The quest for zero-emission technologies in the rail industry has reached a critical juncture. Without a committed effort to replace end-of-life fleet assets with a...
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Zero Emission Line Haul Locomotives for $1.1 Million? OptiFuel Puts Renewable Fuel Credits to Smart Use for the Benefit of US Railroads
OptiFuel Drives Affordability With its Pioneering Locomotive-as-a-Service (LAAS™) Program. Utilizing EPA RIN Credits to Offset Key Energy Transition Costs, Railroads Could Acquire a NEW Total-Zero™ 5,600 hp RNG Hybrid Line Haul Locomotive for as Little as $1.1 Million With No Additional Cost for Refueling Infrastructure.
A Better, Affordable, Low Risk Approach Using Existing Technology Instead of CARB’s In-Use Locomotive Regulation, Which Will Hinder Progress
OptiFuel’s Total-Zero™ 5,600 hp RNG Hybrid Line Haul Locomotive and 11,800 DGE RNG Tender Will Have FRA Concurrence by 2027 and Completion of Million Mile Testing by 2028,...
Progression to Net-Zero Emission Propulsion Technologies for The Rail Sector
On November 27, 2023, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Request for Information (RFI) as part of the US National...
Watch an RNG Locomotive Refuel
This modular CNG station can refuel two locomotives every 15 to 30 minutes in the basic configuration and four locomotives every 15 to 30 minutes in a growth configuration.