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May 23, 2008 | Source: Earth Biofuels, Inc.
Earth Biofuels Subsidiary Renews LNG Supply Contract with City of Long Beach
DALLAS, TEXAS (May 23, 2008) – Earth Biofuels, Inc. today announced that its subsidiary, Applied LNG Technologies, LLC (“ALT”) has renewed its contract to provide the City of Long Beach, California with liquefied natural gas.
The City of Long Beach utilizes liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) as transportation fuel for its municipal fleet of approximately 200 natural gas-powered vehicles. The City currently uses approximately 10,000 gallons of LNG per week.
“We are pleased to continue the relationship with ALT,” stated Erik Sund, purchasing agent for the City of Long Beach. “ALT has provided LNG to Long Beach since 2003 and this contract renewal ensures that our city will continue to utilize clean burning, domestically produced fuel for our fleet vehicles.”
The City of Long Beach’s commitment to alternative fuels and sustainable practices via ALT has resulted in a 25% decrease in fuel cost for LNG vehicles. The City of Long Beach currently maintains a LNG fleet of 70 vehicles ranging from sweepers, dump trucks to asphalt patch trucks. In addition, Long Beach’s LNG units have contributed to a 15 to 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over equivalent diesel engines.
ALT’s Vice President, Kevin Markey, said “We are pleased to continue working with the City in its efforts to provide LNG to its municipal fleet and look forward to contributing to Long Beach’s ‘green’ initiatives.”
About the Company
ALT LNG produces and markets liquefied natural gas (LNG). The Company is focused on meeting the growing demand for alternative fuels in the domestic market. The Company''s Web site is www.altlngusa.com. Earth Biofuels endeavors to produce and distribute biodiesel fuel through wholesale and retail outlets. The fuel is sold under Willie Nelson''s brand name, "BioWillie®." Earth Biofuels also produces and markets liquefied natural gas (LNG) through its subsidiary, ALT LNG. The Company is focused on meeting the growing demand for alternative and renewable fuels in the domestic market. The Company''s Web site is www.earthbiofuels.com.
Forward-Looking Statements Disclosure
This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. In this context, forward-looking statements may address the Company’s expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks,” “will,” and other terms with similar meaning. These forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. Although the Company believes that the assumptions upon which its forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, it can provide no assurances that these assumptions will prove to be correct. In connection with the “safe harbor” provisions of the federal securities laws, including the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, important factors that, among others, could cause or result in actual results and experience to differ materially from the Company’s anticipated results, projections, or other expectations are disclosed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements in this press release are expressly qualified by such cautionary statements, risks, and uncertainties, and by reference to the underlying assumptions.
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May 22, 2008 | Source: Trillium
Trillium Awarded Two New Orange County Transit Projects
OCTA Board Votes to Award CNG Contracts to Trillium
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - Orange County residents will soon be breathing cleaner air following the Orange County Transportation Authority's Board decision to install two Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling facilities that will increase their ability to operate more clean air buses.
At a May 14, 2007 meeting, the Board of the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) voted to award Trillium a contract for the design, installation and maintenance of two CNG fueling facilities. The projects will be located at the Authority's Anaheim and Garden Grove Bus Bases.
About 175 CNG buses will operate at each of these two Bus Bases, in addition to the fleet of 250 planned for Santa Ana, making OCTA one of the largest natural gas transit bus fleets in the country.
The projects were awarded after a competitive bid process. As noted in the Board report, "The evaluation committee concluded that Trillium's proposal provided excellent qualifications, competitive pricing, and best complied with all technical requirements identified by OCTA."
"This award comes on the heels of our on-time and on-budget completion of the CNG fueling station at OCTA's Santa Ana Bus Base. We worked very hard to make that project a success and we are pleased to have earned more business from OCTA," noted Mark Barton, President of Trillium.
The Board approval authorized up to $24,100,000 for the construction of the facilities and 10 years of operation and maintenance.
Trillium's fueling systems will include three Ariel compressors at each Bus Base. Each compressor will have a flow rate of 2,000 standard cubic feet per minute of CNG fuel and will be powered by a 600 horsepower electric motor. Both facilities will be capable of fueling 3 buses at a time, with fuel times of no more than 5 minutes per bus.
About Trillium
Trillium is a Salt Lake City-based provider of CNG fueling services specializing in transit bus operations. The company currently provides fuel for more than 1,750 transit buses per day, delivering more than 35 million gasoline gallon equivalents of CNG per year. Trillium customers include Los Angeles Metro Transit, Orange County Transportation Authority, New York City Transit, MTA Bus Company in New York City, Ft. Worth Transportation Authority, United Parcel Service, Los Angeles Unified School District, San Francisco Airport, the City of Berkeley, CA; the City of Scottsdale, AZ and other fleets and private customers in and around Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix.
Trillium USA, LLC is a wholly-owned affiliate of Wagner & Brown Ltd, an independent oil and gas exploration company based in Midland, Texas.
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May 12, 2008 | Source: Cummins Westport
Sterling Trucks Introduces Natural Gas-Powered Vehicle with Cummins Westport Engine
VANCOUVER, BC – Cummins Westport Inc. (“CWI”), a leading provider of high-performance, alternative fuel engines for the global market, announced today that Sterling Trucks of Redford, Michigan has launched a new Sterling® Set-Back 113, its first natural gas vehicle, featuring the Cummins Westport ISL G engine. The Cummins Westport ISL G, an 8.9 liter stoichiometric cooled-exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) engine, offers the lowest emissions available in the industry without sacrificing top-level performance and efficiency.
“By introducing the Set-Back 113 with natural gas, we’re giving our customers a hard-working truck that reduces both costs and environmental emissions,” noted Richard Shearing, Manager of Product Strategy for Sterling Truck Corporation.
Guan Saw, President, of CWI added, “This is an opportunity to expand the CWI OEM platform with Sterling, one of North America's market leading truck manufacturers. The Sterling natural gas trucks will provide a clean, low emission solution for medium-duty applications in short-haul, port operations, as well as natural gas utilities and municipal fleets."
About the Cummins Westport ISL G
The ISL G surpasses EPA 2007 phase-in levels and meets 2010 emission standards of 0.2 g/bhp-hr (grams per brake horsepower hour) NOx (nitrogen oxide) and 0.01 g/bhp-hr PM (particulate matter). Based on the Cummins ISL, the ISL G leverages Cummins’ proven cooled Exhaust Gas Recirculation (“EGR”) with stoichiometric combustion allowing for the use of a three way catalyst, which is maintenance free and is in common use in passenger cars. In addition to delivering ultra-low emissions, the ISL G, with ratings from 250 to 320 horsepower, will deliver increased thermal efficiency and over 30% higher low-speed torque compared with today’s CWI “Plus” engines. CWI has already logged significant orders for the ISL G from U.S. transit properties, including Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority, Sacramento Regional Transit and the Orange County Transportation Authority. More information about the ISL G can be found at: www.cumminswestport.com/products/islg.php
About Sterling
Sterling Truck Corporation, headquartered in Redford, Mich., produces a full line of Class 3-8 work trucks for regional hauling and diverse vocational applications. Sterling is a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America LLC and is the recipient of the 2007 J.D. Power and Associates award for Highest in Customer Satisfaction in Heavy Duty Truck Dealer Service. Daimler Trucks North America produces and markets Class 3-8 vehicles and is a Daimler company, the world's largest commercial vehicle manufacturer.
About Cummins Westport Inc.
Cummins Westport Inc. manufactures and sells the world's widest range of low-emissions alternative fuel engines for commercial transportation applications such as trucks and buses. CWI is a joint venture of Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI), a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute and service engines and related technologies, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission solutions and electrical power generation systems, and Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX: WPT), a leading developer of technologies that allow engines to operate on clean-burning fuels such as natural gas, hydrogen, and hydrogen-enriched natural gas (HCNG). www.cumminswestport.com
Note: This document contains forward-looking statements about Cummins Westport’s business, operations, technology development or to the environment in which it operates, which are based on Cummins Westport’s estimates, forecasts and projections. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, or are beyond Cummins Westport’s control. Consequently, readers should not place any undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. In addition, these forward-looking statements relate to the date on which they are made. Cummins Westport disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
For further information, please contact:
Cummins Westport Inc.:
Darren Seed, Director, Investor Relations
Phone: 604-718-2046
Fax: 604-718-2001
Email: invest@cumminswestport.com
Web: www.cumminswestport.com
Cummins Westport Inc.:
Sales and Marketing, Product Information
Phone: 604-718-8100
Email: sales@cumminswestport.com
Web: www.cumminswestport.com
Cummins Inc.:
Mark Land, Public Relations Director
Phone: 317-610-2456
Email: mark.d.land@cummins.com
Web: www.cummins.com
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April 24, 2008 | Source: Clean Energy Fuels Corporation
Clean Energy Signs Fueling Contract for City of Las Vegas Transit Fleet
SEAL BEACH, CA - Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq:CLNE) has been awarded the contract to supply compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel and provide operations and maintenance for two transit fueling stations in Las Vegas, Nevada by the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC). The RTC is both the transit authority and the transportation planning agency for Southern Nevada.
The two RTC stations currently fuel more than 50 CNG buses and paratransit vans serving the greater Las Vegas region. A total of 45 new CNG buses are on order for delivery in 2009.
"Las Vegas is an exceptional market for natural gas vehicles -- air quality is compromised by diesel emissions and the expanding CNG bus fleet can help improve the air quality measurably," said Andrew J. Littlefair, Clean Energy President and Chief Executive Officer. "The favorable cost differential between natural gas and diesel fuels adds even more value for the RTC and the community it serves."
With the addition of the new buses, fueling volume at the two stations is expected to exceed 1,500,000 gallons per year beginning in 2009.
About Clean Energy
Clean Energy, based in Seal Beach, Calif., is the leading provider of natural gas (CNG and LNG) for transportation in North America. It has a broad customer base in the refuse, transit, ports, shuttle, taxi, regional trucking, airport and municipal fleet markets, fueling more than 14,000 vehicles daily at strategic locations across the United States and Canada. Information at: www.cleanenergyfuels.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release from Clean Energy contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements including the number of additional natural gas buses the RTC will add to its fleet, the timing of any such additions and the expected fueling volume at the stations. The forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the date of this press release and the company undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
CONTACT: News Media
Clean Energy Fuels Corp.
Bruce Russell, 310-559-4955 x101
brussell@cleanenergyfuels.com or
Investors
Ina McGuinness/John Mills, 310-954-1100
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April 21, 2008 | Source: Clean Energy Fuels Corporation
Clean Energy Opens World’s Largest CNG Fueling Station in Lima, Peru to Serve Thousands of Natural Gas Vehicles Daily
SEAL BEACH, CA — Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) today opened the world’s largest compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in Lima, Peru.
Peru’s President, Alan Garcia Perez, and Minister of Energy and Mines, Juan Valdivia Romero, joined US Ambassador to Peru, P. Michael McKinley, and Andrew J. Littlefair, Clean Energy President and CEO, to inaugurate service at the station.
Owned and operated by Clean Energy del Peru, a joint venture (“JV”) between Clean Energy and Energy Gas del Peru, the station is strategically located midway between downtown Lima, Peru's capital city, and the Lima International Airport. With thousands of taxis being converted to CNG each month and thousands of buses targeted for replacement with natural gas buses, this is the first of several fueling stations the JV anticipates constructing to support the expanding CNG vehicle and bus population in Peru.
The use of natural gas in the transportation sector supports the Peruvian Government’s fuel diversity objectives for public transportation, and will help make optimal use of Peru’s large domestic natural gas supply. Peru has the fifth largest proven natural gas reserves in South America.
The new Lima, Peru station marks Clean Energy’s first operations outside North America.
“We believe there are energy alternatives that do not jeopardize the world’s food provisions ... that do not sacrifice agriculture,” President Garcia said. “Our country has enough (natural) gas as an alternative, and the responsibility is to use that resource in order to avoid agriculture competing with energy resources ... If we are to gasify transportation from Ica to Huacho, and from Lima to the heights of Ticlio, we will be able to support 40 percent of the national traffic and that will mean a substantive advance in the widespread use of gas in Peru.”
Speaking at the station opening, Mr. Littlefair said, “President Garcia, thank you for your vision and leadership to make this possible. Peru is certainly doing the right thing to harness its own, clean natural resource to clean the air, reduce global warming and help grow the economy.”
“This station is unique because it can fill 32 natural gas vehicles simultaneously, including filling five transit buses at the same time, or thousands of vehicles per day. It has the capacity to deliver over 40,000 gallons of natural gas daily,” Mr. Littlefair continued. “Today is just the beginning. We want to work with the Municipal and Federal Governments to add more stations for buses and trucks. This station is a model for Clean Energy del Peru stations to come. We hope to expand rapidly.”
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release from Clean Energy contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, including the volume of natural gas that may be delivered from the new fueling station and the construction of any additional stations Clean Energy del Peru may build in Peru. The forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the date of this press release and the company undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
Clean Energy (Nasdaq: CLNE) is the leading provider of natural gas (CNG and LNG) for transportation in North America. It has a broad customer base in the refuse, transit, shuttle, taxi, trucking, airport and municipal fleet markets with more than 14,000 natural gas vehicles fueling daily at strategic locations across the United States and Canada. Clean Energy also provides natural gas for transportation at the world’s largest CNG fueling station in Lima, Peru.
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April 15, 2008 | Source: Sempra Energy
California utilities play key role in state's drive to reduce greenhouse gases.
LOS ANGELES, CA – Expanding the role California utilities play in clean transportation will accelerate the state’s transition to low-carbon fuels and reduce petroleum dependency, according to officials from Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E).
At the Low-Carbon Fuels 2008 conference held today in Sacramento, Hal Snyder, vice president of customer programs at SoCalGas and SDG&E, told state regulators and policy makers that the expanded use of natural gas and electricity in transportation will provide significant consumer benefits.
Not only are natural gas and electricity among the cleanest commercially available transportation fuels - providing a 15-percent to 60-percent reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions - fuel prices are very competitive relative to gasoline, Snyder said. For example, natural gas priced today at $9 per million British thermal units (Btu) is equivalent to about $2.65-per-gallon gasoline.
“California’s utilities are on the front lines of the battle to help the state reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and improve air quality,” said Snyder. “We can do that by assisting with education and outreach to customers about clean, low-carbon fuels, developing the fueling infrastructure and conducting demonstration and commercialization programs.”
In January 2007, Governor Schwarzenegger established the world’s first greenhouse-gas standard for transportation fuels and set a statewide goal to reduce the carbon content of California’s transportation fuels by at least 10 percent by 2020.
With the state’s 24 million motor vehicles contributing nearly 40 percent of California’s annual greenhouse-gas emissions, alternative fuels can provide economic development opportunities and help reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, criteria pollutants and toxic air contaminants.
“The Low-Carbon Fuels Standard is critical to the state’s effort to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and improve air quality for all who live and work in this great state,” said Mary D. Nichols, chairman of the California Air Resources Board. “California will continue to lead the way in developing and promoting sound environmental solutions to our transportation issues. We all have a responsibility to practice driving green and living green.”
Among their efforts to advance the state’s environmental goals, SDG&E is aggressively seeking renewable energy, including wind, solar and geothermal projects. SoCalGas and SDG&E also have committed to reduce the greenhouse-gas emissions of their fleet vehicles approximately 15 percent by 2012. To achieve that goal, the utilities will replace company passenger vehicles with hybrid electric and compressed natural gas vehicles, and implement a fleet efficiency and optimization program aimed at improving fuel efficiency and driving habits.
“Whether it is acquiring green energy resources, helping our customers achieve energy efficiency or driving vehicles with lower emissions, environmental stewardship is a top priority,” said J. William Ichord, vice president of government relations for Sempra Energy, parent company of SDG&E and SoCalGas, who also spoke at the conference. “Furthermore, we believe that energy efficiency is the most cost-effective and environmentally responsible means to meet the state’s long-term energy needs.”
Ichord said, in the last 10 years alone, SDG&E and SoCalGas customers have saved more than 193 million therms of natural gas and 1.9 million megawatt hours of electricity a year through participation in the utilities’ energy-efficiency programs, with savings exceeding $400 million. These energy savings represent enough natural gas for 353,000 typical homes and enough electricity to power 53,000 homes for one year.
“I applaud SoCalGas and SDG&E for their efforts in helping the state reach its energy-efficiency goals and encourage their active participation in advancing the use of clean alternative transportation fuels, such as natural gas and electricity, as we look to reduce our dependency on petroleum-derived fuels,” said James Boyd, commissioner and vice chairman of the California Energy Commission.
SoCalGas is the nation’s largest natural gas distribution utility, providing safe and reliable energy to 20.3 million consumers through 5.7 million meters. SDG&E is a regulated public utility that provides safe and reliable energy service to 3.4 million consumers through 1.4 million electric meters and more than 830,000 natural gas meters in San Diego and southern Orange counties. SoCalGas and SDG&E are subsidiaries of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), a Fortune 500 energy services holding company based in San Diego.
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April 11, 2008 | Source: Waste Management
Waste Management Breaks Ground on New Landfill Gas to Energy Facility in Ottawa
Facility to produce enough power for up to 6,400 homes
ONTARIO – Waste Management Inc. (NYSE: WMI) broke ground on its new landfill gas to energy (LFGTE) facility in Ottawa today, which will produce up to 6.4 megawatts of energy – enough to power more than 6,400 homes in the National Capital Region. It is expected the facility will deliver electricity to Hydro One transmission lines in the fall of 2008.
“Our facility will benefit the local environment and economy because it will help offset the need for non-renewable resources such as coal, natural gas and oil,” said Ross Wallace, Site Manager for Ottawa Waste Management Facility. “Waste Management is proud to be building this facility and combined with our existing waste management operations, demonstrates our company’s dedication to fulfilling the needs of the community.”
"As Member of Parliament for Ottawa West-Nepean and Minister of the Environment, today's announcement is good news for our community," said John Baird. "Our Government recognizes the important effort of companies like Waste Management to help take action in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and to provide clean energy to Ottawa residents."
The Ottawa facility will be the company’s second landfill gas-to-energy facility in Canada after the one in Ste. Sophie, Quebec, which delivers gas to the nearby Cascades paper mill. Waste Management also has plans to develop a similar energy project at its soon to be expanded Warwick landfill near Watford, Ontario as well as investigating the possibility of building another project at its landfill in Petrolia, Ontario.
“This is a great win for the climate and a win for clean energy,” said Phil McNeely, Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa-Orleans and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal. "As an Ottawa member, I'm especially pleased that Waste Management will be reducing greenhouse gases by providing a clean, renewable energy source for the City."
The Ottawa LFGTE plant is part of Waste Management’s corporate initiative to build 60 new renewable energy facilities by 2012. In 2008, Waste Management plans to bring 10 LFGTE facilities on line and begin development of an additional 10 new sites. These will be in addition to the over 100 that are in operation at its landfill sites and third party sites across North America. It is also a key component of the company’s environmental sustainability initiative to increase its waste-based energy production. Today, Waste Management creates enough energy for the equivalent of 1 million homes each year. By 2020, it expects to double that output, producing enough energy for the equivalent of more than 2 million homes.
“I am very pleased that Waste Management is bringing this proven technology and providing clean renewable energy for the City,” said Ottawa Councilor Eli El-Chantiry. “It has been a personal goal of mine to see a substantial portion of Ottawa’s energy generated from the city’s solid waste.”
A pioneer in LFGTE projects, Waste Management designed and operated its first facility in the United States over 20 years ago. With 277 landfills, Waste Management is North America’s largest landfill operator and is in a unique position to expand waste-based renewable power generation across the country. The company is also exploring partnerships to expand its landfill gas-to-energy technology to other private and municipal landfills.
“This initiative is a major step in Waste Management’s ongoing efforts to implement sustainable business practices across the company,” said Wallace. “Landfill gas-to-energy projects provide an important contribution to our regional, provincial and national renewable energy portfolio.”
Landfill gas, produced when microorganisms break down organic material in the landfill, is comprised of approximately 50-60 percent methane and 40-50 percent carbon dioxide. At most landfills in the United States, these greenhouse gases are simply burned off, or “flared.” However, Waste Management sites with LFGTE facilities collect the methane and use it to fuel onsite engines or turbines, generating electricity to power surrounding homes and neighborhoods while creating a new revenue stream for the landfills. By building LFGTE facilities, Waste Management reduces greenhouse gases by offsetting the use of fossil fuel at the utility power plants.
About Waste Management
Waste Management, based in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. Our subsidiaries provide collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. We are also a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. Our customers include residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers throughout North America. More information about how Waste Management Thinks Green® can be found at www.thinkgreen.com
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March 28, 2008 | Source: CGNVP Member FuelMaker Corporation
FuelMaker Appoints Cornerstone as Exclusive Dealer for China
TORONTO, CANADA – FuelMaker Corporation has signed a 5 year, $65 million exclusive dealership agreement with Cornerstone (Beijing) International Trading Company Ltd. to market, promote and service FuelMaker’s line of natural gas Vehicle Refueling Appliances (VRA) and Phill, the Home Refueling Appliance in China.
FuelMaker and Cornerstone officially signed this exclusive dealership agreement in Beijing this past February. Both sides see the timing as right for introducing FuelMaker products to the growing Chinese Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) market. Rosita Liang, Cornerstone’s Managing Director, states that environmental and energy supply issues are of immediate concern to both China and the rest of the world. Economic prosperity in her country has led to a dramatic increase in motor vehicles on the road, which in turn has created high levels of air pollution and petroleum based fuels consumption. The Chinese government has tried to combat these alarming trends by experimenting with a variety of alternative fueled vehicles. NGVs with their low emissions, operating costs and mature technology, have been recognized as the best readily available option to reduce air pollution and petroleum consumption in the country. NGVs are also a further logical choice for China as it has abundant natural gas resources. The country’s proven reserves are over 1.5 trillion cubic meters with only 4% being utilized annually.
Ms. Liang continues that the Chinese government has already been promoting NGVs as the optimal public transportation choice in many cities. Most large cities, especially those along gas distribution routes, currently use natural gas powered public buses and taxis. She estimates that within 5 years all such public vehicles in large and medium sized cities will be NGVs.
The increased, highly visible use of NGVs have made the Chinese public more aware of their significant social, economic and environmental benefits. They have now become an acceptable option to purchase. As a result the NGV market as a whole is expected to increase dramatically in the coming years, with a targeted goal of NGVs making up 20% of the total vehicle population in China by 2020. This is a dramatic increase from the approximately 50,000 NGVs currently in operation there. There are also approximately 200 commercial filling stations currently in operation increasing at a rate of 9% per year. This dramatic increase in the adoption of NGVs is very important to China’s energy structure adjustment strategies as it is expected to replace about 7.5% of China’s annual petroleum consumption and 22% of petroleum imports.
Cornerstone and FuelMaker believe that the FuelMaker product line will be an important tool in expanding the availability of NGVs throughout China. FuelMaker systems are designed for on-site refueling applications and their appliance certification, low cost, and modularity enable stations to be installed where larger stations are not feasible. Currently fleets in China must refuel at public stations, which are often not conveniently located. Drivers waste both valuable time and fuel for the simple task of refueling. Refueling on-site while the vehicles are not in use eliminate any wasted time and fuel. Individual NGV owners can also take advantage and enjoy the benefits of on-site refueling by installing Phill, the Home Refueling Appliance, at their homes. Refueling at home also eliminates the hassles of visiting inconveniently located public fueling stations.
FuelMaker’s VRA based refueling systems are designed to refuel from 1 to 40 vehicles per day. They can be used in both time-fill and fast-fill applications, as well as a combination of both. Fast-fill applications include their use in smaller public refueling stations. In China, the demand for public refueling stations currently exceeds their availability. Hampering the growth of larger stations is the amount of available, economically priced land in cities. Cornerstone believes that smaller sized public stations using FuelMaker VRAs can spread this station network more quickly and cover greater areas more efficiently because of the reduced cost of the VRAs and the smaller amount of land required to set up smaller refueling stations.
FuelMaker’s VRA based refueling systems are completely modular and can be easily and economically expanded as refueling needs increase. When a station has reached the point that it needs a larger volume compressor, the FuelMaker VRAs can easily be re-allocated to another small station, where the building process can begin again. Cornerstone believes that FuelMaker products, with their flexible design and reputation for reliability fit the Chinese market direction well and will have a broad market appeal.
FuelMaker products will be displayed in China for the first time by Cornerstone at the upcoming 9th International Natural Gas Automobile and Gas Station Equipment Show and Conference in Beijing this April. Both companies are excited about the agreement and the introduction of FuelMaker to the Chinese market and look forward to a profitable future together.
For more information please contact:
FuelMaker: Jeff Harju, Marketing Manager, Tel. +1 416-674-3034 ext.210
Email: jharju@fuelmaker.com
Web: www.myphill.com, www.fuelmaker.com
Cornerstone: Rosita Liang, Managing Director, Tel: +86 10 6581 9899
Email: rosita.liang@cornerstonechina.com
FuelMaker has been designing, manufacturing and installing award winning Vehicle Refueling Appliances (VRA) for the refueling of Natural Gas Powered fleet vehicles, forklifts, and ice resurfacers for over 17 years. The company has sold over 11,000 units worldwide and has used this innovative technology in the design and manufacturing of the first Home Refueling Appliance (HRA): Phill.
Cornerstone (Beijing) International Trading Co., Ltd, provides innovative and professional solutions to the Chinese oil and gas sector. This involves offering a wide array of high quality products, services, and technical knowledge including providing project solutions from start to finish. The company has close cooperation with more than 70 gas companies and institutions throughout the country, as well as engineering companies across the globe.
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February 28, 2008 | Source: CGNVP Member Sempra Energy
Southern California Gas Co. to demonstrate nation's first clean-fuel drayage trucks at Southern California ports
LOS ANGELES, CA – To improve regional air quality, Southern California Gas Co. (The Gas Company) today announced a collaborative demonstration effort with California Cartage Co. (Cal Cartage) and Autocar to develop and put into service the nation’s first clean-burning compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks used to transport containers off-loaded from ships. Five trucks will be delivered in June 2008 and used to move containers between the San Pedro Bay ports, which include the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, to nearby freight-consolidation yards.
The new truck engines are certified to meet the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (U. S. EPA) stringent 2010 on-road emission standards. The heavy-duty trucks are the first in the nation in commercial port drayage service.
"This project demonstrates the important role natural gas can have in reducing air emissions and greenhouse gases, while improving the quality of life for residents living near Southern California ports,” said Hal Snyder, vice president of customer programs at The Gas Company.
Approximately two-thirds of the 17 million containers coming into the San Pedro Bay ports are moved by truck within 25 miles of the docks. Snyder said the new CNG-powered trucks can handle the majority of the port-drayage hauling.
Cal Cartage, the largest trucking company operating at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, will operate the CNG-powered trucks, which are manufactured by Autocar and are powered by Cummins Westport ISLG engines.
"We are proud to be a partner in this important clean-air project that will help the ports to achieve their goals to ‘grow green,’ ” said Robert Curry, president of Cal Cartage.
The new drayage trucks will produce emissions of nitrogen oxides 80 percent lower than both the certification level for even the cleanest heavy-duty diesel engine, performing better than the stringent emission requirements of both the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan and the California Air Resources Board. As a low carbon fuel choice, the use of CNG in these trucks also will help California achieve its goals under its Low Carbon Fuel Standard and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by approximately 20 percent, as compared with new diesel trucks.
Following the initial 12- to 18-month demonstration project, The Gas Company hopes to then further reduce emissions from the CNG drayage trucks by switching the fuel from CNG to a CNG/hydrogen blend. This CNG/hydrogen fuel blend is widely regarded as an important gateway to a hydrogen future for the transportation sector, because the fuel has been proven to reduce nitrogen-oxides emissions from natural gas engines by an additional 30 to 50 percent.
Autocar is an industry leader in the manufacture of natural gas-powered trucks for the refuse and other industries. Many of its natural gas vehicles designed and built at its Hagerstown, Ind., factory are now operating throughout Southern California.
"Autocar is excited about participating in this collaborative demonstration and the overall alternative fuel truck opportunities now being presented in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, and looks forward to supplying and supporting many of these ultra-clean natural gas drayage and other trucks in the San Pedro Bay ports,” said Eric Schwartz, vice president of Autocar.
Southern California Gas Co. has been delivering clean, safe and reliable natural gas to its customers for more than 140 years. It is the nation’s largest natural gas distribution utility, providing safe and reliable energy to 20.3 million consumers through 5.7 million meters in more than 500 communities. The company’s service territory encompasses approximately 20,000 square miles in diverse terrain throughout central and Southern California, from Visalia to the Mexican border. The Gas Company is a regulated subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE).
Sempra Energy, based in San Diego, is a Fortune 500 energy services holding company.
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January 3, 2008 | Source: CGNVP Member Applied LNG Technologies, Inc.
Earth Biofuels Subsidiary Receives Renewable LNG Output from Landfill Project
DALLAS-- January 3, 2008 - (BUSINESS WIRE)--Earth Biofuels, Inc. (OTCBB: EBOF - News) today announced that its subsidiary, Applied LNG Technologies, Inc. (“ALT”), has begun receiving regular deliveries of the output of renewable liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) produced from a landfill site in Orange County, California.
Per the terms of a prior agreement, ALT has the first right to purchase one hundred percent of the nameplate capacity (5,000 gallons per day) production of the LNG facility which is owned by a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prometheus Energy Company at the Frank R. Bowerman Landfill. ALT markets the LNG to the Orange County Transportation Authority.
ALT’s Vice President of Operations, Kevin Markey, said, “We are excited to incorporate renewable LNG from landfill gas into our growing California market. The demand for clean, transportation-grade LNG in California has never been higher.”
Prometheus’ Chief Operating Officer, Earl Franklin, added, “We are proud to have the first LNG production facility of its kind in operation and look forward to growing our relationship with ALT.”
Solid waste landfills produce a 50% methane gas as a result of the decomposition of organic materials within the landfill. The Bowerman production facility is the first of its kind in the U.S. to commercially produce renewable vehicle-grade LNG from landfill gas.
Transportation grade LNG helps companies meet strict emission standards in the state of California. Vehicles fueled by the transportation grade LNG produce approximately one-sixth of the nitrous oxides (NOx) and up to 15 percent less greenhouse gases than comparable petroleum diesel fueled vehicles.
About Earth Biofuels
Earth Biofuels produces and distributes biodiesel fuel through wholesale and retail outlets. The fuel is sold under Willie Nelson's brand name, "BioWillie®." Earth Biofuels also produces and markets liquefied natural gas (LNG) through its subsidiary, ALT LNG. The Company is focused on meeting the growing demand for alternative and renewable fuels in the domestic market. The Company's website is www.earthbiofuels.com.
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Contact:
Earth Biofuels, Inc.
Shawne Horn, 866-765-4940
Corporate Communications
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or
Earth Biofuels, Inc.
Doug Jones,
214-389-9800
Investor Relations
investors@earthbiofuels.net
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December 11 , 2007 | Source: CGNVP Member Clean Energy
Government, Ports and Air Quality Leaders Open First Natural Gas Truck Fuel Station to Support Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports’ Historic Clean Air Action Plan
New Green Fleet of Liquefied Natural Gas Port Trucks ‘Ready to Roll’
— First of Projected 16,000+ Cleaner Trucks Planned by Ports
Seal Beach, CA - December 11, 2007 — Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE), North America’s leader in clean transportation, hosted opening ceremonies today at a major new liquefied natural gas (LNG) truck fueling station designed specifically to support the goals of the San Pedro Bay Ports’ historic Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP). The new station is the first of three that Clean Energy plans to build in the near future to serve new port drayage trucks powered by clean-burning LNG fuel.
“Just one year after the announcement of the joint Ports’ Clean Air Action Plan, we are here today to mark the opening of this new ultra modern LNG truck fuel station. Natural gas is one of the best ways to reduce air pollution because it burns far cleaner than diesel fuel, reducing harmful tailpipe emissions significantly,” said Andrew Littlefair, Clean Energy’s President and CEO.
The CAAP anticipates the replacement of more than 16,000 old diesel trucks with several thousand new LNG trucks, as well as new or converted diesel trucks that meet specifications for reduced particulate matter and nitrogen oxide emissions, in order to meet harbor drayage requirements. This movement to cleaner LNG trucks, featuring the Westport Innovations LNG fuel system, will result in significantly decreased harmful greenhouse gas (CO2), NOx and particulate emissions.
The CAAP seeks to reduce overall harmful diesel fuel emissions from port sources by nearly 50 percent in five years.
“We applaud the Los Angeles and Long Beach Mayors and Harbor Commissions, the South Coast Air Quality Management District, and private industry for merging efforts to quickly address and mitigate the greenhouse gas and toxic air contaminants that are emitted daily by the thousands of diesel-powered trucks that serve the San Pedro Bay Ports,” Clean Energy’s Littlefair added.
Special guest speakers at the Dec. 11 event included: Boone Pickens, energy industry leader and Clean Energy founder; City of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa; City of Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster; David Freeman, Los Angeles Harbor Commission President; Mario Cordero, Long Beach Harbor Commission President; Brian Griley, Southern Counties Express CEO; Alan Lowenthal, California State Senator, 27th District; Matt Haber, Deputy Director, Air Division, EPA-West; Chung Liu, Chief Scientist and Deputy Executive Officer for Science & Technology Advancement, SCAQMD; and Michael Gallagher, President and COO, Westport Innovations.
The new station is located adjacent to Southern Counties Express (SCE), a Port trucking firm. SCE expects to put 71 new LNG-fueled trucks on the road in the next two months, with the first group set for deployment by mid-December. The trucks were purchased in part with financial aid from the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). Nine other Port trucking firms have also committed to the new LNG trucks in the initial deployment for a total of 158 clean LNG trucks.
To help meet expanding Ports and other heavy-duty vehicle requirements, Clean Energy is currently building California’s first large-scale LNG production plant in the Mojave Desert, approximately 75 miles northeast of Los Angeles. At the new plant, Clean Energy will liquefy pipeline gas for shipment to customers by tanker trailers. Initial production capacity is anticipated to be 160,000 LNG gallons per day, with a potential for expansion, as needed, up to 240,000 gallons per day.
About Clean Energy
Clean Energy, based in Seal Beach, CA, is the leading provider of natural gas (CNG and LNG) for transportation in North America. It has a broad customer base in the refuse, transit, ports, shuttle, taxi, intrastate and interstate trucking, airport and municipal fleet markets, fueling more than 15,000 vehicles daily at over 175 strategic locations across the United States and Canada. Information at: www.cleanenergyfuels.com
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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, including the financial impact of unanticipated delays in LNG truck deployment, higher than anticipated station construction costs and delays in demand for LNG as a vehicle fuel. The forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the date of this press release and the company undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
Contacts
News Media
Christine Thomas, 310/559-4955, ext. 103, 310/922-5897 (cell)
cthomas@cleanenergyfuels.com
Investors
John Mills/Ina McGuinness, 310/954-1100
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November 8, 2007 | Source: CGNVP Member Cummins Westport
Westport LNG System for Heavy Duty Trucks Approved for US Federal Tax Credit; Incentive Gives US Truck Buyers an Economic and Environmental Edge
VANCOUVER, BC – November 8, 2007 - Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX:WPT), a global leader in gaseous-fuelled power technologies, today announced that the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has confirmed tax credit eligibility for buyers of Westport’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) system for heavy-duty Class 8 trucks.
“This significant tax credit makes Westport's heavy-duty LNG truck systems not only the most powerful alternative fuel solution available in the US, but also the most economical choice," said Michael Gallagher, Westport’s President & Chief Operating Officer. “In addition to the tax advantage, buyers will benefit from a fast payback on the system cost because of the lower cost of natural gas fuelling.”
The Westport LNG engine offers strong environmental advantages, including significantly lower oxides of nitrogen, or NOx, and greenhouse gases than the newest diesel trucks, even those using biodiesel blends.
Customers may be eligible for tax credits of US$28,800 per truck equipped with the Westport LNG system, as calculated based on the Alternative Fuel Motor Vehicle Credit, part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Some limitations to the credit may apply, depending on the specific circumstances of the customer, and it is recommended customers contact the IRS or a tax advisor to determine if and how the tax credit will apply to their truck purchase.
About Westport’s LNG System for Heavy Duty Trucks
Westport's liquefied natural gas (LNG) system for heavy-duty trucks offers a unique industry solution with class-leading emissions and reduced greenhouse gas emissions compared to diesel, while maintaining all the horsepower, torque, and efficiency of a diesel-fuelled engine that is required in heavy-duty truck applications. The Westport engine is fuelled with LNG - a safe, cost effective, low carbon, and low emissions fuel. The emissions-certified Westport LNG system is available with 400 and 450 horsepower ratings and up to 1,750 lb-ft torque for heavy-duty port, freight, and other commercial truck applications.
About Westport Innovations Inc.
Westport Innovations Inc. is a leading global supplier of proprietary solutions that allow engines to operate on clean-burning fuels such as compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), hydrogen and biofuels such as landfill gas. Cummins Westport Inc., Westport’s joint venture with Cummins Inc., manufactures and sells the world's broadest range of low-emissions alternative fuel engines for commercial transportation applications such as trucks and buses. BTIC Westport Inc., Westport’s joint venture with Beijing Tianhai Industry Co. Ltd., manufactures and sells LNG fuel tanks for vehicles. www.westport.com
Note: This document contains forward-looking statements about Westport’s business, operations, technology development or the environment in which it operates, which are based on Westport’s estimates, forecasts and projections. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, or are beyond Westport’s control. Consequently, readers should not place any undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. In addition, these forward-looking statements relate to the date on which they are made. Westport disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
The Toronto Stock Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
For further information, please contact:
Westport Innovations Inc.:
Jonathan Burke, Director, Investor Relations
Phone: 604-718-2046
Fax: 604-718-2001
Email: invest@westport.com
Web: www.westport.com
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October 25, 2007 | Source: CGNVP Member Clean Energy
Clean Energy Signs Deal to Increase LNG Resources in Southwest
10-Year Agreement to Help Supply Growing Transportation Fuel Demand in Arizona and California
SEAL BEACH, CA - October 25, 2007 — Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) has entered into an LNG sales agreement with Spectrum Energy Services, LLC (SES), an Alaska limited liability company, to purchase, on a take-or-pay basis over a term of 10 years, 45,000 gallons per day of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from a plant to be constructed by SES in Ehrenberg Arizona, which is near the California border. The plant is anticipated to be in full production in the summer of 2009.
The LNG from the plant will be used to help support Clean Energy’s supply agreements with customers in Arizona and California.
“Demand for natural gas for transportation is growing steadily, particularly in the Southwest, for the transit, refuse and emerging ports markets,” said Andrew J. Littlefair, Clean Energy president and CEO. “This new supply agreement will supplement our resources needed to fuel the growth.”
“The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach alone have developed a plan that envisions the addition of 5,300 heavy-duty LNG trucks for goods movement at the ports within five years,” noted Littlefair. “Clean Energy has committed to be a major supplier to that initiative and already has LNG fueling stations under construction and design.”
Clean Energy is building its own LNG production plant in the California desert that is planned to begin delivering up to 160,000 gallons of LNG per day in late 2008. The plant is designed to be able to increase production up to 240,000 gallons of LNG per day as demand grows further.
About Clean Energy
Clean Energy is based in Seal Beach, Calif., and is the leading provider of natural gas for transportation in North America. It has a broad customer base in the refuse, transit, shuttle, taxi, intrastate and interstate trucking, airport and municipal fleet markets, fueling more than 14,000 vehicles daily at strategic locations across the United States and Canada. Information at: www.cleanenergyfuels.com
Forward-Looking Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, including the ultimate timing and production capacity of the new plant and the demand for LNG in the Southwestern United States, and other factors more fully described in the company’s recent Form 10-Q and Initial Public Offering Prospectus filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the date of this press release and the company undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
Contacts
News Media
Bruce Russell, 310/559-4955, ext. 101
brussell@cleanenergyfuels.com
Investors
John Mills/Ina McGuinness, 310/954-1100
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October 24, 2007 | Source: CGNVP Member Sound Energy Solutions
Port Yard Tractor Demonstration Project Sees Success in Particulate Emissions
PORT OF LOS ANGELES, October 24, 2007 - Sound Energy Solutions (SES) has announced that a fourteen (14) month demonstration project utilizing liquefied natural gas (LNG) in two (2) yard tractors at Yusen Terminals, Inc. (YTI) in the Port of Los Angeles has shown initial favorable results.
The demonstration project, conducted from October 2005 through December 2006 at Yusen’s facility on Terminal Island, found that particulate matter (PM) emissions were 93% cleaner than a standard diesel engine and 90% cleaner than an on-road diesel engine using ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel.
“We are very pleased with the initial findings of this demonstration project,” said Thomas E. Giles, SES’s President & CEO. “If allowed to expand, the project’s benefits to the environment and the quality of life to port residents and workers would be significant.”
The demonstration project was launched in the summer of 2003 as a collaborative effort by SES, YTI and Applied LNG Technologies (ALT). The objective of the project was to deploy LNG yard hostlers (tractors) in YTI’s daily operations in order to determine their viability as an alternative to diesel fuel for terminal equipment. Prior to the project, none of the major terminal tractor manufacturers had plans to develop technology with an LNG-powered engine.
While the overall cost of each yard tractor was $35,000.00 more than a comparable diesel unit, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) recognized potential emission reduction benefits and awarded 100% funding to cover the cost difference under the Carl Moyer Program.
While the formal demonstration project phase has been completed, SES and YTI have agreed to extend the project demonstration through the end of 2007.
“As the stakeholders move forward toward finding solutions to make the port environment cleaner, this type of technology can play a critical role in reaching that goal,” added Giles.
Copies of the demonstration project summary report are available upon written request.
For further information, go to www.soundenergysolutions.com or please contact: Thomas E. Giles, President and CEO 562-495-9886.
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October 5, 2007 | Source: CGNVP Member NexGen Fueling
Sound Energy Solutions Helps Bring World's First Clean Burning LNG-Powered Yard Hostlers to Southern California Ports
LONG BEACH, CA – October 5, 2007 – Applauded by regional air-quality advocates, a Sound Energy Solutions (SES) sponsored project today deployed the world's first marine terminal tractors powered by clean-burning liquefied natural gas (LNG). These units are being deployed into daily operation at the Yusen Terminals Inc. (YTI) facility in the Port of Los Angeles.
When SES announced plans to build an LNG receiving terminal in the Port of Long Beach, it committed to pursuing diesel emission reduction projects using clean burning LNG vehicles throughout Southern California.
"SES is working with other marine terminal operators, locomotive companies and intermodal rail operators to replicate these efforts in other areas heavily impacted by diesel emissions," commented SES Chief Executive Officer Thomas E. Giles.
According to the California Air Resources Board and US Environmental Protection Agency, LNG yard tractors emit 65 percent less nitrogen oxide, 100 percent less sulfur dioxide and 80 percent less particulate matter than traditional diesel-powered trucks.
Built by Kalmar Industries Corp., these LNG yard tractors are powered by the 250 horsepower Cummins Westport C Gas Plus dedicated natural gas engine.
Partial project funding was secured through South Coast Air Quality Management District's (SCAQMD) annual Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program. "The use of clean burning LNG is an important strategy in the AQMD's effort and plans to improve air quality," noted Barry Wallerstein, Executive Officer of the AQMD.
SES is supplying fuel from other sources to YTI until SES's proposed terminal opens in 2009. Pending federal and state approvals, SES' $450 million project is the only LNG import terminal in the world designed to also provide vehicle-grade LNG fuel to the transportation market.
LNG is becoming the fuel of choice for heavy-duty vehicle operators seeking to reduce harmful pollution. Currently, thousands of heavy-duty LNG powered vehicles operate throughout the U.S.
On October 24, 2005, 9:00 am - 10:00 am, a special "invitation only" event at Yusen Terminals Inc., 701 New Dock Street, Port of Los Angeles will be held and press is invited. Materials and interview opportunities provided.
SES is a joint venture company between Mitsubishi Corporation and ConocoPhillips.
Chart Industries, Inc. is a leading global supplier of standard and custom engineered products and systems serving a wide variety of low temperature and cryogenic applications. Chart has domestic operations located in seven states and an international presence in Australia, China, the Czech Republic, Germany and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.chart-ind.com.
Contacts:
Jason J. Curtis
Corporate Director of Marketing
Chart Industries, Inc.
952-882-5167
Sound Energy Solutions
Thomas E. Giles
562-495-9886
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September 13, 2007 | Source: CGNVP Member Clean Energy
Clean Energy Begins Construction on LNG Plant in California
First Commercial LNG Plant in California to Serve Growing Demand
from Heavy-Duty Natural Gas Vehicle Fleets, including Los Angeles Ports
SEAL BEACH , CA - September 13, 2007 - Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) has begun construction on California's first, large-scale LNG (liquefied natural gas) production plant in the Mojave Desert, approximately 75 miles northeast of Los Angeles. The plant is scheduled to begin commercial shipments in the second half of 2008.
"This plant is a major step in our preparing to fuel potentially thousands of additional buses and trucks with natural gas as a result of increasing commercial demand and of new measures instituted by the California Air Resources Board and the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach for cleaner vehicles," said Andrew J. Littlefair, president and CEO.
Natural gas is one of the cleanest burning fuels available, Littlefair noted. Natural gas vehicles emit significantly less greenhouse gas and pollution than vehicles fueled by diesel or gasoline.
At the new plant, Clean Energy will liquefy pipeline gas for shipment to customers by tanker trailers. Initial production capacity is anticipated to be 160,000 LNG gallons per day, which will be delivered for use by vehicle fleets throughout California and the Southwest. The facility can be expanded to a production capacity of 240,000 gallons per day. The plant will also have LNG storage capacity of 1.5 million gallons.
About Clean Energy
Clean Energy, based in Seal Beach, CA, is the leading provider of natural gas (CNG and LNG) for transportation in North America. It has a broad customer base in the refuse, transit, shuttle, taxi, intrastate and interstate trucking, airport and municipal fleet markets, fueling more than 14,000 vehicles daily at strategic locations across the United States and Canada.
Information at: www.cleanenergyfuels.com
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, including the financial impact of unanticipated project delays, higher than anticipated construction costs and delays in the demand for LNG as a vehicle fuel. The forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the date of this press release and the company undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
Contacts:
News Media
Bruce Russell, (310) 559-4955, ext. 101,
brussell@cleanenergyfuels.com
Investors
John Mills/Ina McGuinness, (310) 954-1100
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August 13, 2007 | Source: CNGVP
Natural Gas Leads the Pack with the “Cleanest Engine” Garnering Both U.S. EPA and CARB Certification to 2010 Emission Standards
DIAMOND BAR, CA – August 13, 2007 – The California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership announced today that one of its most active industry members, Cummins Westport Inc., received certification from both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for its ISL G heavy-duty natural gas engine. The certification from these two agencies is noteworthy as it designates this engine as meeting 2010 standards of 0.2g/bhp-hr oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and 0.01 g/bhp-hr particulate matter (PM). The emission standards set for 2010 are significantly more stringent than those set in years past due to the need to address the reduction of harmful emissions from heavy-duty vehicles which contribute to greenhouse gases and other pollutants.
As the first heavy duty engine for urban bus applications to be certified to the 2010 U.S. EPA and 2010 CARB standards, Cummins Westport Inc. can now claim the title “World’s Cleanest Heavy Duty Engine,” a long sought after and highly anticipated feat. Gordon Exel, Vice President America Sales of Cummins Westport, touts that “with improved low
end torque and maintenance-free after-treatment, the ISL G will deliver diesel-like performance and reliability and the opportunity for customers to take advantage of the lower cost of natural gas.” With California’s existing infrastructure of natural gas fuelling stations combined with regulations for fleets to use the cleanest vehicles available, the
switch from diesel to natural gas heavy-duty vehicles is an obvious choice.
In addition to the support received from the California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership, Cummins Westport received assistance from the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the agency responsible for regulating emissions from heavy-duty vehicles in one of the most heavily trafficked regions of California. “Alternative fuel engines lead the way in clean engine technology and we encourage engine manufacturers to strive beyond required engine standards when developing zero emission technologies,” said Chairman Dr. William Burke of the South Coast Air Quality Management District. “This
achievement continues to support the South Coast region’s commitment to alternative fuels as one of the cleanest technologies available.”
About the California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership
The California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership (CNGVP) is an alliance of air quality, transportation and energy agencies, vehicle and engine manufacturers, fuel providers, transit and refuse hauler associations, and other stakeholders interested in increasing and strengthening the deployment of low-emission natural gas vehicles throughout
California. Through the CNGVP’s efforts in California, the organization has helped to deliver the promise of clean transportation by promoting the research and development, demonstration and deployment, accessibility and commercializing, and legislative support for natural gas vehicles. The success of these efforts in California has served as
a model for low-emission, alternative fuel initiatives in other states across the country and around the globe. Additional information about the CNGVP is available on the web at www.cngvp.org.
Contacts:
Press Contact
Erik Neandross, (310) 573-8553, click here to email
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