Alternative fuels event to highlight school bus fleet case studies
HUMBLE, Texas — The 2009 Advancing the Choice Conference will be held here on June 24 at the Humble Civic Center, hosted by the Houston-Galveston Are...
HUMBLE, Texas — The 2009 Advancing the Choice Conference will be held here on June 24 at the Humble Civic Center, hosted by the Houston-Galveston Area Council and the Clean Cities/Clean Vehicles Program.
Attendees will learn about the latest technologies, fuels, policies and programs related to heavy- and light-duty fleet vehicles through breakout sessions, workshops and case studies discussed during the workshops.
Workshop topics include diesel retrofits and fuel conservation; gaseous fuels; renewable fuels/bio-fuels; and hybrid and electric vehicle technologies. Case studies in powering a school bus with compressed natural gas, retrofitting a school bus fleet, powering a fleet with propane and deploying a plug-in hybrid-electric school bus, among others, will be reviewed during the workshops.
Special guests will include the EPA, Clean Energy, the National Biodiesel Board and the Association for Peak Oil & Natural Gas.
School district representatives receive complimentary registration to the event.
For more information or to register, visit http://www.houston-cleancities.org/2009_ATC_Conf.htm.
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