{"id":2689,"date":"2010-09-06T10:13:07","date_gmt":"2010-09-06T14:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/?p=2689"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:52:26","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:52:26","slug":"bay-area-gets-its-first-network-of-renewable-fuel-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/bay-area-gets-its-first-network-of-renewable-fuel-stations\/","title":{"rendered":"Bay Area gets its first network of renewable fuel stations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Image: Propel<\/figcaption><\/figure>Last week Bay Area in California saw the launch of a network of renewable fuel stations that will include 30 new stations by the end of the year. The network will be operated by Propel Fuels in a partnership with the state government, CALSTART and East Bay Clean Cities. Besides, 75 new stations are expected to open in California over the next two years, with $10.9 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy and California Energy Commission (CEC).
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The station development project is known as Low Carbon Fuel Infrastructure Investment Initiative (LCF13). Propel will match the grant with $16 million in private investment. Besides the environmental benefits \u00e2\u20ac\u201c displacement of 39 million gallons of petroleum and 187,500 tons of CO2 emissions per year – LCF13 has the potential to create over 450 green jobs in California.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This grant brings a new choice to Californians looking to do their part to reduce our nations\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s dependency on imported oil and help meet the state\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s emission reduction goals\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, said Propel Fuels\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 CEO, Matt Horton.<\/p>\n


\nThe project funding was awarded by the U.S. DOE Clean Cities\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Petroleum Reduction program (approximately $6.9 million) and California\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology program ($4 million). Both sources of funding have as their goal to reduce petroleum consumption and gas emissions by increasing the use of renewable sources of fuel. California has the largest fleet of alternative fuel fleet vehicles in the United States.<\/p>\n

In conjunction with the new station build-out, Propel will work with CALSTART and East Bay Clean Cities to educate consumers and fleets on the advantages of clean fuel and to increase awareness of current and future options.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153More than one million and Flex Fuel passenger cars are capable of running on renewable fuels, but there hasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t been a sufficient number of renewable fuel stations\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, said John Boesel, CALSTART\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s President and CEO. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153This program takes a major step forward.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Construction work has already started in major markets across California. The 75 stations funded by the project are expected to be completed by the end of 2011.
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To find out more please visit Propel<\/a><\/p>\n

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