Finnish LNG supplier Gasum is purchasing an LNG-powered truck for waste management in Turku. Liquefied Natural Gas has been available at a gas filling station at the Port of Turku since last autumn. This will be Scania’s first LNG-powered gas truck in Finland. Read more »
McNeilus Enhances CNG Meridian Front Loader
Meridian Front Loader at Waste Expo 2017
McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, a U.S. manufacturer of refuse truck bodies, has boosted the durability and performance, as well as serviceability and liquid containment capability, of the Meridian™ Front Loader. The Meridian is available powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) through McNeilus CNG Systems and Service. Read more »
Agility and McNeilus Upgrade Alliance to Serve US Fleets
A strategic alliance between McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company and manufacturer of refuse truck bodies, and Agility Fuel Solutions — an international developer and manufacturer of all-composite cylinders and natural gas fuel systems for heavy-duty vehicles, has been further strengthen through a broader offering of services announced this week at WasteExpo 2017, May 8-11 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Read more »
San Diego Plans Fully-CNG Waste Collection Fleet by 2022
The city of San Diego, California is to switch its entire fleet of refuse and recycling collection trucks from diesel fuel to compressed natural gas (CNG) – a cleaner-burning fuel that significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions and saves taxpayer dollars. Gradually replacing aged vehicles, the fleet will be fully transitioned to CNG by 2022. Read more »
Twin Cities Waste Collection Fleet Upgraded to CNG by Republic Services
(credit: Minnesota CBS)
Republic Services unveiled a new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station and over 50 new CNG-powered trucks to serve customers throughout the Twin Cities region on May 2nd. The new CNG trucks are replacing older, diesel-powered trucks in the company’s Twin Cities-based fleet. Read more »
Pipeline RNG for Portland OR
Columbia Blvd Wastewater Treatment Plant
NW Natural, an independent natural gas utility headquartered in Portland, Ore., is partnering with the City of Portland to put Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) converted from the city’s largest wastewater treatment plant on its pipeline and into vehicles. The Portland City Council has authorized the construction of a RNG production facility at the Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant in north Portland that will recover and clean biogas to pipeline quality. The project will also include a natural gas vehicle fueling station. Read more »
US Waste Management Collection Fleet Now Exceeds 5,000 NGVs
CNG fuels waste collection in the festive season.
Waste Management (WM), a leading provider of integrated environmental solutions in North America, says it aims to face climate challenges head-on. As an outcome of this dedication to improved emissions outcomes, WM now operates more than 5,000 natural gas vehicles in North America. The company has just released its 2015 Sustainability Report, demonstrating the viability of natural gas as a transportation fuel. Read more »
Paris Food Waste Collected with Iveco Daily CNG
Iveco Daily 70C14 G
Italian natural gas vehicle manufacturer Iveco used the occasion of Pollutec 2016, held in Lyon early December, to deliver to Moulinot Compost & Biogas its first Daily 7 t powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) and equipped with a bin for the collection of organic waste. Moulinot was founded in 2013 as part of a pilot project involving restaurants, caterers, hotels, markets, schools and others to collect and recycle bio-waste in order to reduce food waste while protecting the environment. Read more »
Iveco-Allison CNG Mini Refuse Collector Introduced to France
France’s smallest mid-range truck fueled by natural gas and focused on waste collection, the Iveco Eurocargo 120EL21 P, was presented at the Allison Transmission booth during Pollutec 2016 in Lyon held Nov 29 to Dec 2. The growth in vehicle offerings and natural gas fueling infrastructure are clear signals that investors in this cleanest and most economic of hydrocarbon fuels have a clear vision of its place as a transportation fuel now and into the future. Read more »
Madrid Municipal Waste Fleet Adds 109 New Iveco Stralis NGVs
In Spain, Madrid’s City Council has acquired 109 Stralis trucks from Iveco for its municipal waste collection fleet. The trucks, all powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), were produced exclusively at the Iveco plant in Madrid.
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