Alternative fuel roadshow headed to Savannah
Vehicles that run on propane, electricity, ethanol and natural gas will be on display at the upcoming Georgia Alternative Fueled Vehicle Roadshow series.
Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols will lead an eight-city educational tour.
The three-hour event, free and open to the public, showcases options for fleet managers and municipalities to save money and lower maintenance costs when powering their vehicles with biofuels, propane, natural gas and electricity.
The all electric Nissan LEAF, bi-fuel Ford Fusion, Freightliner Class A Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) 18 wheeler, propane police vehicle, CNG school bus and the Chevy Volt are among the vehicles that will be on display.
A two-hour roundtable presentation, featuring a series of speakers, will follow the showcase and cover each technology in depth.
Registration is required at http://www.afvroadshow.com.
The Savannah session will be held from 9 a.m.-noon June 13 at Savannah Technical College, 5717 White Bluff Road.
Telfair design work recognized
Savannah’s Telfair Museums recently won three Communicator Awards and five ADDY Awards in recognition of design work on various projects.
The Communicator Awards presented the Telfair with a Gold Award of Excellence for the Uffizi exhibition invitation and a Silver Awards of Distinction for the ArtZeum bus and the “Blown, Assembled and Cast Glass” brochure.
Telfair Museums’ creative director Holly Akkerman created all three designs.
The Communicator Awards received more than 6,000 entries from across the U.S. and around the globe.
In addition, the Savannah Chapter of the American Advertising Federation (AAF) recently presented Telfair Museums with five ADDY awards — one gold, two silver and two bronze awards for items designed by Akkerman.
NOAA research ship to visit Savannah
The Nancy Foster, a ship belonging to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will be docked on River Street on Saturday and will be open to the public for guided tours from noon-4 p.m.
Staff from the Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary will help ship officers and crew conduct tours and will be available to answer questions about Gray’s Reef.
From June 2-15, the 187-foot Nancy Foster will be working in the sanctuary to conduct surveys of areas inside and outside the research-only area.
The ship is named for Dr. Nancy Foster in tribute to her leadership within the National Marine Fisheries Service and National Ocean Service from 1986 until 2000.
The vessel employs state-of-the art navigation, propulsion and mission systems.
To learn more about Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary, go to http://graysreef.noaa.gov.
To learn more about NOAA ship Nancy Foster, go to http://www.moc.noaa.gov/nf/.