Westport CleanTech News

Cummins Westport Announces New Heavy-Duty Natural Gas Engine; ISX12 G Natural Gas Engine Targets Regional Trucking, Vocational and Refuse Markets in North America

2012-02-21T01:11:05Z

The new ISX12 G is currently in field trials with full production expected to commence in early 2013.

Commercial Vehicle shift to natural gas spurring a mini-boom

2012-02-20T18:30:44Z

While everyone seems focused on electrification through batteries and hybrids, commercial vehicles are moving instead to natural gas, a proven and cheaper green fuel.

Central Freight Lines to test Pete CNG tractors

2012-02-20T18:22:50Z

Waco, TX-based Central Freight Lines (CFL), a less-than-truckload (LTL) for-hire common carrier, has announced its intention to test 15 new compressed natural gas-powered Peterbilt tractors under a grant from the Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC).

Westport Works With Volvo To Make One Of Sweden’s Safest and Most Environmentally Friendly Cars

2012-02-14T17:05:00Z

Last week, the news wires and cyber space in Sweden were buzzing with the release of Folksam’s 2012 list of the country’s safest vehicles. Included was the Volvo V70 Bi-Fuel Wagon, powered by Alternative Fuel Vehicle Sweden AB (AFV), a division of Westport LD.

For the past 15 years, Folksam, a respected insurance company in Sweden, has produced a list of the cars it considers safest and most

Waste Management puts Rotopress collection to the test

2012-02-10T17:47:48Z

America´s largest trash company is looking to fundamentally alter the way it collects garbage, recyclables and organics from millions of customers around the country in a push to improve efficiency, cut costs and become more environmentally friendly.

Navistar Expands Product Line with Cummins Westport Engine

2012-02-03T22:03:36Z

Cummins Westport Inc. (CWI), a leading provider of high-performance, alternative fuel engines for the global market, announced today that Navistar will offer the Cummins Westport ISL G in the International® TranStar and WorkStar trucks.

Green Energy Oilfield Services Makes Its Move on LNG

2012-02-03T00:00:00Z

What's the best way to haul water from an oil field? With a natural
gas truck of course! Green Energy Oilfield Services (GEOS), an oilfield
service company that specializes in fluid management for oil and gas
well drilling, production, and servicing agrees and has purchased 60
Peterbilt 388 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks featuring Westport HD
systems. The water solutions company based in

Westport Ranks High with Canadian Science Museums

2012-02-02T19:36:00Z

What do Canadian
contributors to the International Space Station, NASA Space Shuttle Program,
and Westport innovators have in common? They’ve all been named as the Top 10 science
and technology stories of 2011 by the Canadian Science and Technology Museums
Corporation.

A team of curators
at the corporation (Canadian Museum of Science and
Technology, the Canadian Agricultural Museum, and the

Joint venture builds natural gas station - TrilliumHD

2012-02-02T16:58:30Z

Paper Transport Inc. of Ashwaubenon and Integrys Transportation Fuels Inc. are building a compressed natural gas fueling station in De Pere....

Obama calls for expanded use of natural gas

2012-01-27T20:46:41Z

Declaring the United States the "Saudi Arabia of natural gas," President Obama began pushing Thursday for greater use of the fuel resource under domestic soil as he continued to pitch his economic plan on a tour of battleground states.

Westport-powered UPS Gets Thumbs Up in New U.S. Energy Plan

2012-01-27T01:08:00Z

On his post-State Of The Union cross-country tour, U.S. President Barack Obama visited United Parcel Service (UPS) facility in Las Vegas today, unveiling more details of his energy strategy.

Shifting commercial fleets to natural gas is a start, the president said. The government now needs to increase the use of natural gas vehicles for federal and municipal fleets with government

Yes We Can ... Shift North America to Natural Gas

2012-01-25T22:37:00Z

In last night’s State of The Union address, U.S. President Barack Obama outlined his plans for national economic stimulation, underpinned by a focus on job skills, domestic energy - particularly natural gas - and manufacturing.

“The development of natural gas will create jobs and power trucks and factories that are cleaner and cheaper, proving that we don't have to choose between our

Yes We Can … Shift North America to Natural Gas

2012-01-25T22:31:00Z

In last
night’s State of The Union address, U.S. President Barack Obama outlined his plans for national economic
stimulation, underpinned by a focus on job skills, domestic energy -
particularly natural gas - and manufacturing.

“The
development of natural gas will create jobs and power trucks and factories that
are cleaner and cheaper, proving that we don't have to choose between our

Mad Money with Jim Cramer talks to David Demers

2012-01-24T19:39:04Z

Westport Innovations CEO Sees Nat Gas Opportunities

The Safety of Compressed Natural Gas (CNGnow)

2012-01-20T00:32:15Z

Stephe Yborra from NGV America navigates through the safety and realities of driving a natural gas vehicle.

Waste Management First In Ottawa with Natural Gas Fuelled Waste Collection Vehicles

2012-01-19T21:39:30Z

Residents of Ottawa can look forward to a cleaner and quieter city when Waste Management (NYSE:WM) introduces 25 new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fuelled trucks to collect waste and recycling in 2012 as a result of being awarded a collection district by the City of Ottawa.

The City of Surrey: Setting the Pace for Sustainable Transportation

2012-01-19T01:32:35Z

A new report by the New York-based non-profit environmental organization Energy Vision highlights a municipal waste management and transportation initiative by The City of Surrey, the second largest city in the Province of British Columbia that is breaking new ground in moving toward a sustainable future.

Kenworth To Showcase W900S Natural Gas Mixer Truck at World of Concrete

2012-01-31T00:52:09Z

Leading the way is the Kenworth W900S natural gas mixer, which is equipped with the Cummins Westport 8.9-liter ISL G engine, Allison 4500RDS 6-speed automatic transmission and McNeilus Bridgemaster mixer body.

America's Natural Gas Highway is One Step Closer

2012-01-19T19:40:00Z

On January 12 Clean
Energy announced the route plan for phase one of America's Natural Gas
Highway (ANGH), a network of fueling stations that serve major trucking
corridors in the U.S. It’s a significant collaboration between Clean Energy
Fuels Corp, Chesapeake Energy Corporation and Pilot-Flying J Travel Centers

Pictured
above: Route map shows initial phase of America’s Natural Gas Highway

Engine Certification is in the House!

2012-01-13T01:23:00Z

Testing, testing, one, two, three. Literally. That big structure quickly taking shape on Barnard Avenue will be home to three new test cells that are an important part of an expanded High Tech Centre (HTC) at Westport.

Since starting construction in October, the expanded facility has been steadily raising the roof. When complete, it will be home to a machine shop, a fabrication shop and