Highlights:
- Omnitek Engineering will convert 21 diesel waste trucks to compressed natural gas (CNG) for a major waste haulter under an Experimental Permit issued by the California Air Resources Board.
- While refusing to name the client, deal is with "one of the nation's leading refuse collection companies."
- Omnitek says that the deal is part of the waste haulers commitment to upgrade all 18,000 of its vehicles to CNG
- See the full press release
From the article:
San Marcos, Calif.-based Omnitek Engineering (OBB:OMTK) reports an agreement “with one of the nation’s leading refuse collection companies” to convert 21 diesel refuse trucks to compressed natural gas under an Experimental Permit issued by the California Air Resources Board.
The pilot program “is intended to provide empirical data and accelerate certification by the California Air Resources Board and the Environmental Protection Agency,” Omnitek says.
“Converting diesel engines to operate on natural gas offers a significant return on investment, with much lower fuel costs and cleaner combustion. Conversions under this program have already commenced and we look forward to certification and working with this industry leader in refuse collection to ramp up conversions on a much larger scale,” Omnitek president and Werner Funk said in a release.
