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Pennsylvania invests $7.9M in 21 alt-fuel projects

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Pennsylvania recently announced the investment of $7.9 —$750,000—to purchase 29 compressed natural gas ( CNG ) and electric/plug-in vehicles , and to install 10 public electric vehicle charging stations—the first of their kind in Pennsylvania. Waste Management of Pennsylvania Inc. Venango Leasing Co.

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Penske orders 750 Ford E-Transit cargo vans for rental and leasing fleet

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Penske Truck Leasing is a Penske Transportation Solutions company headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania. Product lines include full-service truck leasing, contract maintenance, commercial and consumer truck rentals, used truck sales, transportation and warehousing management and supply chain management solutions.

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Mack LR Electric Class 8 refuse truck now in serial production

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The Mack LR Electric model, Mack Trucks’ first fully electric Class 8 vehicle ( earlier post ), is now in serial production at Mack’s Lehigh Valley Operations (LVO) facility in Macungie, Pennsylvania. LVO is where all Class 8 Mack vehicles for North America and export are assembled.

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Westinghouse and China, Turkey partners negotiating to develop 4-unit nuclear power plant in Turkey

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The project also covers all life cycle activities including operations, nuclear fuel, maintenance, engineering, plant services and decommissioning. Westinghouse supplied the world’s first pressurized water reactor in 1957 in Shippingport, Pennsylvania.

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GENCO Purchases 136 Fuel Cell Power Units for Lift Trucks

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At Wegmans’ Pottsville, Pennsylvania facility, the GenDrive units will be placed into Crown lift trucks provided by Lift Inc. The DOE intends this funding to accelerate the commercialization and deployment of fuel cells and create jobs in fuel cell manufacturing, installation, maintenance and support services. Earlier post.)

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Wegmans’ Warehouse Operations Launches 50 Fuel-Cell Powered Pallet Trucks

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The warehouse installation is the first commercial site in Pennsylvania to move consumer goods using hydrogen-powered material handling equipment. Dave Allar, Wegmans’ RSC maintenance manager. hydrogen fuel cell powered forklifts at the Defense Distribution Depot Susquehanna Pennsylvania in New Cumberland, Pa.;

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LCSWMA launches $4.8M CNG project; 14 new trucks and filling station

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The Lancaster County (Pennsylvania) Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA) held a dedication and grand opening of its $4.8-million LCSWMA contracted with Clean Energy Fuels to design and construct the CNG fueling stations, as well as provide multi-year operations and maintenance services for the system. million total.