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company as part of the American Welding & Tank acquisi-
tion. Quality Steel now has about 300 employees, adding
about 200 in the process.
Tank manufacturer Apache enters propane market
Apache Stainless Equipment Corp. says it has entered the
propane market by providing a 30,000-gallon tank for its
partner, LPG & NH3 Supply Inc., to install at a residential
and commercial supply company.
LPG & NH3 Supply is a design, build and service provider
to the propane bulk industry and serves the midwestern
United States. The company, based in Buffalo, Minn., is sup-
porting Apaches growth and deadlines for tank delivery.
The tank supplied by Apache was constructed from car-
bon steel with a 3/4-inch thick shell, 1/2-inch thick heads
and a weight of about 49,000 pounds.
The company serves a variety of industries, with its
products most commonly found in food, pharmaceutical,
water treatment, chemical, biofuel, petroleum, health and
beauty, pulp and paper, and beverage applications.
Dairy farm displaces diesel with dual-fuel engine
A California dairy farm saved about $4,000 a month in fuel
costs in May and June with two propane-diesel retrofit
systems installed on its groundwater irrigation pump
engines, the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC)
reports.
Steve Maddox, third generation dairyman and man-
aging partner of Maddox Dairy, installed the systems in
2012 to reduce fuel costs and diesel exhaust emissions as
part of the dairys sustainability initiatives. The converted
engines run on 50 percent propane and 50 percent diesel,
and have enabled Maddox Dairy to cut its diesel consump-
tion in half and its fuel costs by 25 percent, according to a
press release outlining the results.
California Clean Air Technologies developed the system,
which meets California Air Resources Board approval.
Tecogen to test propane-fueled water heating system
Through a partnership with PERC, Tecogen will demon-
strate the Ilios, a new high-efficiency propane-fueled com-
mercial water heating system, at four sites in the United
States.
The project will show performance, gather operating
data and provide economic payback information for the
propane-fueled Ilios hot water heaters. Potential sites for
these large 500,000-Btu-per-hour systems include hotels,
hospitals, nursing homes, apartment buildings, athletic
facilities, swimming pools as well as agriculture and aqua-
culture projects.
The Ilios units will provide a new alternative for propane
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to compete more effectively in commercial and industrial
water heating markets, the Massachusetts company says.
PERC approved $157,500 for the project at its July meeting.
CHS expands propane capabilities in North Dakota
CHS Inc. will add propane storage and rail services at the
Central Plains Ag Services location in Hannaford, N.D., the
latest in a series of actions to secure a supply for custom-
ers affected by the upcoming Cochin pipeline reversal
project, the company announced.
This agreement is part of an $18 million investment by
CHS in response to the pipeline reversal project. CHS will
access and distribute propane through the new terminal
to serve existing customers as well as new customers in
eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota.
Central Plains Ag Services, jointly owned by CHS and
West Central Ag Services in Ulen, Minn., will operate and
maintain the CHS propane terminal.
Penn State students to evaluate grill tank gauges
Sophomore engineering students at Penn State University
have set out to evaluate commercially available products
used to measure the amount of propane remaining in a
barbecue grill cylinder.
James Hendrickson, instructor of engineering at Penn
States Beaver Campus in Monaca, Pa., assigned the semes-
ter project, part of the requirements for the students
engineering thermodynamics course.
Students are asking manufacturers to submit samples
for the study. The Propane GasGenie, distributed by
Creative Electronic Products, is one such product involved
in the study. The GasGenie, through electronics and tem-
perature sensors, is designed to detect low propane levels
in a cylinder with enough time remaining for the user to
finish grilling.
Students have identified basic product types for use in
the study and are soliciting manufacturers for samples.
Students also have been tasked with identifying and con-
tacting a local propane supplier to help with the testing
program.
We are excited about this project here at Penn State as
this appears to be a market segment with a low level of
awareness and/or technical understanding by consumers,
Hendrickson wrote in an email.
The final report is due in December.
CB&I to build propane terminal for Sunoco
Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals LP awarded a $270
million contract to CB&I for the construction of a turnkey
propane terminal and de-ethanizer facility in Marcus
Hook, Pa., CB&I announced.
CB&I, a company focused on energy infrastructure, says
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it is constructing the ethane storage
tank terminal for Sunoco at the site.
Marcus Hook has become a key des-
tination for natural gas liquids coming
from the Marcellus and Utica shale
plays in the region. New infrastructure
will help boost Marcus Hooks capabil-
ity to provide propane and ethane
to local, regional and international
markets.
Enterprise Products Partners
to expand export facility
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is
planning an additional expansion of its
LP gas export terminal on the Houston
Ship Channel in Texas.
Enterprise says the expansion will
increase its loading capacity by an
additional 1.5 million barrels per
month. Thats the equivalent of three
cargoes per month, according to a
press release.
The expansion will increase total
design capacity to about 9 million
barrels per month, and the project is
expected to be complete in the first
quarter of 2015. Enterprise previously
completed an expansion of its LP gas
export terminal in March.
Southcross completes second
propane pipeline
Dallas-based Southcross Energy
Partners completed a new propane
pipeline connecting its Bonnie View
fractionator in Refugio County, Texas,
to Enterprise Products Partners.
It is Southcross second pipeline
outlet, in addition to its pipeline con-
nection to Dow Chemical, for the
delivery of propane.
Swiss company to build chemical
facility for Enterprise
Foster Wheeler AG, through a sub-
sidiary of its global engineering and
construction group, will build a pro-
pane dehydrogenation (PDH) facility
for a subsidiary of Enterprise Products
Partners in Mont Belvieu, Texas, the
Swiss company announced.
Foster Wheeler says it has been
awarded an engineering, procure-
ment and construction contract by
Enterprise Products Operating LLC for
the PDH unit and associated power,
utilities and infrastructure. The facility
will convert propane to propylene for
use in the petrochemical industry.
Oneok boosts midstream oferings
through acquisition
Oneok Partners L.P. plans to invest
about $440 million in the natural gas
liquids (NGL)-rich area of the Powder
River Basin in Wyoming to purchase a
processing facility and upgrade and
construct gathering and processing-
related infrastructure, NGL gathering
pipelines and well connections, the
company announced.
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CleanFuel USA
Blair Poulsen was named director of
sales. Poulsen has more than 23 years
of experience in the propane industry.
He most recently was regional sales
and marketing director for Heritage
Propane and AmeriGas. He currently
serves as chairman on the Nevada
Board for the Regulation of Liquefied
Petroleum Gas.
Venturo
Steve Overby joined Venturo as a ter-
ritory manager, covering 16 states in
the central United States. Overby spent
the last 16 years with Commercial Body
Corp., most recently serving it as a ter-
ritory manager for truck equipment
and service sales.
Palfinger Liftgates
Ricky Richardson was hired as a
field service technician.
Richardson is responsible
for training OEMs and
distributors on instal-
lations and after-sales
service as well as provid-
ing maintenance and
troubleshooting support
to fleets with in-house
service centers. His ter-
ritory will include New
Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma,
Louisiana, Tennessee,
Kentucky, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida,
North Carolina and South Carolina.
Richardson previously held the posi-
tion of technical fleet sales support/
warranty manager.
National Propane Gas
Association
Kristen White joined the association
as director, convention and meet-
ings. She brings more than 20 years of
experience in logistics and meeting
planning. White previously worked
for Destination Marketing Association
International as the director of meet-
ing operations and the director of
operations for Destinations Showcase.
Navien
Christopher Rizzo joined Navien as
its Southwest trainer. Rizzo previously
worked for Rinnai as a regional service
manager. He also spent some time
with Bosch as a trainer.
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Quality Steel Corp.
Paul Bobitt died after a lengthy ill-
ness at the age of 72. Bobitt joined
the company in
1986 as its first
salesperson.
He later was
promoted to
sales manager
and contributed
heavily to the
companys suc-
cess in becom-
ing a national supplier of propane
tanks. Subsequently, Bobitt was
promoted to general manager.
LP Gas Insurance Specialists
of America
Harry Lyons, the companys presi-
dent, died on Aug. 4 at the age of
65. He was the former president of
Greens Fuel Co. of Georgia. Lyons
had more than 40 years of com-
bined experience in the propane
and insurance industries. He was an
active member in the national and
state propane associations. Lyons
was a regular attendee of the LP Gas
golf outing.
Bobitt
Harry Lyons, left, was a regular
attendee of the LP Gas golf outing.
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Tank monitoring plays a part
in rightsizing retailer operations
to match a customers #propane
demand.
Attention, operators of commer-
cial motor vehicles: Are your brake
systems in good shape? Inspectors
out this week.
A Texas cab company reports
achieving five-figure annual fuel sav-
ings using #propane autogas for five
vehicles.
ProGas is using three upcoming
southwestern PA events as platforms
to promote propane as a transporta-
tion fuel.
Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
added a seventh NGL fractionator
at its complex in Mont Belvieu,
Texas.
Four Ray Murray employ-
ees earned the National Fire
Institutes Certified Master Hearth
Professional status.
Alliance Energy Services signed
an agreement to acquire a #pro-
pane terminal from Kinder Morgan
for about $5 million.
CHS Inc. makes another move
in response to the Cochin pipeline
reversal project.
Public transportation fleets hon-
ored at #buscon13 for their use of
propane autogas.
The Fuel Web updated its #pro-
pane delivery management system
with a few enhancements for 2013.
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from the propane industry, visit www.
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Prins bi-fuel system part of
promotional events: ProGas
planned to use three southwestern
Pennsylvania events as platforms to
promote propane as a transporta-
tion fuel. ProGas planned to have
propane autogas vans on display
at the 12th annual Ohio Watershed
Celebration in Pittsburgh; at the
Pennsylvania Independent Oil and
Gas Association Alternative Fuel
Car Cruise in Cranberry Township,
Pa.; and at Odyssey Day, an alterna-
tive fuel technology celebration, in
Oakdale, Pa. According to a press
release, ProGas President Ronald
Schramm planned to present the
2012 Ford E-350 van converted to a
Prins bi-fuel propane system.
Superior dispenser awarded
CSA certification: Superior Energy
Systems received certification for its
propane autogas dispensers from the
CSA Group. The dispenser will bear
the CSA Groups mark of compliance
with indicators for U.S. and Canadian
use. According to a press release, the
dispenser is also compatible with
third-party fuel management sys-
tems, including American National
Standards Institute, Underwriters
Laboratories and all National Fire
Protection Association requirements
for power-operated dispensing devic-
es for autogas.
Texas cab company touts auto-
gas savings: Taxi Cab Co. of Tyler,
a cab and transportation company
located in Tyler, Texas, is running
five of its fleet vehicles on pro-
pane autogas, according to a press
release. The vehicles running on
autogas are two taxis, two vans and
a shuttle bus. Taxi Cab Co. of Tyler
switched to autogas two years ago
and says it saved $10,578 running
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ACME Alternate Fuel Systems
hosted 14 students this summer
from across the United States
during its 57th annual ACME
School in Mankato, Minn.
ACME School focuses on pro-
pane autogas, teaching students
about whats available for appli-
cations and how to diagnose and
fix problems.
Rick Nordstrom, an Automotive
Service Excellence-certified
technician, taught the class. Dave
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Source: Clean Cities Alternative
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The average price of propane, calculated
by Clean Cities from about 400 public and
private refueling stations, did not change
from the April report. Gasoline prices
went up 6 cents; diesel prices fell 8 cents.
Diesel $3.91
Gasoline $3.65
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autogas applications during an
open house at its new plant in
Manheim, Pa. The company calls
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NOV. 14-15 PERC/NPGA State
Leadership Benchmarking Summit
at the Renaissance Washington, DC
Dupont Circle Hotel in Washington,
D.C. For details, contact Kristen Healey
at kristen.healey@propane.com or
202-452-8975.
DEC. 10-11 PERC Meeting in Amelia
Island, Fla. For details, contact Anna
Lombardo at 202-452-8975 or anna.
lombardo@propane.com.
JAN. 17-18, 2014 Benchmarking
Council at the Embassy Suites Tampa
USF in Tampa, Fla. For details, contact
Baron Glassgow at bglassgow@npga.
org or 866-881-6309.
JAN. 21-23 International Air-Condi-
tioning, Heating, Refrigerating (AHR)
Expo at the Javits Convention Center
in New York. Visit www.ahrexpo.com.
FEB. 2-4 NPGA Winter Board of Di-
rectors Meeting at the Hyatt Regency
in Clearwater Beach, Fla. For details,
contact Peter Ferrell at pferrell@npga.
org or 202-355-1338.
FEB. 4-6 International Builders
Show at the Las Vegas Convention
Center in Las Vegas. For details, visit
www.buildersshow.com.
FEB. 11-13 World Ag Expo at the In-
ternational Agri-Center in Tulare, Calif.
Visit www.worldagexpo.com.
FEB. 13 PERC Meeting via confer-
ence call. For details, contact Anna
Lombardo at anna.lombardo@
propane.com or 202-452-8975.
FEB. 27 Western Propane Gas As-
sociation Boad Meeting at the Hilton
Garden Inn in Elk Grove, Calif. For de-
tails, contact Lesley Garland at exec@
westernpga.org or 916-447-9742.
MARCH 2-5 NPGA Spring Technol-
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Meeting at the Hilton in Indianapolis.
For details, contact Jacque McCracken
at jmccracken@npga.org.
MARCH 6-8 Hearth, Patio & Barbe-
cue Expo at the Salt Palace Convention
Center in Salt Lake City. For details,
visit www.hpbexpo.com.
APRIL 6-8 Virginia Propane Gas
Association Spring Meeting at the
Sanderling Resort in Duck, N.C. For
details, contact Baron Glassgow at
bglassgow@npga.org.
APRIL 11 LP Gas Hall of Fame Induc-
tion Ceremony in Atlanta. For more
information, contact Brian Kanaba at
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Propane brings
spark-ignited engine
back to Kentucky
25 years after
fatal crash
Piloting
progress
I
t was a late night after a long day
at Kings Island amusement park.
The bus was full of happy, ex-
hausted teenagers and their chap-
erones making the 170-mile jour-
ney home to Radcliff, Ky., after
spending the day on roller coasters and
thrill rides. Sixty-six members of the
Radcliff First Assembly of God Church
and a driver made the May 14, 1988, trip
to the theme park, north of Cincinnati,
in the 1977 Ford B-700 former school
bus they used for church excursions.
But 27 of them did not make it home.
Just before 11 p.m., a small Toyota
pickup truck with an intoxicated driver
traveling the wrong way on Interstate
71 near Carrollton, Ky., collided almost
head-on with the bus, crushing its front
door. As passersby and some passengers
tried to evacuate the panicked children
from the rear exit, sparks from the metal
suspension ignited, leaking highly flam-
mable gasoline from the punctured
tank. Flames engulfed the bus, killing
27 passengers and injuring 34.
What became known as
the worst school bus crash
in U.S. history led to nu-
merous safety changes in
Kentucky school buses
among them, a prohibition
on the use of spark-ignited
engines like the one that
erupted in f lames that
night. The National Trans-
portation Safety Board
cited fuel system integrity
of school buses as a safety
issue that contributed to the accident.
Since then, for 25 years, diesel has
powered all school buses throughout
Kentucky.
Until this fall.
A case for propane
In an effort to improve efficiency, save
fuel costs and be more environmentally
friendly, Crittenden County School
District lobbied for and won common-
wealth approval to try a propane-fueled
school bus in its fleet. It is the first spark-
ignited engine in a Kentucky school bus
since the 1988 accident.
Rachel Yarbrough, superintendent of
Crittenden County Schools, some 240
miles west of the accident site, says the
conversation began because
she wanted to improve effi-
ciency throughout the dis-
trict, including the energy
used to transport the dis-
tricts 1,300 students. With
35 buses traveling 298,000
miles a year, diesel costs
were significant.
We take very seriously
the stewardship we have of
our resources, Yarbrough
says. We have tried our
best to look at every single area where
we can be more efficient to maintain a
high-quality learning experience for the
students of Crittenden County. If you re-
ally want to be efficient, you have to
be willing to consider alternatives out-
side what youre currently doing.
Living in the rolling hills of Ken-
tucky, residents and district officials
were familiar with propane, which is
commonly used to heat their homes and
readily available. They also took note of
its sharply decreased price compared
with diesel.
Wayne Winters, the districts lead ve-
hicle mechanic, was willing to consider
alternative fuels. He conducted research,
then assembled a committee to study the
feasibility of propane.
May 14, 1988, definitely changed
student transportation in the state of
Kentucky forever, Winters says. I
would daresay Kentucky is the strictest
in the nation with the safety of the buses.
Even the thoughts of a propane bus
[raise concerns] of fire and explosions,
so the first thing I did was look at safety.
What he found was a decades-old
track record of safe, propane-fueled,
spark-ignition buses in school districts
around the country, including in Ari-
zona, Illinois, Missouri, Oregon and
California.
Once he was satisfied with its safety,
Winters was impressed with how clean-
burning propane is, with low emis-
sions. Thats important for a vehicle that
spends a lot of its time idling outside of
schools and near children with growing
lungs.
The engine stays clean. The ex-
haust stays really, really clean, with no
BY JENNIFER WEBB
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
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The Crittenden County School District has its own propane refueling tank.
Photos courtesy of Crittenden County Schools
Yarbrough
soot buildup, he says. Its just so much
cleaner than the old diesel engines, or
even the new diesel engines.
Changing policy
With the committees support, Winters
approached the Kentucky Department
of Education (KDE) about changing its
policy. It wasnt easy.
It didnt go very well at first, he
acknowledges. It took us six to eight
months to get a conversation going on
a propane bus.
Eventually, he presented a proposal
to Kentucky Department of Education
board members July 26, 2012, and with
Winters persistence, research and en-
thusiasm, they were persuaded.
I think the more KDE looked at it,
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when they brought it to Kentucky, he
says.
By Sept. 27 last year, Crittenden
County received notification that it
could pilot the first propane-powered
bus. On March 6, the district received
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CF International is forecasting
strong growth for propane in
the school bus market, from
about 20 million gallons in 2012
to more than 200 million gallons
by 2020, says Mike Sloan, principal
at the Virginia-based energy firm.
Propane currently holds about 20
to 25 percent of the school bus
market, seeing 6,000 to 8,000 unit
sales per year out of a market of
25,000 to 30,000, Sloan says. Blue
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propane-fueled school buses.
THE SCHOOL BUS
MARKET
its fleet with emission-control technolo-
gies to reduce tailpipe emissions of par-
ticulate matter by nearly 50 percent with
closed-crankcase ventilation systems.
River Region Propane, a division of
United Propane Gas, installed a refuel-
ing tank on district property at no cost
to the district except for pouring the
concrete pad. The district locked in a
yearlong price of $1.28 per gallon com-
pared with $4 per gallon of diesel.
Andy Keister, plant manager of River
Region Propane, says he is happy to
partner with Crittenden County Schools
to supply its propane. Not only does au-
togas provide a good opportunity for
retailers like him, whose business across
nine counties is 85 percent residential
homeowner heat, it helps the schools
and keeps money in the community.
Its really good all the way around
for everybody, Keister says. I felt all
along this was something we should do.
Winters is pleased with the use of
propane in his fleet for several reasons: