Findings from world’s largest hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle and fueling demo published

September 11th, 2012

The Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently published report covering their seven year validation project indicates that Read the rest of this entry »

Ralphs, Van Nuys

September 11th, 2012

On July 24th, Ralphs opened its newest Southern California retail fueling facility in Van Nuys.

Located on the north east corner of Read the rest of this entry »

Shell Opens Hydrogen Station in Newport Beach

August 22nd, 2012

With the opening of its Newport Beach-located integrated gasoline/hydrogen fueling station, Shell effectively doubled the amount of hydrogen available to consumers in California. Read the rest of this entry »

ARCO, Calexico

August 22nd, 2012

Fiedler Group was retained by AVEN Design to assist in the development of an ARCO gas station and convenience store on an undeveloped 1.6 acre parcel located along Highway 111 in California’s Imperial County. Read the rest of this entry »

Sustainable Sites Initiative 2-Year Pilot Program Comes to an End

August 7th, 2012

After two years (June 2010-2012) of testing various aspects of the Sustainable Sites Initiative Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks 2009 at over 150 pilot projects, the pilot program has come to an end. Read the rest of this entry »

Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians Travel Plaza

August 7th, 2012

On July 23, 2012 the Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians opened a new travel plaza including a 7-Eleven convenience store, Shell branded gas station, tribal-owned car wash, and Subway restaurant Read the rest of this entry »

Petco Tank Revealed

July 23rd, 2012

In a new episode on the Animal Planet channel, the crew at Acrylic Tank Manufacturing created an elaborate aquarium and reptile tank for Petco. Read the rest of this entry »

INDUSTRY NEWS: EPA and Vapor Recovery System Requirements

July 3rd, 2012

Due to the widespread use of onboard refueling vapor recovery (ORVR) technology throughout the motor vehicle industry, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has waived the long-standing requirement for states to implement Stage II gasoline vapor recovery systems. Read the rest of this entry »

Number of Alternative Fuel Stations in U.S. Nears 10,000

June 11th, 2012

According to PEI’s May 2012 Tulsa Letter, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) now estimates there are nearly 10,000 alternative fuel stations  Read the rest of this entry »

Famima!!

June 11th, 2012

Initially started as a small Japanese neighborhood family market, Famima!! is now a well established convenience store brand Read the rest of this entry »