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| Jun 26, 2008 | Friends of carbon tax show support (But they blame Campbell government for failing to explain the new plan) —The Province |
| Jun 25, 2008 | Liberals to beef up tax campaign (Province hasn't done enough to explain controversial levy, Finance Minister says) —The Globe and Mail |
| Jun 13, 2008 | Green with Gas (David Meredith with the exclusive story from Vice-President of New Engine "Manufacturer" - Westport) —David Meredith - June/July issue of Truck & Trailer Australia |
| Jun 10, 2008 | Partnership Announced to Create "Clean Air Transportation Corridor" Between Lower Mainland and Interior (Heavy duty trucks to use BC clean technology and landfill gas to transport solid waste to proposed landfill at Highland Valley Copper Mine) —NATIONAL Public Relations |
| Jun 6, 2008 | Movement to clean energy places Westport in driver's seat (The surge in fuel prices and intense interest in clean energy have created an enormous opportunity for Westport Innovations Inc., a Vancouver company that makes truck and bus engines that run on natural gas.) —Report on Business |
| Jun 2, 2008 | Subtle Shades of Green (It’s not too late to find cheap “green” stocks. Look beyond the obvious to companies quietly boosting the sector’s growth.) —Forbes |
| May 22, 2008 | TTSI Takes Delivery of First 8 Clean LNG Trucks (TTSI took delivery of its first eight LNG Kenworth T800 vehicles featuring Westport Innovation's High Pressure Direct Injection (HPDI) technology.) —TTSI |
| May 22, 2008 | UBC spinoffs blaze trail in green, biotech sectors (On the green front, Livingstone singles out Westport Innovations, which struggled through a long incubation at the institution before environmental trends caught up with its technology for clean fuels.) —The Vancouver Sun |
| May 21, 2008 | China pollution is opportunity for B.C. firms (British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell kicked off a China trade mission in Beijing on Wednesday by promoting the capabilities of key players in B.C.'s clean technology sector. ) —CTV |
| May 16, 2008 | Natural gas gaining steam (With oil prices running well over $120 per barrel pushing diesel past $4 a gallon, sales of natural gas-powered commercial trucks are rising quickly – helped along in some cases by federal and state government incentives.) —Fleet Owner |
| May 13, 2008 | UPS "Green Fleet" to Expand with 300 Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles (UPS announced it has ordered 200 hybrid electric vehicles in addition to another 300 Compressed Natural Gas vehicles for its U.S. delivery fleet.) —UPS |
| May 7, 2008 | Greening the Transport Sector (Green cars come in many varieties. Natural gas is one of them, considered to be a much cleaner and cheaper alternative than conventional oil.) —EnergyBiz Insider |
| May 6, 2008 | LNG Trucks (Wal-Mart and Pacific Gas & Electric add LNG trucks to their fleet.) —Czas Na Gaz |
| May 6, 2008 | Technology Industry Announces 2008 TIA Finalists (Finalists use technology to improve business and the environment) —BCTIA |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Apr 22, 2008 | Gas-fired fortunes up in B.C. (International attention focused on the province’s natural gas conversion technology as alternative energy demand grows) —Business in Vancouver |
| Apr 15, 2008 | Long Green (Innovators who help Earth and its ecosystems and our economy) —Vancouver Lifestyle Magazine |
| 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 |
| Apr 10, 2008 | LNG program planned for LBCC (Grants worth $1.2 million will be used to prepare students as fuel becomes more common.) —Long Beach Press Telegram |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mar 20, 2008 | Alternate fuel will spawn next big investment trend (Two words — alternate energy — cover it.) —Moose Jaw Times Herald |
| 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 |
| Mar 5, 2008 | Drivers should consider natural gas opportunities (Letter to the editor from CNGVA President Alicia Milner.) —Cornwall Standard Freeholder |
| Feb 29, 2008 | Southern California Gas Co. to Demonstrate CNG Drayage Trucks at SoCal Ports; CNG-Hydrogen Blend to Follow (Southern California Gas Co (The Gas Company), California Cartage Co. (Cal Cartage) and Autocar will collaborate to develop and put into service the nation’s first compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks used to transport containers off-loaded from ships.) —Green Car Congress |
| Feb 25, 2008 | 10 Companies That Appear to Have a Chance to Hit it Big (The title of this series should be taken literally. These 10 companies “appear” to have a “chance” to hit it big, given the nature of their business and how the global energy industry is undergoing profound changes.) —Energy Tech Stocks |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Feb 13, 2008 | Westport Innovations to expand operations (To help meet the growing demand for liquefied natural gas fuel systems and engine conversions, Westport Innovations is opening a new assembly plant in Vancouver, B.C., a facility estimated to cost about $3 million.) —Truck News |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Feb 7, 2008 | Container Ports Ease Away from Polluting Diesel (Air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping are bad and getting worse, finds a new study of U.S. ports. Yet, cleaner fuel programs to counteract the pollution problem are progressing now at several of the ports under study, particularly in California.) —Environmental News Service |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Jan 24, 2008 | Alternate Fuel Refuse and Recycling Trucks (Leading the Way to Energy Independence and a Cleaner Environment) —BusinessWire |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Jan 23, 2008 | Freightliner Custom Chassis Mainstreams CNG Alternative-Fuel Technology for Walk-in Van (Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) now offers a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered chassis for the walk-in van marketplace.) —Work Truck Magazine |
| 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. |
| Jan 15, 2008 | Here Comes Foton (CNG bus price parity with diesel is goal, the key is U.S. power on a Chinese chassis.) —Fleets and Fuels |
| Jan 8, 2008 | Corporate Canada: Responsible Business Action on Climate Change (The Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) launched an excellent new Guide to Climate Change at its Annual Summit in November, 2007.) —Globe Net |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Dec 5, 2007 | Environmentally Friendly Buses (Premier Gordon Campbell took a Delhi public transit bus on Wednesday to promote Delhi's new environmentally friendly buses. The bus' compact natural gas (CNG) engines are provided by Cummins-Westport Inc. head-quartered in Vancouver.) —Government of BC |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Nov 29, 2007 | The drive for clean energy sparks a B.C. gold rush (When forecasts for investment in oil alternatives are closing in on a trillion dollars, something big is happening. And it's happening here in Vancouver.) —The Georgia Straight |
| 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 |
| Nov 20, 2007 | Cummins Receives Euro 4 and Euro 3 Bus Engine Orders from China Transit Agencies (With this new order, Cummins and Cummins Westport will power more than 14,000 BPT buses—more than half of the transit agency’s fleet.) —Green Car Congress |
| Nov 13, 2007 | Dreams and realities on alternative auto front (Ballard abandons fuel-cells-for-cars quest; Westport taps into growing market for low carbon fuel alternatives.) —Business in Vancouver |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Oct 26, 2007 | Westport and OMVL Form JV for Sub-5-Liter Class Alternative Fuel Engines (Westport Innovations Inc. and OMVL SpA have formed an equity joint venture to design, produce and sell alternative fuel engines in the sub-5-liter class for global applications.) —Green Car Congress |
| Oct 25, 2007 | First All-Canadian Cleantech Index launched (The Cleantech 10 and Next 10 Cleantech represent Canada’s finest publicly held and private companies in the Cleantech realm, and span a range of sectors from specialized technology to harvest flooded forests, to solar electric inverters, smart grids, and floating wind turbines.) —Globe-Net |
| Oct 22, 2007 | A Natural Gas-Fueled Sterling L8513 (Watch for Sterling Trucks, like Freightliner a unit of Daimler, to release details about a new natural gas vehicle by year-end. The L8513 model truck will have an ISL G engine from Cummins Westport.) —Fleets & Fuels |
| 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 |
| Oct 22, 2007 | CNG for SJC (San Jose Airport Adds to Its CNG Fleet, Leasing 14 New Flyers Through Penske) —Fleets & Fuels |
| Oct 22, 2007 | Methane on the Move (Prometheus Notches Contracts for LNG Derived from Several Waste Gas Sources) —Fleets & Fuels |
| Oct 22, 2007 | Sound Energy Solutions - ITS LNG Yard Hostler (Sound Energy Solutions has a letter of intent with International Transportation Service for a year-long trial of three LNG-fueled yard hostlers at the ITS container terminal there.) —Fleets & Fuels |
| Oct 16, 2007 | Big order for Cummins Westport (250 engines for Beijing Public Transport.) —Truck and Bus Builder |
| Oct 11, 2007 | Shuck the ethanol and let solar shine (Solar power and compressed natural gas offer more-efficient energy technologies than planting, fertilizing, harvesting and refining fields of corn into fuel. Investors, take note. Congress, listen up.) —MSN Money |
| Oct 8, 2007 | UPS Adds 306 CNG and LPG Vehicles to Delivery Fleet (UPS is adding 306 alternative fuel vehicles to its fleet by placing an order for 167 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) delivery trucks while taking delivery of 139 new Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG, or propane) delivery trucks in North America.) —Green Car Congress |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sep 20, 2007 | Canadian technology companies celebrate astounding decade of growth, Technology Green 15 Award points to the future (Today’s announcement of the 2007 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 winners celebrates a decade of remarkable growth. The Deloitte Technology Fast 50, the country’s leading technology awards, recognize top companies across Canada for their innovation and entrepreneurship.) —Deloitte. |
| Sep 13, 2007 | B.C. firms make clean energy fund (Two Vancouver companies among 59 global equity investments) —The Vancouver Sun |
| Sep 10, 2007 | Global clean-energy fund launches (Criterion says green product, which invests in 59 international firms, is proof the sector is maturing) —The Toronto Star |
| Aug 23, 2007 | Kenworth Expands Industry-Leading “Green” Efforts (Targets Aerodynamics, No-Idle System, Alternative Fuels, Hybrids and Engines) —Kenworth |
| Aug 20, 2007 | CALSTART unveils 2007 BLUE SKY AWARD™ winners (Navistar International Corporation wins overall Blue Sky Award for market launch of hybrid trucks; Leadership Award honors Edouard Michelin; Blue Sky Innovation Award highlights major climate change and port policies; merit awards go to gas, electric and biofuel leaders Cummins Westport, GEM, Khosla Ventures.) —CALSTART |
| Aug 13, 2007 | Natural Gas Leads the Pack with the 'Cleanest Engine' Garnering Both U.S. EPA and CARB Certification to 2010 Emission Standards (The California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership(CNGVP) announced today that one of its most active industry members Cummins Westport Inc. received certification from both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for its ISL G heavy-duty natural gas engine.) —PR Newswire |
| 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 |
| Aug 2, 2007 | Westport narrows loss (VANCOUVER – Automotive engine technology firm Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX: WPT) reported Thursday a first-quarter loss of $4.7 million, down from a year-ago loss of $5.4 million as revenue improved.) —The Toronto Star |
| Jul 30, 2007 | Natural Gas Fuelled Diesels (Running diesels on natural gas - the next diesel development step?) —autospeed |
| 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 |
| Jul 11, 2007 | Cummins Westport gets the nod for EPA 10 standards (Cummins Westport has received formal certification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) for levels of NOx and particulate matter (PM).) —Truck News |
| Jul 1, 2007 | Another little engine that could (DO YOU REMEMBER the days when customers bought trucks because they needed them, rather than because a tough new emissions regulation was coming?) —Trailer-body Buidlers |
| Jun 21, 2007 | Cummins Westport-powered HCNG buses placed in service by TransLink (TransLink has put two test buses, powered by a blend of hydrogen gas, recovered from an industrial process and compressed natural gas (CNG) into regular service carrying passengers.) —TransLink |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| May 29, 2007 | Beijing Public Transport Co. Orders 250 CNG Bus Engines from Cummins Westport (Beijing Public Transport Holdings, Ltd. (BPT) has ordered 250 Cummins Westport B Gas Plus engines to power Beijing Jinghua Coach Co. buses. These buses will be in addition to the current fleet of CNG-powered buses to showcase next year’s 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games. More than 3,000 Cummins Westport natural gas engines are in operation in China today.) —Green Car Congress |
| Apr 30, 2007 | Canada Demonstrates HCNG Buses Fueled by Waste Hydrogen (An $18 million Canadian project known as the Integrated Waste Hydrogen Utilization Project (IWHUP) is now demonstrating real-world use of waste hydrogen in buses and trucks, along with a full distribution and fueling infrastructure.) —Fuel Cell Works |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Dec 15, 2006 | 2007 Emissions Standards (With 2007 just around the corner, the heavy-duty trucking industry is on the verge of one of its biggest transformations yet. Come January, the next phase of emissions standards takes effect, and this means new trucks, new engines and even a new fuel formulation.) —The Counsellor |
| Dec 14, 2006 | EKOBUS (with C GAS Plus) is Winner of Gold Medal at International Trade Fair in Plovdiv (EKOBUS (with C GAS Plus) was the Winner of the Gold Medal at the International Trade Fair held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.) —EKOBUS |
| Nov 30, 2006 | Westport Presents at the 4th Annual Alternative Energy Industry Conference (New York Society of Security Analysts 4th Annual Alternative Energy Industry Conference on November 30, 2006) —Shareholder.com |
| Nov 22, 2006 | Freightliner Selects Cummins Westport CNG Engine to Power New M2 Truck (Freightliner LLC plans to produce a compressed natural gas (CNG) version of its Business Class M2 truck. The DaimlerChrysler-owned truck manufacturer has tested a John Deere natural gas engine in the chassis, but it selected the Cummins Westport L Gas Plus engine for the production version.) —AltFuels Advisor |
| 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 |
| Oct 20, 2006 | Canadian tech firms outpacing U.S. ones (Five in Top 10 of Deloitte Fast 500 survey ranking.) —National Post |
| Oct 3, 2006 | Cummins NG engine goes stoichiometric, with added EGR (At the recent IAA truck and bus show in Hanover, the US engine maker Cummins unveiled what it called the first of its "next generation" of dedicated (single fuel) natural gas (NG) engines. The 8.9-litre ISL G engine development programme was initiate...) —Automotive World |
| Sep 21, 2006 | Westport sets revenue-growth pace for tech firms (Eight B.C. companies among Deloitte's Fast 50) —The Province |
| 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 |
| Sep 9, 2006 | Perry Mason Meets Ethanol and Gets Gas ((Opinion) How Westport technology is cleaning up the air.) —American Chronicle |
| Aug 25, 2006 | LAX Gets CNG Articulated Buses with CWI L Gas Plus Engines (North American Bus Industries, Inc. (NABI) has recently completed delivery of 12 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses equipped with Cummins Westport (CWI) L Gas Plus engines to Los Angeles World Airports, the operating body of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). ) —NGV Global |
| 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 |
| Aug 15, 2006 | Cummins Westport Sizes Up Australian Market (Natural gas engine supplier Cummins Westport (CWI) has its eyes firmly on the Australian heavy vehicle market. Speaking from Melbourne, where he began a week long visit to meet with industry stakeholders and fleet operators, Cummins Westport President, Guan Saw, said he is ‘very excited’ about the Australian market.) —NGV Global |
| 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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