Past Events
Hybrid Seminar and Annual Golf Outing
On September 28, 2006, CACC held an educational seminar and CACC's sixth annual golf outing. This year the topic of the seminar was the potential of hybrid electric vehicle technology. It was again held at the Maple Meadows Golf Course in Wood Dale, Illinois.
Coalition Meeting and Idle Reduction Update: June 15, 2006
Presented by Chicago Area Clean Cities and sponsored by AUTOTHERM and the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, this picnic lunch meeting examined simple and effective ways of saving fuel and money through idle reduction in fleets. The event was held outdoors at Churchill Woods Forest Preserve in Lombard, Illinois.
Coalition member Don Boyer of AUTOTHERM presented information on AUTOTHERM's energy-recovery-based idle reduction device. Matt Stewart from the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County talked about the District's anti-idling directive, implemented in early 2006 to reduce idling of vehicles and equipment. We discussed pending legislation related to idle reduction and had a brief CACC meeting to present highlights from the 2006 national Clean Cities conference and plans for upcoming coalition events.
Tools for Cleaning Up Illinois Diesel: 2006 Conference
Presented by the U.S. EPA Region and sponsored by CACC, the national Clean Cities program, the Illinois EPA, the Office of Illinois Lt. Governor Pat Quinn and the Diesel Technology Forum, this one-day conference held at the BP Naperville Campus addressed options for reducing diesel fuel use and diesel emissions. Click here to view the conference agenda in PDF format with links to conference presentation slideshows.
This conference educated and informed attendees about the various tools available to help Illinois fleets reduce fuel usage, decrease emissions, and save money. A wide range of topics were covered including examples of fleets using alternative fuels and technologies. Funding opportunities were also discussed. Participants networked with other fleet managers, government and planning officials, fuel suppliers, and manufacturers of hybrid vehicles, idle reduction devices, and emission control technologies.
Spring 2006 E-85 Seminar
An April 12, 2006, CACC held a coalition meeting and E-85 seminar at the Chicagoland Speedway/Route 66 Raceway in Joliet to hear from various players in the ethanol industry and their involvement in the production, distribution and marketing of ethanol. The meeting was followed by a tour of the Speedway.
Our speakers included Brad Bueschel (Chicagoland Speedway/Route 66 Raceway); Dave Loos (IL Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity); Ye Wu (Argonne National Laboratory); Dave Christopher (Gas City); Tom Campone (Indeck-Energy); and Angela Tin (American Lung Association of Illinois).
Ye Wu's presentation on the energy balance of ethanol is available as a PDF file -- click here to download.
Click here to download Dave Loos' presentation on Illinois biofuels as a PDF file.
2004 "Drive to Survive"
Dennis Weaver drives his hybrid-electric Toyota Prius as the Drive to Survive approaches the Illinois Governor's mansion.
Tai Robinson drives the Toyota Tacoma pickup he converted to run on hydrogen, compressed natural gas, or a combination of the two.
Dennis Weaver speaks to a crowd of supporters and reporters at the Governor's mansion in Springfield, Illinois.
Dennis Weaver is joined by John Van Pelt, formerly of the Illinois E85 Coalition and CACC board, as he fills an E85 vehicle at Becker's BP station off I-55 in Dwight, Illinois.