The Lincoln Town Council voted to approve a 20-plus-year lease between the town of Lincoln, Maine, and Biofine Developments Northeast (BDNE) for the development of a biofuels refinery on the site of the former Lincoln Pulp & Tissue Mill, now known as the Lincoln Technology Park. Construction of the project is expected to commence by July of 2024. The Biofine ...

NEFI along with its industry partners submitted formal responses on June 22  to the U.S. EPA’s proposal to exclude furnaces and central air conditioners from the ENERGY STAR program. The collective response generated over 450 letters from members, associates, and concerned citizens, NEFI said. This action alert will be kept open through the July 7 deadline for public input established by ...

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness are, as the Declaration of Independence states, certain unalienable rights. The business world, and the delivered fuels industry (heating oil and propane) in particular, has enabled many people to pursue their dreams and create happiness for their families, employees and customers. The fuel industry has some great history. In 1933 Leon Hess, age ...

Reit Energy of Warminster, Pa., acquired assets related to the delivered fuels, HVAC, and plumbing business of Walter A. Dwyer, Inc., of Ambler, Pa., Cetane Associates announced. With beginnings dating back to 1875, merely ten years after the U.S. Civil War, Dwyer has a lengthy history that includes selling building materials, coal, oil, heating services, boilers, and plumbing. Its founder, ...

The New York Propane Gas Association (nypropane.com) announced recently that the state now has a propane tank “container law” on the books, reports Shane Sweet: For those who have not followed this process, NYPGA has been pursuing the passage of a container law for the better part of 10 years. Lawmakers in New York twice passed container law legislation, twice ...

Heating and cooling industry finance veteran Jeffrey Simpson announced the formation of private investment firm Notch Capital, LLC to partner with founder and family-owned fuel distribution, HVAC and home services companies. The firm will invest private capital for majority business purchases and equity recapitalizations. Notch Capital will structure acquisition transactions to permit owners to sell their stake in its entirety ...

Palmer Gas & Oil launched its new technical training lab with the goal of fostering innovation, promoting hands-on learning, and advancing the technical skills of its staff. Designed and developed by technical trainer Terry Rickards, and managed by industry veteran Don Lamprey, the lab is designed to provide real-world HVAC training in a comfortable and familiar environment. Says Peter Iacobucci, ...

Attendance exceeded 2,700 participants and exhibiting companies numbered 216 at the Eastern Energy Expo convention and trade show at the Atlantic City Convention Center in May. More than 60 business and technical education programs were held during the event as well as packed Hospitality Night event, sold out Golf Tournament, and inspirational OESP Awards Dinner. The two-day trade show offered ...

Andrew Boyle, co-president of Massachusetts-based Boyle Transportation and first vice chairman of the American Trucking Associations, told Congress the trucking industry was committed to further reducing emissions but that regulations must be technically achievable, national in scope, and set on a realistic timeline.  Testifying before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee on ...

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear issued the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Phase 3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Engines and Vehicles rule: “The trucking industry starts at ‘yes.’ We share the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving fuel efficiency and believe any regulation must be practical, achievable, and based on ...