Pennsylvania clean fuel grants put to use
The state of Pennsylvania will help cover the cost of converting light-duty vehicles to run on renewable natural gas (RNG), chemicals and materials company Ingevity said May 24.
Ingevity was awarded $265,000 in grants from the state Department of Environmental Protection to help cover the cost of equipping Ford Super Duty F-250 trucks and Ford Transit vans to run on alternative fuels.
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“The grant will be used to demonstrate the economic and environmental benefits of renewable natural gas and Ingevity’s adsorbed natural gas (ANG) vehicle platform with eight fleets throughout Pennsylvania,” Ingevity said.
RNG is sourced from the decomposition of organic waste from landfills or livestock farms. ANG utilises a porous adsorbent to keep it at relatively low pressure, a technology that Ingevity said avoids the estimated $1mn in capital investments required for compressed natural gas.
Ingevity’s adsorbent is hardwood-based activated carbon.
The grant is part of a broader $3.4mn program the state government announced May 13 that covers 20 separate clean transportation efforts state-wide.
The state government estimates that transportation generates 47% of state-wide emissions of harmful nitrogen oxides and 21% of the emissions of CO2.
A climate action plan in place for the state of Pennsylvania calls for a 26% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 and an 80% reduction by 2050, relative to 2005 levels.