Sembcorp Environment, Singapore’s largest environmental solutions company, has launched a trial for a new environmentally-friendly compressed natural gas (CNG) truck to be deployed in its waste collection services. Sembcorp is reportedly the first company in Asia to use this state-of-the-art truck, the Mercedes-Benz Econic, in its operations. The company is partnering Daimler South East Asia [...]
Tag Archives: refuse vehicles
Singapore’s Sembcorp To Launch Trial of MB Econic CNG Truck For Waste Collection
July 20, 2010 – 12:34 am
Singapore
More Clean Energy for Republic’s Waste Truck Fleet
June 30, 2010 – 8:08 pm
USA, Seal Beach CA
New Republic LNG Fuel Requirement Expected to Top 3.5 Million LNG Gallons Annually
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has contracted with major solid waste operator Republic Services to deliver clean-burning, environmentally friendly LNG fuel to three Republic divisions in California: Republic Waste Services of Southern California, Consolidated Disposal (Los Angeles County) and Solano Garbage (City of Fairfield) [...]
Toronto Considers Harnessing Waste-Generated Biomethane for Fuel
April 29, 2010 – 9:51 pm
Canada, Toronto
Toronto’s ‘digestible’ green-bin waste moves through the Dufferin Transfer Station on its way to becoming reusable compost, but since 2002 the methane generated has been flared. That is about to change, reports The Star, with the city’s solid waste management department considering a plan to harness the renewable biomethane fuel. Department General Manager Geoff Rathbone will [...]
MACK TerraPro Qualifies for US IRS Tax Credit
April 28, 2010 – 6:42 pm
USA, Greensboro NC
Early April, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) informed Mack Trucks, Inc. that the Model Year 2011 TerraPro series with the Cummins Westport ISL-G is certified for the Qualified Alternative Fuel Motor Vehicle Credit of $32,000 and that purchasers may claim the credit on their 2010 Federal Business Income Tax filing. “This is excellent news,” said [...]
US Federal Clean Fuel and Tigger Funding Applications Open
April 21, 2010 – 12:42 pm
USA
The US Federal Transit Administration (FTA) plans to make discretionary funding available under the Clean Fuel Grant Program and the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) Program. The total amount of funding is expected to be $81.2 million for the Clean Fuel Grant Program and $75 million for TIGGER. The purpose of [...]
City of Burbank Solid Refuse Fleet is 100% CNG-fuelled
January 30, 2010 – 1:32 am
Immediate fuel price savings
Southern California’s City of Burbank now has a 100-percent CNG-fueled solid refuse fleet, with the addition of a solid waste rear-loader collection truck completing the transition. Reported in Government Fleet, the move to CNG required a significant capital investment, while benefits include lower fuel and maintenance costs and reduced emissions. As David [...]
Sweden’s First Garbage Truck to Run on Biogas and Biodiesel
January 25, 2010 – 1:04 am
Sweden
Kungsbacka Municipality, in cooperation with Renova, a major recycling company of West Sweden, has received the first of eight new dual-fuel trucks operating on biomethane (refined biogas) and biodiesel – the first in the country, according to Renova CEO, Christian Baarlid, who added, “It is largely thanks to the municipality’s “green procurement” with clear environmental [...]
CNG Collection Trucks Deployed by Orange County Waste Management
January 21, 2010 – 10:41 am
USA, Orange County CA
Waste Management of Orange County in California has deployed 12 new compressed natural gas (CNG) collection trucks from its yards in the cities of Santa Ana and Irvine. The trucks were purchased with a grant from the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) in an effort to improve air quality in the Southern [...]
Successful Debut of Econic NGT in Plant Supply Operations at Magna Steyr
December 11, 2009 – 10:06 pm
Austria, Graz
Certified as an Environmentally Enhanced Vehicle (EEV)
20 percent less CO2, 30 percent less NO2 emissions
Vienna Technical University and the Graz Energy Agency have teamed up with Mercedes-Benz Austria, Magna Steyr, and the shipping company Frikus to find out how much a natural gas-driven Econic NGT reduces noise and emissions of CO2 and pollutants compared to [...]
Major Refuse Operators in Four States Open CNG Fuel Stations Built by Clean Energy
November 30, 2009 – 8:43 pm
USA, Seal Beach CA
CNG stations support roll-out of new fleets of eco-friendly refuse trucks; marks Clean Energy’s entry into Florida, New Jersey, and Idaho markets.
Leading refuse operators in Florida, New Jersey, Idaho and California have opened new compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel stations to support deployment of their growing fleets of CNG refuse collection trucks. The new CNG [...]
CNG Garbage Trucks Replace Diesels in Ogden, Utah
November 28, 2009 – 9:53 pm
Source: Standard.net
USA, Ogden UT
Utah’s city of Ogden has replaced ten diesel-fueled garbage trucks with new compressed natural gas trucks, all bearing the distinctive CNG symbol and all part of the city’s endeavour to save fuel costs and protect the environment. Richard Brookins, the city’s fleet and facilities manager, reckons the additional vehicles places Ogden at the forefront of [...]
Atlantic County Utilities Authority Gains Public Access CNG Fuel Station
November 26, 2009 – 2:13 pm
USA,
The Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA), a southern New Jersey-based services authority providing waste management and recycling services in Atlantic County, has awarded a contract to California-based Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to design, build, and maintain a new public access compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel station. The facility will operate 24/7 to support ACUA’s growing [...]
Mercedes Benz Econic NGT Leads Market in Scandinavian Biogas Sector
November 25, 2009 – 9:09 am
Sweden, Stockholm
Sita (Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux), a private-sector waste disposal company, has ordered 27 Econic natural gas vehicles from the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth near Karlsruhe. As a result, Sita now has a fleet of 98 Mercedes-Benz Econic trucks in Sweden, 81 of which are fuelled by natural gas. Sita has been using Mercedes-Benz Econic NGT [...]
Adoption of NGV Technology Recognised by NAFA Fleet Management Assn
November 20, 2009 – 11:14 pm
USA, Princeton NJ
NAFA Fleet Management Association has added to the City of Culver City’s trophy cabinet, recognizing the outstanding work of staff member, Paul Condran, for his environmental commitment toward greener fleets through the use of natural gas vehicles (NGVs). The city’s fleet has recently received national attention and acclaim for its work as an early adopter [...]
Spain’s Gas Natural Participates in Alternative Vehicle and Fuel Show
November 8, 2009 – 12:41 am
Spain, Valladolid
Spanish energy company, Gas Natural has taken part in the first Valladolid Alternative Vehicle and Fuel Show, held in north-central Spain earlier in November. The company offered a technical seminar and sponsored the “Cubo de experiencias” zone, where companies, SMEs and private users were able to discuss their experiences of using alternative fuels in vehicles. [...]
