Froman Propane in Claremore, Okla., and Premier Energy in Columbus, Ind., have joined Alliance AutoGas. The network coordinates propane autogas vehicle conversions, installs refueling infrastructure and provides ongoing vehicle maintenance support and training through more than 90 member companies and conversion centers in North America. read more
Haven Energy Terminals LLC plans to invest about $275 million to build and operate a propane and butane export terminal at the Port of Longview in Longview, Wash., the company announced. Haven Energy would lease the port property to accommodate a rail-unloading facility, storage tanks and a vessel-loading area, according to a press release. Product would arrive at the terminal... read more
Navien’s NCB Series condensing combi-boiler was awarded the Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating Innovation Award at the Mechanical, Electrical, Electronic Technologies (MEET) trade show in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. MEET is the second largest event for industry in Canada and the largest trade event east of Montreal. The NCB Series, which can be fueled by propane, provides a whole... read more
Events and discussions that take place every year at the industry’s largest trade show help us explore our past, present and future. Signs of our most recent past and the supply problems that existed throughout much of the country last winter were prevalent at the NPGA Southeastern Convention & International Propane Expo in Atlanta. “Shock and Aftershock: Winter of 2013-14”... read more
“Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don’t think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without talking about the other.” – Bill Gates Propane marketers always identify safety as their highest priority. Actions, however, are not always consistent with words. Many propane marketers rely on outdated processes for the retrieval of important safety and risk management information. John... read more
MagneGas Corp., an energy and technology company that counts among its inventions a patented process that converts liquid waste into a hydrogen-based fuel, announced the filing of a provisional patent to blend MagneGas with cutting fuels such as propane for the metal working industry. The Florida company says its latest provisional patent is part of an effort to strengthen and... read more
Powertrain Integration has named its 8-liter V8 liquid propane injection autogas engine PIthon, the company announced. The unit is designed to fill a gap for big block engines in the medium-duty, on-highway market. “Pythons are strong, powerful snakes that constrict their prey; PIthon squeezes every bit of power, every penny of savings out of operators’ precious fuel and maintenance dollars,”... read more
With infrastructure developments serving a diversifying demand outlook for propane, and demand projected to outpace supply in the coming years, the winter heating supplier could continue to suffer in a competitive energy environment. That was one takeaway from a 45-minute webinar for propane industry members that focused on last winter’s supply challenges and asked whether they could recur. Propane production... read more
A new catalyst to transform propane into propene (propylene) was developed by researcher Adam Hock and his colleagues from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and Northwestern University, IIT announced. Propene, a crucial product for the petrochemical industry, is used to make plastics, packaging and other products. The catalysts currently used are very active for the... read more
Halco Energy, a renewable energy company based in upstate New York, is investing $200,000 and utilizing grant funding from the Genesee Region Clean Communities to deploy 25 propane autogas vehicles used to service homeowners with energy installations. The company is powering 16 cargo vans and nine pickups equipped with Roush CleanTech propane autogas fuel systems. It is working to install... read more
