NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. – October 16, 2014–Clean Energy Fuels Corp., (NASDAQ: CLNE)
today announced the launch of NGV Easy Bay™, the lowest cost separation and vapor containment system available for natural gas vehicle (NGV) maintenance and storage facilities. The NGV Easy Bay™, U.S. patent pending, is the first code-compliant fabric barrier system utilizing an industrial curtain designed for quick, cost-efficient installation and operation.
The Nov. 24 deadline is fast approaching for science students interested in applying to attend the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo, Jan. 19 – 22 in Fort Worth, Texas. Hosted by the National Biodiesel Board, students are invited to apply for a travel scholarship as well as to present their research. This opportunity comes through the Next Generation Scientists for Biodiesel, an NBB program that aims to educate and collaborate with young scientists.
At this premier biodiesel event, students can attend conference sessions and network with top scientists in the field. They may also apply to present a poster on their biodiesel-related research or outreach during a poster session. Some will be invited to present during a breakout session.
“This opportunity allowed me to make contacts with NGSB members and biodiesel professionals that I would never have made otherwise,” said Colin Stewart, a student at the University of Colorado – Boulder who attended the event in 2014. “The conference opened my eyes to the biodiesel industry, its future, and how I can play a role in it.”
Last year, 16 students from nine universities received scholarships to attend the conference. The scholarships are funded by state soybean organizations and the United Soybean Board through the soybean checkoff.
For more information on the NGSB scholarship program and to apply, visit www.biodieselsustainability.com.
A reception was held for the Owensboro Community and Technical College Transportation (OCTC) Programs on October 27, 2014 at the OCTC Southeastern Campus, where the program received an award for National School of the Year.
Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition member M & M Cartage, Louisville was given the Regional Leadership Award at the Southeast Alternative Fuels Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina.
From Left: Melissa Howell, KCFC Executive Director, General Duncan McNabbUSAF, Commander,US Transportation Command, and Don Hayden, M&M Cartage, Louisville receiving Regional Leadership Award
Business First celebrated the Louisville area’s 50 fastest-growing companies today at their 15th annual Fast 50 awards luncheon. Not only did Air Hydro Power make the TOP 50 list of the fastest growing companies, they are ranked #40 among them! Air Hydro Power participated in the Fast 50 program for the first time in 2013 and were ranked #41.
The Fast 50 is open to independent and privately held companies in the Louisville area. To be eligible, firms had to have an average of at least $1 million in revenue for the three most recent years; be based in Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Meade, Nelson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer or Trimble counties in Kentucky, or Clark, Floyd, Harrison or Washington counties in Indiana; and have a three-year operating sales history.
MIAMI, Oct 24, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Ryder System, Inc. R, -0.41% a leader in commercial fleet management and supply chain solutions, announced today that C.A.T. Inc. (formally Canadian American Transportation, Inc.) has signed a full-service lease agreement for 100 compressed natural gas (CNG) sleeper tractors. This is Ryder’s first natural gas lease customer in Canada and its largest single natural gas vehicle customer to date. C.A.T., a truckload carrier based in Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada, will use the trucks in its delivery fleet that travels from Montreal, Canada to Laredo, Texas. C.A.T. has served the shipping public between Canada and the United States since 1978 and provides transportation services to major corporations within the automotive, food, beverage, consumer packaged goods (CPG), and electronic industries. Ryder will also provide maintenance for the 100 CNG vehicles from Ryder’s Montreal, Canada service facility, which is being upgraded for compliance with natural gas standards.
HOUSTON, Oct 22, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Nat G CNG Solutions announced today that it has delivered the first natural gas half-ton pickup trucks with General Motors’ 5.3 liter direct injection engine. The 2015 model vehicles were purchased by local Houston company NewTex Plumbing and San Antonio-based Pioneer Energy Services. GMC Sierra and Chevy Silverado trucks for each fleet were upgraded to run on either natural gas or gasoline using the new DuraDrive DI natural gas system, supplied by Utah-based AGA Systems.
Transit Authority of River City (TARC) celebrated their 40th anniversary on November 10, 2014 at Union Station, 1000 W. Broadway in downtown Louisville at 2 pm. The commemoration included the unveiling of all-electric zero emission buses coming to Louisville. The addition of the new Proterra ZeroBus will replace outdated high polluting trolley vehicles that circulate free of charge through downtown routes.
TARC’s new ZeroBus is a fast-charging, all-electric bus that produces zero emissions, and with 10 new ZeroBus vehicles coming to Louisville, it will be one of the largest fleets in the country of this kind. The ZeroBus is powered by batteries located underneath the floor of the bus and can travel up to two hours while fully recharging on route in less than 10 minutes. An overhead system connected to the bus that links to a charger provides the vehicles with quick and easy charging ability on route.
The National Parks Service and Propane Education & Research Council have teamed up to feature the use of cleaner burning propane in fleet operations at some of the nations most progressively green national parks.
KCFC member Mammoth Cave National Park plays a huge role…. Check out the video!
It’s not every day you see someone eating popcorn beside a tailpipe, but that’s exactly what Crittenden County Schools lead vehicle mechanic, Wayne Winters, did to demonstrate how clean the propane autogas that fuels their new school buses is. Compared to their diesel counterparts, the propane buses produce no particulate matter and have 98% less nitrogen oxides emissions – pollution that is linked to increased risk of stroke, heart attack, and respiratory problems.
The purchase of the new school buses was made possible by funding through the Kentucky Division for Air Quality’s (DAQ’s) Clean Diesel Grant Program, a competitive grant of federal funding to reduce diesel emissions in the Commonwealth.
