Four compressed natural gas fueling stations opened in four Texas locations including Waco, Amarillo, Harrold and Rosenberg.
Propane Powered School Buses Approved in Kentucky
For the first time in Kentucky history, school districts will be able to purchase Propane (LPG) powered school buses for student transportation.
Master purchasing agreements with the Commonwealth of Kentucky and Kentucky Department of Education have identified sixteen (16) school bus specifications ranging from 22 passenger to 72 passenger buses.
Thomas Built and Bluebird Bus each offer the LPG buses for purchase by Kentucky school districts. Pricing will be available in late September 2014.
Crittenden County Schools in Western Kentucky hosted a pilot project in 2013 for the first LPG school bus transporting students. A fuel savings just over $5,000 annually has been realized.
Mammoth Cave National Park operates seven LPG school buses for visitor transportation.
KCFC Members Awarded Funding for Natural Gas Projects
Governor Steve Beshear and Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) officials today announced the award of $2,501,591 in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds to LexTran to improve safety and air quality. Additionally more than $1.2 million in CMAQ funds were awarded to the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to improve safety and air quality in Kentucky’s second-largest city, and more than $3 million for three projects in Jefferson County to improve safety and air quality in one of the busiest areas of the Commonwealth.
Long-Awaited Diesel Gallon Equivalent Proposal Gets Rejected
The National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) announced in March that it would vote on the diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) proposal at its annual meeting in July. The votes are now in: The measure, which holds much prevalence in the natural gas vehicle sector, was not approved.
Cleaner School Buses Coming to Crittenden County
Governor Steve Beshear announced today that the Kentucky Division for Air Quality (DAQ) has awarded Crittenden County Board of Education approximately $95,000 in Kentucky clean diesel grant funding to reduce diesel emissions from its school bus fleet. The funds were available as a result of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Diesel Emission Reduction Act. The project will replace four older model diesel school buses with four new school buses powered by propane autogas.
Kentucky Corn Growers Promote Ethanol at NASCAR
The Kentucky Corn Growers Association spent the weekend promoting corn and ethanol to the 100,000+ race fans that attended the NASCAR series races at Kentucky Speedway, June 26-28. In addition to providing an educational experience outside the track with the presence of the Biofuels Mobile Education Center exhibit and race car simulator, fans saw Sunoco Green E15 power the world’s best drivers through their paces with the clean burning, high-powered consistency that has been the hallmark of American Ethanol. The fuel has provided six million trouble-free miles since the NASCAR partnership began in 2010.
Take a look at Kentucky Corn Growers Facebook page for photos from the event.
OCTC E85 Cobra was on Display at NASCAR
Owensboro Community & Technical College exhibited they’re replica 1965 AC Cobra that runs on e85 (ethanol) during the NASCAR series races on June 26-28.
EV Charging Station Owensboro, KY
The Hampton Inn located in Owensboro, KY is home to an EV charging station.
KCFC Hosts Summer Meeting in Cold Spring, KY
KCFC hosted a membership meeting on June 17, at Griffin Industries/Darling International in Cold Spring,KY.
Guest Speakers included Rick Geise, Director of Marketing & Nature Safe Brand Manager of Griffin Industries/Darling International and, Jackie Jones, Executive Staff Advisor, Office of Local Programs Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
KCFC Leadership with AAAE
Melissa Howell, KCFC Executive Director, and Scott Cody, UPS spoke to the American Association of Airport Executives in Louisville, KY on June 3.