| May 1, 2008 |
College To Train Port Workers On LNG
(Long Beach City College plans to use $1.2 million in new funding to implement an LNG program starting this year that would train hundreds of port workers, create a new curriculum for LBCC students and launch a class at Cabrillo High School, all teaching the alternative fuel technology.)
—Gazette Newspapers
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| Apr 30, 2008 |
Peterbilt, Westport Team on LNG Trucks
(Peterbilt Motors Co. has announced a partnership with Westport Innovations to develop an LNG version of its Model 386 truck for Wal-Mart.)
—Diesel Progress
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| Apr 13, 2008 |
Ports Pushing 2010 LNG Engine Development Program
(Under one Clean Air Action Plan program, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach want to ensure that only trucks with the newest and cleanest engines dray cargo to and from the harbor.)
—The Cunningham Report
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| Apr 1, 2008 |
Heavy LNG
(Despite a long history using natural gas to fuel many vehicles in its fleet, California utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) always got stumped in the heavy Class 8 vehicle category. Until now, that is.)
—Fleet Owner
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| Mar 26, 2008 |
Peterbilt announces strategic partnership with Westport Innovations to expand its natural gas offerings
(Peterbilt Motors Company announced its partnership with Westport Innovations to develop a natural gas version of its Model 386 for Wal-Mart at the 2008 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky. )
—Peterbilt
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| Mar 17, 2008 |
Southern Counties Orders 50 LNG Port Trucks
(Southern Counties Express, Inc. (SCE) has placed an initial order for 50 Kenworth LNG (liquefied natural gas) T800 Class 8 trucks (earlier post), representing a value of approximately US$4 million for Westport’s LNG heavy-duty engines and fuel systems.)
—Green Car Congress
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| Feb 21, 2008 |
Port of Long Beach Approves Plan to Replace No Less Than 50 Percent of Aging Diesel Trucks with Alternative-Fueled Models
(ean Energy Renews Commitment to Supply Fuel for Thousands of New ‘Green’ Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Trucks Slated for Port Service)
—BusinessWire
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| Feb 15, 2008 |
Going the Long Haul with LNG
(Westport makes first Australian commercial sale of LNG fuel system; Australian heavy-duty project demonstrates use.)
—Diesel Progress
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| Feb 13, 2008 |
Westport Awarded US$2.25 Million to Support Development of Next Generation Heavy-Duty LNG Fuel System
(Westport Innovations Inc. has been awarded US$2.25 million in funding from the California South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.)
—Green Car Congress
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| Feb 13, 2008 |
Westport counts on LNG fuel for trucks
(Since it was founded in 1995, Westport Innovations Inc. [WPT-T] has had the same focus: designing systems that allow vehicles to burn alternative fuels such as natural gas instead of diesel, providing for cleaner air and, at some point, a profitable business for the company.)
—The Globe and Mail
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| Feb 13, 2008 |
Trucker helped shake bugs out of green power; Ran his rig on liquefied natural gas
(King - who drives for Challenger Motor Freight - took part in a project three years ago to run his rig on the technology.)
—Chatham Daily News
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| Feb 5, 2008 |
Westport shares up after signing deal with Wal-Mart for four LNG trucks
(Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX:WPT) has signed a deal to supply Wal-Mart Stores Inc. with four trucks fuelled by liquefied natural gas, in a pilot project designed to show the environmental benefits of Westport's LNG systems.)
—CBC News
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| Feb 5, 2008 |
Westport inks deal with Wal-Mart for LNG trucks
(Westport Innovations Inc. has signed a deal to supply Wal-Mart Stores Inc. with four trucks fuelled by liquefied natural gas, in a pilot project designed to show the environmental benefits of Westport's LNG systems.)
—The Toronto Star
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| Jan 29, 2008 |
Kenworth Truck Company plans fleet of LNG vehicles
(Kenworth Truck Company and Westport Innovations Inc have announced that production of a line of liquefied natural gas vehicles will begin in 2009. The Kenworth T800 LNG trucks will use Westport’s LNG fuel system technology adapted for the Cummins ISX 15-liter engine.)
—gizmag
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| Jan 28, 2008 |
Kenworth To Produce Liquefied Natural Gas Vehicles
(Kenworth Truck Co. said it will begin producing a low-emissions liquefied natural gas (LNG) T800 truck at its manufacturing facility in Renton, Wash., beginning next year.)
—Trucking Info
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| Jan 24, 2008 |
Westport Innovations Gets Pact From Kenworth For LNG Tech
(Westport Innovations Inc. said Kenworth Truck Co. will produce KenWorth T800 liquified natural gas trucks at a facility in Renton, Wash. using Westport's liquefied natural gas fuel system technology adapted for the Cummins ISX-15-liter engine.)
—CNN Money
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| Jan 24, 2008 |
Kenworth plans cleaner truck power
(Kenworth Truck Co. plans to begin large-scale production of heavy-duty trucks powered by liquefied natural gas at its Renton plant next year.)
—Seattle Post Intellgencer
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| Jan 24, 2008 |
Kenworth To Build LNG Trucks
(Kenworth Truck Co. said it will expand its presence in the LNG vehicle markets by beginning production of Kenworth T800 LNG trucks at its manufacturing facility in Renton, Wash., in 2009.)
—Diesel Progress
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| Jan 23, 2008 |
Kenworth LNG trucks take a bow
(Ten Kenworth liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks were featured during ceremonies at the grand opening of Clean Energy Fuels Corp.’s fueling station in Southern California.)
—Fleet Owner
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| Jan 15, 2008 |
PG&E Adds Five Heavy-Duty Liquid Natural Gas Trucks to its Fleet
(Becomes the first utility in the nation to utilize these clean, alternative-fuel vehicles)
—Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
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| Jan 1, 2008 |
New Products: Kenworth LNG T800
(Kenworth will offer environmentally friendly, liquefied natural gas vehicles by beginning production of T800 LNG trucks at its manufacturing facility in Renton, Wash., but not until 2009.)
—Today's Trucking
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| Dec 30, 2007 |
The Diesel Truck "Big Rig" of the Future
(How will Trucks in the future look? Lets see some real examples of innovations and prototypes. The most important aspect is the energy source. The energetic crisis and the pollution are the two axles for the engineers of the future.)
—Ezine Articles
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| Dec 19, 2007 |
Natural gas-powered Kenworths to serve California ports
(A fleet of Kenworth T800 liquid natural gas (LNG)-powered trucks is set to begin serving the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the company announced yesterday.)
—Truck News
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| Dec 15, 2007 |
New LNG Fueling Station Now Open For Business
(More than 200 people gathered at the Southern Counties Express yard in Carson last week to celebrate the first liquefied natural gas station to open in the harbor area.)
—The Cunningham Report
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| Dec 11, 2007 |
Government, Ports and Air Quality Leaders Open First Natural Gas Truck Fuel Station to Support Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports’ Historic Clean Air Action Plan
(New Green Fleet of Liquefied Natural Gas Port Trucks ‘Ready to Roll’ — First of Projected 16,000+ Cleaner Trucks Planned by Ports)
—BusinessWire
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| Dec 5, 2007 |
Sanitation Districts Begin Using Liquified Natural Gas Transfer Trucks
(Cummins ISX 15-liter engines, equipped with Westport's High Pressure Direct Injection (HPDI) fueling system, power the LNG trucks.)
—Marketwire
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| Dec 4, 2007 |
Westport Receives 2007 US EPA and CARB Certification of Heavy-Duty LNG Class 8 Truck Engine
(Westport Innovations Inc. has received California Air Resources Board (CARB) and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certification for its High Pressure Direct Injection (HPDI) technology adapted to the 2007 Cummins ISX heavy-duty engine.)
—Green Car Congress
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| Dec 1, 2007 |
Natural Progression
(Canadian company Westport Innovations in co-operation with Cummins has been quietly working on an LNG powered version of the 15-litre ISX engine. Four such units are now ready for testing in Australian fleets.)
—Diesel Magazine
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| Nov 25, 2007 |
Southern Counties Express Getting LNG Green Fleet
(Southern Counties is taking delivery on 71 of the new LNG-diesel engines developed by Westport Innovations of British Columbia.)
—The Cunningham Report
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| Nov 12, 2007 |
Heavy-duty joint venture garners accolades
(The development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) engine for heavy-duty trucks is not only beneficial to the environment, but to the companies participating as well.)
—Today's Trucking
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| Nov 8, 2007 |
Environmental tax breaks ease technology costs – in the U.S.
(Westport Innovations revealed the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has confirmed tax credit eligibility for buyers of Westport's liquefied natural gas (LNG) system for heavy-duty Class 8 trucks.)
—Today's Trucking
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| Nov 5, 2007 |
Westport Launches Australian HPDI Demonstration
(Horsepower hungry fleet operators in Australia are keeping a keen eye on developments following Westport Innovations launch of fleet operations of four Westport heavy-duty liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks as part of a previously-announced Australian LNG truck demonstration program.)
—NGV Global
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| Nov 1, 2007 |
The Search is On for Alternative Fuels
(Imported oil and its attendant risks. Greenhouse gases and global warming. An economy dependent on a vibrant freight transportation system. Add those up and the result is a growing imperative to find alternatives to traditional fuels.)
—DC Velocity
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| Oct 22, 2007 |
CNG and Beyond
(The prospects for natural gas vehicles said better than ever at National NGV and Southern California Vehicle Meetings.)
—Fleets & Fuels
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| Oct 22, 2007 |
Methane on the Move
(Prometheus Notches Contracts for LNG Derived from Several Waste Gas Sources)
—Fleets & Fuels
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| Oct 7, 2007 |
Los Angeles Port Board OKs Program To Subsidize LNG Trucks
(Before the year is over, cleaner-burning trucks that run on liquefied natural gas could be draying cargo around the ports of L.A. and Long Beach.)
—The Cunningham Report
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| Sep 27, 2007 |
Cleaning Up With Westport Innovations
(Cities and companies have talked a lot about reducing air pollution and dependence on foreign oil lately without doing a lot about it. But lately a single solution to both problems has emerged as feasible, and fleet managers are beginning to take notice.)
—Yahoo! Finance
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| Aug 23, 2007 |
Kenworth Expands Industry-Leading “Green” Efforts
(Targets Aerodynamics, No-Idle System, Alternative Fuels, Hybrids and Engines)
—Kenworth
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| Aug 3, 2007 |
NYK, TTSI, Target Unveil Their Own Clean Truck Plan
(A private-sector plan to use a fleet of green trucks to service the Los Angeles-Long Beach ports was announced at a press conference this morning at the Los Angeles Yusen Terminal.)
—Cunningham Report
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| Jul 30, 2007 |
Natural Gas Fuelled Diesels
(Running diesels on natural gas - the next diesel development step?)
—autospeed
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| Jul 27, 2007 |
Interview with Dr. Mike Gallagher, President & COO of Westport Innovations
(One of the companies I have followed for some time is Westport Innovations, Inc., (TSX:WPT or WPIVF.PK) out of Vancouver. The technology and product suite allows large diesel trucks to run standard diesels on a 95% natural gas mix, enabling fuel switching as well as significantly improved NOx and PM, as well as CO2 emissions. The company's rapid expansions date from a late 1990s joint venture with Cummins (NYSE:CMI), and Westport has led this market sector since then.)
—AltEnergy Stocks
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| Jun 9, 2007 |
First quarterly profit a 'watershed' to CEO
(Westport Innovations wrapped up its fiscal year ended March 31 with its first quarterly profit of $1.7 million Cdn, or two cents a share, compared to a net loss of $3.7 million, or five cents a share, for the same period last year.)
—The Vancouver Sun
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| Jun 8, 2007 |
Westport's LNG trucks to be used at L.A. port
(Shares of Westport Innovations Inc. rose nearly 11 per cent yesterday after the company received a $2.9 million (U.S.) order for 20 liquefied natural gas heavy-duty trucks to be used at the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach.)
—thestar.com
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| Jun 7, 2007 |
Heavy-duty LNG trucks to make debut at California ports
(Canadian alternative power company Westport Innovations says 20 of its liquefied natural gas-powered heavy-trucks will start rolling into the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.)
—Today's Trucking
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| Jun 7, 2007 |
Westport Innovations shares rise more than 10% on new LNG truck deal
(Westport Innovations Inc. (WPT/TSX) shares headed north Thursday, rising more than 10% in morning trading, after the company announced a deal down south to supply 20 Westport liquid natural gas heavy duty trucks to the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach.)
—National Post
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| Jun 7, 2007 |
SCAQMD Approves $2.9M for LNG Trucks at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
(The Board of the California South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) has approved US$2.9 million for the immediate acquisition and deployment of 20 Westport high pressure direct injection (HPDI) liquefied natural gas (LNG) heavy-duty trucks at the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and Port of Long Beach (POLB).)
—Green Car Congress
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| Jun 5, 2007 |
Governor predicts green gold rush
(B.C.’s clean technology innovators have the potential to spark a new era of economic growth similar to that created by the province’s gold rush 150 years ago, says California’s Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.)
—Business in Vancouver
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| Jun 1, 2007 |
California's Schwarzenegger says partnerships vital to protecting environment
(Schwarzenegger cited a current partnership between a pair of companies in California and B.C. that is helping the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach meet emissions standards. The ports are “buying trucks with natural gas engines made by a Vancouver company [Westport],” he said. "And a California company called Clean Energy has seized this opportunity to build stations to fuel those trucks. That's how we're working together.")
—canada.com
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| May 31, 2007 |
B.C. tech companies look to California's green plan
(Faced with the task of cutting air pollution from the Port of Los Angeles, the state turned to Vancouver's Westport Innovations to provide 5,000 Westport heavy-duty trucks powered by liquid natural gas.)
—The Vancouver Sun
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| May 31, 2007 |
Schwarzenegger says fight against global warming could be the 'new gold rush'
(Schwarzenegger cited Westport Innovations, a manufacturer of low-emission truck engines, as an example of the market opportunities and business relationships opening up in California for companies based in B.C.)
—Global BC
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| Apr 9, 2007 |
Kenworth Receives Prestigious Innovation Award For Alternative Fuel Trucks
(Kenworth Truck Company received the prestigious 2007 Industry Innovation Award for alternative fuel trucks at the Alternative Fuels & Vehicle National Conference and Expo held last week in Anaheim, Calif.)
—Kenworth
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| Mar 12, 2007 |
Westport Receives Clean Transportation Funding for Natural Gas Engines Incentive Program
(The Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee is making up to $2 million in Clean Transportation Funding available for Westport Fuel Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Westport Innovations Inc., to implement the Advanced Natural Gas Heavy-Duty Engine Incentives Program. This program is designed to reduce emissions from motor vehicles by providing financial incentives to buyers of qualified natural gas fueled engines, as part of the MSRC’s 2005-06 Discretionary Fund Work Program.)
—Clean Transportation
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| Mar 7, 2007 |
Tackling the source of emission problems
(Swapping old diesel technology for engines running on liquefied natural gas will help meet environmental targets)
—The Vancouver Sun
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| Jan 26, 2007 |
Go Green. Get Rich.
(Westport Innovations has the inside track to convert millions of diesel engines to run on cleaner natural gas.)
—Business 2.0 Magazine
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| Nov 20, 2006 |
San Pedro Bay Ports Release Final Clean Air Action Plan
(The San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan was created with the cooperation and participation of the South Coast Air Quality Management District, California Air Resources Board and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.)
—The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
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| Sep 21, 2006 |
Saving the environment puts Westport on top
(REPORT ON THE TECHNOLOGY FAST 50: NUMBER ONE
B.C. firm a pioneer in cleaner engines)
—The Globe & Mail
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| Sep 9, 2006 |
Perry Mason Meets Ethanol and Gets Gas
((Opinion) How Westport technology is cleaning up the air.)
—American Chronicle
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| Aug 15, 2006 |
Westport looks to Californian clean air goals for growth
(Two major U.S. ports expected to issue proposals for heavy-duty LNG trucks in the next few weeks)
—Business in Vancouver
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| Jun 30, 2006 |
One Hundred Miles to Make Point
(Writer Jim Park logs a few miles in a Westport LNG HPDI truck driven by Challenger Motor Freight.)
—Today's Trucking
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| May 9, 2006 |
Heavy Duty LNG Truck Tour Visits the Port of Los Angeles
(Westport™ HPDI LNG Heavy-Duty truck makes a stop at the Port of Los Angeles.)
—The Port of Los Angeles
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