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Sacramento Clean Cities Member Successes and Activities |
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Greater Sacramento Regional
Updated June 22, 2010
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This page highlights some of the recent member successes to increase the use of alternative fuels in our area. May 6, 2010 - Sacramento Clean Cities Co-sponsors Fleet Workshop The Greater Sacramento Regional Clean Air Coalition (Sacramento Clean Cities) and the City of Sacramento Department of General Services, Fleet Management Division, co-sponsored a workshop on “Implementing Best Business Practices – What Smart Leaders do in Challenging Times.” Keith Leech, Fleet Manager for the City of Sacramento and newly elected President of Sacramento Clean Cities Coalition, welcomed 51 attendees from 30 different public agencies to his Meadowview Corporation Yard facilities for the 9:00am to 3:30pm event on May 6, 2010. The primary focus of the conference was on greening fleets and greening maintenance facilities. Paul Condran, Culver City Fleet Manager named the #1 Best Green Fleet in North America for 2009 by Government Fleet Magazine led off followed by Rick Longobart, Santa Ana Fleet Manager named the NAFA Green Fleet Award Recipient for the best environmentally based ideas in 2009. Chris Merrill from Trimble Mobile Resources spoke on how the #1 fleet in the country saved over $700,000 in fuel in one year. Keith Leech, Fleet Manager of Sacramento, one of the 100 Best Fleets in North America followed speaking on grants for alternative fuels and fleet efficiencies. Greg Haglin with National Joint Powers Alliance presented strategies for eliminating the RFP process for obtaining green fleet equipment and Jon Tegmeier with the Avion Company talked about return on investments for green technology. Bill Howard with FuelMaster showed how to measure and monitor the use of fuel while Bob Sparks with AssetWorks spoke on fleet efficiencies through ‘dashboarding.” Other speakers included Rudy Six with INVERS Mobility Solutions speaking on motor pooling of municipal fleets and Tom Johnson with 100 Best Fleets who pulled it all together as he spoke about the 5 best practices of the 100 Best Fleets. The workshop hosts included 100 Best Fleets, AssetWorks, FuelMaster and Trimble Mobile Resource magazine with FuelMaster hosting lunch. The workshop also featured displays by Pure Power Oil Filters and Zonar GPS devices.
June 2009 LNG Technician Training in Sacramento
Twenty technicians from the City of Sacramento's and the County of Sacramento's heavy-duty fleet maintenance crews received passed the course and were awarded certificates of completion. Both the City of Sacramento and the County of Sacramento fleet operations personnel were very appreciative of the Clean Cities Board for covering training costs.
July, 2009 - E85 Program August 5, 2009 - Sacramento Region Celebrates the First EV Recharging Station at a Public Gas Station DMC Green has recently installed E85 and biodiesel systems in 7 retail service stations in the Sacramento region. They also plan to install over 40 electric vehicle recharging stations in the next six months. The electric recharging system being used by DMC Greene is designed and manufactured by Coulomb Technologies and has a number of innovative features. Clients are issued a unique Radio Frequency (RF) key fob that unlocks and activates the recharging system. The system automatically sends a text message to their cell phone when the car is fully charged or if anyone attempts to disconnect the electrical connection. Clients also have access to 24/7 customer support. If a client has lost a key fob or has any other issues they can call and receive assistance. Customer service specialists can also unlock and activate the recharging systems remotely. Funding for the E85 infrastructure was provided by a grant from the California Air Resources Board and administered by the Sacramento Air District, both members of the Sacramento Clean Cities Coalition. The Coalition actively promoted the E85 infrastructure in cooperation with a consortium that included the Sacramento Air District and several E85 providers. Private funds were used for the electric vehicle recharging system. September 15, 2009 - 2010 Technology Workshop
CleanFUEL USA Awarded DOE AOI4 Grant The Sacramento region is one of the areas where the propane refueling infrastructure will be expanded. CleanFUEL USA Western Regional Manager and Sacramento Clean Cities Board Member, Jon Van Bogart, was instrumental in securing the DOE grant and bringing several of the propane stations to Sacramento. Another major partner in the CleanFUEL USA program is one of the world’s largest oil companies, Conoco-Philips who will work to assist in refueling site selection so that each station has easy access, is capable of accelerated deployment and will provide maximum program exposure. Approximately 90% of the United States’ propane supply is produced domestically, while the remaining 7% - 10% is imported from Canada making propane a readily available, secure alternative fuel source.
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