OXNARD, CA – After testing a new eco-friendly oil filter product for a year, the City of Oxnard will extend its fleet vehicle oil drain interviews, producing an estimated $145,000 in oil and labor savings and an annual reduction of 24,000 quarts of oil.
“After extensive testing utilizing scientific oil analysis, we are excited to adopt [...]
Government Fleet - City of Oxnard, Calif., Extends Oil Drain Intervals with New Green Product
June 24th, 2010City of Oxnard, Calif. Converts Fleet to the microGreen Extended Performance Oil Filter
June 22nd, 2010FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 22, 2010
SOMS Technologies Announces City of Oxnard, Calif. Converts
Fleet to the microGreen® Extended Performance Oil Filter
One of North America’s leading municipal fleets projects major savings in oil maintenance and oil usage
(Valhalla, New York) – SOMS Technologies, LLC announced today that the City of Oxnard, Calif. has converted its vehicle fleet to the [...]
GOES Energy Revolutionizes Energy Use for Oklahomans
June 10th, 2010The summer heat is upon us and it becomes the second time of year when Oklahomans feel the pinch of high energy bills. Dustin Young, President/CEO of GOES Energy Inc., believes the line of products he offers to home owners and to businesses can reverse, and over time eliminate, this annual trend.
GOES stands for Green [...]
Ontario Trucking News: Eco-Friendly Oil Filter Introduced to Canadian Market
June 1st, 2010SOMS Technologies LLC, a provider of engine oil filtration products, announced its microGreen™ Extended Performance Oil Filter is now available in Canada. The patented microGreen oil filter enables vehicles to operate up to 48,000 kilometers without an oil change. With its 2 filters in 1 standard spin- on canister, the microGreen oil filter ensures that [...]
SOMS Technologies selected as a TiE50 2010 Cleantech Finalist
May 15th, 2010http://www.tie50.net/Winners/Finalists.asp
SOMS Technologies picked up in The Christian Science Monitor
February 22nd, 2010How America can create jobs
The nation’s entrepreneurial prowess may be the best hope to stem 9.7 percent unemployment. Companies from a laser-tech firm to a baby-sitting network are harnessing new ideas – and helping reinvent the economy.
Green Garage Saves Trip to and from Mechanic
February 18th, 2010Ernest Lavigne talks about a new oil filter that allows drivers to go much further without an oil change. It is part of GreenGarage.com’s new business plan.
View news clip on CBS
SOMS Technologies selected by Fast Company as one of 10 ‘green’ start-ups to watch
November 10th, 2009We don’t all drive electric vehicles quite yet, and in the meantime, SOMS Technologies thinks its high-efficiency engine oil filter can seriously cut down on oil use. It may not be the sexiest green tech innovation, but its the first major upgrade to the standard oil filter since the 1970s. The [...]
TruGreen announces pilot program to test microGreen Oil Filter
October 28th, 2009One of the nation’s largest commercial fleet operations
aims to reduce oil use by 70 percent
Memphis, Tenn. – October 28, 2009 – TruGreen, the nation’s leading provider of lawn care services, today announced that it has been using a microGreen™ Extended Performance Oil Filter on vehicles in Florida. The company is in the beginning stages of [...]
Steve Kirchner, COO of SOMS Technologies LLC, presents the microGreen Oil Filter at the Green Fleet Conference 2009
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SOMS Technologies LLC Timeline
| May 2008 | First Sale of microGreenTM oil filters |
| September 2007 | Shared agreement with NYSERDA |
| April 2007 | 4th Patent Filed |
| November 2006 | SOMS Technologies LLC formed |
| September 2005 | Road testing of the microGreenTM oil filter begins |
| August 2005 | 3rd Patent Filed |
| April 2003 | 2nd Patent Filed |
| March 2001 | 1st Patent Filed |
| August 1998 | Initial Development of MicroGreenTM oil filter |



