East Tennessee Clean East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition Fuels Coalition Clean Cities Update Clean Cities Update Kristy Keel-Blackmon Kristy Keel-Blackmon
May 20, 2015
East Tennessee Clean Fuels CoalitionEast Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition
Clean Cities UpdateClean Cities UpdateKristy Keel-BlackmonKristy Keel-Blackmon
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What is Clean Cities?Clean Cities advances the nation's economic, environmental, and energy security by supporting local actions to reduce petroleum consumption in transportation. A national network of nearly 100 Clean Cities coalitions bring together stakeholders in the public and private sectors to deploy alternative and renewable fuels, idle-reduction measures, fuel economy improvements, and emerging transportation technologies.
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• Support East Tennessee fleets
• Direct fleet & fuel supplier meetings
• Promote alternative fuels and transportation
• Work to build public access to alternative fuels
• Engage public through open meetings, events, workshops, newsletters, publications
• Education: adult & K-12
• Look for partnership opportunities
What Does ETCleanFuels Do?
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• Eco Travel Plaza in Crossville, TN• Goal: Cleaner, healthier place for truckers• Providing 50 electrified spaces for trucks• Reducing emissions by 70-99%• Solar Arrays
Roof-top 35 kW system Will offset much of the TSE electricity use
Truck Stop Electrification
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The EV Project in Tennessee
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I-75 Green Corridor Project
• Add public access E85 & B20 at 200 mile intervals
• Enable driving all the way from MI to FL on biofuels
• Will be the longest biofuels corridor in U.S. at 1,786 miles
• Displace 1.7+ MGY of petroleum
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Currently…• Very strong interest in gaseous fuels in our region
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Propane & Natural Gas
• Morgan County School System using buses fueled by both natural gas and propane autogas
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Propane & Natural Gas• Multiple applications• Attractive ROIs