Air & Gas Technologies (AGT) of Cliffwood Beach, NJ announces a contract with Enviro Express Natural Gas, LLC (Enviro) of Bridgeport, CT for the construction and installation of a Liquid/Compressed Natural Gas (L/CNG) fueling station on its property in Bridgeport, CT. This will be the first station of its kind east of the Mississippi River, and opens the door to future large LNG transportation infrastructure development projects similar to those in the west coast.
Through the “Connecticut Clean Cities Future Fuels Project,” Enviro partnered with the Greater New Haven Clean Cities Coalition, Inc., in association with Clean Cities of Southwestern Connecticut to receive a U.S. Department of Energy Clean Cities Award, which is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. For more information about the project, please visit www.ct-futurefuels.com.
With this assistance, Enviro will purchase 18 new heavy-duty Kenworth LNG tractors as replacement for a majority of its existing diesel fleet. Additionally, Air & Gas Technologies, in conjunction with NorthStar LNG, of Evanston, WY will construct a state of the art on-site fueling station to dispense LNG to Enviro’s fleet of tractors, and dispense CNG for public access. Through the project, Enviro will also fuel four heavy-duty dump trucks which the City of Bridgeport will re-power with CNG engines with assistance from the same award.
The benefits of natural gas are abundant. Natural gas is a greener alternative fuel that is commercially viable, environmentally friendly and sustainable. For each Enviro diesel vehicle replaced, an estimated 28,571 gallons of petroleum will be displaced annually. Harmful particulate emissions will be reduced by 38,000 pounds annually, and due to the lighter weight of LNG fuel, individual tractor payload will be increased by 1000 pounds.
Construction is set to begin immediately, with station completion scheduled for mid-October, 2010.
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