Advertise Subscribe

Topic: Fuel Procurement

Eric Garcetti discussing electric vehicles.

Image: LA Mayor's Office

Climate Mayors and Electrification Coalition Partner to Rapidly Transition Municipal Fleets to Electric Vehicles

September 13, 2018The Climate Mayors Electric Vehicle Purchasing Collaborative was launched to assist municipalities in purchasing electric vehicles for their fleets.

Electrification Coalition
CNG School Buses

Image: Daimler Trucks North America

Natural Gas School Buses Reduce Asthma-Inducing Emissions

September 11, 2018To help reduce asthma-inducing emissions, schools can replace their aging fleets of diesel school buses with new buses powered by clean burning natural gas.

Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVAmerica)

Pittsburgh: From Steel to Sustainability

August 30, 2018Pittsburgh, recently named the second most livable city in the U.S., is driving innovation across its transportation sector to achieve emission reductions.

Pittsburgh Region Clean Cities
Dairy Industry Sustainability Summit

Dairy Industry Inaugural Summit Highlights Methane Emission Solutions

August 30, 2018In California, dairy sustainability is intersecting with clean transportation in a big way. The inaugural Dairy Sustainability Summit aims to educate dairy farmers and fleet operators on how to monetize dairy biogas.

GNA/TRC
Natural Gas Truck Orders

Image: Daimler

The Truth about NatGas Tractors

August 22, 2018The heavy-duty natural gas truck market continues to steadily march forward and mature, and is on track to have one of its best sales years ever.

Fleet Owner
Near-zero emission truck in Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles

Image: TTSI

Near-Zero Emission Trucks Deployed in Busiest Port Complex

August 16, 2018Harbor trucking firms demonstrate we can slash transportation emissions immediately and cost effectively with today’s near-zero emission natural gas trucks.

California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership
Renewable natural gas from anaerobic digester

Image: CR&R Incorporated

New Approach to Trash is Displacing Fossil Fuels

July 27, 2018In July 2018, renewable natural gas began to flow into Southern California's natural gas distribution system from a state-of-the-art high solid anaerobic digester that processes organic waste that would otherwise have been sent to a landfill.

GNA/TRC
Is Natural Gas renewable?

Image: CNGVP

Is Renewable Natural Gas a Fossil Fuel?

July 19, 2018To those of us in the industry, this question may sound like a no-brainer. However, this question and similar ones are still commonly asked.

California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership

Trump’s Bailout for Coal Power May Undermine the Benefits of EVs

June 26, 2018President Trump has ordered Secretary of Energy Rick Perry to prepare immediate steps to prevent the retirement of coal and nuclear electricity generating facilities. This could delay the progress in the transportation sector.

GNA/TRC

Alternative Fuel Vehicles Help Disaster Recovery, Fleet Resiliency

June 12, 2018Vehicles that run on an alternative fuel – such as biodiesel, electricity, natural gas, and propane – can help build system resiliency by diversifying an emergency response fleet if a storm or other emergency disrupts a state’s primary fuel supply.

Clean Communities of Central New York (CC of CNY)
marine industry regs

Image: Wikimedia Commons

Marine Industry Regs Could Send Shock Waves Through World Economy

June 7, 2018The slight bump in fuel prices we are experiencing now may pale in comparison to the costs consumers be paying in a year and a half.

GNA/TRC

NYC Fleet Driving the Road to Sustainability

June 1, 2018New York City has always been one of the nation’s leaders when it comes to fleet sustainability efforts. The New York City Fleet (NYC Fleet) is operating what is probably the widest variety of alternative power vehicles and technologies in the nation.

GNA/TRC

New Generation Biofuels Increasing in Viability

May 24, 2018It is predicted that mid – long term development in technology will improve the efficiency of biofuel production processes making it increasingly practical to produce more in a shorter time period.

Fuel Economy Necessary to Mitigate Effects of Geopolitical Risk

May 23, 2018Since they were first implemented in the mid-1970s, in the aftermath of the Arab Oil Embargo, fuel economy standards have served as a cornerstone of U.S. energy policy to reduce motorists’ vulnerability to petro-states’ actions and global oil market volatility.

Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE)
Santa Monica Big Blue Bus runs on RNG.

Image: CNGVC

RNG Is the Fast Track to Cleaner Air in California

May 10, 2018RNG has four big benefits: It’s a climate twofer, reducing greenhouse gas emissions through both its production and use. It reduces toxic air pollution. Its local production creates good jobs. And it can do all this now, through use in readily available near-zero natural gas engines.

California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition
Clean School Buses

Image: Pixabay

4 Ways School Districts Can Clean Buses & Boost Bottom Lines

May 9, 2018Cleaning up school buses benefits both school districts’ bottom lines and the health of the students they serve. Here are 4 ways to clean school buses.

Houston-Galveston Area Council