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Parker Hannifin hybrid drive system qualifies for Texas Clean Fleet Program

Parker Hannifin Corp., a Cleveland-based motion and control technology company, has announced its Parker RunWise Advanced Series hybrid drive system qualifies as a fuel replacement option under the Texas Clean Fleet Program for municipal fleets located in Texas.

The program, part of the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP), provides incentives such as grants awarding 80 percent of the cost of purchasing an alternative fuel or hybrid vehicle, to owners of large fleets to replace diesel-powered vehicles. The RunWise technology complies with requirements of Texas’ program by reducing vehicle emissions of up to 50 percent. Fourteen Parker RunWise hybrid drive systems are currently in use in the state.

“RunWise’s compliance exemplifies how this innovative technology reduces emissions and saves money for municipalities across the U.S.,” says Shane Terblanche, general manager, Hybrid Drive Systems at Parker Hannifin. “Austin, College Station, Houston and New Braunfels are Texas cities currently benefiting from fuel savings and emissions reductions. We look forward to providing the same benefits to other Texas cities under the Clean Fleet Program.”

Parker Hannifin is working in partnership with Autocar LLC of Hagerstown, Indiana, and Big Truck Rental of Tampa. The Autocar E3, equipped with RunWise technology, is available through Big Truck Rental to all municipalities and waste management companies on a rent-to-own basis.

Parker RunWise was displayed at the recently concluded Solid Waste Association of North America’s (SWANA’s) annual Wastecon conference in Dallas, Aug. 26-28, 2014.

Additional information on Parker’s hydraulic hybrid drive technology is available at http://parkerhybrid.parker.com.

Sierra Energy develops gasification calculator

Sierra Energy, Davis, California, says it has spent several months developing a Calculator Tool to quickly give custom economic projections and end-product comparisons for implementing the company’s FastOx gasification for renewable projects.

The calculator is available at www.sierraenergycorp.com/calc.cfm. Visitors to the site can fill in specific project parameters and receive immediate results. The option of having a PDF of associated cost breakdowns emailed to them also is available. Sierra Energy says it strives to make waste gasification universally accessible through transparency and flexibility.

More information about the engineering services Sierra Energy provides or those interested in securing a license to use FastOx gasification can send an email to rmitchell@sierraenergycorp.com or visit www.sierraenergycorp.com.

Arlington Plastics Machinery enters the biomass reduction market

Arlington Plastics Machinery (APM), a Chicago-area seller of plastic processing equipment for more than 25 years, has announced it is branching out to sell the Crushmaster line of equipment for size reduction and processing of biomass.

Crushmaster features a German-engineered line of granulators, shredders and briquetting presses designed for biomass.

“There are quite a few similarities between the equipment for plastics and equipment for biomass,” says Alan Clarke, APM’s vice president. “Shredders and granulators are something we sell every day to plastics companies. Now we’re going to take our equipment knowledge and expand to a new customer base.”

APM notes that worldwide, biomass provides more than 10 percent of energy needs and is expected to rise to 30 percent by 2050. Pellets are the most common product on the international biomass market, according to APM. The company also cites the exponential growth in wood pellet production from 2 million tons of wood pellets in 2001 to 4 million tons in 2006, to 9 million in 2008 and 16 million in 2010. Additionally, the company says increasing amounts of wood chips, briquettes and pellets from agricultural residues are used for energy production.

More information on Crushmaster equipment is available at www.arlingtonmachinery.com.