The City of Pomona, California, has replaced its entire diesel powered refuse fleet of 22 trucks with compressed natural gas (CNG) Mack trucks set up with New Way bodies, reports Government Fleet. City Council approved the purchase in December 2011, and the City expects delivery of the vehicles — twenty CNG sideloaders & two CNG rearloaders [...]
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Pomona Picks Mack CNG Trucks to Replace Diesel-Powered Refuse Fleet
January 24, 2012 – 9:00 pm
Source: Government Fleet
USA, Pomona CA
Energy Vision Hails Surrey’s Move Toward Sustainable Future
January 20, 2012 – 2:05 pm
USA and Canada
“Surrey will have a refuse and recycling fleet by 2014 powered … by a renewable form of natural gas [biomethane] made from the city’s own wastes.” Surrey, the second largest city in the Canadian province of British Columbia, is implementing a ground-breaking municipal waste management and transportation initiative as part of its sustainable future plans. Their [...]
ECUA Purchases 50 Natural Gas Refuse Trucks
December 27, 2011 – 2:59 am
USA, Pensacola FL
Florida’s Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA), based in the city of Pensacola, is purchasing 50 new natural gas refuse trucks and partnering with local natural gas provider Energy Services of Pensacola (ESP) to provide fuel, reports NorthEscambia.com. ESP is to construct a fast-fill compressed natural gas (CNG) station at ECUA’s Sanitation Department depot, expected to [...]
PSI Introduces 8.8 Liter Big Block Engine, CNG Option
November 14, 2011 – 3:41 am
USA, Wood Dale, IL.
Power Solutions International, Inc. (PSI) has introduced a newly designed and tooled 8.8-Liter engine, capable of operating with natural gas. Designed, tooled and manufactured in the U.S., it offers industrial, bus and truck Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) a fully-integrated drop-in solution that provides power performance with maximum fuel efficiency, emissions certification and fuel flexibility. PSI will [...]
Waste Management Contracts CNG Fueling Services
November 4, 2011 – 2:18 pm
USA, Seal Beach CA
Clean Energy Fuels Corp., provider of natural gas fuel for transportation in North America, has signed an agreement with national refuse company Waste Management to provide maintenance and repair services for its compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations throughout the United States. Clean Energy also provides engineering and construction services, as well as compression equipment through its subsidiary, [...]
Pittsburgh Receives Funding for CNG Refuse Trucks
October 13, 2011 – 3:23 pm
USA, Harrisburg PA
Grant money from Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority, or PEDA, will allow the City of Pittsburgh to pair with EQT Corporation for the replacement of four diesel-powered waste trucks with trucks powered by natural gas. Two of the trucks will be purchased with grant funds; the other two will be purchased by the partnership between Pittsburgh and [...]
Increasing Visibility for Natural Gas Fuel in North America
September 14, 2011 – 7:59 pm
USA, Washington DC
As the North America Gas Summit draws near, Michael Gallagher, Senior Adviser Westport Innovations, Chairman Natural Gas Group of the NPC Future Transportation Fuels Study & Chairman of Cummins Westport Inc and Agility Fuel Systems (also a member of the NGV Global Board) discussed the transformations occurring in the energy landscape across North America with Monika Gonda, Director North [...]
Waste Management To Convert Columbus Fleet to CNG
September 12, 2011 – 2:45 pm
USA, Columbus OH
Waste Management, a provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America, plans to convert its fleet of 55 waste and recycling trucks in Columbus, Ohio from diesel to compressed natural gas (CNG) operation. The trucks will emit nearly zero air particulates and up to 25 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions. The engines will also run quieter [...]
Sacramento Council To Buy 53 LNG Refuse Trucks
August 27, 2011 – 12:28 am
Source: Government Fleet
USA, Sacramento CA
The City of Sacramento, Calif., has authorized its Fleet Management Division to purchase 53 more LNG refuse trucks for its fleet, for USD 15.8 million, reports Government Fleet. The vehicle chassis is the Freightliner Business Class M2 truck with the Cummins Westport Inc. (CWI) ISL G natural gas engine. City of Sacramento Fleet Manager Keith Leech said, “The 2011 [...]
Omnitek Converts Bangladeshi Diesels for Emissions Reduction
August 23, 2011 – 9:59 am
USA and Bangladesh
Omnitek Engineering Corporation, manufacturer of natural gas engines, has had its technology employed in the conversion of 45 new diesel trucks to operate on natural gas for refuse collection in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, under a project focused on improving waste management and the environment in the country. Print PDF
BSR Breaks Ground on Biogas Plant for Fuelling Fleet Vehicles
August 19, 2011 – 9:42 am
Germany, Berlin
In July, Berlin’s Senate Department for Health, Environment and Consumer Protection gave approval to a major fermentation plant for organic waste. Now a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony has kicked off construction of the biogas plant in BSR Ruhleben, located in Berlin-Westend. Vera Gade-Butzlaff, CEO of BSR, says the new plant will be capable of displacing 2.5 million litres of [...]
Scania CNG Side-Loaders Collect Refuse in Tiel, Netherlands
July 30, 2011 – 3:26 am
Netherlands, Breda
Afvalverwijdering Rivierenland (AVRI) has taken delivery of two new refuse collection vehicles, powered by compressed natural gas. The Scania P310 chassis, fitted out with Haller side-loaders, employ a 305 gas engine capable of operating on natural gas and biomethane. Both vehicles are currently refuelled at the Scania Gerritse BV MC truck dealer location, the only refuelling facility [...]
Chesapeake City Converts Trash Fleet to Clean CNG
July 28, 2011 – 3:19 pm
USA, Chesapeake VA
The City of Chesapeake, in the US state of Virginia, has decided to convert its fleet of solid waste collection trucks from diesel fuel to cleaner burning compressed natural gas (CNG). The city will also construct a CNG refueling station for use by the solid waste fleet and the public, said city manager William E. Harrell. Based on [...]
Waste Management Adds 1000th Natural Gas Truck to Fleet
July 12, 2011 – 3:37 pm
USA, Carson CA
Third of fleet powered by “trash gas” (biomethane) Waste Management (WM) has grown its natural gas powered truck fleet to 1000, making it the largest owner and operator of clean-running, heavy duty refuse trucks in North America. At a ceremony at its Carson property in California, the company commemorated the delivery of its 1000th natural [...]
San Bernardino Expands NGV Fleet
June 10, 2011 – 7:04 pm
Source: Government Fleet
USA, San Bernadino CA
San Bernardino’s Fleet Management Division has purchased new compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles to further green the fleet, reports Government Fleet. New vehicles purchased include two new CNG-powered street sweepers, one new CNG-powered storm drain/sewer cleaning truck, seven LNG-powered automated side loader refuse trucks, two LNG-powered front loaders, and one [...]
