San Diego Regional Clean Cities Coalition is hosting an event, known as Odyssey Day, in conjunction with the California Center for Sustainable Energy on October 23, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Our local Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Day Odyssey will be one of many events held across the country to showcase cleaner, more[…]
On Friday, September 14, Propel Fuels is hosting a free event for fleets and businesses who have diesel or Flex Fuel vehicles in their fleet. Propel Fuels will be discussing the benefits of utilizing renewable biodiesel and E85 fuel in fleet vehicles. They will be offering up to $50 of FREE biodiesel or E85 for those[…]
Approximately $350,000 in Voucher Incentive Program (VIP) funding is currently available in San Diego County. VIP provides funding opportunities for small fleets (10 or fewer vehicles) to quickly replace or retrofit their older on-road heavy-duty diesel vehicles. Truck replacement grants range from $10,000 to $45,000 Exhaust retrofit grants range from $5,000 to $10,000 ACT NOW!!![…]
The 2nd International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts will take place in San Diego June 10-13. The conference features some of the top researchers in the field, including many affiliated with the San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology at UCSD. Algae-based biofuels show considerable promise as a future transportation fuel and are already[…]
Environment Meets Efficiency Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:00am – 10:00am Last chance to register to hear how: Hewlett Packard San Diego County Regional Airport Authority SDG&E Stone Brewing & Buster Biofuels use clean technologies to add to their bottom line, reduce emissions, and be more efficient. ____________________________________________ $15 for[…]
More than 100 people turned out at Pearson Fuels in City Heights to hear award winning author and filmmaker Josh Tickell make the case for biofuels. The August 11st event at one of the California’s premier alternative fuel stations brought together fuel providers, fleet managers, and drivers together to learn about the performance benefits, cost[…]
Below are some alternative fuel related articles found this week. Tax Credit, Court Ruling Put Biodiesel Industry on Solid Ground for 2011 On Tuesday, a federal appeals court unanimously rejected an attempt by the oil refining industry to block the EPA’s renewable fuel standard (RFS2), which mandates blending of biodiesel into US diesel supplies. On[…]
National AFV Day Odyssey The Journey Continues National AFV Day Odyssey A biennial event dedicated to promoting cleaner choices in transportation! The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) undertook this project because of the critical need to support the alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) industry. More public awareness is necessary to help ease our dependence on[…]
The 2010 San Diego Clean Fuels Coalition Survey is currently underway, we are gathering data regarding many organization’s alternative fuel/advanced technology fleets in order to complete our 2010 annual report for the Department of Energy (DOE) Clean Cities Program. The DOE uses this data to report to Congress, as required by the Energy Policy Act,[…]
San Diego EarthWorks will be presenting their annual Earth Fair on Sunday April 18th at Balboa Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Clean Fuel Coalition and San Diego Regional Sustainability Partnership will be in attendance on the west side of the Cleaner Car Concourse. There will be information on various clean fuel organizations[…]