Transportation
Maersk Line to Test Sulfur-Cutting Exhaust Cleaner
Shipping giant Maersk Line is to test a new exhaust gas cleaning system that it says could cut sulfur emissions by more than 97 percent.
The scrubbing ...
Green Fleet Briefing: Pacer, Peterbilt, Golden Eagle, Toyota Prius
Pacer International is adding 300 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks to its Southern California fleet.
The trucks will operate through Pacer’s cartage subsidiary, Pacer ...
Coke Discusses its Hybrid Fleet. Green Fleet Briefing: AeroVironment, Holiday Inn, Ecotality, Kemet, Ford
The Oregon Department of Transportation has selected AeroVironment to supply, install, operate and maintain 22 electric vehicle charging stations along major transportation corridors and travel destinations ...
Green Fleet Briefing: Yahoo!, Enterprise, USC, Utility Trailer, Lux
Enterprise Rent-A-Car is adding a Toyota Prius Plug-In hybrid demonstration vehicle to the WeCar auto sharing program at Yahoo!’s Sunnyvale, Calif., campus.
Toyota is delivering more than ...
Green Fleets Briefing: Chrysler Biofuel Deal, EV Cyber Attacks, States Eye Fuel Rules
Chrysler and ZeaChem Inc. have entered into a memorandum of understanding aimed at accelerating the development and market adoption of advanced cellulosic ethanol. Through ...
Alternative Fuel Fleets Grew While Production Fell
There were almost 29 percent fewer alternative fuel vehicles made available for use in 2009 than in 2008, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration figures.
In 2009 ...
DOE Awards $175m for Advanced Vehicle Research, $7m for Fuel Cells and Storage
The Department of Energy yesterday awarded more than $175 million to accelerate the development and deployment of advanced vehicle technologies.
The funding, to be ...
Trucking Industry Welcomes Fuel Efficiency Standards
Trucking industry leaders have greeted new fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty vehicles with reactions ranging from cautious optimism to hearty enthusiasm.
Navistar, Cummins and the American ...
Obama Launches Fuel Standards for Trucks and Buses
Big-rig trucks will be required to reduce fuel consumption by about 20 percent by model year 2018, under heavy-duty vehicle efficiency rules unveiled by ...
TTSI Plans 100 Zero Emission Truck Purchase
Trucking firm Total Transportation Services Inc. looks set to buy 100 zero emission trucks for heavy-duty hauling purposes from Vision Motor Corp.
The haulage company signed a ...
UPS, FedEx Report Efficiency Gains
UPS and FedEx have released sustainability reports within days of each other, with UPS showing a 3.3 percent reduction in fuel consumed per ...
DHL Launches ‘Carbon Dashboard’ Emissions Tracker
DHL Global Forwarding has launched the GoGreen Carbon Dashboard, a service for its freight customers to track carbon emissions in their supply chain.
The ...
K Line LNG Ship Cuts CO2 40%, Nitrogen 90%
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, a Japanese shipping giant, is building a car carrier whose nitrogen emissions are up to 90 percent lower than those ...
Hydrogen Fueling Stations Could Reach 5,200 by 2020
More than 5,200 hydrogen fueling stations for cars, buses and forklifts will be operational by 2020, up from just 200 stations in 2010, ...
Sustainability Software Briefing: Serious Energy, Viridity, Sprint, Enxsuite, Bonneville Power
Serious Energy has launched a new release of its SeriousEnergy Manager enterprise energy-efficiency management platform. SeriousEnergy Manager 3.1 (pictured) includes powerful building intelligence reporting capabilities, advanced ...
First Ever GHG Rules Agreed for Ships
The UN’s maritime agency has adopted the first mandatory greenhouse gas reduction rules for the shipping industry.
The agreement by 55 of the world’s ...
San Francisco Grabs Title of ‘Greenest’ City
San Francisco grabbed the mantle of 'greenest' major city in the US and Canada Green City Index, with New York, ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Clean Air Transport, Maritime Emissions, Fracking Bans
A top EPA official said the agency will unveil its final Clean Air transport rule next week, the Hill reports. Draft regulations released ...
Software Briefing: Gridpoint, 1E, SCI, Norwegian Cruises
Smart grid technology supplier GridPoint Inc. has announced the release of utility management software GridPoint Energy Manager. The software complements existing hardware and service ...
