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Audi R10s to run on blended GTL/BTL diesel at Le Mans

Ever since the debut of the Audi R10 in 2006, the mighty diesel-powered sports cars have been running on a gas-to-liquid (GTL) diesel fuel supplied by Shell. For the 2008 running of the 24 hours of Le Mans coming up in a few weeks, Audi and Shell will try a new blend that combines the GTL fuel with a BTL (biomass-to-liquid) fuel supplied by Choren. Choren is a German company that has been collaborating with Audi's parent company Volkswagen to develop the BTL diesel branded as SunFuel. Like cellulosic ethanol, BTL is produced from non-food ... Read more →

Audi R10 TDI to debut at Spa-Francorchamps running on GTL fuel Sam Abuelsamid

Two years after its racing debut at the 2006 Twelve Hours of Sebring, the Audi R10 TDI is making its first ever visit to the classic Spa-Francorchamps track in Belgium. The R10s are running in the ...

Qatar starts exporting GTL fuel but won't use it locally Sam Abuelsamid

The Oryx gas-to-liquid (GTL) plant in Qatar started exporting its output about a month ago but the Energy Minister Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah says the tiny Persian Gulf state has no intention of ...

Air Force conducting cold weather test phase of GTL fuel in B-52 Sam Abuelsamid

The US Defense Department has a number of initiatives in progress to try and reduce the armed forces' dependence on oil. This is for both political and tactical reasons. When many of the primary ...

Audi R10s to run on blended GTL/BTL diesel at Le Mans 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ever since the debut of the Audi R10 in 2006, the mighty diesel-powered sports cars have been running on a gas-to-liquid (GTL) diesel fuel supplied by Shell. For the 2008 running of the 24 hours of Le Mans coming up in a few weeks, Audi and Shell will try a new blend that combines the GTL fuel with ...

Audi R10 TDI to debut at Spa-Francorchamps running on GTL fuel 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Two years after its racing debut at the 2006 Twelve Hours of Sebring, the Audi R10 TDI is making its first ever visit to the classic Spa-Francorchamps track in Belgium. The R10s are running in the European Le Mans Series for the first time this year and Spa will be a whole new challenge for Audi. ...

Qatar starts exporting GTL fuel but won't use it locally 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Oryx gas-to-liquid (GTL) plant in Qatar started exporting its output about a month ago but the Energy Minister Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah says the tiny Persian Gulf state has no intention of using the fuel locally. The GTL fuel needs to be blended with other fuels to make it usable and the ...

Air Force conducting cold weather test phase of GTL fuel in B-52 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The US Defense Department has a number of initiatives in progress to try and reduce the armed forces' dependence on oil. This is for both political and tactical reasons. When many of the primary sources of your supplies cannot be counted among your friends, it's a good idea to change your ways. ...


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