http://www.cngvp.org/News/news_home.php The lastest in CNG Vehicles from CNGVP en-us Copyright 2009, California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT CNGVP In house 30 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.cngvp.org/Home_images/CNGVPNewsLogo260x60.gif http://www.cngvp.org/News/news_home.php The lastest in CNG Vehicles from CNGVP 260 60 http://www.calstart.org/Projects/Natural-Gas-Vehicle-Cooperative.aspx http://www.calstart.org/Projects/Natural-Gas-Vehicle-Cooperative.aspx CALSTART is partnering with other NGV stakeholders to create a Natural Gas Vehicle Cooperative Purchase Program (the Cooperative) to coordinate the high volume purchase of light- and medium-duty vehicles by public and private fleets. The Cooperative will assist fleets in “greening” their fleets with cleaner alternative fuel vehicles at affordable prices. It addition, the Cooperative wants to aggregate large enough numbers to incentivize dealers and manufacturers to not only participate in the Cooperative, but help them expand the market for these vehicles. It is proposed to conduct this program mostly within California, but including Arizona and Nevada to increase potential demand, with the possibility of expanding it beyond these states if this effort is successful and if there is funding available. MON, 23 August 2010 00:00:00 PST http://egpnews.com/?p=20029 http://egpnews.com/?p=20029 When the city of Commerce opened up its natural gas fueling station for business last week, it made life a little easier for port truck-drivers like 50-year old Aroldo Argueta, one of the thousand commercial goods haulers just getting the hang of their new, environmentally-friendly, “clean fuel” trucks. THU, 12 August 2010 00:00:00 PST http://media.creativebussales.com/news.php?include=142408 http://media.creativebussales.com/news.php?include=142408 The City of Culver City has taken delivery of its first dedicated Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered paratransit buses. The three new buses operate on clean-burning natural gas to further compliment the City's growing fleet and dedication to CNG-powered vehicles. They replace three ten-year-old gasoline-powered buses. MON, 9 August 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.government-fleet.com/News/Story/2010/08/City-of-Commerce-Opens-Natural-Gas-Fueling-Station.aspx http://www.government-fleet.com/News/Story/2010/08/City-of-Commerce-Opens-Natural-Gas-Fueling-Station.aspx The City of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting grand opening celebration for its new CNG/LNG fueling station on August 5. That station will be used to fuel the city's fleet of natural gas vehicles, including seven full-size transit buses, four paratransit vans, and two smaller fleet vehicles. In addition, it will service LNG port trucks and will be open to the general public 24 hours per day. MON, 9 August 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=18113&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=30947 http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=18113&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=30947 AT&T today announced the deployment of the 2,000th alternative fuel vehicle and 1,500th compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle in its corporate vehicle fleet, giving it one of the largest CNG vehicle fleets in the U.S. These milestones are part of a $565 million planned investment announced in March 2009 to replace more than 15,000 fleet vehicles with alternative fuel models through 2018. Currently, the AT&T corporate fleet includes more than 75,900 vehicles. WED, 14 July 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.ocmetro.com/t-Clean_Energy_LA_Transit_deal_062910.aspx http://www.ocmetro.com/t-Clean_Energy_LA_Transit_deal_062910.aspx Seal Beach-based Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has landed a 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Transit Authority – commonly referred to as METRO – to upgrade, operate and maintain compressed natural gas bus-fueling facilities in the agency’s Central and South Bay divisions. Clean Energy – the leading provider of compressed natural gas, or CNG, for transportation in North America – will update station compressor equipment at the facilities that provide alternative fuel to the agency's fleets operating in the two divisions. The total fuel requirement for these divisions is projected to reach more than 9 million gallons annually. TUE, 29 June 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=70830&news_category_id=3 http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=70830&news_category_id=3 The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rulemaking to change the certification requirements for natural gas vehicle aftermarket conversions. Under the proposed rulemaking, the agency would approve systems for use on vehicles older than two years, but would not require the Certificate of Conformity for these vehicles. In addition, the agency has also proposed three potential options for engines that have exceeded their regulatory useful life. FRI, 25 June 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.stnonline.com/home/press-releases/2483-la-unified-cng-thomas-built-buses http://www.stnonline.com/home/press-releases/2483-la-unified-cng-thomas-built-buses The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has purchased 130 Saf-T-LinerHDX compressed natural gas (CNG) school buses from market-leader Thomas Built Buses. Introduced more than 10 years ago, Thomas Built CNG buses exceed California emission standards, among the toughest in the country. The state of California was the first in the nation to require lap-shoulder belt seating. To meet that requirement, all 130 of the environmentally-friendly buses will be equipped with SafeGuardseats, a product of IMMI. THU, 24 June 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.sbsun.com/ci_15336519 http://www.sbsun.com/ci_15336519 They will still be yellow on the outside, officials say, but school buses are about to get greener on the inside. Starting July 1, San Bernardino City Unified School District will deploy 47 school buses fueled by cleaner compressed natural gas in its new fleet of 280 school buses. Arturo Delgado, district superintendent, said he "believes new features ... will help ensure student safety. "We are looking forward to having our students ride in new buses equipped with some of the latest technology," Delgado said. "It will help ensure students arrive at school on time and ready to learn." SAT, 19 June 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.altlngusa.com/press.asp#38 http://www.altlngusa.com/press.asp#38 On Friday, June 11, 2010, Speedy Fuel held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for its first full service liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling station to serve heavy-duty class-8 trucks in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Applied LNG Technologies (ALT) supplies LNG to the popular multi-fuel public access station that will offer truck owners and operators full traditional retail access, immediately off the 710 Freeway and Anaheim Street at 1234 Cowles Street, Long Beach, CA, 90805. THU, 17 June 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/06/15/15greenwire-mayors-endorse-green-construction-code-natural-90811.html http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/06/15/15greenwire-mayors-endorse-green-construction-code-natural-90811.html The U.S. Conference of Mayors is backing a mandatory "green" construction code that would slash the negative effects of commercial buildings on the natural environment. TUE, 15 June 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2010/06/14/verizon-accelerates-green-fleet-hundreds-new-cngs-and-hybrids http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2010/06/14/verizon-accelerates-green-fleet-hundreds-new-cngs-and-hybrids A series of recent investments will add more than 1,000 compressed natural gas and electric hybrids to Verizon's fleet. The telecommunications company will add 501 E-250 cargo vans converted to run on compressed natural gas (CNG), Ford announced on Friday. MON, 14 June 2010 00:00:00 PST http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/06/taxi-fleet-will-convert-ford-transit-connects-to-cng/1 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/06/taxi-fleet-will-convert-ford-transit-connects-to-cng/1 Ford, apparently scared to death of losing the taxicab market when the Crown Victoria goes away, keeps trying to wave taxi operators in the direction of its boxy Transit Connect. Now, yet another operator in California is biting -- and has ordered them as natural-gas powered models. TUE, 8 June 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/7035607.html http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/7035607.html The oil spill has left the central Gulf of Mexico awash in goo and the nervously watching American public buried in a blizzard of numbers: 20,000 barrels per day gushing into Gulf waters; 20,000 workers striving around the clock to plug the spill; nearly 1,400 vessels mobilized for the effort; millions of feet of boom to corral the oil; a million or so gallons of dispersant to break it up. And much more of everything in prospect as the effort continues to plug the runaway well and stop the mess from widening. We'll offer one number that hasn't received the attention it deserves: 20 million. That's roughly the number of barrels of oil consumed each day by this country's cars, trucks, heavy equipment — everything. THU, 3 June 2010 20:17:00 PST http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0325738520100604 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0325738520100604Natural gas could be a near-term alternative to gasoline as automakers race to develop electric vehicles, and presents the most cost-effective solution to reduce U.S. reliance on oil, Chrysler Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said on Thursday. Chrysler is the only one of the six top-selling automakers in the U.S. market that does not have a hybrid vehicle offering and is under mounting pressure to improve the fuel economy of its lineup, which has relied heavily on big trucks and SUVs. WED, 2 June 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/06/01/01greenwire-gm-places-bet-on-natural-gas-powered-vehicles-46022.html http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/06/01/01greenwire-gm-places-bet-on-natural-gas-powered-vehicles-46022.htmlAutomakers have had a mixed history with natural gas in the United States, but General Motors Co. is betting that a new line of fleet vans can bring the technology back. The automaker is rolling out compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) alternatives to the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana. The two full-sized vans are designed for those who must haul large amounts of equipment but don't need to drive long distances. TUE, 1 June 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.government-fleet.com/News/Story/2010/05/Newport-Beach-Opens-New-CNG-Station.aspx http://www.government-fleet.com/News/Story/2010/05/Newport-Beach-Opens-New-CNG-Station.aspxThe City of Newport Beach, Calif., partnered with Clean Energy, Inc. to install a new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in the city. The grand opening was May 19. Located in the City's General Services Corporation Yard, the station will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week to serve public fleets and private vehicles. Under an agreement with Clean Energy, the City receives a $0.05 (5 cent) royalty fee for every gallon sold at the station, according to a city press release. WED, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 PST http://media.gm.com/content/media/us/en/news/news_detail.print.GMCOM.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2010/May/0518_fco_cng http://media.gm.com/content/media/us/en/news/news_detail.print.GMCOM.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2010/May/0518_fco_cngCompressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) powered versions of the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans will be offered to fleet and commercial customers beginning later this year, General Motors Co. announced Monday. The vans have specially designed engines for the gaseous fuels and come direct to the customer with the fully integrated and warranted dedicated gaseous fuel system in place. TUE, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.isecorp.com/ise-corp-introduces-its-next-generation-cng-hybrid-system-%e2%80%93-an-industry-first-for-transit-buses/ http://www.isecorp.com/ise-corp-introduces-its-next-generation-cng-hybrid-system-%e2%80%93-an-industry-first-for-transit-buses/ California-based ISE Corporation announced it will begin accepting orders for its next-generation, battery-dominant CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) Hybrid System for transit buses with production units expected to be available in 2011. The next-generation CNG Hybrid System maximizes proven technology already in production in hundreds of ISE Hybrid Systems on roads today and supports ISE’s leadership in alternatively fueled hybrid vehicle offerings. THU, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=905 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=905 In one of its largest school bus funding awards, the South Coast Air Quality Management District awarded USD 16.6 million to help school districts replace older diesel school buses with new, cleaner-burning compressed natural gas (CNG) buses. TUE, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/fuels/altfuels/420f10002.htm http://www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/fuels/altfuels/420f10002.htm The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to amend the current regulations for aftermarket fuel conversions, which took effect on September 21, 1994 (40 CFR part 85 subpart F). This proposal updates regulations that apply to manufacturers of light-duty vehicle and heavy-duty highway vehicle and engine clean alternative fuel conversion systems. The proposed revisions would streamline the compliance process while maintaining environmentally protective controls. SAT, 1 May 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100424/ARTICLES/4241020/1350?Title=New-buses-on-board http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100424/ARTICLES/4241020/1350?Title=New-buses-on-board Nine new buses were lined up Friday in Sonoma County Transit's yard, just a few inspections and a few weeks away from being on the road.The buses will be put into service in mid-May, running on Petaluma-Santa Rosa-Cloverdale routes 44, 48 and 60, and on Sonoma-Russian River routes 20 and 30. SAT, 24 Apr 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/04/american_fuel.html http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2010/04/american_fuel.html Creating incentives to convert the nation’s heavy vehicle fleet to natural gas would reduce oil use, invest in American energy sources, increase our energy independence and national security, and slash air pollution. WED, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 PST http://investors.ryder.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=108468&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1410703&highlight http://investors.ryder.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=108468&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1410703&highlight Ryder System, Inc., a global leader in transportation and supply chain management solutions, today announced that the San Bernardino Associated Governments Board has selected Ryder as its fleet partner in a groundbreaking heavy-duty natural gas truck rental and leasing project in Southern California. This is the first time that natural gas trucks will be deployed into a large commercial truck rental and leasing operation. WED, 7 Apr 2010 00:00:00 PST http://fleetowner.com/mid-america/archive/pickens-energy-independence-0325/ http://fleetowner.com/mid-america/archive/pickens-energy-independence-0325/ LOUISVILLE, KY. You could have heard a pin drop during the presentation by keynote speaker T. Boone Pickens at the National NGV (Natural Gas Vehicle) Fleet Summit. Pickens, founder and chairman of BP Capital Management, best-selling author, energy advisor to U.S. presidents and winner of dozens of awards for his achievements, spoke to a spellbound audience on reducing America’s current dependence on foreign oil for more than 70% of its oil needs. THU, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Green-taxis-evolving-into-SF-staple-88888792.html http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Green-taxis-evolving-into-SF-staple-88888792.html The chance of stepping into an environmentally friendly taxi in San Francisco has increased dramatically in the last two years, with more than half of the cabs on the street now running on cleaner fuels. MON, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://thesource.metro.net/2010/03/22/bus-service-returns-to-dodger-games/ http://thesource.metro.net/2010/03/22/bus-service-returns-to-dodger-games/ Metro will offer Dodger Stadium Express bus service from Union Station in downtown Los Angeles to Dodger Stadium beginning April 1 with the Dodgers pre-game series and throughout the regular 2010 baseball season under a grant from the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC). MON, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.cngnow.com/EN-US/NewsAndEvents/Pages/Pickens-expects-approval-of-key-natural-gas-plan.aspx/ http://www.cngnow.com/EN-US/NewsAndEvents/Pages/Pickens-expects-approval-of-key-natural-gas-plan.aspx/ While the U.S. may never achieve energy independence, billionaire Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens predicts Congress will pass key energy legislation by Memorial Day that can "start us back in the right direction." FRI, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/clean-energy-announces-expansion-of,1174768.shtml/ http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/clean-energy-announces-expansion-of,1174768.shtml/ Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) plans to expand its existing network of liquefied natural gas (LNG) truck fueling stations in Southern California this year beyond its current two LNG stations located at the Los Angeles/Long Beach ports complex. TUE, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://stnonline.com/home/latest-news/2111-some-southern-california-districts-to-see-more-funding/ http://stnonline.com/home/latest-news/2111-some-southern-california-districts-to-see-more-funding/ The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) board recently approved an additional $2.85 million in funding that will help school districts pay for replacement CNG buses.Overall, a little more than $16 million was approved by the board for other projectsas well, including low-emission trucks at the ports and either retrofitting or replacing highly polluting construction equipment with newer models. THU, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.cngnow.com/EN-US/NewsAndEvents/Pages/City-replacing-aging-BBB-fleet.aspx/ http://www.cngnow.com/EN-US/NewsAndEvents/Pages/City-replacing-aging-BBB-fleet.aspx/ City officials are planning to spruce up the Big Blue Bus fleet with nine new 40-foot buses that run on compressed natural gas. The new buses would replace 13-year-old coaches City Hall says are more costly to maintain and run on dirtier diesel fuel. TUE, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://bulktransporter.com/management/trends/consequences-restricting-domestic-energy-0222/ http://bulktransporter.com/management/trends/consequences-restricting-domestic-energy-0222/ America's reliance on foreign energy will grow by 19% over the next 20 years, expanding the transfer of US wealth to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) by more than $600 billion, according to a report by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC). THU, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=30524&mapcode http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=30524&mapcode AT&T today announced the deployment of its 1,000th alternative-fuel vehicle in its corporate fleet. The deployment is part of a $565 million planned investment announced in March 2009 to replace more than 15,000 fleet vehicles with more fuel-efficient models through 2018. AT&T currently operates a fleet of more than 77,000 vehicles. THU, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.cngnow.com/EN-US/NewsAndEvents/Pages/Baytech-Certified-for-GM-2010-Vans-and-Pickups.aspx/ http://www.cngnow.com/EN-US/NewsAndEvents/Pages/Baytech-Certified-for-GM-2010-Vans-and-Pickups.aspx/ Conversion kit supplier, Baytech Corporation has obtained Model Year 2010 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) emissions certifications for Baytech’s dedicated (mono-fuel) compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled General Motors full-size vans and pickups. THU, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://orange.freedomblogging.com/2010/02/12/west-orange-natural-gas-station-opens/12073/ http://orange.freedomblogging.com/2010/02/12/west-orange-natural-gas-station-opens/12073/ Deborah Kroner, the spokeswoman for the county’s Public Works Department, said the county has opened a compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling station at 2023 W. Collins Avenue to the public. TUE, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=824 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=824 Government-Fleet.com informed that the City of Burbank, California, recently placed into service a new 2009 solid waste rear-loader collection truck powered by compressed natural gas (CNG). This small addition to the 485-unit fleet is significant as it completes the goal of a 100-percent natural gas-powered solid refuse fleet. WED, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/02/ford-to-offer-electric-cng-versions-of-transit-connect-van/1 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/02/ford-to-offer-electric-cng-versions-of-transit-connect-van/1 Ford announced today it will offer all-electric and compressed natural gas powered versions of the Ford Transit Connect, its little European-style delivery van. WED, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.navistar.com/portal/site/Navistar/menuitem.619df6dcb5f969c3a1f344ae931010a0/?vgnextoid=44869ed3d4686110VgnVCM10000085d0eb0aRCRD#http://www.navistar.com/portal/site/Navistar/menuitem.619df6dcb5f969c3a1f344ae931010a0/?vgnextoid=44869ed3d4686110VgnVCM10000085d0eb0aRCRD# At a press conference at the annual World of Concrete trade show, Navistar International Corporation announced a number of customer-centric product enhancements to the International® WorkStar® and International® PayStar® severe service trucks. TUE, 9 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.pollutiononline.com/article.mvc/Waste-Management-Of-Orange-County-Deploys-New-0001?VNETCOOKIE=NO http://www.pollutiononline.com/article.mvc/Waste-Management-Of-Orange-County-Deploys-New-0001?VNETCOOKIE=NO Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee Funds 12 Clean-burning Waste Collection and Recycling Vehicles. TUE, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=816 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=816 Privately owned trucks and cars could soon join Tulare city buses and garbage trucks in fueling up at the city's liquefied-natural-gas station. WED, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=807 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=807 A ceremony will be held next week at a Palm Desert fire station to show off a USD 186.000 compressed natural gas (CNG) powered ambulance, the first of its kind in the United States. TUE, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.pressroom.ups.com/Press+Releases/Archive/2010/Q1/UPS+Deploys+245+New+%22Green%22+Trucks http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2010/01/19/ups-adds-245-cng-trucks-green-fleet ATLANTA, GA — UPS has rolled out 245 new compressed natural gas trucks in Colorado and California, boosting the company's green fleet to more than 1,900 vehicles worldwide. TUE, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/01/chevrolet-and-gmc-trucks-should-soon-run-on-lpg-cng/1 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/01/chevrolet-and-gmc-trucks-should-soon-run-on-lpg-cng/1 Look for full-size General Motors pickups -- Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra -- to be powered by propane (LPG) or compressed natural gas (CNG) as soon as 2012, says Jeffrey Luke, chief engineer for GM's full-size trucks worldwide, in a conversation with USA TODAY at the Detroit auto show. TUE, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=778 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=778 With four LNG refueling stations already in operation, the City of Los Angeles has commenced construction on its fifth and largest LNG/LCNG station to date, according to Gladstein, Neandross & Associates (GNA), the City's alternative-fuel technical consultant for this project. THUR, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=781 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=781 Veolia Transportation Services, Inc., North America’s largest private provider of public transit services, has awarded Clean Energy Fuels Corp. a contract to build, operate, and maintain a compressed natural gas (CNG) bus fueling station at Veolia facilities in downtown Los Angeles. TUE, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=785 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=785 The Council of Pico Rivera City, California, last week unanimously approved adding bus stop cleanup to a street sweeping contract with a Norwalk-based company. TUE, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=777 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=777 Go Natural Gas has installed a new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling dispenser at a Shell service station in San Juan Capistrano, California. FRI, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=22807 http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=22807 The Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA), a southern New Jersey-based services authority providing waste management and recycling services in Atlantic County, has awarded a contract to Clean Energy Fuels Corp. FRI, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=22807 http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=22807 Westport Innovations and Volvo have entered into an agreement to collaborate on heavy duty natural gas engines and the associated supply chain. WED, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=760 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=760 Congressman Mike Simpson from Idaho is a new cosponsor of H.R. 1835, the New Alterative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions, or NAT GAS, Act of 2009. H.R. 1835 focuses on increasing the availability of natural gas-fueled vehicles in the United States. TUE, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=753 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=753 The City of Palm Springs, California, is celebrating the addition of two new Pierce Quantum fire engines and a new sustainable compressed natural gas (CNG) police patrol car to its public safety fleets. The new CNG patrol car comes equipped with state-of-the-art crime fighting technology, according to Police Chief David Dominguez. WED, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://earth2tech.com/2009/11/02/world%E2%80%99s-largest-landfill-gas-to-lng-plant-opens-in-california/ http://earth2tech.com/2009/11/02/world%E2%80%99s-largest-landfill-gas-to-lng-plant-opens-in-california/ Waste Management, one of the country’s largest landfill operators, today is opening what it says it the world’s largest facility to convert landfill gas to liquefied natural gas (LNG). Once at full capacity, the $13.5 million facility, located at Waste Management’s landfill site near Livermore, Calif., will purify and liquefy up to 4 million gallons per year of the alternative fuel, which produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions than petroleum when combusted. MON, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2009/11/03/education/dpt-greenbus103109.txt http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2009/11/03/education/dpt-greenbus103109.txt The engine on the bus is green, green, green. The Newport-Mesa Unified School District’s new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fueling Station opened this week. The station and 29 new buses that run on CNG were made possible through five grants from organizations like the South Coast Air Quality Management District and the California Air Resources Board, which the district has earned over the past four years. THU, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.nafa.org/Template.cfm?Section=Press&Template=12_pr/ViewArticle.cfm&ArticleID=177 http://www.nafa.org/Template.cfm?Section=Press&Template=12_pr/ViewArticle.cfm&ArticleID=177 A proposal to allow state and local government vehicle fleets the ability to take advantage of federal tax credits was sent to the leadership of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee by NAFA’s Executive Director, Phil Russo, CAE, last week.The proposal by NAFA would allow for an Energy and Environmental Vehicle Payroll Tax Credit to be made available to state, local government, and other tax exempt entities whenever vehicle tax credits are available to regular taxpayers for clean fuel or low-emission vehicles. TUE, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://westsidetoday.com/s11-1770/santa-monica-s-big.html http://westsidetoday.com/s11-1770/santa-monica-s-big.html The Big Blue Bus will purchase 11 buses from North American Bus Lines. Three of these new buses will be purchased with economic stimulus funds from the Federal government. The articulated buses will first zoom along one of the busiest routes - the Rapid 7 and then speed up the the Rapid 3 line after the initial deployment on Rapid 7 is complete. The new cleaner burning compressed natural gas buses will replace some of the older diesel buses in the fleet, in keeping with the city's commitment to sustainability. TUE, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID10035850.asp http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID10035850.asp An expanded clean-burning compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station at the Disneyland Resort began operating this month. The expanded station, which increases CNG storage capacity at the Resort by more than 50 percent, was made necessary by the conversion of the Resort’s 16 Guest trams to CNG last year. The project was partially funded by $200,000 in Clean Transportation Funding from the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) – an entity that helps to fund initiatives focused on reducing air pollution from mobile sources. MON, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/10/Baytech-s-CNG-engine-now-EPA-CARB-certified.aspx http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/10/Baytech-s-CNG-engine-now-EPA-CARB-certified.aspx Baytech Corp. has obtained 2010 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) emissions certifications for the company's dedicated compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled 6.0L heavy duty engine. The engine is certified to the 2010 NOx standard of 0.2 g/bhp-hr that now applies to all heavy duty engines, a standard that Baytech's 6.0L CNG engine has been certified to since 2008. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.automotive-fleet.com/News/Story/2009/10/CAR-Study-Highlights-Benefits-of-Greening-Fleets.aspx?interstitial=1 http://www.automotive-fleet.com/News/Story/2009/10/CAR-Study-Highlights-Benefits-of-Greening-Fleets.aspx?interstitial=1 A new report by the Sustainable Transportation and Communities group at the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), a Michigan-based nonprofit research group, examines the benefits of converting corporate fleets from gasoline to compressed natural gas (CNG) and hybrid vehicles.The study concludes that the "greening" of corporate vehicle fleets presents an opportunity to move a substantial number of highly efficient, clean-fuel vehicles onto the road in a relatively short timeframe -- with results that are both environmentally and economically positive. Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/10/Trillium-awarded-San-Diego-CNG-project.aspx http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/10/Trillium-awarded-San-Diego-CNG-project.aspx The Board of North County Transit District (NCTD) awarded California Trillium Company (Trillium) a contract for CNG fueling equipment and ongoing operation and maintenance services at the transit agency's bases in Oceanside and Escondido, Calif. The contract value is estimated to be $5.8 million, including capital and 10 years of operations and maintenance at the bases. NCTD will receive the federal excise tax credits on the fuel purchases. Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=711 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=711 The Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Board of Airport Commissioners approved the development of a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) refueling station at LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT). The new station will provide CNG on site for vehicles operated by ONT, airport tenants, commercial fleets traveling on Interstate 10, consumer vehicles, and transit agency and local school district buses. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.triblocal.com/Elk_Grove_Village/List_View/view.html?type=stories&action=detail&sub_id=100467 http://www.triblocal.com/Elk_Grove_Village/List_View/view.html?type=stories&action=detail&sub_id=100467 Groot Industries, Inc. will be adding 20 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) trucks to its fleet by the end of the year. These vehicles provide a cleaner alternative to diesel fuel and will significantly lower evaporative emissions. The CNG trucks will decrease pollution from truck emissions by over 70% compared to diesel emissions. The trucks will decrease the company’s dependence on foreign oil and fossil fuels while reducing the carbon footprint within communities that Groot currently services. Additionally, natural gas powered engines provide another benefit of being quieter than diesel engines with over 50% lower decibel levels. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=706 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=706 Temecula School officials have netted two grants aimed at eventually fueling their bus fleet with compressed natural gas (CNG), a conversion process aimed at cutting air pollution and transportation costs. But those state and federal funds, which together total about USD 245.000, fall far short of the amount needed to design, permit and construct a fueling station for the Temecula Valley Unified School District. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.cleanenergyfuels.com/2009/9-14-09.html http://www.cleanenergyfuels.com/2009/9-14-09.html The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Governing Board voted last Friday to approve funding for 483 natural gas-fueled (liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG)) trucks to replace old diesel trucks serving the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, according to Clean Energy Fuels Corp. This action will more than double the current number of natural gas trucks at the ports. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvglobal.com/californias-gesi-to-build-more-fuelling-installations-0827 http://www.ngvglobal.com/californias-gesi-to-build-more-fuelling-installations-0827 Gas Equipment Systems, Inc. (GESI), based in Rancho Cucamonga, California, has been successful with winning three contracts for private-access compressed natural gas fueling installations, according to a Fleets and Fuels report. The facilities include an Azusa Unified School District time fill for ten school buses, a City of South Pasadena time fill for ten medium duty city fleet vehicles and a Cathedral City time fill for 12 medium duty city fleet vehicles. The contracts expand GESI’s portfolio of refuelling projects, adding to those reported by NGV Global end of 2008. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvglobal.com/us-department-of-energy-allocates-300m-for-alternative-fuel-projects-0826 http://www.ngvglobal.com/us-department-of-energy-allocates-300m-for-alternative-fuel-projects-0826 Natural gas vehicle projects feature in 19 of 25 cost-share projects under the Clean Cities program that will be funded with nearly $300 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The projects accounced by Energy Secretary Steven Chu, will speed the transformation of the nation’s vehicle fleet, putting more than 9,000 alternative fuel and energy efficient vehicles on the road, and establishing 542 refueling locations across the country. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) also estimates they will help displace approximately 38 million gallons of petroleum per year. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=657 http://www.usgasvehicles.com/news_detalle.php?id=657 The House of Representatives from the United States of America overwhelmingly approved a USD 150 million for research, development and testing of vehicles powered by natural gas. The initiative was drafted by Republican Congressman from Oklahoma, John Sullivan. The bill, approved by a 393-35 vote, authorizes the Energy Department to undertake a program of natural gas vehicles (NGV) for five years funded with USD 30 million annually starting in the 2010 budget year. The research program aims to help the continuous improvement and development of new, cleaner and more efficient light, medium and heavy engines. The project also aims to improve the reliability and efficiency of the CNG refueling stations and promote the use of natural gas engines in hybrid vehicles. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PST http://blogs.oilandgasinvestor.com/guests/2009/08/17/natural-gas-a-bridge-fuel-for-the-21st-century/ http://blogs.oilandgasinvestor.com/guests/2009/08/17/natural-gas-a-bridge-fuel-for-the-21st-century/ Natural gas is the cleanest fossil fuel—it produces less than half as much carbon pollution as coal. Recent technology advancements make affordable the development of unconventional natural gas resources. This creates an unprecedented opportunity to use gas as a bridge fuel to a 21st-century energy economy that relies on efficiency, renewable sources and low-carbon fossil fuels such as natural gas. Despite the potential energy, economic and security benefits of natural gas, the recently House-passed American Clean Energy and Security Act (HR 2454) does not include enough opportunities to expand its use. The Center for American Progress and the Energy Future Coalition therefore propose a number of policies that would increase the use of natural gas and low-carbon energy sources while providing additional protection for our climate and communities. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvglobal.com/att-releases-report-alternative-fuels-to-reduce-carbon-footprint-0812 http://www.ngvglobal.com/att-releases-report-alternative-fuels-to-reduce-carbon-footprint-0812 AT&T has released it 2008 Citizenship and Sustainability Report, titled Connecting for a Sustainable Future, announcing that the company has made progress on measuring corporate-wide CO2 emissions and determining base lines. As a result, AT&T plans to disclose its domestic carbon footprint by the end of 2009 (see page 15 of report). The report is for the first time aligned with the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) G3 Guidelines, which provides a framework for organizations to report on their social, environmental and economic performance. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvglobal.com/hythane-calibration-for-ford-6-8l-v10-engine-certified-by-carb-0812 http://www.ngvglobal.com/hythane-calibration-for-ford-6-8l-v10-engine-certified-by-carb-0812 Australian based energy provider Eden Energy Limited, and US converter BAF Technologies, have developed a Hythane® calibration for Ford 6.8L V10 engines used in E-450 vehicles. The calibration, which demonstrates the dramatic emissions reductions that can be achieved through the use of Hythane® a blend of hydrogen and compressed natural gas (HCNG), has been granted certification by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). CARB certification allows commercial sale and use of the engine, no longer limiting it to use in demonstration projects. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.ngvglobal.com/ford-focus-cng-conversion-adss-to-dedicated-offering-in-us-0809 http://www.ngvglobal.com/ford-focus-cng-conversion-adss-to-dedicated-offering-in-us-0809 Altech-Eco Corporation, a provider of alternative fuel conversion technologies for automobiles, has obtained a Certificate of Conformity from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its compressed natural gas (CNG) dedicated conversion system for the Ford Focus, for both model years 2008 and 2009 equipped with the 2.0 liter engine. Sun, 9 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.gnvmagazine.com/ingles/detalle_noticia.php?id=1137 http://www.gnvmagazine.com/ingles/detalle_noticia.php?id=1137 United States Congressman Dan Boren successfully amended the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2010 in the U.S. House of Representatives to develop criteria for the safe installation of high-pressure tanks used in alternative fuel buses. Wed, 5 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.thecitywire.com/index.php?q=node/5479 http://www.thecitywire.com/index.php?q=node/5479 There were high hopes in 1982 at Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. about the future of using compressed natural gas to fuel vehicles. The Fort Smith-based natural gas utility, which has about 46,000 customers in Arkansas and 14,000 in Oklahoma, invested $70,000 to install a 10-vehicle compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel station in 1982, and by 1986 had installed CNG conversions on 70 of its 120-vehicle fleet. By the end of 1986, the company was using about 400 MCF (one thousand cubic feet) of CNG in the vehicles — an amount equivalent to 3,200 gallons of gasoline. The CNG use would peak at about 500 MCF in the late 1990s. Wed, 5 Aug 2009 09:27:00 EST http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/05/content_11830143.htm http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/05/content_11830143.htm A two-day Green Tech Connect Forum was held from Monday to Tuesday in Pasadena, California to help drive green innovation and commercialization in the United States. It is the first time the South Coast Air Quality Management District has ever hosted such a forum to help establish a partnership between green tech developers and investors. Tue, 4 Aug 2009 00:38:55 PDT