Posts Tagged by DieselTek
For Clean Diesel Technology, Check Out DieselTek
| July 24, 2010 | Posted by Craig Shields under Electric Vehicles |
Here’s the entire 30-minute show with DieselTek’s president Lance Miller. There is no doubt in my mind that the clean diesel industry will be making extremely important contributions to the world of sustainability over the coming decades — as diesel itself is gradually phased out in favor of technology that is intrinsically far cleaner.
DieselTek has a number of different approaches that have been shown in the laboratory to be effective at improving engine performance while dramatically lowering gaseous and particulate emissions. Check them out at Dieseltek.com.
Clean Diesel – Can Small Companies Sell to Large Customers? – Final Part in a Series of Seven
| July 23, 2010 | Posted by Craig Shields under Renewables - Business |
Can small companies sell to large customers? Of course. I’ve had dozens of clients in start-ups over the last 30 years who are concerned that large companies wouldn’t pay attention to them, simply because they didn’t have billion-dollar balance sheets. Hogwash. Lance Miller, DieselTek’s president, has his own viewpoint on this subject, which he articulates here.
Clean Diesel Start-up DieselTek: Managers and Investors – Part Six in a Series
| July 18, 2010 | Posted by Craig Shields under Renewables - Business |
Lance Miller, president of clean diesel start-up DieselTek discusses the harmony between the company’s managers and its investors. In my experience, this is commonly a sticking point for fledgling organizations, where investors want to make a quick filling, drive to a liquidity event, e.g., an IPO or a merger with a publicly traded organization, and get out. This often contrasts with the intention of managers who may a deep and abiding passion for the subject, and may wish to make it their life’s work.
How Are Great Start-ups Built? Core Trust and Affinity? Or Cold, Rational Assessment? – Part Five in a Series
| July 11, 2010 | Posted by Craig Shields under Renewables - Business |
Lance Miller, president of DieselTek, speaks with on how start-ups form in clean diesel — or anywhere, for that matter. Lance corroborates my own belief that great partnerships are built on core, innate trust and affinity than on a cold, rational appraisal of a partner’s value in some sort of mathematical equation.
As it turns out, both Lance and the company’s founder and CEO, Eric Wheeler, have had their hands on mechanical devices — and had life circumstances that steered them towards entrepreneurship — since they were boys.
Clean Diesel Solutions and the Marketing Challenges They Face – Part Four in a Series
| July 10, 2010 | Posted by Craig Shields under Renewables - Business |
DieselTek’s president Lance Miller discusses his company’s clean diesel solutions and its marketing challenges with me on a recent edition of the 2GreenEnergy Report. The principal issue here is a “noisy” environment, in which numerous competitors with inferior products (but significant marketing budgets) have confused the audience — and created a climate of great doubt and skepticism of the clean diesel industry generally.
Fortunately, DieselTak has a compelling response. I hope you’ll check it out.
DieselTek and Clean Diesel Technology – Part Three in a Series
| July 8, 2010 | Posted by Craig Shields under Renewables - Business |
Lance Miller of DieselTek discusses clean diesel technology with me on a recent episode of the 2GreenEnergy Report. I tried not to trivialize Lance’s position as a representative of his company, but frankly, it sounds easy, since everyone involved wins! The customer has a low-cost way to get into compliance with strict government mandates, his truck runs better, and he saves money on fuel. What’s not to like?
DieselTek – Changes in the Diesel Industry – Part Two in the Series
| July 4, 2010 | Posted by Craig Shields under Renewables - Business |
Here, DieselTek president Lance Miller discusses the recent changes in the diesel industry me on the 2GreenEnergy Report. In particular, government bodies are heaping on tight regulations on particulate, NOx and SOx emissions — especially in California.
Yet the trucking industry is no different than any other in that it is deeply concerned about costs, and thus it is critical that any initiative to clean up the industry not increase those costs. Fortunately, DieselTek products represent the ultimate win-win: low costs, better performance, and a cleaner world.
DieselTek and the Clean Diesel Industry – Part One in a Series
| July 2, 2010 | Posted by Craig Shields under Renewables - Business |
Lance Miller, the president of DieselTek, joined me recently on the 2GreenEnergy Report, and explained his company’s unique approach and capability to the clean diesel market.
As I mention on the show, I’m sure all readers here look forward to the day when clean diesel products are no longer needed because diesel technology itself is obsolete. But looking at the tough realities here, we have to acknowledge that such a day lies a long way in the future — and in the meanwhile, we should all be very glad that companies like this exist.
DieselTek holds the patents on some incredble fuel additives and proven-effective engine flush systems.
Btw, Lance Miller, a good friend of mine, was the 2005 World Champion of Public Speaking; I sure you’ll see why when you view this clip.
Until We Have Renewable Energy, Take a Look at Diesel TEK
| July 29, 2009 | Posted by Craig Shields under Renewables - Business |
As I’ve mentioned in my writings (as if it’s not obvious), the transition to renewable energy will not happen overnight. This means that, for the coming few decades, prudence requires us all to take steps to use all our existing energy-related technologies in the most efficient manner possible.
This is a concept that is most certainly not lost on Lance Miller, President of a start-up headquartered in Las Vegas, NV called Diesel TEK. The company offers a unique approach and capability to those responsible for the cost-efficient and environmentally responsible operation of diesel engines. Such engines occupy an extremely prominent position in today’s world of transportation and power generation; at this point, diesels move over 70% of all goods in the US.
I believe that when most of us think of diesel engines, we think instantly of freight hauling on our interstates. But there are literally dozens of other huge applications for diesel: waste management, buses, railroads, construction, farming, ocean shipping, power generation, etc. The result is millions of diesel engines spewing noxious gases and particulate matter in the exhaust emissions into our atmosphere every day. And it’s not just ugly; recent reports point to diesel emissions as the cause of most cases of cancer.
“There is no power plant available now to replace diesel,” says Miller. “Diesel TEK’s goal is to reduce diesel emissions to as close to zero as possible. We do that through a total rethinking of the combustion process. Diesel TEK offers a number of related diesel technologies that take an absolutely new approach to the complete combustion of the diesel molecule.”
I asked Lance to name what he feels to be the most stimulating thing that happening with the company right now. “We have significant interest from two of the largest diesel truck manufactures, and well as one of the nation’s largest fleets.” he replied. “It’s exciting. When people see proof that they can lower their costs of both fuel and maintenance — and lower the emission and carbon footprint — trust me, it doesn’t take much selling. Our solution is both environmentally and economically friendly; it makes sense every way you look at it.”
“Might the company be acquired by one of these giants?” I asked. “It’s possible, but it’s not our mission. We’re a purpose-driven company; the principles are in to for the game of cleaning up diesel, not for a quick buck,” Miller notes. “I see a long-term commitment and steady, solid growth.”
Again, a company with a real future — and a powerful purpose.
