Attend the Upcoming Clean Cities Natural Gas Vehicle Webinar November 20, 2014 at 10: a.m. PST This Clean Cities program webinar elaborates first on successful past technology choices and then suggests future technological pathways that can be taken for the United States to expand its use of NGVs, focusing on lessons learned from experiences in[…]
The Nov. 24 deadline is fast approaching for science students interested in applying to attend the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo, Jan. 19 – 22 in Fort Worth, Texas. Hosted by the National Biodiesel Board, students are invited to apply for a travel scholarship as well as to present their research. This opportunity comes[…]
Westport Innovations introduced a new enhanced spark-ignited (ESI) natural gas system. This new technology is reported to provide 10% improvements in power and torque over base diesel engines and reaches comparable fuel economy. Additionally, the ESI natural gas system provides up to 40% brake thermal efficiency compared to the 25-30% brake thermal efficiency of a[…]
September 3, 2014 – Southern California’s Oberon Fuels Inc. (Oberon) announced that the U.S. EPA approved its dimethyl ether (DME) as a renewable identification number (RIN) eligible product under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). EPA determined that compared to baseline diesel fuel, the biogas-based DME produced by Oberon lead to in an estimated 68% reduction[…]
Hydrogen Progress, Priorities and Opportunities (HyPPO) Report Join the California Fuel Fell Partnership (CaFCP) for a progress report on A California Road Map: The Commercialization of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles that established the framework for bringing FCEVs to the commercial market in California. This webinar is offered in conjunction with the recent publication of 2014[…]
Do you want to learn more about how much a compressed natural gas fueling station costs? Join the Clean Cities CNG Infrastructure webinar on September 16th from 12-1:30pm PT. Mark Smith from the US Department of Energy and John Gonzales from the National Renewable Energy Lab will present an overview of the key components of[…]
Tuesday August 12, 2014- San Diego Clean Cities Coalition (SDRCCC) held a workshop, “Low Carbon Fuels Round-Table Discussion” downtown at the World Resource Simulation Center (SimCenter). This month’s interactive workshop combined presentations and small group discussions to go in-depth on barriers and solutions to increase deployment of low carbon fuels. The fuel types and vehicle[…]
San Diego-based TransPower develops power control and vehicle conversion technology to improve efficiency and reduce fossil fuel consumption. A main goal for TransPower is to optimize the performance of the engine. TransPower’s CNG hybrid work has recently received support from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and the California Energy Commission (CEC). Leveraging[…]