Friday September 23, 2011 – Friday September 23, 2011
1111 E Broad Street, Richmond Virginia 23219 USA
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The second and final conference will be held on Friday September 23 for the state’s Public Private effort to replace state-owned vehicles with domestic fueled vehicles to benefit citizens, save costs, and utilize cleaner domestic energy produced within the state. The conference ...
Continue Reading →The Commonwealth of Virginia is seeking ideas from the public and private sector to replace state-owned vehicles with potentially cleaner, cheaper, domestic alternative fuel vehicles. It seeks to do so in a manner that does not result in significant additional cost to the Commonwealth, and intends to be budget neutral in the implementation of any strategy that may be negotiated and selected. With more than $4.7 million spent annually by the state on imported fuel ...
Continue Reading →CHESAPEAKE – City Manager William E. Harrell announced today that Chesapeake will convert its fleet of solid waste collection trucks from diesel fuel to cleaner burning compressed natural gas (CNG). As part of the conversion, the City will construct a CNG refueling station for use by the solid waste fleet and the public.
Based on current fuel prices, the conversion is expected to save the City approximately $1.75 per gallon, or $14,000 per year, per truck. When the entire fleet is ...
Continue Reading →Answer: The conversion vocabulary can sometimes be difficult to understand, particularly because the terms are not always used consistently. Below is a glossary of terms related to alternative fuel and advanced vehicle and engine conversions, broken down into categories. Please note that this information is meant to be a general Clean Cities reference guide; other agencies and organizations may define these terms differently.
Aftermarket Conversion
The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy and Virginia Clean Cities at James Madison University are currently seeking proposals from fleets in the Southeastern U.S. that are interested in converting 10 or more of their eligible gasoline vehicles to run on propane autogas engine fuel.
This funding assistance is available under the Southeast Propane Autogas Development Program (SPADP). Fleets interested in converting vehicles to propane autogas with this project ...
Continue Reading →Governor Bob McDonnell signed two pieces of alternative fuel legislation and an executive order during an event on Tuesday July 12th at the Department of General Services Office of Fleet Management Services. The new executive order set out the state alternative fuel plan required by HB2282.
The Governor was joined by representatives and displays from Virginia Clean Cities stakeholders ROUSH, Alliance Autogas, Phillips Energy, and Baker Equipment along with several other representatives of Virginia’s alternative ...
Continue Reading →As the House of Representatives debates the FY2012 energy and water appropriations bill, this week had seen several amendments in which members of congress from outside of the Commonwealth proposed to severely cut or eliminate funding for federal clean fuel programs, including Clean Cities. Thanks to strong bipartisan support for clean vehicle programs, the Broun and Pompeo amendments cutting dollars from Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Vehicle Technologies, and the Clean Cities program failed (Roll Call Votes #547, Continue Reading →
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Governor McDonnell Signs Alternative Fuels Legislation and Executive Order Tomorrow in Richmond
Governor Bob McDonnell will ceremonially sign two pieces of legislation that promote the use of alternative fuel vehicles in the Commonwealth tomorrow, Tuesday, July 12 at 10:15 a.m in Richmond. He will also be signing a new executive order that will establish the state alternative fuel plan required by House Bill 2282. More than a ...
Continue Reading →Question of the Month: What are the factors that determine the price of gasoline at the pump? Answer: Gasoline price increases tend to emphasize the need for increased fuel supply or reduced fuel demand through the use of fuel-efficient vehicles, alternative fuels, and other strategies that reduce petroleum consumption. The final price of a gallon of gasoline is a product of many factors that can be complicated and constantly changing, but it comes down to the concept of supply and ...
Continue Reading →Hydrogen and First Responders Webinar
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
12pm-1pm
Please join us for a webinar on June 3oth at 12pm. This webinar will discuss hydrogen and its particular implications for those in the first-responder community. Hydrogen presents excellent opportunities for diversifying the nation’s energy portfolio, but, as with all new fuels and technologies, early adopters must understand its specific characteristics and the safety aspects associated with it. Local and state decision makers, fire, law ...
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