel was used during the trial in the township’s Department of Public Works (DPW) trucks.

Renewable diesel is made from 100% renewable raw materials such as used cooking oil and animal fat waste.

Neste said the use of MY Renewable Diesel helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 75% over its life cycle compared to fossil diesel.

Since Neste MY Renewable Diesel is compatible with all diesel engines and delivers the same performance as fossil diesel, North Brunswick seamlessly transitioned to this fuel without the need for new fueling infrastructure or investment into fleet modifications.

Fueling the Entire Diesel Fleet with Renewable

Now North Brunswick’s entire fleet with diesel engines, including:

• Public works vehicles

• Emergency medical services vehicles

• Fire trucks

• School buses

• Backup generators

These vehicles and equipment will use over 48,000 gallons (141 tons) of renewable diesel annually, which Neste said can help reduce GHG emissions by up to 470 tons annually compared to the use of fossil diesel. This is equal to the annual direct GHG emissions from more than 110 passenger vehicles according to the EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator.

The delivery of Neste’s renewable diesel is made possible by Diesel Direct and KW Rastall Oil, leading providers of fuel services in New Jersey. In April 2024, KW Rastall Oil opened New Jersey’s first public renewable diesel fueling station in North Brunswick.

In the past decade, Neste has been supplying renewable diesel to over 100 municipal customers, school districts and local transit authorities in the U.S. West Coast. Neste’s annual production capacity is 1.9 billion gallons (5.5 million tons) of renewable products globally. Neste was one of the first companies to supply renewable diesel to states on the West Coast, including California and Oregon, and the company is rapidly expanding its production, fueling station network, and distribution capabilities to meet the growing demand across the U.S.