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'This is the only thing like this on the planet' - The Daily Times

Sun, 04/21/2013 - 02:20

The Daily Times

'This is the only thing like this on the planet'
The Daily Times
"There's a company in Georgia that makes kiosks - the idea five years ago was to buy one, retrofit it, maybe customize it and then get it out on the jobsite, but they couldn't do it. It just wasn't reliable enough. The hurdle we had is that if Sheehan ...

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'This is the only thing like this on the planet' - Steubenville Herald Star

Sun, 04/21/2013 - 00:38

Steubenville Herald Star

'This is the only thing like this on the planet'
Steubenville Herald Star
"There's a company in Georgia that makes kiosks - the idea five years ago was to buy one, retrofit it, maybe customize it and then get it out on the jobsite, but they couldn't do it. It just wasn't reliable enough. The hurdle we had is that if Sheehan ...

Marine Diesel Engine Auxiliaries – 'Waste Not, Want Not' Principle - Maritime propulsion

Sun, 04/21/2013 - 00:32

Marine Diesel Engine Auxiliaries – 'Waste Not, Want Not' Principle
Maritime propulsion
With high bunker prices and in challenging economic times for the shipping industry as a whole every single saved dollar counts: witness United Arab Shipping's recent decision to retrofit all forty-eight ships in its fleet with the latest Alfa Laval ...

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IMarEST launches LNG Ship Fuel Technology Conference - bunkerworld (subscription)

Fri, 04/19/2013 - 16:41

IMarEST launches LNG Ship Fuel Technology Conference
bunkerworld (subscription)
... standards, the US perspective and ISO bunkering standards', which will be followed by a Case Study: 'The Bit Viking retrofit', 'Operating a new build: A shipowners perspective', 'Approaches to LNG tonnage or retrofits' and 'Dual-fuel diesel ...

Drillers: Productivity Boom Transcends Gas Prices - YCharts - YCharts

Fri, 04/19/2013 - 10:31

Drillers: Productivity Boom Transcends Gas Prices - YCharts
YCharts
In 2012, the company also commissioned two Marcellus drilling rigs powered by clean burning, liquefied natural gas, and expects to retrofit four additional rigs to displace diesel in 2013. EQT estimates a fuel cost savings of approximately $400,000 ...

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The Green Issue: Sown Seeds - Business Record

Fri, 04/19/2013 - 08:12

Business Record

The Green Issue: Sown Seeds
Business Record
Then you can go around to every ethanol plant in the state and retrofit them, and those are sizable investments. So basically you've created a new industry in Iowa that's more environmentally friendly than ethanol.” ... Additionally, Frontline Energy ...

Mid April construction and maintenance update - Energy Global - Energy Global

Fri, 04/19/2013 - 05:31

Mid April construction and maintenance update - Energy Global
Energy Global
It will also contribute US$ 1 million to 'Project Green Fleet'; a Minnesota effort to help the owners of school buses, construction equipment and other vehicles to retrofit diesel engines in order to make them cleaner. The upgrade to the refinery is ...

Short lead time for emissions laws criticised - KHL Group

Fri, 04/19/2013 - 04:35

KHL Group

Short lead time for emissions laws criticised
KHL Group
The short intervals allowed for new emissions regulations to come into effect, and that may require retrofitting within the EU, have been criticised by the president of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA). Speaking at the Bauma show in Munich, Dr ...

Overhaul inspection of ME-GI engine draws U.S. operators - Marine Log

Thu, 04/18/2013 - 23:06

Overhaul inspection of ME-GI engine draws U.S. operators
Marine Log
Invited by MAN Diesel & Turbine,some of those in attendance were U.S.-based Crowley Maritime, Horizon Lines, Matson and SEACOR Ocean Transport, who operate oceangoing tonnage in the Jones Act trade, as well as U.S. naval architectural and marine ...

Flint Hills reaches deal on expansion - Hastings Star Gazette

Thu, 04/18/2013 - 11:45

Flint Hills reaches deal on expansion
Hastings Star Gazette
FHR also will contribute $1 million to the Environmental Initiative's Project Green Fleet, a diesel engine retrofit program that has already reduced fine particulate emissions in Minnesota by the equivalent of taking 350,000 cars off the road. MCEA ...

Tests build case to curb dirtiest diesel trucks: Metro - Surrey Leader

Wed, 04/17/2013 - 20:41

Tests build case to curb dirtiest diesel trucks: Metro
Surrey Leader
Tests build case to curb dirtiest diesel trucks: Metro. truckemissionstesting-7web.jpg. Tests conducted last summer with roadside sensors used ultraviolet and infrared equipment to measure contaminants from diesel trucks as they drove by. Metro ...

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Analyst: LNG Adoption Will Take Longer for Shipping than Trucking - Ship & Bunker

Wed, 04/17/2013 - 20:10

Analyst: LNG Adoption Will Take Longer for Shipping than Trucking
Ship & Bunker
"It is very difficult to retrofit so you would need to build new ships," he said. BCG analysis shows only 600,000 tonnes of marine distillate, at most, is likely to be replaced by LNG by 2020, ... It is very difficult to retrofit so you would need to ...

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Virginia Port Authority works to reduce pollution at marine terminals - Daily Press

Wed, 04/17/2013 - 15:48

Virginia Port Authority works to reduce pollution at marine terminals
Daily Press
For drivers attached to their trucks, the program offers a $6,000 incentive to retrofit the diesel exhaust. As of last week, 375 trucks were retrofitted, she said. That leaves 2,100 more to go. “I don't ever want to get into a situation where there's a ...

Fuels for Thought: a Competitive Fuels Future in Israel - Journal of Energy ... - Journal of Energy Security

Wed, 04/17/2013 - 15:12

Fuels for Thought: a Competitive Fuels Future in Israel - Journal of Energy ...
Journal of Energy Security
The initial mix, a 15% methanol blend with gasoline (M15), is being tested in regular cars and doesn't require any retrofit for a car's engine, and provides no corrosion damage to a combustion engine. The next stage of testing will involve ... Two ...

Flint Hills reaches deal on expansion - Rosemount Town Pages

Wed, 04/17/2013 - 15:09

Flint Hills reaches deal on expansion
Rosemount Town Pages
FHR also will contribute $1 million to the Environmental Initiative's Project Green Fleet, a diesel engine retrofit program that has already reduced fine particulate emissions in Minnesota by the equivalent of taking 350,000 cars off the road. MCEA ...

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APCD offering money to Central Valley schools to retrofit buses - Examiner.com

Wed, 04/17/2013 - 09:07

Examiner.com

APCD offering money to Central Valley schools to retrofit buses
Examiner.com
The San Joaquin Valley APCD yesterday announced a new grant program for retrofitting school buses with air pollution control devices. Interested school districts, joint powers authorities, and private transportation agencies in the eight county air ...

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Flint Hills refinery signs deal with environmental groups over expansion - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Wed, 04/17/2013 - 01:19

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Flint Hills refinery signs deal with environmental groups over expansion
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Under the agreement reached with two environmental groups, Flint Hills also will contribute $1 million to a Minnesota effort called Project Green Fleet that helps owners of school buses, construction equipment and other vehicles retrofit diesel engines ...
Flint Hills, environmental groups settle on plans for refinery upgradeMinnesota Public Radio

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Flint Hills signs deal with environmental groups over refinery expansion - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Tue, 04/16/2013 - 22:14

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Flint Hills signs deal with environmental groups over refinery expansion
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Under the agreement reached with two environmental groups, Flint Hills also will contribute $1 million to a Minnesota effort called Project Green Fleet that helps owners of school buses, construction equipment and other vehicles retrofit diesel engines ...

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Flint Hills, environmental groups settle on plans for refinery upgrade - Minnesota Public Radio

Tue, 04/16/2013 - 16:07

Flint Hills, environmental groups settle on plans for refinery upgrade
Minnesota Public Radio
The company will also contribute $1 million to Project Green Fleet, a project run by the Environmental Initiative to retrofit diesel engines to reduce fine particulate emissions, which are a public health concern. MCEA Executive Director Scott Strand ...

LNG: Groups put pedal to the metal in dash to provide transport fuel - Financial Times

Mon, 04/15/2013 - 20:31

LNG: Groups put pedal to the metal in dash to provide transport fuel
Financial Times
“We think that, right now, the conditions are very good for developing this market, because America's natural gas is cheaper than gasoline or diesel,” Jiang Yu, chief executive of ENN's international division, told the Financial Times in March. ENN's ...

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