| 2007 Grant Awards |
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| Applicant: |
Blue Ridge Biofuels |
| Grant Award: |
$68,750 |
| Project Title: |
Biodiesel Distribution/Infrastructure Expansion Project |
| Summary: |
To help improve air quality in Buncombe County, Blue Ridge Biofuels will purchase a biodiesel distribution rack. They will also install biodiesel tanks and infrastructure and modify vehicles to run on biodiesel. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
Metrolina Biofuels |
| Grant Award: |
$9,000 |
| Project Title: |
Biodiesel Tanker Truck with sign and pump upgrades |
| Summary: |
Provide biodiesel to the motoring public of the Greater Charlotte Metro Area, on a mobile basis by attending and participating in local events through the Charlotte Metro Area. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded |
| Applicant: |
Town of Black Mountain |
| Grant Award: |
$10,504 |
| Project Title: |
Black Mountain Electric Vehicle Initiative |
| Summary: |
To help improve air quality in Buncombe County, the Town of Black Mountain will purchase an electric vehicle. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County Schools |
| Grant Award: |
$37,920 |
| Project Title: |
School Bus Retrofits |
| Summary: |
Installation of diesel oxidation catalyst units on 40 buses. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
City of Raleigh |
| Grant Award: |
$68,000 |
| Project Title: |
Installation of 68 Diesel Oxidation Catalysts on Solid Waste Vehicles |
| Summary: |
To convert the existing exhaust mufflers on 68 highly used Solid Waste Service Vehicles with a newly designed Diesel Oxidation Catalyst Muffler. The installation of this muffler will provide a 10 to 30% emissions reduction on each vehicle. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
Gaston County Landfill |
| Grant Award: |
$13,000 |
| Project Title: |
Gaston County Landfill Biodiesel Project |
| Summary: |
To help improve air quality in Gaston County, the Gaston County Landfill will purchase a new 4,000-gallon tank for B-20 biodiesel and retrofit an existing 2,000-gallon tank for B-5 biodiesel |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
Mecklenburg County Air Quality |
| Grant Award: |
$230,000 |
| Project Title: |
Mecklenburg County Air Quality-NOx Reductions from Construction Equipment |
| Summary: |
To help improve air quality in Mecklenburg County, Mecklenburg Charlotte Air Quality will retrofit, re-power, or replace non-road construction equipment. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded |
| Applicant: |
Piedmont Biofuels |
| Grant Award: |
$40,000 |
| Project Title: |
B100 Delivery Truck Replacement/Upgrade |
| Summary: |
To help improve air quality in Chatham County, Piedmont Biofuels will purchase a tank truck for delivery of B100. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
Public Schools of Robeson County |
| Grant Award: |
$200,000 |
| Project Title: |
Improving Air Quality with School Bus Retrofits |
| Summary: |
To help improve air quality in Robeson County, the Public Schools of Robeson County will retrofit school buses with Diesel Oxidation Catalysts and Closed Crankcase Ventilation Systems. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
Pitt County Schools |
| Grant Award: |
$68,400 |
| Project Title: |
Pitt County Schools (PCS) Diesel Oxidation Catalyst Project |
| Summary: |
To help improve air quality in Pitt County, Pitt County Schools will retrofit school buses with Diesel Oxidation Catalysts (DOC) and Closed Crankcase Ventilation Systems (CCVS). |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
Caldwell County |
| Grant Award: |
$30,000 |
| Project Title: |
Caldwell County 2007 Mobile Source Emissions Reduction Grant |
| Summary: |
To help improve air quality in Caldwell County, Caldwell County will purchase a tank truck for the collection of used vegetable oil for the production of biodiesel. Funds will also be used to fund collection bins and educational materials. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
Old Salem Museum |
| Grant Award: |
$13,175 |
| Project Title: |
Old Salem Electric LSV Pilot Project |
| Summary: |
To help improve air quality in Forsyth County, Old Salem Museum will purchase an electric vehicle. |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
| Applicant: |
Haywood Community College |
| Grant Award: |
$9,648.75 |
| Project Title: |
Electric Vehicles |
| Summary: |
Purchase an electric vehicle and remove a gas powered one from service |
| Status: |
Grant Awarded. |
