Antelope Valley (California) Clean Cities program is reaching out beyond city limits with the message on alternative fuels, launching an internet based radio show dedicated to ending oil addiction. Program coordinator Curtis Martin says the content of the one hour weekly show is aimed at national and even international audiences. “Oil addiction is a global problem so the discussions and interviews will be of interest to listeners around the world.” Programs have already gone to air featuring several natural gas vehicle programs, including Ryder System, Inc., operators of North America’s largest heavy-duty natural gas rental fleet.
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Category: Alternative Fuels
Clean Cities Reaches Out Via Internet Radio on Alternative Fuels
November 10, 2011 – 2:30 pm
USA
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Peterbilt Achieves Smartway First for Model 386 LNG
September 16, 2011 – 3:15 am
USA, Denton TX
Truck manufacturer Peterbilt Motors Company, a Texas-based PACCAR company, has received accreditation for developing the industry’s first SmartWay designated alternative fuel vehicle. The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) SmartWay Program has recognized Peterbilt’s Model 386 liquefied natural gas (LNG) truck as meeting the established fuel-saving, low-emission equipment requirements set for Class 8 trucks.
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US Alt-Fuel Price Report Amplifies Natural Gas Advantage
May 5, 2011 – 5:43 pm
Source: Clean Cities, US Department of Energy USA
Clean Cities chart: Alt-Fuel/Diesel Period Comparisons (natural gas in red)
The US Department of Energy has issued it’s Clean Cities Alternative Fuel Price Report for April, once again demonstrating the economic advantages of utilizing compressed natural gas (CNG) as a fuel for transportation. Not surprisingly, the report notes that consumer interest in alternative fuels increases as the price differential per gallon increases for gasoline and diesel. Compared with the price report for the January period, CNG has increased 7%, diesel rose 17% and gasoline rose 20%.
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Emerson Expands Alt-Fuel Capabilities in China
May 3, 2011 – 8:01 am
China, Nanjing
Emerson Asia Flow Technology Center opens.
Emerson has opened an Engineering and Development Center within the recently expanded Asia Flow Technology Center operated by Emerson Process Management in Nanjing, China. By facilitating local development of innovative products in Asia, Emerson will strengthen the company’s capabilities in supporting customers in this rapidly growing region with process automation technologies and solutions, including alternative fuel capabilities.
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Netherlands Encourages Green Car Uptake with New Grant
April 21, 2011 – 4:28 pm
Netherlands
Opel Zafira EcoFlex
Schultz van Haegen, Minister of the Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment, has set aside EUR 2.6 million (USD 3.79 million) in grants for the purchase of new company cars that run on green gas, biogas and higher blends of biofuels. The program starts July 1st and is an initiative of the ministry to encourage companies, water authorities and research institutions to use of clean fuels while reducing CO2 emissions and the use of fossil fuels.
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Madrid Commercial Parking Fees Reduced for Alt-Fuel Vehicles
December 24, 2010 – 2:28 pm
Spain, Madrid
The Madrid City Council has approved an amendment to the Fiscal Ordinance which regulates the rate for parking in certain areas of the capital, thereby promoting alternative-fuelled vehicle usage and assisting in the reduction of inner-city pollution. Effective 1 January 2011, commercial vehicles up to 5,000 kgs powered by CNG or LPG, and hybrid vehicles, will have their annual fee for parking in “Differentiated Areas For Commercial and Industrial Vehicles” reduced from EUR 362.60 (USD 482) to EUR 272 (USD 362), a saving of 25%.
Item primarily compiled using information from the Official Gazette of the City of Madrid.
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Extreme Field Trial Commences for Biomethane Snowplough
December 22, 2010 – 11:53 am
Sweden
Swedavia AB, owner and operator of major airports in Sweden, has begun a field test in partnership with the Volvo Group and the Schmidt Group to test what they say is the world’s first snow removal vehicle powered by biomethane. The vehicle is equipped with Volvo engines that run on biomethane combined with conventional diesel, which in the long term can be replaced by biodiesel, enabling completely carbon-neutral operation.
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MOFs – New Opportunities for Gas Storage for Alternative Propulsion Systems
October 10, 2010 – 10:41 pm
USA
New MOF compounds can take up exceptional quantities of gas (Image: UCLA).
First industrial-scale MOF synthesis
Natural gas-powered vehicles may soon be able to travel double the distance on a single tank – due to metal organic frameworks (MOFs). BASF research scientists have developed an innovative method for solvent-free industrial-scale manufacture of those materials for better gas storage. MOFs produced by the new method are currently being trialed for natural gas storage in heavy duty vehicles.
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Sustainability Must Be Mainstream on Transport Agenda
September 24, 2010 – 1:44 am
United Kingdom and Ireland
Optare bus modified to dual-fuel; University of East Anglia project
Concluding the Sustainable Mobility Convention organised by the CIVINET UK & Ireland Network in London last week Phil Goodwin, professor of transport policy at the University of West of England and emeritus professor at University College London, said that the clear message coming from the event was “sustainable transport should be in the mainstream of the transport agenda, not on the fringe”.
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AFVi Survey: Adopting Alternative Fuel Vehicles is Top Strategy – Natural Gas Dominant Preference
July 25, 2010 – 2:32 pm
USA
At 34%, natural gas dominates survey responses.
The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute, which organized the Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference + Expo 2010, has released the results of a survey, in which participants were asked about one policy or initiative that their company is using to green their fleet. 89% said incorporating, expanding and/or replacing existing vehicles with “alternative fuel vehicles” is their top strategy. Of those that indicated a preferred fuel type, natural gas was the dominant preference, attracting 34% of respondents ahead of 6 other fuels.
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NGVAmerica Amongst Joint Voices Urging Obama to Develop US Clean Energy Plan
July 1, 2010 – 3:36 pm
USA
US President Obama talks with BP Chairman Svanberg in the Oval Office, June 16 2010
Last week U.S. President Obama addressed the nation on the oil catastrophe resulting from the April 20 explosion of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. NGVAmerica, joining 13 other national, regional and local organizations, took the opportunity to urge the President and the country to develop a comprehensive clean energy plan that would accelerate the use of alternatively fueled vehicles.
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US Groups to Coordinate Promotion of Natural Gas Hybrid-Electric Vehicles
April 14, 2010 – 12:47 am
USA, Washington
HK Motors Chairman Dr. Yeung unveils the production facility layout, Alabama, Sep '09.
The American Public Gas Association (APGA), NGVAmerica, and Hybrid Kinetic Motors Corporation (HK Motors) has announced the formation of a strategic collaboration to promote the mass production and sales of natural gas-powered hybrid passenger vehicles. HK Motors plans to begin producing a family of light-duty natural gas hybrid-electric passenger vehicles at its plant in Alabama beginning in 2013. Natural gas hybrids will use similar electric-drive technology to gasoline-powered hybrid vehicles available today, only natural gas will be the power source rather than gasoline.
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AFVi Survey Shows Fleet Tide Moving Toward AFVs
April 9, 2010 – 11:45 pm
USA
US consulting and technical training firm Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVi) has carried out a phone survey of 135 companies with fleets ranging in size from 70 to 72,000 vehicles. The survey showed almost half of fleets plan to purchase alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) in the next three years. By fleet size, these companies are in the top 10 percent of all commercial companies in the U.S. Important considerations included availability of right alternative fuel vehicle, fuel availability, return on investment and environmental concerns.
Bangladesh NGV Operators Stand to Benefit from ADB Loan for Gas Network Expansion
March 29, 2010 – 12:33 am
Bangladesh
The approval of loans to the value of $266 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to help Bangladesh address natural gas supply constraints in a bid to spur economic growth and cut poverty could have far-reaching benefits for the country’s natural gas vehicle industry. “This project will address priority supply and network constraints to ensure sustained growth in the gas sector that is critical to the country’s economic development,” said Priyantha Wijayatunga, Energy Specialist in ADB’s South Asia Department.
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Ohio Alternative Fuel Program ($29M) Cleared to Go
February 24, 2010 – 12:25 pm
USA, Ohio
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has cleared Clean Fuels Ohio to begin its work with the Ohio Advanced Transportation Partnership (OATP), reports Green Car Congress. The project will carry out more than $29 million in alternative fuel vehicle and infrastructure projects—the largest single investment in advanced transportation energy infrastructure and vehicle technology in the state’s history, according to Sam Spofforth, Executive Director of Clean Fuels Ohio.
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