Biodiesel verified as "retrofit technology" Biodiesel fuel has been verified under the EPA's Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program and can be used as a "retrofit technology" under the EPA Voluntary Diesel Retrofit Program (VDRP). Verified emission reductions for using biodiesel vary from 0 to 47% for PM and CO, 0-67% for HC, and -10% to 0% for NOx, depending on biodiesel content in the blend and the type of application.
Biodiesel received a generic verification, which covers all suppliers, where emission reductions were determined based on the EPA's own report published in October 2002. Contrary to the manufacturers of such emission control devices as particulate filters or oxidation catalysts, biodiesel manufacturers were not required to conduct the lengthy, complicated, and expensive testing as specified by the ETV verification protocols. EPA biodiesel report http://www.epa.gov/otaq/models/analysis/biodsl/p02001.pdf Biodiesel verification http://www.epa.gov/otaq/retrofit/techlist-biodiesel.htm EPA announces a clean school bus grant program The EPA announced the availability of a $5 million grant program to reduce school bus emissions. The grant program is a part of the EPA Clean School Bus USA initiative. Funded by Congress as part of this year's budget, EPA is offering up to 20 grants to help school districts across the country upgrade the school bus fleets, either by replacing older buses with new, cleaner ones or by retrofitting existing buses with emission control devices. The grant program will fund demonstration projects on methods to reduce pollution from school buses through the use of EPA verified or certified emission control technologies. Grant applications will be accepted from schools and school districts, as well as from school transportation associations, other educational institutions, non- profit organizations, or state, local, or tribal governmental agencies. The application deadline for the EPA grants is August 1, 2003. http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/b1ab9f485b098972852562e7004dc 686/8da2aad8038c5ebe85256d440059c9e8?OpenDocument Request for Applications (RfA): http://www.epa.gov/air/03-07.pdf Clean School Bus USA: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/schoolbus/ VEPCO commits $1 million to retrofit school buses EPA announced Virginia Electric Power Company's (VEPCO) $1 million commitment to retrofit school buses in the Fairfax County. The commitment from VEPCO is part of a recent settlement action with the EPA (see DieselNet Update, April 2003). http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=130-06042003 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Lj3uPC/Me7FAA/ySSFAA/9bTolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: http://archive.nnytech.net/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
