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 [...]
Tag Archives: refuse vehicles
PSI Introduces 8.8 Liter Big Block Engine, CNG Option
November 14, 2011 – 3:41 am
USA, Wood Dale, IL.
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 [...]
Waste Management Deploys CNG Fleet in Camden NJ – Opens Public Access Station
June 8, 2011 – 12:12 pm
USA, Camden NJ
Waste Management, an integrated environmental solutions provider, has officially opened the first public-access compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in Camden, New Jersey, at the same time announcing plans to convert its regional fleet to CNG. The new “Clean N’ Green Fuel” 24/7 fueling station, to be operated by PetroCard, will sell CNG to commercial fleets [...]
IVECO Commences Refuse-Compacting Vehicle Trial in Venezuela
June 6, 2011 – 3:54 am
Venezuela, Aragua
IVECO (automotive manufacturer) and FARID (waste compacting equipment manufacturer) of Venezuela, together with the municipality of Jose Felix Ribas, in Aragua, and through the Municipal Institute of Urban and Domiciliary Cleaning (IMAUR), have commenced a 30-day trial of what is said to be the first compacting vehicle powered by natural gas in Latin America. Luis Tovar, IVECO Marketing [...]
KAMAZ CNG Dump Truck Rolls Along ‘Blue Corridor’ – Other Models Available
June 5, 2011 – 11:38 pm
Russia
Amongst the several natural gas vehicles participating in a “Blue Corridor 2011” rally on a route from Prague (June 3) – Leipzig – Wolfsburg – Berlin to Greifswald (June 9), held in conjunction with NGVA Europe’s NGV 2011 Berlin Conference and Workshops, is a new Farid Minipac MK2 garbage truck out of Russia. The medium-tonnage rear-loading [...]
