First Westport, Now Cummins: Uncertainty for One Natural Gas Engine

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Cummins INC. one of the world’s largest engine designers and manufacturers, says it is halting – at least for now – its development of a new spark-ignited natural gas engine.

The company announced its plans to develop this platform, the ISX15 G, back in March, 2012, saying it was aiming to strengthen its position in the natural-gas-for-transportation segment. At the time, Cummins anticipated that its new 15-liter engine would be in limited production sometime this year – a goal that is now on indefinite hold.

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Clean Energy LNG site Complete

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Clean Energy completed construction on the first LNG site located in Kentucky and is ready to open to customers.  Contact Brian Wennerstrom, Business Development Manager for Clean Energy at Bwennerstrom@cleanenergyfuels.com or call 423-341-1779 for more information.

Kentuckiana Cleanfuel Adding Second Location

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Kentuckiana Cleanfuel Second LocationKentuckiana Cleanfuel LLC is planning a second location in Louisville. KCF Station 2, a subsidiary of Kentuckiana Cleanfuel, plans to construct a new fueling station that will compress natural gas for use in vehicles. The station will consist of an on-site compressor to compress the gas to a higher, vehicle ready pressure. The gas then will be stored in a series of storage vessels until the fuel is needed.

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UPS Plans for 900-Plus LNG Trucks

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LNG-fueled Kenwoth T800 in UPS brown.UPS plans to have deployed between 900 and 1,000 liquefied natural gas-fueled tractors at more than a dozen locations by August, with Jacksonville, CACH (the firm’s Chicago Area Consolidated Hub) and Tennessee each getting more than 100, according to a company deployment plan. Texas will have 80 LNG trucks, mostly in Houston, by the end of this first quarter.

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KCFC Members Lead at Louisville Sustainability Summit

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Members of the Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition attended the Louisville Sustainability Summit on Saturday, January 18 at the Louisville Zoo.  Coalition members from Waste Management, University of Louisville, TARC, M & M Cartage, and UPS came together at the first Sustainability Summit hosted by the Louisville Sustainability Council and the Louisville Metro office of Sustainability.

KCFC has Winter Meeting at Boone Tavern

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0272Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition celebrated 20 years of work during the annual meeting at Boone Tavern in Barea, KY on December 17.  Cornerstone project Green Fleets of the Bluegrass presented 15 awards to organizations continuing to improve the environmental practices of fleets across the commonwealth. Hybrid Horsepower for Kentucky Schools recognized the top 5 hybrid school bus districts. The  US Department of Energy Clean Cities Director, Dennis Smith was in attendance to recognize the Green Fleets and hybrid bus award recipients.