Workshops
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Clean Diesel Engine Implementation Workshop
August 6-7, 2003
Chicago, Illinois
Sponsored by the Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA), the American Trucking Association (ATA), the Manufactures of Emission Control Association (MECA), the Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA), the Truck Renting and Leasing Association (TRALA) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB)
EPA Presentations
- Overview of the 2007 Highway Diesel Program (PDF) (24 pp, 357K) Bill Charmley and Paul Machiele, EPA
- Overview of the 2007 Highway Diesel Program (PDF) (9 pp, 251K) Tom Cackette, CARB
- 2007 Certification Test Procedures (PDF) (23 pp, 774K) Matt Spears, EPA
- 2007 Certification Test Procedures (PDF) (18 pp, 342K) Shirish Shimpi, Cummins, Incorporated
- 2007 Technology Primer (PDF) (60 pp, 1.6MB) Graham Weller, Ricardo
EPA / Industry Panel Sessions
Operational, Maintenance, and On-board Diagnostic Practices for
2007
- Marty Lassen, Johnson Matthey (PDF) (11 pp, 110K)
- Steve Duley, Schneider (PDF) (9 pp, 124K)
- Tony Cook, International Truck and Engine Corporation (PDF) (6 pp, 218K)
- Jim McGeehan, ChevronTexaco (PDF) (13 pp, 2MB ZIP)
- Paul Machiele, EPA (PDF) (6 pp, 104K)
- Rich Moskowitz, ATA (PDF) (5 pp)
- John Trajnowski, Ford Motor Company (PDF) (10 pp, 102K)
- Donald Kopinski, EPA (PDF) (3 pp, 36K)
- Kevin Otto, Cummins, Incorporated (PDF) (11 pp, 633K)
- Jim Marsden, Mack Trucks, Incorporated (PDF) (8 pp, 160K)
Other Perspectives
- Mike Walsh, Consultant (PDF) (17 pp, 267K)
- Christopher Recchia, Ozone Transport Commission (PDF) (8 pp, 104K)
- Rich Kassel, Natural Resources Defense Council (PDF) (13 pp, 825K)
SCR Opportunities and Challenges
- Donald Kopinski, EPA (PDF) (14 pp, 65K)
- Mike Jackson, TIAX, LLC (PDF) (13 pp, 825K)
- Tim Tindall, Detroit Diesel Corporation (PDF) (21 pp, 955K)
- Chuck Salter, Mack Trucks, Incorporated (PDF) (13 pp, 230K)
- Tim Blubaugh, Freightliner, LLC (PDF) (24 pp, 11.8MB)
Timeline for Vehicle and Engine Integration - Facilitating Field Testing
- Jim Blubaugh, EPA (PDF) (8 pp, 787K)
- John Campbell, Caterpillar, Incorporated (PDF) (20 pp, 955K)
- Bob Ernharth, Mack Trucks, Incorporated (PDF) (12 pp)
- Craig Brewster, PACCAR, Incorporated (PDF) (25 pp, 2MB)
- Matthew Baus, International Truck and Engine Corporation (PDF) (5 pp, 73K)
- Glen Kedzie, ATA (PDF) (8 pp, 208K)
Q & A from the Workshop
- 2007 Highway Diesel Questions and Answers from the Clean Diesel Engine Implementation Workshop (PDF) (10 pp, 52K, EPA420-F-04-022, March 2004)
2005 Clean Diesel Fuel Implementation Workshop
The third Clean Diesel Fuel workshop, was held in Phoenix, Arizona on November 9 through 11, 2005. The workshop was again geared to refiners, pipeline operators, terminal operators, marketers and end-users of diesel fuel who may be subject to, or affected by, the low and ultra-low sulfur requirements for nonroad and highway diesel fuels.
2004 Clean Diesel Fuel Implementation Workshop
This workshop, which was held on November 15 and 16, 2004, in New Orleans, Louisiana, was mainly geared to refiners, pipeline operators, terminal operators, marketers and end-users of diesel fuel who may be subject to, or affected by, the low and ultra-low sulfur requirements for nonroad and highway diesel fuels.
Clean Diesel Fuel Implementation Workshop
November 20-21, 2002
Houston, Texas
Sponsored by the National Petrochemicals and Refiners Association (NPRA), the Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL), the Independent Fuel Terminal Operators Association (IFTOA), the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA), and the Petroleum Marketers Association of America (PMAA)
EPA Presentations
- Overview of the 2007 Highway Diesel Program (PDF) (27 pp, 1.1MB) Mary Manners, EPA
- Recordkeeping and Reporting for Highway Diesel Fuel (PDF) (20 pp, 400K) John Weihrauch, EPA
- Highway Diesel Fuel Program Compliance Overview (PDF) (17 pp, 300K) George Lawrence, EPA
EPA/Industry Panel Sessions - Developing Solutions to Challenges
- Diesel Fuel Desulfurization Tutorial Practical Implications of Producing ULSD (PDF) (40 pp, 2MB ZIP) Jim Kennedy, UOP
Sulfur Testing Needs, Challenges, and Potential Solutions
- Diesel Fuel Sulfur Testing and Sampling Methods and Requirements (PDF) (19 pp, 300K) (Summary of ASTM Round Robin Results, Draft Test Method Plan) Mary Manners and Bruce Kolowich, EPA
- Sulfur Test Method Panel (PDF) (9 pp, 70K) Bob Schaefer, BP
- Pipeline Industry ULSD Testing Needs (PDF) (3 pp, 90K) Wesley Neff, Marathon Ashland
- New Technology for Sulfur Detection (PDF) (10 pp, 390K) Otto Prohaska, PerkinElmer
- On-line Optical Interface Detection (PDF) (16 pp, 700K) Chris Hastings, KAM Controls, Inc.
Developing Pipeline Plans for Distributing 15 ppm Sulfur Diesel Fuel
- Pipeline Primer (PDF) (9 pp, 100K)
- Marathon Ashland Pipeline ULSD Testing (PDF) (17 pp, 300K) Wesley Neff, Marathon Ashland
- ULSD Pipeline Test Results (PDF) (14 pp, 130K) Buster Brown, Colonial Pipeline Company
- How to Ensure a Smooth Transition to 15 ppm Diesel During the Transition Period Lessons Learned from Past Fuel Programs (PDF) (41 pp, 210K) Brad Oberg, TEPPCO
- Evaluating Regional Supply Concerns, Batch Interface, and 15 ppm Kerosene (PDF) (11 pp, 490K) Cheryl Trench, Allegro Energy Consulting
- Interface Detection and Easy, Rugged Compliance Testing (PDF) (13 pp, 210K) Buster Brown, Colonial Pipeline
Developing Terminal Plans for Handling and Storing 15 ppm Sulfur Diesel Fuel
- Verbal presentations by Ron Kenny, Global Companies, LLC; John Didier, Sprague Energy; and Ray Idzior, Center Terminal Companies (PDF) (2 pp, 40K) (Questions to be Raised In Terminal Presentation on Ultra Low-Sulfur Diesel Fuel)
Addressing Marketer Concerns Regarding 15 ppm Sulfur Diesel Fuel
Transport Discussion
- Marketer Concerns (PDF) (16 pp, 770K) Steven Levy, Sprague Energy
- Transportation Panel (PDF) (7 pp, 90K) Pat Barnecut, Southern Counties Oil
- Marketer Transportation Concerns (PDF) (6 pp, 185K) Alan Wright, Pilot Travel Centers, LLC
Marketer Discussion
Verbal Question and Answer Session
Greg Scott, SIGMA/NACS; Ron Marr, Iowa Petroleum Marketers Association; Paul Machiele and Erv Pickell, EPA
Misfueling Discussion
- Mary Manners, EPA (PDF) (5 pp, 100K)
- Rich Moskowitz, American Trucking Associations (PDF) (5 pp, 250K)
- Warren Slodowske, International Truck and Engine Corporation (PDF) (7 pp, 40K)
- Alan Wright, Pilot Travel Centers, LLC (PDF) (3 pp, 270K)