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 [...]
Tag Archives: refuse vehicles
City of Burbank Solid Refuse Fleet is 100% CNG-fuelled
January 30, 2010 – 1:32 am
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. [...]
Florida Waste and Recyling Company Turns to CNG
November 3, 2009 – 9:20 pm
Source: Work Truck Online
USA, Fort Lauderdale FL
Choice Environmental Services (Choice), a provider of solid waste and recycling services to the community of South Florida, has become the first fleet in Florida to roll out a fleet of compressed natural gas trucks, according to a report in Work Truck online. The company operates extensively through Southern Florida.
Linde and Waste Management Commission World’s Largest Landfill to LNG Facility
November 2, 2009 – 11:08 pm
Source: WM Press Release
USA, Houston and Murray Hill NJ
Facility to produce millions of gallons of clean, renewable biofuel for collection trucks in California
Waste Management, Inc. (WM), North America’s largest waste services company, and Linde North America, part of global gases and engineering company The Linde Group, announced today that their joint venture company has begun producing clean, renewable vehicle fuel at its facility [...]
South Australian CNG-Powered Waste Collection Fleet Commissioned
October 19, 2009 – 3:47 pm
Source: SITA
Australia, Adelaide
Garbage collection in South Australia has just got cleaner following the introduction of CNG trucks to local fleets. SITA Environmental Solutions’ (SITA) brand-new fleet of kerbside collection vehicles was officially commissioned on the weekend. The vehicle of choice is the 6×4 IVECO ACCO, Model 2350G, which can run on either CNG or LNG. SITA’s 23 [...]
Natural Gas Fuel for Refuse Trucks – The Right Choice
September 24, 2009 – 8:40 pm
Source: Fleets & Fuels
USA
NGVAmerica has strengthened the argument for take-up of natural gas vehicles in the US, holding their annual summit in conjunction with WasteCon 2009, on this week at Long Beach, California. NGVAmerica’s President Rich Kolodziej told Fleets and Fuels (F&F)- “It is an area of special potential. They use a lot of fuel,” he says, “but [...]
Illinois Waste Management Co. Turns to CNG For Fleet
September 24, 2009 – 1:42 pm
USA, Illinois
Groot Industries Inc., the largest independent solid waste management services provider in the State of Illinois, will add 20 new compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks to its garbage hauling fleet by the end of the year. The vehicle of choice is the Mack Terra Pro LE (model year 2010), selected for its reduced emissions and [...]
