Odyssey Day Event on October 23, 2012

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[…]

Railroad Crew Transportation Company Rides Clean with Propane Autogas

Renzenberger, Inc. recently celebrated the unveiling of new alternative fuel vehicles for their California fleet. The company held an event entitled “Less Traffic, Lower Emissions — Crew Transportation Company Rides Clean with Propane Autogas,” where executives from Renzenberger and ROUSH CleanTech demonstrated the benefits that propane autogas will deliver both to the company and the[…]

Propane School Bus Webinar – Thursday, July 19th

On Thursday, July 19th, the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) is hosting a webinar featuring John Doswell, Vice President Sales and Marketing for Collins Bus Corporation, who will be discussing the NexBus propane type A bus platform. As an alternative to conventional school buses, propane-powered vehicles offer extensive benefits for school districts and communities.[…]

Funding Available for Diesel Retrofits and Replacements

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!!![…]

San Diego Plays Host to Algal Biofuels Conference

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[…]

San Diego firm testing high performance spark-plugs for natural gas engines

San Diego-based MultiSpark Inc is studying a novel spark plug designed in natural gas engines, according to a recently released research brief. The multipoint spark plug should lead to improved ignition and a more complete fuel burn, increasing performance and lower emissions. The research is support by an transportation energy innovations small grant

Environment Meets Efficiency – How You Can Save Money by Going Geen

     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[…]

Upcoming workshop for potential EV charging station hosts

There are still opportunity to host electric vehicle charging points at little to no cost as part of the EV Project. Ecotality will be hosting a freework at the Grand Del Mar to demonstrate their product and provide information on becoming a host. Details below: ___________________ We would like to invite you to attend The[…]

Event Review: Biodiesel and Flex Fuel for Fleets – Just the Facts

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[…]