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Opening Address:  Norman Moyer:  Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Policy and Communications Sector, Department of Energy, Mines & Resources Canada

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2.

Keynote Address:  Charles R. Imbrecht, Chairman, California Energy Commission

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3.

Market Place Implications in the Changing World of Motor Fuels Policy Panel Discussion:

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3.1

New Ideas for Federal role in Marketing AFVs:  D. Rodgers, US Department of Energy

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3.2

Policy Issues for Alternative Fuels in Canada:  A.C. Taylor, Energy, Mines & resources Canada

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3.3

“Interministerial Committee on Clean Transportation Fuels”:  M.D. Harmelink, Ministry of Transportation of Ontario

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4.

Session 1:  Availability of Alternative Fueled Engines and Vehicles:  Chair:  Ron Bright, Ford Motor Company

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4.1

Caterpillar’s View of Alternative Fueled Mobile Engines:  J.M. Headean, Caterpillar, Inc.

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4.2

Cummins L10G Urban Bus Engine – An Update:  V.K. Duggal, Cummins Engine Co. Inc.

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4.3

DDC Alternative Fuel Product Experience and Further Development:  S.P. Miller, Detroit Diesel Corporation

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4.4

Dedicated Natural Gas Engines for On-Highway Applications – “The Natural Choice”:  K. Boyer, Hercules Engine Company

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4.5

Natural Gas Engine and Vehicle Development at Navistar – Program Status:  R.A. Baranescu, Navistar International

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4.6

Update on Light Duty Engines – Panel Discussion

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4.6.1

General Motors Alternative Fuel Products:  John Christie, General Motors of Canada

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(Other Presentations made during the panel discussion are unavailable)

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Session 2:  Emerging Technologies:  Chair:  Bernie James, Energy, Mines & Resources Canada

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5.1

Experience with LNG and LNG-CNG:  V. Jayaraman, Consolidated Natural Gas Company

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5.2

Emerging Technologies from SwRI:  J. Cole, D. Meyers, K. Guglielmo, Southwest Research Institute

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5.3

Cummins B6G:  An Advanced Technology Natural Gas Engine:  M. M. Kamel, Cummins Engine Co. Inc.

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5.4

Development Status for Two Dedicated Methanol Engine Combustion Technologies:  DI Hot Surface Ignition and DI Spark Ignited Stratified Charge:  R. Last, FEV of America, Inc.,  B. Bartunek, N. Schorn, R. Schmidt, FEV Motorentechnik GmbH & Co. KG

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5.5

Fuel Cell Powered ZEV Bus:  P. Howard, Ballard Power Systems

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5.6

Design Options for Hybrid-Electric Vehicles Using Ultracapacitors:  A. Burke, INEL Battery Laboratory, EG&G Idaho, Inc.

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5.7

Fleet User’s Experience with Alternative Fueled Vehicles – panel Discussion

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(Presentations made during this panel discussion are unavailable)

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Session 3:  Overcoming Barriers to Alternative Fuels Commercialization:  Chair:  Ron Neville, ORTECH

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6.1

Propane Motor Fuel Marketing – Changing the Perception:  S. Vedlitz, Conoco, Inc.

291

6.2

Fuel Issues for Gas Engines and NGVs:  W. Liss, Gas Research Institute

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6.3

Maintaining Fuel Quality – California Methanol Experience:  A. Argentine, D. Fong, P. Ward, California Energy Commission

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Session 4:  Infrastructure Issues:  Chair:  Paul Wuebben, SCAQMD

7.1

Microprocessor Control of Natural Gas Vehicle Fast Fills:  J.Y. Guttman, Canadian Gas Research Institute

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7.2

Infrastructure Issues from the Retailers’ Perspective – Panel Discussion:

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7.2.1

Alternative Transportation Fuel Implementation Issues California Perspective:  D. Fong, California Energy Commission

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7.2.2

Methanol Fuel Infrastructure overview:  J. Spacek, Oxygenated Fuels Association

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7.2.3

Propane – Infrastructure Issues from the Retailers Perspective:  N. Horner, Amoco Canada

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(Other Presentations made during the panel discussion are unavailable)

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Session 5:  New Initiatives in R&D:  Chair:  Matthew Bol, Sypher, Mueller

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8.1

Development of a Port-Injected M100 Engine Using Plasma Jet Ignition and Prompt EGR:  D.P. Gardiner, V.K. Rao, M.F. Bardon, Royal Military College of Canada, V. Battista, Transport Canada

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8.2

Visibility of Methanol Pool Flames:  O.L Gardiner, B. Glavincevski, National Research Council Canada V. Battista, Transport Canada

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8.3

Fast Burn Combustion Chamber Development for Natural Gas Engines:  W.A. Goetz, ORTECH, R. Evans, University of Victoria, V.K. Duggal, Cummins Engine Co. Inc.

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8.4

Efficiency Vs. Emissions Tradeoff with Increasing Compression ratio in a Light Duty natural Gas Fueled Engine:  H.E. Jaaskelainen and J. S. Wallace, University of Toronto

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8.5

Exhaust Emissions and Fuel Economy of Transit Buses – Chassis Dynamometer Test Results:  T. Topaloglu, D. Elliot, J. Turner, D. Petherick, and C. Kaskavaltzis, Ministry of Transportation of Ontario

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8.6

Cars and Climate Change:  L. Michaelis, International Energy Agency

649

8.7

Future R&D Forum:  M. Smith, Consultant

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List of Participants

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