Funding for
the Tulsa Transit initiative in 2005 came from the U.S. Department of Transportation
and included fuel testing funding for a demonstration program at Auburn University’s
National Center for Asphalt Technology. The Integrated Concepts Research Corporation
was the prime contractor and responsible for evaluating the fuel’s performance in
the testing programs.
Additionally,
Syntroleum was chosen as the official diesel fuel of the Pace vehicle for the 83rd
running of the Falken Tire Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in 2005. The performance
and durability of the fuel proved to be successful during the event.
Syntroleum is also working on its $2 million Phase
II Department of Defense program for continued testing on its flexible JP-8 single
battlefield fuel.