SEDC
Energy, Economics, & Environment
On September 12th, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and our partners in eight southern states in agriculture, construction, transportation, shipping, energy and the environment will come together at the Wyndham Atlanta Galleria to hold the 12th Annual Partners Meeting of the Southeast Diesel Collaborative (SEDC). Registration information will be coming soon.
EPA is announcing $34 million in competitive grant funding for the Diesel Emissions Reductions Act (DERA) Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program. The Program is soliciting proposals nationwide for projects that achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions.
The (SEDC) is part of EPA’s National Clean Diesel Campaign, a program combining regulatory measures with voluntary initiatives to reduce the pollution emitted from diesel engines across the country.
BYD says it has completed a battery-electric refuse truck demonstration project with the LA Sanitation (LASAN) and Wayne Engineering.
As reported, this demonstration logged more than 5,200 miles and drove up to 108 miles per day, with an average range of 99 miles, proving that zero-emission refuse vehicles are a viable technology for municipal waste haulers.
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ROUSH CleanTech says it has developed a new propane autogas engine available in Class 4-7 vehicles and Blue Bird Type C buses that is certified to the optional low nitrogen oxide (NOx) level of 0.05 g/bhp-hr.
According to the company, these new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)- and California Air Resources Board (CARB)-certified propane engines are 75% cleaner than the current emissions standard.
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Hydrogen fuel cells are making a come back in the renewable energy field. And in Hawaii, we’ll soon see hydrogen fuel cells in cars, fleets and microgrids.
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