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Newsby StaffSeptember 29, 2010

Thermo King offers new rooftop A/C unit

The Slim Line Rooftop system for school and shuttle buses features an ultralow design for space and energy savings. It can be installed in the middle of a bus for more uniform air flow and the unit’s configuration allows for 90 percent of maintenance to be performed from inside the bus.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 16, 2010

District to save $7.3M over 15 years with solar project

Five elementary schools and the district's transportation center will be equipped with solar panels that will generate 70 percent of the district's annual energy needs.

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Newsby StaffJuly 26, 2010

Zonar to aid development of electric school buses

Zonar will subsidize additional data sampling costs for customers who opt to share data with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to help in the development of hybrid, plug-in hybrid electric and battery electric school buses.

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Newsby StaffJune 1, 2010

Riteway wins clean air award

Riteway operates vehicles that meet the new EPA guidelines. Other "green" initiatives include a recycling program, digital imaging, energy efficient lighting and video conferencing for all locations.

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Newsby StaffJune 1, 2010

Navistar, Enova announce deployment of 16 hybrid buses

Sixteen hybrid school buses will be put into service at several school districts. This deployment represents the initial large-scale utilization of U.S. Department of Energy grants for clean school buses.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2010

Diesel price projected to climb over next 2 years

The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects the average price of diesel to rise about 28 percent from 2009 through 2011. A smaller increase is projected for average gasoline price.

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Newsby StaffAugust 27, 2009

Propane grants will fund purchase of 245 buses

AUSTIN, Texas — On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the award of $12.6 million to the Railroad Commission of Texas, the state...

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Newsby StaffApril 7, 2009

Lawmakers propose bill to increase use of natural gas

On April 1, Rep. Dan Boren (Okla.), Rep. John Larson (Conn.), Rep. John Sullivan (Okla.), and energy executive T. Boone Pickens announced legislation to expand the use of natural gas as an alternative to conventional transportation fuel.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 6, 2009

DOE reports on fuel cell school bus developments

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In December, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its Fuel Cell School Buses Report to Congress, fulfilling requirements o...

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Articlesby StaffJuly 1, 2008

Algae touted as potential source of fuel

SAN DIEGO — A local company said that it can produce crude oil from a process using algae, sunlight, water and carbon dioxide. Sapphire Energy sai...

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