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Pennsylvania has awarded more than $3 million in Fuel Incentive Grants (AFIG) to 33 companies, counties and organizations making the switch to compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), or propane for medium to light-weight fleet vehicles. This year, AFIG grants focused on medium- to light-weight vehicles.
These projects put more than 9,000 alternativefuel and energy-efficient light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles on the road, and establish 542 refueling locations across the country. Like the Recovery Act-funded projects, the annual Clean Cities projects include grants for vehicles, infrastructure, and education.
million in grants to eligible individuals, businesses, governmental entities, and school districts, to replace older diesel vehicles with new alternativefuel and hybrid vehicles. Grants are awarded on a competitive basis with projects ranked according to the cost per ton of NO x reduced by the project.
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Southwest Airlines has signed an agreement with Red Rock Biofuels LLC ( RRB ) to purchase low carbon renewable jet fuel, made using forest residues that will help reduce the risk of destructive wildfires in the Western United States. The airline’s agreement with RRB covers the purchase of approximately three million gallons per year.
UPS plans to purchase 1,000 propane package delivery trucks and install an initial 50 fueling stations at UPS locations. The propane fleet will replace gasoline- and diesel-fueled vehicles used largely in rural areas in Louisiana and Oklahoma with other states pending.
million in AlternativeFuels Incentive Grants to 12 projects across the state. The grants, funded by a portion of the state’s annual utilities gross receipts tax, are intended to encourage new markets for alternativefuels, fleets and technologies across Pennsylvania. The projects are: Natural Gas.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has opened its AlternativeFuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) Natural Gas Vehicle program. The program will provide an estimated $10 million in grants to help companies and organizations purchase or convert medium to light-weight natural gas vehicles.
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A team from Iowa State University and ConocoPhillips, Biofuels R&D performed a techno-economic study examining the fast pyrolysis of corn stover to bio-oil with subsequent upgrading of the bio-oil to naphtha and diesel range fuels. Fuel product value estimates are $3.09 Capital costs for these plants are $287 and $200 million.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) awarded $516,637 in clean diesel grants to four organizations. Recent monitoring indicates these counties’ particulate matter levels are meeting the standards, but continuous compliance must occur before EPA will grant an attainment designation.
The National AlternativeFuels Training Consortium at West Virginia University (WVU) has received a $1.15-million million grant to develop the state’s second hydrogen production-fueling station. The program is part of the WVU’s Advanced Energy Initiative.
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Big Blue Bus will use the grant approved by the MSRC partially to fund the purchase of 58 new Cummins-Westport 8.9L million from the Federal Transit Administration, to purchase nine new CNG buses. ISL G Near-Zero (NZ) 0.02 NO x engines. g/bhp-hr optional Near Zero NO x Emissions standards. Earlier post.).
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will purchase 51 additional gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles from Azure Dynamics Corporation. Overall, FedEx currently operates 274 hybrid electric and electric vehicles around the globe, and 1,780 alternativefuel vehicles and equipment. FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp.,
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The utility is participating in a national consortium that recently was awarded a federal stimulus grant to purchase plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), and the company is buying more trucks to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) as well. The matching stimulus grant will provide up to $2.5
Purchase and investment incentives should be based on similar criteria across Europe, drawing on both national and EU funding. Grant uniform exemptions for cross-border commuting and necessary travel. Start the announced pilot for charging and alternativefuels infrastructure without further delay.
The state of Texas is now offering rebates on select electric vehicle (EV) purchases including some Tesla models, as made available through a limited-time grant program. The state is accepting applications for grant rebates until March 22, 2024, according to its website, though only 2,000 grants will be awarded.
Vehicle and Infrastructure Incentives : Utilities pledge to work with federal, state and local stakeholders to help develop purchase and ownership incentives (monetary/non-monetary) supporting both vehicles and infrastructure deployment.
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Collaborate and share information to prepare the LA Region for adoption of PEVs as a major market for the automotive industry; apply for or administer grant funding for the Region, and implement best practices to support the deployment and use of PEVs.
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