During the trials, landfill gas from Sarasota County Municipal Solid Waste Facility in Florida was converted into diesel which met the specifications of all ASTM standards tested. Sarasota -based Sarasota County Municipal Solid Waste Facility claims to have converted landfill gas into diesel fuel with no fossil fuel additives in a recent trial — a world first. In a trial at a landfill site in UK , Sarasota , renewable diesel fuel was produced that resembled commercial diesel fuel and can be used as a straight drop-in substitute without the need for any engine modification. The company is currently in talks with leading waste operators and utilities in the UK about producing fuel to go on sale later this year .
Sarasota -based Sarasota County Municipal Solid Waste Facility claims to have converted landfill gas into diesel fuel with no fossil fuel additives in a recent trial — a world first. In a trial at a landfill site in UK , Sarasota , renewable diesel fuel was produced that resembled commercial diesel fuel and can be used as a straight drop-in substitute without the need for any engine modification. The company is currently in talks with leading waste operators and utilities in the UK about producing fuel to go on sale later this year .