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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The California Energy Commission approved a $1-million grant to develop a 12-liter natural gas engine that produces near-zero nitrogen oxide (NO x ) tailpipe emissions. Cummins has a history of developing natural gas engines for heavy-duty application, and its engines are being used globally in a variety of commercial vehicles.

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MARCH 29, 2010

For the second year in a row, the student team from Laval University in Quebec, Canada took home the grand prize at the Shell Eco-marathon Americas, taking top place in the 2010 competition with 2,487.5 The 2010 Shell Eco-marathon Americas roster contained 42 teams from 9 high schools and 28 universities from across the Americas.

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JANUARY 7, 2011

Results of a survey released by Maritz Research demonstrates that while US consumer awareness about alternative fuel vehicles continues to grow, only about one in five consumers state they are “very familiar” with any alternative-fuel technologies.

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

AT&T natural gas service van. a wholly owned subsidiary of Clean Energy Fuels Corp., an order to convert 463 Ford E-250 vans to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) to be fulfilled during the second quarter of 2010. The van, which is certified to the ARB SULEV standard, has a standard fuel capacity of 20.0

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OCTOBER 4, 2012

liter natural gas engine designed to meet the increasing demand for on-highway vehicles powered by natural gas. diesel engine and will use Cummins Westport’s proven spark-ignited, stoichiometric cooled exhaust gas recirculation (SEGR) technology. G will round out our family of high performance natural gas engines.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

BP Egypt announced a “significant” gas discovery in the East Nile Delta. It is the first well in the North Damietta Offshore concession granted in February 2010 and operated by BP. The wireline logs, fluid samples and pressure data confirmed the presence of gas and condensate in 38m (125 feet) net of Oligocene sands in Salamat.

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JULY 16, 2021

Unitrans has pursued alternative fuels for nearly a decade, a strategy accelerated by the California Air Resources Board’s adoption of the Innovative Clean Transit regulation in 2018, which mandates the state’s public transit agencies to transition to 100% zero-emission bus fleets by 2040.

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MARCH 14, 2010

Drivers of alternate fueled vehicles, hybrids and fuel-efficient, gasoline-powered cars will have two opportunities to test their vehicles at the 6 th Annual Green Grand Prix in Watkins Glen, NY on 8 May. Click to enlarge. Other activities include educational displays, speakers, cars on display, exhibits, music and food.

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JULY 10, 2015

GE Capital, Canada and Gaz Métro Transport Solutions (GMTS), a subsidiary of Gaz Métro, signed a strategic agreement that will facilitate the trucking industry’s adoption of natural gas as a fuel in Eastern Canada. NGVs that are eligible under this agreement use either compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG).

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

The GDiesel product was recently designated as an alternative fuel by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) due to the reduction in criteria emissions stemming from GDiesel use. The ClearRefining process combines ULSD with natural gas in a tank at 295 °F (below the diesel boiling point) and low pressure.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Back in 2010, General Electric promised it would replace over half its fleet with electric and plug-in vehicles. With planned orders for 25,000 plug-ins, it was quite some commitment--particularly at a time when only a handful of cars was available, and selling in very small numbers.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Dresser Wayne, a global provider of fuel dispensers and technologies, is exhibiting a full-scale concept model of an electric vehicle (EV) charger at the 2010 Automechanika trade show. —Scott Negley.

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

introduced a natural gas-powered version of its TerraPro Cabover model for the refuse and construction applications. Natural gas-powered Mack TerraPro certified for Federal tax credit. The MACK TerraPro Cabover model is now available with heavy-duty natural gas engines supplied by Cummins Westport. Mack Trucks, Inc.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

Existing US policies that stress energy efficiency and alternative fuels, together with higher energy prices, will curb energy consumption growth and shift the energy mix toward renewable fuels, according to the reference case for the Annual Energy Outlook 2010 ( AEO2010 ) released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, launched its new “ Flex-to-Green ” lease offering, making it easier for private fleet operators to jump start their sustainability programs by providing the option of incorporating alternative fuel vehicles into their fleets in support of their business objectives.

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APRIL 8, 2010

Republic Services, a provider of recycling and solid waste collection, transfer and disposal in the United States and Puerto Rico, announced that 20% of the trucks it is adding to its fleet in 2010 will be powered by natural gas. Of the 226 NGVs, 173 are compressed natural gas and the remaining 53 are liquefied natural gas.

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JANUARY 28, 2014

Five technology paths for very-low-NO x and GHG emissions from heavy-duty natural gas engines. The “Pathways to Near-Zero-Emission Natural Gas Heavy Duty Vehicles” report, authored by GNA on behalf of Southern California Gas Co. —“Pathways to Near-Zero-Emission Natural Gas Heavy-Duty Vehicles”. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 11, 2014

The agency’s reasoning was that since alternative fuel vehicle production has generally been less than 0.1% of total vehicle production until very recently, the impact of excluding alternative fuel vehicles was negligible. Fuel economy average for the US fleet, per the Trends report, is 24.1 Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 21, 2010

The European Commission Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH) Joint Undertaking (JU) has published its 2010 Call for Proposals with a budget of €89.1 Specific topics for the different areas in the 2010 Call include: Transportation and Refuelling Infrastructure (€31.6M). million, entered into the negotiation stage in April 2010.

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MAY 12, 2011

Alternative fuel vehicles will represent more than 50 per cent of the 64,000 total transit buses that will be delivered worldwide during 2015, according to a report from Pike Research. The figure is up from 28 per cent in 2010, with Pike predicting that while the market for diesel buses will remain strong, natural gas [.].

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JUNE 8, 2011

Founded in 1975, Emer is a leading fuel system provider in the compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry. The combined operations, under Westport’s Juniper Engines business, will offer a complete systems solution to OEMs looking to take advantage of the growing alternative fuel market.

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Italy Gas Fuel 2011 210

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Drivers of alternate fueled vehicles, hybrids and fuel-efficient, gasoline-powered cars will again have two unique opportunities to test their vehicles at the 6 th Annual Green Grand Prix in Watkins Glen on 8 May.

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JULY 28, 2010

On Tuesday, US Senate Majority leader Harry Reid released the “Clean Energy Jobs 5 and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010”—the latest version of the energy bill to emerge from the Senate. Heading into the weekend, the bill only dealt with oil spills, natural gas vehicles, Home Star and land and water. 8,500 lbs, $8,000.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. the leading provider of natural gas vehicle systems and conversions in the United States. BAF shareholders will be able to earn a percentage of the future gross profit earned by the acquired company as additional consideration if BAF achieves certain gross profit targets in fiscal 2010 and 2011.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Peterbilt Motors Company is now taking immediate orders for the production of its vocational and aerodynamic vehicles powered by compressed and liquefied natural gas (NG). The engine meets US EPA and CARB 2010 emissions standards today. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 25, 2012

AT&T has placed 5,000 alternative-fuel vehicles (AFVs) on US roads since the company embarked on a 10-year commitment of up to $565 million to deploy approximately 15,000 alternative fuel vehicles through 2018, including one of the largest US corporate commitments to compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles to date.

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OCTOBER 2, 2013

Future funding is expected thanks to the recently authorized AB 8 ( earlier post ) that guarantees the state’s current clean vehicle and alternative fuel incentive initiatives continue through 2023 with a budget in excess of $2 billion. Since the CVRP launched in 2010, it has awarded more than $60 million for 33,000 vehicle rebates.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

The Energy Commission’s first investment plan combined $176 million in funds from fiscal years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. The second investment plan, for fiscal year 2010-2011, provided $83 million. Fuel cell vehicles are expected to number in the tens of thousands in California after 2015.

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JULY 9, 2010

Thomas Built Buses, Daimler Trucks North America’s (DTNA) school bus manufacturer, has received an order for 130 compressed natural gas (CNG) school buses—the biggest contract for natural gas buses in the company’s history—from the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).

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MARCH 13, 2012

the joint venture between Westport Innovations and Weichai Power, announced the introduction of China’s first natural gas engine featuring Westport high pressure direct injection (HPDI) technology. The low cost of natural gas, combined with the large amount of domestic reserves, make it an attractive transportation fuel source for China.

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Engine 2011 Alternative Fuels Diesel 199

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

Nanocubes made of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) could serve as a medium for gas storage. MOFs produced by the new method are currently being trialed for natural gas storage in heavy duty vehicles. The larger gas quantity in the tank increases the vehicle’s range. Yaghi (2010) Ultrahigh Porosity in Metal-Organic Frameworks.

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

Along with our partners like Clean Cities, our team works extremely hard to encourage the use of clean-vehicle technologies, such as alternative fuels, replacing older engines, and use of electric and hybrid vehicles. —Harold P. Wimmer, National President and CEO of the American Lung Association.

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

the bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2010 certain expiring provisions for individual and business taxpayers. The US House of Representatives has passed the “Tax Extenders” Bill (HR4213) by a vote of 241 - 181. The “Tax Extenders” Bill will now go to the Senate.

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MARCH 3, 2015

The deployment will result in a 100,000-metric-ton reduction in CO 2 emissions, equivalent to taking 21,000 passenger cars off the road for a year, according to the Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator. The company prototyped ORION at 8 sites between 2010 and 2011 and deployed it to 6 beta sites in 2012.

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MARCH 19, 2010

The intent of the strategic alliance is to establish a collaborative forum focused on spurring aviation alternative fuels market growth. The Deployment and Logistics team will identify locations or regions suitable for alternative fuels production and deployment, as well as means of distribution to and from those locations.

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JANUARY 23, 2015

The study presents eight scenarios for low-carbon fuel supply, including varying amounts of electricity, hydrogen, ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel, next generation cellulosic biofuel, and natural gas. These scenarios also demonstrate a wide variety of potential fuels that could be used for compliance. Source: ICCT.

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JUNE 22, 2011

Announced in 2010, the Boeing ecoDemonstrator Program is intended to reduce entry-to-market risk for new aviation technologies. Wide ranging sustainable aviation jet fuels, including quantification of benefits; and. Safety and transition strategies that enable “drop in” replacement for petroleum-derived aviation fuels.

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