A training consortium has been launched this month to assist fleets to learn how to effectively implement alternative fuels such as hydrogen, natural gas, propane autogas, and biodiesel. Alternative Fuel Training Network features nationally recognized experts in their fields. Training sessions are designed for mechanics, drivers, and station operators in one place, at a reasonable cost.
“For the first time, America is experiencing a meaningful shift in our energy supply,” said Greg Zilberfarb, a nationally recognized alternative fuels expert who led the formation of the consortium. “We’re on the cusp of a quantum leap as a nation, which creates a need for fleets to learn how to effectively implement alternative fuels.”
Alternative Fuel Training Network trainers go to a fleet’s facilities for the training. Trainers include:
- Rob Adams is a licensed professional engineer and certified management accountant. Since 1984, Adams has been involved with the design and installation of nearly 200 hundred compressed natural gas stations.
- Franz Hofmann has worked in the transportation industry for more than four decades in capacities including diagnostics and repair, training, service and fleet management, as well as all areas of alternative fuels.
- Bill McGlinchey has more than 30 years of technical automotive experience, with the last 20 dedicated to alternative fuels. He specializes in alternative fuels training, curriculum development and project management. McGlinchey authored the test used in the natural gas cylinder inspection certification.
- Richard Nelson has more than 24 years of expertise in the biodiesel and bioenergy field and has served as a consultant to Monsanto, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the National Biodiesel Board, among others.
- Jenna Higgins Rose will lead media training for fleets wanting to maximize their alternative fuel exposure. A former television journalist, she served as Director of Communications for the National Biodiesel Board for almost 10 years.
