NETL Vehicles Run on Coal-Derived Fuels.

Energy Optimization News, December, 2003

With the recent installation of its first refueling station that dispenses ethanol, a renewable energy source made from coal, DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory has begun to boost its use of alternative fuels and meet a number of environmental goals. Fiscal year 2004 plans call for another ethanol station and two quick-fill compressed natural gas stations.

Currently, 44 of NETL's 71 vehicles run on alternative fuels, a net gain of five over last year. These actions support the Energy Policy Act of 1992, which requires that 75% of all light-duty vehicles acquired by federal agencies be alternative-fuel vehicles by 2005 and 90% by 2010.