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The City of Hoover has been using alternative fuel since 2004 as detailed by the timelines below: Ethanol - 2004 – City of Hoover receives a grant from Alabama Clean Fuels to install alternative fuel pumps and tanks.
- 2005 – City purchases fleet of police Tahoes that operate on alternative fuel and Hoover had the largest fleet of police cars in the U.S. operating on E-85 at that time.
- 2006 – In September, President Bush visits the City of Hoover to highlight the City’s use of alternative fuel.
- 2007- In November, the City of Hoover is recognized in London, England by The International Awards for Liveable Communities for its Environmentally Sensitive Practices.
- 2008 – In June, City of Hoover works with Gulf Coast Energy to take Hoover’s wood waste and convert into fuel.
- 2009 – In January, 88% of the fuel used by the City of Hoover is made from alternative fuel sources making our fleet one of the largest alternative fuel fleets in the United States.
- 2009 – In March, the City of Hoover receives approval from General Motors on the fuel that is made from Hoover’s wood waste.
- 2009 – On April 16th, the City of Hoover held Press Conference to announce that Hoover is now using alternative fuel made from Hoover’s wood waste and will be fueling several GM Flex-Fuel vehicles that day with the fuel.
- 2010 – As of October, the City of Hoover has driven over 14 million miles on ethanol.
Bio-Fuel - 2006 – In June, the City of Hoover begins using B-20 Bio-diesel.
- 2007 – In March, Hoover installs a processor that converts used cooking oil into fuel and starts a commercial recycling program by collecting used cooking oil from restaurants.
- 2007 – In November, Hoover starts a residential recycling program and collects used cooking oil from residents. The City provides the containers for residents to use and has designated pickup and drop-off points for the containers.
- 2008- In February, the City of Hoover partners with Jefferson State Community College students to help with the processing of our used cooking oil as well as marketing our alternative fuel program.
- 2010 - On September 10, the City of Hoover partnered with Phycal to work towards securing a grant for a demonstration project in Hoover that produces biofuel and other products from algae. The algae-to-energy plant would be built on property at Hoover’s Inverness Wastewater Treatment plant where the algae would be grown. The city is looking at the project as another way to improve the quality of water discharged from the treatment plant by removing nitrogen and phosphorus from the wastewater. Cleaner water would be the byproduct.
- 2010 - As of October, the City of Hoover has processed 34,000 gallons of used cooking oil from residents and restaurants.
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