LP Gas, August 2010

opment of propane appliances technologies and products change order State rebates 25000 to Propane Education Foundation of Florida for gas safety training classes 25000 to Propane Education Foundation of Florida for agriculture plastic burner and plow Country Side Propane has been working on the development of a propane burner to help Florida agriculture crop growers with the removal of plastics from fi elds and reduce the use of herbicides and pesticides PERC got a report of replicated rebates approved since the council meeting in April There were 42 rebate requests totaling more than 16 million The council will next meet Oct 6 7 in Baltimore Study identifi es key markets for distributed generation A new PERC study estimates that advanced propane distributed generation applications could consume more than 500 million gallons of propane per year Achieving this potential could drive industry growth and increase year round propane demand The Propane Distributed Generation Market Assessment conducted by Resource Dynamics Corp identifi es advanced distributed generation applications with the greatest potential to increase U S propane sales and estimates the size of the market for each The study also outlines a commercialization strategy for the largest market opportunities New technology has created new and improved applications while opening new markets for propane distributed generation said Greg Kerr PERC director of research and development The study will help us concentrate our technology development and commercialization efforts on systems that can have the biggest impact on propane sales VitalSigns Researchers reviewed a variety of propane applications in states where market conditions were more favorable for propane distributed generation They also included states with a signifi cant and growing population of off grid homes Researchers then integrated pricing technology and site information to estimate the potential markets for each application across a range of established and emerging residential commercial and industrial end uses Hard Hat Services acquires Ely Energy to form aether dbs Hard Hat Services an industrial environmental engineering and construction management fi rm headquartered in Naperville Ill acquired Ely Energy of Tulsa Okla The new company called aether dbs will offer clients full service design build solutions and engineered modular sys Continued on page 16 g p p y g way to prove they have the knowledge and skills to do the job To get CETP certified and credit for their training employees must pass a certification exam and skills assessment To get certified the place to start is CETPCertification org www LPGasmagazine com August 2010 LPGas 15