Odyne Corp. Awarded Municipal And Utility Projects
Hauppauge, NY - Odyne Corporation has announced the receipt of two new orders. The customers, Keyspan Energy Delivery Long Island and the Town of Oyster Bay, received partial funding from the Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition as part of its Round 7.1 Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) Program. The projects highlight the versatility and adaptability of Odyne's proprietary hybrid technology propulsion system.
KeySpan Energy Delivery Long Island and the Town of Oyster Bay in New York State will utilize Odyne's "fuel agnostic" system for somewhat different, yet vital applications. The use of the Odyne system will reduce the fuel consumption and air pollution associated with both of these applications.
The KeySpan project, the first of its kind in the region, will take a heavy duty 33,000 lbs chassis diesel stake truck, and upfit it to run on compressed natural gas (CNG), as a hybrid electric vehicle. The upfit will consist of the installation of a CNG engine, CNG fuel storage tanks in lieu of a liquid fuel tank, and a hybrid electric propulsion system. Projected to displace 3,750 gallons of diesel fuel annually, the vehicle will have an extremely clean burning engine, and provide a pathway for meeting 2010 USEPA emissions standards ahead of schedule. The vehicle's range will also increase by 20% as compared to a non-hybrid CNG truck. Utilizing an inherently clean engine, and improving it via the hybrid propulsion system, this vehicle can be considered among the "cleanest of clean fueled vehicles".
The second project funded under the Greater Long Island Clean Cities program is for the installation of plug-in hybrid power systems into three existing diesel-powered recycling trucks. Syosset Truck Sales, Inc. will install the Odyne systems. Utilizing hybrid technology to attain the goals of the recycling program helps to further "green" the Town of Oyster Bay and improves the environment by introducing innovative clean air transportation improvements to the Town's fleet. The vehicles will operate as part of the S.O.R.T. program, which performs curbside pickup of recyclables such as paper, plastics, glass, and metal wastes. The hybridization will involve removal of the existing transmission, and installation of the Auxiliary Power Unit, and a specialized battery pack and electric motor.
The project sponsors, KeySpan Energy Delivery Long Island and the Town of Oyster Bay, are leaders in maintaining environmental quality in the Long Island community, and it is expected that with the addition of the hybrid vehicles to their respective fleets, they will be among the national leaders utilizing innovative fleet technologies.
SOURCE: Odyne Corporation