Envirochem opens first fully automatic petrol station in Hungary
Envirochem Kft is to open its first fully automatic filling-station in Dunaújváros on Thursday
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Safety alert as number of trucks soars in Australia
As truck numbers are expected to double by 2020, the NRMA has demanded the installation of new safety features on all trucks, including equipment to monitor drivers
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A ‘Hamburger Helper’ for diesel fuel
A Nevada firm produces a diesel-natural gas hybrid that runs through conventional fuel pumps, truck fuel tanks and diesel engines
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WEGMANS launches fleet of hydrogen fuel powered pallet trucks
Wegmans has launched a fleet of 50 hydrogen fuel cell-powered pallet trucks using Air Products' hydrogen and hydrogen fuelling station technology at its Pottsville, Pennsylvania warehouse to move produce on a daily basis for shipment to its stores in a five state area
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New filling stations for EVs to expand European network
The Italian region of Lombardy is to install 270 electric-vehicle (EV) charging points in two major cities as it prepares to test some of the first EVs to arrive in the country
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SOCAR Energy Georgia to invest million in 2010
SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan) in 2010 intends to invest in Georgia million, the head of SOCAR Georgia Energy Mahir Mammadov informed
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Caltex Australia considers buying oil refineries
Caltex Australia, blocked from acquiring more than 300 ExxonMobil Corp. filling stations, would consider buying oil refineries in the country should they come up for sale, Chief Executive Officer Julian Segal said
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Uganda extends deadline for fuel companies re-licensing to September
Fuel companies have up to September to obtain new licences, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has said. At the start of the year, the ministry gave the fuel companies a six-month period to carry out registration and re-licencing, in a bid to streamline the petroleum industry
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Weekly petrol price cycle could be banned in Australia
The weekly petrol price cycle - which forces motorists to pay higher prices on weekends - could be banned under new laws being considered by the Federal Government
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Fuel retailers allege illegal prices at pump in Maine/US
Some small stores that also sell gas have asked Maine's attorney general to investigate illegal pricing of gasoline by Sam's Club
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Dresser Wayne Nucleus(R) Point-of-Sale System surpasses 11,000th installation
Industry's most popular touch screen POS is ready for shipping to help petroleum retailers achieve PCI compliance before looming deadline
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TESCO aims to become carbon neutral by 2050
Tesco’s Global Technology and Architect Director, Mike Yorwerth in an interview with MeetTheBossTV’s Jonathan Spragg discussed the challenges for a business like Tesco of going green
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MEIJER receives first fleet of fuel efficient trucks
Meijer has begun taking delivery of the nation's first fleet of US EPA 2010 trucks from Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) that feature near-zero emissions technology. Meijer has purchased 75 Freightliner Cascadia trucks equipped with DD13 engines that represent a family of new fuel efficient, reduced-emission engines developed by Detroit Diesel in collaboration with the Department of Energy 21st Century Truck Partnership Program
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GGF select ‘The Fuelcard People’ as strategic partner
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) has selected ‘The Fuelcard People’ as its strategic fuel cards partner. The agreement will offer its member companies help in reducing and controlling vehicle running costs
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Petrotec innovative solution wins Gemalto 2009 prize
Petrotec is the winner of the Best Innovation Award 2009, granted by the vice president of Gemalto, Michel Leger
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Shell Turkey assigns tank cleaning contract for 2010 and 2011 to TORA Petrol
Shell Turkey has selected TORA Petrol in its two months-long tender period for tank cleaning and preventive electrical maintenance for 1,000 stations in 2010 and 2011 as in the previous years
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