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NewsMay 18, 2011

GreenRoad Hires Jim Heeger as CEO and Raises $13 Million

REDWOOD CITY, CA - GreenRoad serves First Group, the U.K.’s largest bus and rail operator company, and Ryder. Other customers include: Iron Mountain, Securitas Mobile, Mastec, Arctic Glacier, DuPre Logistics, and Quickway Carriers.

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NewsMay 17, 2011

Solar Field to Power Chevrolet Volt Assembly

DETROIT -- The largest photovoltaic solar array in Southeast Michigan will be built at the General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant, turning sunlight into electricity to help power the home of the Chevrolet Volt.

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NewsMay 17, 2011

DOE, USDA Award $47 Million in Biomass Research Grants

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture announced the awarding of $47 million to fund eight research and development projects that will support the production of biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products from biomass sources.

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NewsMay 17, 2011

Ford, Georgia Tech Partner on Hydraulic Hybrid Bus

ATLANTA – The Ford Motor Co. Fund and the Georgia Institute of Technology are partnering on the nation’s first conversion of a traditional school bus to a hydraulic hybrid vehicle that runs on recycled biofuel.

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NewsMay 17, 2011

National NGV Fleet Forum Forms

LONG BEACH, CA – Consulting firm Gladstein, Neandross & Associates (GNA) announced it has formed a new group, the Natural Gas Vehicle Fleet Forum, aimed at advancing the use of natural gas in the U.S. transportation sector.

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NewsMay 17, 2011

Atlanta Gas Light Plans CNG Vehicle Fueling Stations

ATLANTA -- Atlanta Gas Light (AGL) has filed a plan with the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) to build a network of compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations over the next five years in the metropolitan Atlanta region and along major transportation corridors in the state.

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NewsMay 17, 2011

Pike: Global Fuel Cell Shipments Doubled Between 2008 and 2010

BOULDER, CO -- According to a new report from Pike Research, global fuel cell shipments doubled between 2008 and 2010, from approximately 7,500 units to more than 15,000 units annually during that period.

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NewsMay 17, 2011

FedEx Corporate Services Signs Agreement for Renewable Diesel

PASADENA, TX -- KiOR Inc., a renewable fuels company, said it has signed a ground fuel supply agreement with FedEx Corporate Services Inc.

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NewsMay 17, 2011

Alt-Fuel Workshop Set for N.J. in June

WASHINGTON – The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) and Alternative Fuels Trade Alliance have scheduled a free training workshop in Trenton, N.J., for transportation professionals interested in learning more about propane autogas and other alternative fuels.

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NewsMay 17, 2011

GM to Open Electric Motors Plant in 2013

WHITE MARSH, MD – General Motors said its electric motor plant near Baltimore, set to open in 2013, will be the first by a major U.S. automaker that’s dedicated to making the critical components for vehicle electrification.

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