Anti-Idling Seminar Presentations, Webinar - July 7, 2010
Thank you to the participants and presenters for this seminar.
Presentations are linked below.
EnergyXtreme Idle Reduction Power Source - Greg Topjan
Shorepower Technologies Electric Transportation Infrastructure - Joe
Licari
Eleven Organizations in S.C. Receive Stimulus Funds for Alternative Fuels
Eleven organizations in South Carolina will share more than $4.5 million awarded through the South Carolina Budget and Control Board’s State Energy Office to convert vehicles to run on new fuels and to build the state’s network of alternative vehicle refueling stations.
A total of 361 vehicles will be refitted to operate with either propane, compressed natural gas (CNG) or hybrid technology. In addition, 71 refueling stations will be built to service these vehicles, most of which will be available for public use, including ethanol, biodiesel, propane and compressed natural gas facilities.
“These funds will reduce harmful emissions by promoting the use of alternative vehicles and creating jobs in our state,” Ashlie Lancaster of the South Carolina Energy Office said.
The Energy Office partnered with the Triangle J Council of Governments in North Carolina to apply for this Clean Cities grant. A total of $300 million was awarded nationally to 25 organizations to expand the use of alternative fueled vehicles and advanced technology vehicles throughout the country.
Projects funded in South Carolina include:
These projects will reduce the petroleum use in both North and South Carolina, helping save more than 724,000 gallons per year while reducing air pollution.
Clean Transportation Education Project Biodiesel Workshop,
Columbia, SC - March 23, 2010
Thank you to our participants and sponsors, the US Department of
Energy, NC Solar Center, Wake Technical Community College, United
Soybean Board, and the SC Energy Office.
Presentations:
Biodiesel Overview - Rich Cregar, Wake Technical Community College
Perspective of a Biodiesel Production - Joe Renwick and Brandon
Spence, Midlands Biofuels, LLC
Perspective of a Biodiesel Retailer - Adam Marcus, Spinx Company
Perspective of a Biodiesel Distributor - Don Nelson, Renewable
Energy Group
Federal Incentives & Regulations - Anne Tazewell, NC Solar Center
State Incentives - Erika Myers, SC Energy Office
South Carolina is at the forefront of publicly accessible alternative fuels like ethanol and biodiesel. Currently, a total of 94 retail locations offer either E85 and/or biodiesel. A total of 68 public stations in South Carolina offer E85 (85% ethanol, 15% gasoline) and 53 public stations offer at least B5 (5% biodiesel, 95% diesel) up to B99. All state-owned diesel pumps are required to carry a minimum of B5.
List of E85 & Biodiesel Stations in South Carolina
E85 Station Locations in South Carolina
Biodiesel Station Locations in South Carolina
The Palmetto State Clean Fuels Coalition (PSCFC) is part of the Clean Cities program and is one of 88 designated coalitions in the United States. The Department of Energy approved the application for PSCFC's designation in 2003, recognizing the commitment of our stakeholders to building an alternative fuels market in South Carolina.
This partnership must implement all the objectives outlined in the Program Plan. Although this will be hard work, all the stakeholders in the PSCFC have already demonstrated their level of commitment to alternative fuels.
Clean Cities is a locally based, voluntary public/private partnership coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that expands the use of alternatives to gasoline and diesel fuel. Legal alternatives under EPAct92 include CNG, ethanol, methanol, electricity, and liquefied petroleum gas (propane).
The U.S. Department of Energy developed this program in order to promote energy use in the transportation sector that is clean, safe, less dependent upon foreign sources, and sustainable. Clean Cities builds on local initiative and partnerships and nationwide networks to achieve its goals. By combining local decision-making with voluntary action by partners, this grassroots community action is a departure from the usual top-down approach of federal programs. These coalitions create effective programs that will combine for a sustainable nationwide alternative fuels market.
Erika H. Myers
Clean Cities Coordinator
(803) 737-7951
emyers@energy.sc.gov
Andrew Epting
Clean Cities Grants Coordinator
(803) 737-4082
aepting@energy.sc.gov
South Carolina Energy Office
1200 Senate Street
408 Wade Hampton Building
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 737-8030 (office)
(803) 737-9846 (fax)
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Odyssey Day: Alternative Fuel Ride-and-Drive
October 15th
Columbia, SC
Details will be released in August. To volunteer to
serve on the planning committee, contact Andrew Epting
at
aepting@energy.sc.gov.
Application to apply for grants with Palmetto State Clean Fuels
Coalition
If you would like to partner on future grant applications with Palmetto
State Clean Fuels Coalition, projects may be submitted via a
Project Submittal Form.
Incentives to utilize advanced vehicle technologies
The PSCFC boasts an active group of stakeholders who make our continued success possible. If you would like to become a stakeholder, you will need to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the PSCFC to voluntarily support our activities. Our current stakeholders include (in no particular order):