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Tag Archive: propane engine

Jan
19

Case Study: Williamson County Precinct 2 Constable’s Office

During the Williamson County Propane Fueling Station Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Curtis Donaldson, CEO of CleanFUEL USA introduced me to Sergeant William Beechinor of the Williamson County Precinct 2 Constable’s Office. Sergeant Beechinor has been driving alternative fuel vehicles for work since the early 1980’s and wrote down his testimonial for the readers of Texas Propane… Continue reading »

May
11

Travels With Susan: The Propane Girl

This week Susan hit the road to visit Dickinson Independent School District but was quickly derailed when her check engine light came on.  Continue reading to see what she did to remedy the situation!  As I headed to Dickinson ISD my check engine light came on. Once my propane conversion began beeping and switched my… Continue reading »

May
10

Propane Engine Fuel Summit 2011

Earlier this month the 2011 Propane Engine Fuel Summit, organized by the Propane Education & Research Council in conjunction with the Alternative Clean Transportation Expo was held in Long Beach, California.  In addition to a studio audience of about 75, more than 400 viewers logged on each day to watch the live webcast of the… Continue reading »

Nov
29

CleanFUEL USA Partners with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation

CleanFUEL USA will partner with Thomas parent company Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation to build and certify a multi-purpose 8-liter General Motors propane engine. The new engine will feature CleanFUEL’s new 8L liquid propane injection system, which will initially be developed for use in delivery trucks and school buses. Freightliner plans to certify the propane fuel… Continue reading »

Oct
25

PERC Approves 2011 Budget with $16 million for engine R&D

On September 29, 2010, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy heard testimony on the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC).  Roy Willis of PERC gave testimony about the research projects PERC has been involved with, the training and safety materials they have developed, and the public outreach efforts they have conducted. … Continue reading »