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presented by the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute

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'Real Solutions for Real Problems'  The Must-Attend Fleet Event of 2009!

-pinpoint your solutions among the often confusing options

-Jumpstart your AFV program with incentives

-Learn proven strategies from colleagues and experts

-Test drive light-,medium-, and heavy-duty AFV's available for purchase TODAY Read more »

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For more than a decade, the DEER Conference has been the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) primary mechanism for the public exchange of state-of-the-art advanced combustion engine research and development (R&D). Read more »

The Earth Day Coalition's Sustainable Cleveland Partnership and Clean Transportation Programs are working with NOACA's Air Pollution experts to educate local commercial vehicle fleets about the importance of meeting US EPA air quality requirements for our region through the use of diesel retrofits and idle-reduction policies.  To that end, we've posted a compendium of idle-reduction policies for any fleet or city looking to implement such a practice.

Vist our page on practice based solutions to learn more about idle-reduction or have a look at our page on technology based solutions to learn more about the common types of diesel retrofits.

If you are interested in having this information presented to your city/fleet or to a group of fleet managers that you regularly convene, please call or send an email to progam coordinator, John McGovern.

What does a green port look like? The South Jersey Courier Post has examined this very question in looking at Camden's South Jersey Port Corporation and their bid to green their port operations. I've copied some highlights from the article which could apply to Cleveland's Port relocation project.: (article text in italics / commentary in plain text)

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"...the international maritime industry is rife with diesel engines on
ships, cranes and other dockside equipment spewing carbon emissions
around the clock.

South Jersey Port Corp. has received a
$550,000 grant from the federal and state governments to retrofit its
dockside equipment. While a good first step, it does not address
pollution from foreign ships.

The next generation of ships, docks and ancillary equipment could be more environmentally sensitive."

Retrofitting diesel equipment and vehicles encompasses a broad category of solutions including devices like Diesel Oxidation Catalysts (DOC's) and Diesel Particulate Filters (DPF's), both of which reduce fine particulate pollution (small enough to pass into the blood stream), nitrogen oxides (a precursor to ground level ozone), carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbons. At the Port of Cleveland, Federal Marine Terminals, has been working over the past few years to retrofit their loading equipment with DOC's.

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"South Jersey Port Corp. eliminated 80,000 truck moves a year by
building a new $40 million pier for St. Lawrence Cement Co. at Broadway
with direct highway access. The new deepwater berth is also equipped
with a diesel-powered crane and a covered conveyor belt so particles
from the processed slag are not airborne while moving from one part of
the pier to the next."

The logic behind South Jersey Port Corp's new pier may be similar to a reason for moving Cleveland's Port to E. 55th - better access to other modes of transport. Like other heavy duty diesel equipment, a diesel powered crane could be retrofitted with either a DOC or a DPF to reduce fine particle pollution when the crane is in operation. A covered conveyor belt helps to reduce large particle pollution (greater than 10 microns)

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"With 2 million square feet of flat warehouse space, which could be
converted into solar panels, the agency (South Jersey Port Corp.) has the potential to be a
renewable energy powerhouse."

With First Solar manufacturing in Toledo and two European Solar companies considering moving headquarters and/or production to Cleveland, the possibility of PV panel covered warehouses at Cleveland's new port location seems to be high. If the bulk of stevedoring operations could be fueled by electricity, a solar powered port could be far less polluting as well as offer more efficient and lower cost operations in an energy starved future.

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Thanks to all who attended for a making it such a great conference! I will be working on the site to develop a more cohesive place for information sharing. In the meantime, I will be uploading the power point presentations from the conference. I should have them all uploaded by Thursday, March 6.

Earth Day Coalition's Clean Transportation Program in partnership
with the Clean Air Task Force, the Ohio Environmental Council, the
Cleveland Clean Air Century Campaign, and NOACA are proud to present a
3/4 day conference on clean diesel retrofits.

This event will feature comprehensive information on the range of
products available for reducing tailpipe emissions from heavy duty
diesel engines.

Conference components include:

-a live (outdoor) demonstration of a diesel particualte filter (DPF)
utilizing equipment which provides a realtime visual display of
emissions reduction.

-a technical explanation, targeted at fleet managers, of the science
behind the functioning of various retrofits, including, DOCs, DPFs, CCV's, APUs, and more.

-a question and answer panel featuring representatives from major retrofit manufacturers

-a question and answer panel on sources of funding for diesel retrofits, including specifics on Ohio's recently announced DERG program.

Thanks to all who were able to join us!
$30 cost includes continental breakfast and lunch

A final agenda is still available for download right here.

PRESENTATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD BY MARCH 6.
If you are unable to see the files for download, please try using Mozilla FireFox as your browser. I will work to make accomodations for Internet Explorer users later this week.

Many thanks to the Cleveland Clean Air Century Campaign for providing a reduced price for the first 15 registrants! Registration is still open at the regular price of $30.

February 11, 2008 is the deadline for the first round of proposals to Ohio's Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant program. Read more »

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EPA will be holding a
Retrofit Technology Verification Workshop on December 13, 2007 in
Washington, DC. This workshop is intended for technology vendors,
original equipment manufacturers, fuel and fuel additive makers, and
other diesel engine technology organizations interested in an in-depth
review of EPA's retrofit verification process. The conference location
will soon be determined.

http://www.epa.gov/otaq/retrofit/verif-list.htm 

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The 13th Diesel Engine-Efficiency and Emissions Research (DEER)
Conference will be held on August 13-16, 2007, in Detroit, Michigan.
For more than a decade, the DEER Conference has been the U.S.
Department of Energy's (DOE's) primary mechanism for the public
exchange of state-of-the-art clean diesel research and development
(R&D).

DEER brings together professionals in the clean diesel community
including engineers, scientists, academics, State and regional Read more »