Tom Corbett yesterday awarded more than $6.7 million in Act 13 funding to 18 companies and organizations making the switch to natural gas for their heavy-duty fleet vehicles. "Act 13 was a leap forward in strengthening oversight of the drilling industry and in helping to continue to grow jobs and clean the air, at the same time as demand in the transportation sector develops,” he said.

The Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) has approved 13 initiatives in 11 counties, through the state’s Alternative and Clean Energy Program. “The projects supported by the CFA will help businesses and school districts save collectively on their utility costs and reduce their environmental impact,” said Governor Tom Corbett. These investments are projected to result in more than $109 million in additional economic investments.

The company has entered into a Master Development Agreement with ZHRO™ Solutions, LLC, based in Chandler, Arizona, to produce fully-integrated storage and fuel delivery systems for robust and cost-effective aftermarket conversion of medium and heavy duty diesel fleets to run on natural gas. Under this agreement, which provided for an advanced payment of $1.0 million to Quantum to initiate activities under a compressed timeline, Quantum will engineer and develop fuel delivery modules and integrate Quantum’s high capacity ultra-lightweight Q-Lite™ NGV storage systems with ZHRO’s natural gas injection/engine conversion system.

The aim is to assist with providing the company’s clients with the information that they need to make informed decisions about their CNG conversions. Transition to natural gas has been rising in popularity as more businesses are realizing the cost effective and environmentally friendly benefits of switching to an alternative fuel source.