NAFTC – A Leader in Alt Fuels Training
The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) has been training renewable fuel industry members, technicians and consumers for more than a decade and chances are you’ve encountered their...
View ArticleWM Rolls Out CNG Trucks
Waste Management (WM) and Terasen Gas are rolling out 20 new compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks to collect the city of Vancouver’s commercial recycling, food waste and garbage. This is part of a...
View ArticleFPL Celebrates First Hybrid Solar Power Plant
Spanning nearly 500 acres in western Martin County, Florida the first ever hybrid solar power plant connects a field of more than 190,000 solar thermal mirrors to an existing combined cycle natural gas...
View ArticlePresident Calls for Secure Energy Future
President Obama today released his administration’s Blueprint for A Secure Energy Future that outlines the comprehensive national energy policy. “In an economy that relies on oil, rising prices at the...
View ArticleNAT GAS Act Introduced
The propane industry is speaking out against a new bill introduced by backers of the Pickens Plan (aka T. Boone Pickens). The New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act (NAT GAS...
View ArticleRyder to Ride on Natural Gas
More Ryder trucks in Southern California will be riding on natural gas. This company press release says Ryder has ordered 202 heavy-duty natural gas trucks as part of an agreement with the San...
View ArticleTwin Cities Clean City Coalition Top Gas Use Reducer
The U.S. Department of Energy has released a national ranking of Clean Cities programs that have had the most impact in the reduction of gasoline use. At the top of the list is the Saint-Paul-based...
View ArticleHow Much CO2 Does an Electric Vehicle Emit?
Ever wonder how much carbon dioxide (CO2) you are emitting when you drive? How about when you’re driving an electric vehicle (EV)? Well, technically EVs don’t emit CO2 but there is CO2 emitted during...
View ArticleCarbon Science Focuses on Natural Gas to Fuel
Carbon Sciences has announced plans to produce samples of diesel fuel derived from natural gas and carbon dioxide in a demonstration facility. The refinery will utilize its catalyst technology to...
View ArticleAlt Fuels & Vehicle Lecture Announced
The American Lung Association in Minnesota is offering a free lecture on alternative fuels and vehicles that are currently available in Minnesota. The event will be held on Wednesday, July 20th from...
View ArticleCoal-to-Liquids Plant Goes Online in China
A new coal to liquids plant has gone online in China that is expected to produce the equivalent of 80 barrels of oil per day. China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, one of the largest crude oil...
View ArticleBook Review – The Powers That Be
I felt like an academic when I read this week’s book, “The Powers That Be Global Energy For The Twenty-First Century And Beyond,” although author Scott L. Montgomery wanted the book to be “fun.” I...
View ArticleConsumer Fuel Choice Campaign Launched
Ethanol, biodiesel, propane, natural gas, electricity – even regular gasoline – consumers should have choices at the pump and a new campaign is urging lawmakers in Washington to make that happen. More...
View ArticleUSDA Studies Yeast and Enzymes for Ethanol Production
USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are studying a new yeast that could help make cellulosic ethanol production less expensive and a commercial enzyme that could reduce overall costs...
View ArticlePost Office Goes Green for the Holidays
The U.S. Postal Service may be in the red but they’ve been promoting going green this holiday season. “The Postal Service is one of the greenest mailing and shipping companies in the world,” said...
View ArticleAndersen Windows Converts Fleet to Natural Gas
Window-maker, Andersen Corporation, will begin converting its transportation fleet to use compressed natural gas (CNG), reducing both operating costs and carbon dioxide emissions for the company. A new...
View ArticlePresident Calls for Alternative Fueling Stations
During a speech at a truck manufacturing plant in Mount Holly, North Carolina this week, President Obama outlined specifics for an energy plan that includes alternative-fueled vehicles and fueling...
View ArticleCar Drives on Primus’ New Biomass & Natural Gas Fuel
To show off their new $7 million demonstration plant in Hillsborough, New Jersey, the folks at Primus Green Energys took out for a spin a car fueled with the company’s 93-octane gasoline made from...
View ArticlePropel Fuels Jumps Onto Inc. 500 List
Propel Fuels has been named to Inc. Magazine’s annual “Inc. 500” list of American’s fastest growing private companies. During the past three years, the company has grown more than 1,000 percent making...
View ArticleRepublican Nat’l Convention Fueled with Natural Gas
The upcoming 2012 Republican National Convention being hosted by Tampa, Florida, shuttle buses will be fueled with compressed natural gas (CNG). The buses, coined GOP EZ Shuttles, will be transporting...
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