Global Partners launches this year’s competition, asks college and grad students to submit design concepts for the fuel station of 2030
This year’s competition is now open! Global Partners is hosting a student design contest with scholarship prizes for undergraduate and graduate students attending schools in the Northeast. Transportation is changing quickly. Full Story » “Fuel the Future 2030: A New Student Design Competition”
As part of its efforts to diversify into more alternative fuels, Global Partners has activated its first company-owned electric vehicle charging station. The DC fast-charging station, which includes two vehicle chargers, is located at Global’s XtraMart convenience and fueling station at 280 Providence St. in Worcester, Massachusetts.
“As we transition our energy sources, Global plans on moving its business into those alternative energy sources, whether they’re electric or renewable liquid fuels,” said Global CEO Eric Slifka at a ribbon-cutting event on Sept. Full Story » “Global unveils its first company-owned EV charging station in Worcester”
The low-carbon fuel offers up to 78 percent fewer greenhouse gases and a pathway for helping New York achieve climate goals
New York’s ambitious climate change goals have been well documented – the state is striving for an 85% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, with an interim target of 40% by 2030. Full Story » “Renewable Diesel Comes to New York”
As transportation is quickly changing with a higher focus on decarbonization and consumer demand for high-quality goods, Global saw the need to rethink the fueling station. In 2022, Global launched its first student design competition asking college and graduate students to design what they saw as a fueling station of the future. Full Story » “Global Partners Launched First Annual Student Design Competition: Fuel the Future 2030”
An Alltown Fresh convenience store in Ayers, Mass., can now charge electric vehicles and stay powered during outages thanks to a cutting-edge, solar-powered microgrid that’s been installed at the site.
Enel X, the advanced energy services arm of energy company Enel, worked with Global Partners – the owner of Alltown Fresh – to construct the microgrid at the Alltown Fresh store in Ayer. Full Story » “Innovative microgrid adds solar power, resiliency to Alltown Fresh in Massachusetts”