The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and GLICCC joined together to host a series of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) outreach events on Long Island during the month of May. These workshops were geared to private fleet owners and managers, but were open to all, and asked the question, Is CNG right for your fleet?
First up was a CNG 101 workshop, held on May 3rd. The feature discussion was given by Stephe Yborra, Director of Market Analysis, Education & Communication from the Clean Vehicle Education Foundation. His presentation was entitled The Compelling Case for Natural Gas Vehicles in Public and Private Fleets. Stephe gave an extremely detailed overview of the NGV market in the US today, and the savings that can be achieved by converting to a CNG fleet. On May 15th, GLICCC held a CNG Maintenance Facility Compliance Workshop. Pat McClave of Engineered Energy Solutions was the main speaker at this event. His presentation focused on the steps that need to be taken in order for a garage facility to be modified to service CNG vehicles. The workshop also featured a tour of a CNG compliant garage facility. Special thanks to Middle Country Central School District for arranging for us to tour their garage. GLICCC also held an alternative fuel vehicle display, held in conjunction with the APWA-LIOSA Equipment Show. The vehicle display included a Dueco electric hybrid truck, Toro lawn equipment, a Freightliner CNG roll off truck and a CNG ambulance
The other New York coalitions held similar events, in an effort to make fleet managers aware of how to convert their fleets to CNG. Stephe Yborra’s CNG 101 presentation is posted on the GLICCC website. Contact the GLICCCC for additions information regarding converting your fleet to CNG.
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