DieselMist Holdings, a London-based business conglomerate, holds the patent on a technology that could significantly reduce carbon emissions and potentially save billions of dollars in fuel costs. Any industry sector that uses diesel engines could benefit from the resulting equipment that allows diesel fuel to be mixed with cleaner, cheaper propane.
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"We had a number of markets to choose from," says Darryl Keys, president and CEO of DieselMist Corporation, the firm's wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, "but we decided to focus on heavy trucks" And given that the U.S. dominates the world's heavy truck sector, he adds, DieselMist needed to establish a presence in the U.S.
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Florida and California were the leading contenders; both already had infrastructure in place to encourage energy-efficient technologies and both had governors eager to stimulate the growth of "green" businesses. Ultimately, however, a prime location, previously established ties with Britain (Enterprise Florida maim tains a London office) and the enthusiasm of economic development officials tipped the scale in Florida's favor.
Says Keys, "We were amazed and impressed by the speed of their reaction and the level of professionalism they demonstrated. The data and information they sent us was staggering and so helpful."
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DieselMist decided to site its new North American headquarters in Charlotte County, where plenty of affordable land was available and transportation connections were well established. From Port Charlotte, the firm contracts with trucking companies nationwide to install equipment on their vehicles that will allow them to burn energy-efficient fuel that is 70% diesel and 30% liquid propane, plus a GPS system to track fuel consumption. The equipment and installation are free; customers pay half of the fuel savings that result--an estimated $4,000 per vehicle, per year--back to DieselMist.
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