Green Options » Liquefied natural gas http://greenoptions.com/tag/liquefied-natural-gas Posts tagged 'Liquefied natural gas' Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:00:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en UPDATED: Wal-Mart Tests Diesel-Hybrid Trucks, Alternative Fuels http://gas2.org/2009/02/06/wal-mart-tests-diesel-hybrid-trucks-alternative-fuels-2/ http://gas2.org/2009/02/06/wal-mart-tests-diesel-hybrid-trucks-alternative-fuels-2/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:00:28 +0000 Jerry James Stone http://gas2.org/2009/02/06/wal-mart-tests-diesel-hybrid-trucks-alternative-fuels-2/ Wal-Mart Testing Diesel-Hybrid Commercial Fleet, Powered By Reclaimed Grease Fuel From Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club Stores.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc announced plans to test two different hybrid Class-8 trucks and three different types of alternative fuels in an effort to double their fleet’s fuel-efficiency.

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]]> http://gas2.org/2009/02/06/wal-mart-tests-diesel-hybrid-trucks-alternative-fuels-2/feed/ Fuel from Trash Will Power California Garbage Trucks http://cleantechnica.com/2008/05/08/transportation-fuel-produced-from-trash-in-worlds-largest-plant-in-2009/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/05/08/transportation-fuel-produced-from-trash-in-worlds-largest-plant-in-2009/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 07:40:12 +0000 Sarah Lozanova http://cleantechnica.com/2008/05/08/transportation-fuel-produced-from-trash-in-worlds-largest-plant-in-2009/ landfill gas fuel300 garbage collection trucks in California will soon be fueled by the same trash that they haul. Landfill gas will be purified and liquefied, producing up to 13,000 gallons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) daily.

This facility at Waste Management’s (WMI: NYSE) Altamont Landfill in Livermore, California will begin operation in 2009. It comes with a price tag of $15.5 million, with grants providing $1.4 million.

Cleaner Fuel

Waste Management is the largest waste management company in North America and operates the largest US fleet of heavy-duty collection trucks. The company has a goal to reduce fleet emissions by 15% by 2020.

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