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NYPGA will hold a training class March 30-31 at F.W. Webb in Newburgh, N.Y. Basic Principles and Practices of Propane is an entry level course that provides pre-requisite instruction about propane’s physical and combustion properties, and how propane is produced and transported. The instruction will help attendees preparing for NPGA’s CETP certification.For more information, contact NYPGA via its website (www.nypropane.com) ...

A consumer comfort survey by Emerson shows that heating and cooling concerns can contribute to family disagreements, lowered productivity and even lost retail sales. This presents an opportunity for contractors to start a comfort conversation with homeowners and facility managers about technology and solutions that can help drive comfort and livability, according to Emerson, a technology and engineering company based ...

Software suppliers serving fuel oil and propane marketers periodically release new or updated versions of their products. Here, some vendors describe their offerings to feature writer Maura Keller, while some fuel marketers offer a glimpse into how they use back-office and mobile information technology.  Some software vendors have recently issued updated or enhanced versions of their products for fuel marketers—or ...

A January 2020 survey of contractors and wholesalers by Emerson has found that only about half of HVAC professionals, like Alpha & Omega Air Conditioning Services Store ,are familiar with upcoming 2023 efficiency and refrigerant regulations. Contractors and wholesalers surveyed said training service people and technicians is both a top concern and a top priority as they think about getting ...

Bergquist, Inc., appointed Lauren Clark as president. Bergquist also announced new roles for three other employees: Bob Barry was named chief financial officer; Joe Montroy was named vice president of sales; and Scott Biggs, director of outside sales. Lauren Clark is the newly named president of Bergquist, a wholesale distributor of propane equipment. Photos courtesy of Bergquist, Inc. Formerly, as ...

Rob Mahoney, newly installed president of the Hudson Valley Oil & Energy Council, seeks to expand membership. To those who deliver fuel oil or supply the fuel oil industry in New York’s Hudson Valley, Mahoney extends this invitation: Join the Hudson Valley Oil & Energy Council. “Your first meeting’s on us,” Mahoney said. (For information and to contact the Council, ...

NEFI Advanced Education will again offer  Management Development and Energy Leaders programs in 2020. These sessions have been updated to reflect current market conditions and help industry leaders steer their companies to a “Net-Zero Carbon by 2050” future — a goal the Northeast heating fuel industry embraced with the September 16, 2019, Providence Resolution. NEFI Advanced Education programs are open ...

Nearly half of toll revenue is diverted for uses other than transportation and transportation infrastructure, according to research by the American Transportation Research Institute. The new research documents the collection and distribution of $14.7 billion in U.S. toll revenue, representing 82% of U.S. toll collections. The study examines how much toll revenue is generated versus reinvested in toll facilities, and ...

Extension of the biodiesel tax credit through 2022 is “a big win for the environment, for agriculture, and for U.S. motorists,” REG President and CEO CJ Warner said. On Dec. 20, President Trump signed legislation including a retroactive reinstatement and extension of the $1-per-gallon biodiesel tax credit (BTC) from Jan. 1, 2018, through Dec. 31, 2022. “For too long the ...

President Trump signed into law a year-end spending bill that includes a five-year extension of the federal biodiesel tax credit, the New England Fuel Institute said in an email to members today. The Institute called the extension “an important move that will help the heating oil industry achieve its goals of higher blends of renewable fuel and significant reductions in ...