{"id":47301,"date":"2025-09-02T19:19:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T19:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/?p=47301"},"modified":"2025-10-07T14:58:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:58:22","slug":"25-years-of-ultra-low-sulfur-diesel-a-look-back-at-spragues-clean-fuel-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/fr\/25-years-of-ultra-low-sulfur-diesel-a-look-back-at-spragues-clean-fuel-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Years of Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel: A Look Back at Sprague\u2019s Clean Fuel Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In September 2000, Sprague took a bold step toward cleaner air by supplying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/fr\/diesel\/#Diesel\"><strong>Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD)<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>to the MTA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mta.info\/agency\/new-york-city-transit\"><strong>New York City Transit Authority (NYCT)<\/strong>.<\/a> Sprague made this move <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarcongress.com\/2006\/06\/ultra_lowsulfur.html#%3A%7E%3Atext%3D1%20JUN%202006%2CRetail%20outlets\"><strong>ten<\/strong> <strong>years before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA<\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greencarcongress.com\/2006\/06\/ultra_lowsulfur.html#%3A%7E%3Atext%3D1%20JUN%202006%2CRetail%20outlets\">) mandate<\/a> <\/strong>for all on-road vehicles. What began as a pioneering clean-fuel initiative grew into a national movement, by proving that ULSD could be successfully implemented at scale. A legacy that Sprague helped ignite and is proud to continue today.<br><br>As we mark <strong>25 years since Sprague commercialized ULSD in the U.S.<\/strong>, we wanted to spend a moment re\ufb02ecting on the innovation, partnerships, and purpose that shaped this milestone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><em>\u201cThis wasn\u2019t just a product switch\u2014it was a commitment to public health, cleaner cities, and the future of transportation. Everything old is new again. The same way ULSD was introduced before it was required, we\u2019re now doing the same with renewable diesel. In the early 2000\u2019s ULSD afforded the clean air solution with and without diesel particulate \ufb01lters and, today, RD affords the clean air non-fossil fuel option solutions we transition to electri\ufb01cation, hydrogen or whatever the next technology becomes. It\u2019s what we do, \ufb01nding solutions for us and our customers.\u201d<\/em><\/em><br><strong>-Steven J. Levy, Managing Director<\/strong>, <strong>Sprague<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Leading the Charge Before the Rules Were Written<\/strong><br>At a time when the industry was waiting for direction from Washington, Sprague was already moving ahead. In 1998, the Sprague team began laying the groundwork for a transition to ULSD. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"376\" height=\"206\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47302 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 376px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 376\/206;width:469px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image.png 376w, https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-18x10.png 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><em>Steven J. Levy stands with Andy Darrell from the Environmental Defense Fund in front of a ULSD clean fuel transport during the re-building of the World Trade Center.<\/em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sprague recognized the opportunity to partner with NYCT in their quest to reduce emissions, speci\ufb01cally particulate matter, and investing in ULSD supply for other public transits, school bus companies, governmental agencies, and companies that were seeking options to reduce emissions. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-14-1024x693.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47318 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/693;width:427px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-14-1024x693.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-14-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-14-768x519.png 768w, https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-14-1536x1039.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-14-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-14-800x541.png 800w, https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-14-1800x1217.png 1800w, https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-14.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><em>Steven J. Levy is joined with EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and EPA Region II Administrator Jane Kenny in 2003 at the largest low-sulfur diesel terminal in the Northeast to highlight<\/em><\/em> <em><em>efforts to cut diesel pollution.<\/em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the <strong>World Trade Center site began its massive reconstruction<\/strong>, Sprague\u2019s early investments in clean diesel afforded the opportunity to have construction equipment operate with the lower sulfur fuel. The project became a <strong>national model for clean construction and all other diesel fuel applications<\/strong>, with ULSD and retro\ufb01t technologies like diesel oxidation catalysts (DOCs), and diesel particulate \ufb01lters (DPFs), dramatically reducing harmful emissions from heavy-duty diesel engines.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"469\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Video-Ad-Series-Who-is-Sprague-1024x469.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47311 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/469;width:820px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Video-Ad-Series-Who-is-Sprague-1024x469.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Video-Ad-Series-Who-is-Sprague-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Video-Ad-Series-Who-is-Sprague-768x352.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Video-Ad-Series-Who-is-Sprague-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Video-Ad-Series-Who-is-Sprague-800x367.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Copy-of-Video-Ad-Series-Who-is-Sprague.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><em>Sprague\u2019s investment in ULSD enabled school systems throughout the Northeast to take advantage to lower emissions in their school buses. First photo: Steven J. Levy stands with the Wissahickon PA School District students. Second photo: Steven J. Levy with New Haven Mayor John DeStefano and New Haven City school students integrating ULSD into the City in 2002.<\/em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"651\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-16.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47320 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/651;width:385px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-16.png 768w, https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-16-300x254.png 300w, https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-16-14x12.png 14w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><em>In 2024, Levy stands at the \ufb01rst East of the Rockies and New York\u2019s \ufb01rst public renewable diesel station in Brooklyn, New York, continuing Sprague\u2019s legacy of leading cleaner fuel innovation.<\/em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To read more about Sprague\u2019s efforts at Ground Zero, visit our blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/fr\/rising-to-the-occasion-spragues-commitment-during-american-crises\/\"><strong>Rising to the Occasion: Sprague\u2019s Commitment During American Crises<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>From ULSD to Renewable Diesel: The Evolution Continues<\/strong><\/strong><br>As we look to the future, it\u2019s clear that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/fr\/renewable_diesel\/\"><strong>renewable diesel (RD)<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>is the next chapter in the clean fuels story. Just as Sprague helped usher in ULSD before it was federally mandated, we\u2019re now helping customers transition to <strong>renewable fuels that reduce emissions, and meet sustainability goals without compromising equipment performance<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><em>\u201cEveryone is using renewable diesel now the same way they used ULSD back then,\u201d<\/em><\/em><br>Levy explains. <em>\u201cWe\u2019re seeing history repeat itself, with better <em>outcomes.\u201d<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Leadership Legacy<\/strong><br>From supplying the \ufb01rst gallons of ULSD to NYCT, to delivering cleaner fuel to construction teams at Ground Zero, to now being at the forefront of renewable diesel deployment, Sprague\u2019s track record is one of bold action and lasting impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we celebrate this 25-year milestone, Sprague continues this tradition of innovation to ensure our customers stay ahead of environmental mandates and energy transitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore our sustainability page for a look back at key initiatives: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/fr\/sustainability\/\">https:\/\/www.spragueenergy.com\/sustainability\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In September 2000, Sprague took a bold step toward cleaner air by supplying Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) to the MTA New York City Transit Authority (NYCT). 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