Annabel Cook, Honda, pictured here with Ed Huestis, City of Vacaville, CA, brought Ed to me and I’m glad she did. Besides the fact that Ed is just a great guy to know he’s got an interesting story.
Industry Review By Kenzie
Giving us a light-hearted look at alternative fuels as only he can, Jim Kenzie, Chief Auto Reviewer for the Toronto Star spoke at our morning session today.
Pineapple Ethanol
A Florida-based company is working to make ethanol from pineapples. Biomass Resources Corporation of Boca Raton reportedly has “achieved initial success at extracting Ethanol from pineapple fruit and pineapple plant waste,” according to a news release. Initially, the company is focusing on the pineapple industry for its production, and has established a 5,000 sq. ft. R&D and production facility outside …
Hippies, Rebels and CEOs
It is day three of the Clean Cities Conference in Phoenix, and the convention center is packed with conference goers, all here for the same cause.
Catalytic Conversion Could Make Ethanol Cheaper
Lowering the cost of ethanol production is the goal of Syngas International, a Canadian alternative energy technology corporation. The company hopes to do that by by replacing corn with less-expensive cellulose-based feed stocks and using its “M2 gasifier and PyStR system,” with is catalytic conversion as opposed to fermentation. According to a news release, “cellulosic feed stocks include agricultural wastes, …
Coordinator Awards
The annual Clean Cities Coordinator awards were presented by Gunnar Lindstrom, American Honda Company. The first award was the “Leadership Award.” This was presented to Linda Urata, Valley Clean Cities, California.
Lifetime Achiever Kimberly Taylor
The person who first contacted me about blogging the Clean Cities Congress was Kimberly Taylor, shown in the picture second from left.
The JJ Brown Perspective
This morning’s opening session featured a speech by J.J. Brown, Legislative Aide for Utah Senator Orrin Hatch. He just finished.
Pedicabbing It
Speaking of alternative fuel vehicles. Here’s another way to get around in Phoenix without too many noxious gas emissions.
Hybrid People Mover
One of the ways we moved people here at the Congress was with a Hybrid Bus that took us out to the opening reception.