Using Propane to Eliminate Mosquitos?? You better believe it!

It's clear that propane is one of the most versatile fuels available. From its ability to serve traditional appliances to alternative applications like swimming pool heaters, outdoor kitches, tiki torches, entry lanterns and street lamps, Combined Heat and Power (CHP) applications, even eco-friendly propane-powered lawnmowers, golf carts, and fleet vehicles! The list goes on and on.

But the list just got longer- propane can be used to fuel mosquito traps. As summer nears, you might want to give some serious thought to investing in one of these. These mosquito traps can be fueled by Central Gas Systems from HBH Gas Systems. To learn more about how these propane-powered mosquito traps work, visit this link.

Even your lawnmower can go green!!!

Central Texas Clean Cities hosted Clean Fuel Day at Zilker Park Friday.

Representatives were on hand to demonstrate how your lawnmower could be producing just as much pollution as the pollution in most cars.

More than 100 commercial propane mowers, lawn equipment and all-electric utility vehicles were on display for people to demo. Propane commercial mowers emit 80 percent less emissions than gasoline mowers and that's not the only benefit.

"Propane has a huge advantage," Stacy Neef of Austin Energy said. "Number one, there's no spillage. A lot of gasoline and diesel is wasted each year, or is lost due to spillage on the ground. Number two, it can't be stolen out of the tanks because it's only canisters. Number three, it's a lot less expensive than gasoline or diesel is at this point."

Several local organizations are taking advantage of these benefits. The Austin Independent School District uses about 26 propane mowers. The University of Texas uses more than 20 all-electric vehicles for maintenance and cross-campus type transportation.
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Central Gas Systems from HBH Gas Systems can serve refueling stations for propane-powered lawn equipment, in addition to municipal vehicle fleets, police fleets, even taxi and school bus fleets!!

Propane School Bus Promotion in Austin

5/8/2008 1:40 PM
By: News 8 Austin Staff

The Breathe Easy Tour made a pit stop in Austin Thursday to promote the converting of diesel school buses to propane.

A typical grant from the Railroad Commission for replacing a 15-year-old diesel bus is around $12,000 per bus.

There's also a 50 cent federal rebate on propane motor fuel, per gallon.

The head of the Texas Railroad Commission, Michael Williams said not only is propane cheaper, but it's better for the environment.

"We heard from a school district that they're paying almost $2 per gallon cheaper with propane than with diesel and it's also cleaner," he said.

Texas has more than 36,000 school buses and about 1,500 of them are propane-powered

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