MPCA offers $120,000 diesel grant funding to reduce emissions from older MN diesel engines Reminder: Application Deadline is December 16, 2013 St. Paul, Minn. -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has posted a request for proposals (RFP) to help private and public owners of older diesel engines add new emission controls, idle-reduction devices or replace engines, vehicles or equipment. This year, the agency is able to offer a minimum of $120,000 total for recipients of the federal Diesel Emission Reduction Act grants. Both private and public diesel fleet owners with older - heavy duty vehicles and construction equipment – are encouraged to apply. The deadline for applications is 2 p.m. on Dec. 16, 2013. Over the last six years the MPCA’s clean diesel grants have helped to directly fund emission-reducing improvements on 2,808 diesel engines in Minnesota. “In recent years, this grant funding has provided partial funding to Lunda Construction to replace engines on its construction cranes and to Stussy Construction for a new, cleaner engine for a rock crusher. We also covered part of the cost for Coca-Cola’s Eagan bottling plant to purchase diesel-electric hybrid delivery trucks, used in its urban metro area routes,” Mark Sulzbach, MPCA Clean Diesel Grants manager, said. All three projects have strong health and environmental benefits for Minnesotans. The new engines and technologies installed reduce pollution from fine particulates and nitrogen oxides (NOx) by 90 percent and from carbon monoxide by 50 percent. Grantees, who match the grant funding, receive incentives for engine or equipment upgrades that help reduce health risks to their equipment operators. Frequently, companies may realize significant fuel savings due to the upgrades. For example, Coca-Cola’s new hybrid trucks use 20 to 25 percent less fuel than the trucks they replaced and Stussy Construction’s rock crusher engine uses just half the fuel of the old engine. The EPA estimates that for every dollar spent on diesel emission reduction, nearly $13 in health benefits are realized. Transportation is responsible for about 30 percent of the air pollution in Minnesota, and older diesel engines create a higher proportion of fine particulate and NOx pollution than gasoline engines. For a quick view-only look at the request for grant proposals and attachments go to the MPCA Web page: pca.state.mn.us/cleandiesel. Remember you must apply through the state SWIFT grant and vendor application system, a link to SWIFT is on the MPCA Web page. For assistance with registering with SWIFT in order to apply - call 651-201-8100, option 1. ### Mark Sulzbach Clean Diesel Grants Manager Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Phone Number [email protected]
Posted on: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 19:37:19 +0000
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