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Monthly Archives: February 2007

Petrobras Commits US$ 8 billion to Increase Internal Gas Production

February 28, 2007 – 1:52 am

Brasil

NGV Industry Developments Continue Ahead of Expo GNV 2007

Ford Ranger – Now available in Brasil with a CNG option.

Ford Ranger now available on natural gas

Brazilian energy giant, Petrobras has approved capital projects expenditures of US$ 8 billion in offshore projects in the Southeast region of the country to expand their local natural gas production and overall transportation capabilities. This will include an offshore production platform, nine gas pipelines, seven compression stations, five gas processing units, among other projects.

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ANGVA 2007 Call for Abstracts Reminder

February 28, 2007 – 1:44 am

ANGVA 2007 – “The Future is Now” Conference and Exhibition is scheduled for November 27-29, 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand. Speakers are invited to submit abstracts of abstracts of papers for presentation at what promises to be the NGV industry international event of the year. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS IS MARCH 23. Visit the ANGVA 2007 Conference and Exhibition website for details.

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Iveco Irisbus Delivers CNG Buses to Tunisia

February 28, 2007 – 1:39 am

Iveco Irisbus CNG CityClass bus reporting for duty in Tunisia

Tunisia

Natural gas vehicles are continuing to make inroads into Africa, with Iveco Irisbus delivering two compressed natural gas (CNG) CityClass buses to the city of Tunis in Tunisia. The delivery is part of a cooperation agreement between the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Tunisian Ministry of Transport that covers (reaches) a total of more than 100 vehicles for Tunis.

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ENGVA Training Seminar – NGV Pathways to Hydrogen Vehicles & Fuelling Infrastructure

February 28, 2007 – 1:34 am

Lessons on Safety and Speed-to-Market

The European Natural Gas Vehicle Association, in partnership with the National Hydrogen Association offers a one day training seminar covering natural gas vehicle (NGV) and hydrogen vehicle safety issues. This workshop will focus on safety-based lessons from NGV and refuelling station experiences that ultimately may help or hinder rapid market adoption.

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CEN Fuelling Station Standard Unblocked

February 28, 2007 – 1:29 am

ENGVA participated in a meeting of the Committee for European Normalisation (CEN) Technical Committee 326 in Brussels on 13 December 2006 where members met to work out a number of contentious elements and inconsistencies in the fueling station standard that have been a cause for the standard not moving forward in the final part of the approval process. Committee Chairman Martin Seifert led the meeting of experts who sorted through CEN’s list of objections.

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Euro 5 Regulations Now Include Biomethane

February 28, 2007 – 1:25 am

At the last meeting of the Motor Vehicle Emissions Group (MVEG) subgroup on Euro 5 emissions regulations on 20 December 2006 the latest draft of the Euro 5 light duty vehicle regulations now includes biomethane within its definitions for natural gas (CH4). The last version of the draft regulations used the word biogas, however, the part of the NGV industry supporting renewable methane has made an important distinction between biogas as the first output of the renewable ‘methanization’ process that is then upgraded to ‘biomethane’ and used in vehicles. Biogas has typically been considered by European policy makers, to be an electricity generating fuel.

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UN Group of Experts on Pollution and Energy (GRPE) Standards Update

February 28, 2007 – 1:23 am

Welded CNG Steel Cylinder Liners Adopted
Conformity between ISO & ECE 110 on Regulator Testing
Larger profile NGV-1 receptacle on the cards

In addition to the NGV industry’s milestone victory on 11 January 2007 with the approval of an ENGVA amendment to UN ECE Regulation 110 for the universal NGV fuel receptacle (200 bar/3000 psi – pounds per square inch) (see earlier NGV Global story), ENGVA reports that progress has been made on the adoption of welded steel CNG cylinder liners and conformity between ISO & ECE 110 on regulator testing.

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Relocation Sale

February 28, 2007 – 12:57 am

CompAir 2nd Hand CNG equipment
Australia, Melbourne

CompAir Australasia are relocating their offices in Melbourne, Australia and have a range of used compressors, storage cylinders and dispensers available for sale. The items for sale also include some unused CNG storage cylinders and tubes.

Please see below for general information on the items offered. An Excel spreadsheet with more information and photographs is also available here (2.4MB xls).

NB – Prices shown are in Australian dollars (10% GST is additional for Australian buyers).

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Skellefte

February 27, 2007 – 6:00 pm

Sweden

Skelleftea Biomethane Station The Swedish town of Skellefteå, just south of the polar circle, has joined the growing list of cities with biomethane production facilities for transport use. Opened last week, the installation is seen as an important stepping stone on the road to a nationwide Swedish network of biomethane sourced refuelling stations for natural gas vehicles.

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AFVI Webcast

February 26, 2007 – 6:00 pm

USA, Las Vegas

Webcast highlights available funding, vehicles and technologies

The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVi) in the USA is holding an AFV School Bus Connection webcast on Tuesday, March 13 from 10:30 a.m.-noon PST. This webcast is presented in partnership with Clean Energy and is part of a series designed to bring alternative fuel industry experts together to provide the latest information on funding, products, and legislation related to specific markets. There is no charge to participate.

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Air Products Increases Hydrogen Pressure at University of California, Irvine

February 26, 2007 – 6:00 pm

USA, California

Pennsylvania based Air Products and the University of California, Irvine (UCI) have unveiled a new 700 and 350 bar (10,000/5,000 psi) pressure capable vehicle fueling station on the UCI campus. The 700 bar fueling station is a first in the United States to be sited at a location with wider accessibility for vehicle fueling demonstrations.

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US EPAct 2005 Refund Checks Flowing

February 25, 2007 – 6:00 pm

Fleets and Fuels reports that natural gas bus operator, LA Metro, has banked its first refund check from the US Treasury as a beneficiary of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The check for $US1.735 million is the first of 36 monthly payments to be made under the Act until September 2009. Fleets and Fuels.

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Clean Air Power European R&D Facility Opens in UK

February 22, 2007 – 6:00 pm

UK, Lancashire

Dual-Fuel™ technology developer Clean Air Power, has opened its new European Research and Development facility in Leyland, Lancashire. Employing 30 people, the 20,000 square ft facility was opened by Owen Paterson MP, Shadow Minister of State for Transport, in January 2007 and will service all installation and technical needs of its European customers. Paterson has been a keen supporter of the Dual-Fuel™ project for some time and sees it as a real option for operators to reduce carbon emissions and fuel usage.

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CNG Use in Pakistan Creates Energy Export Opportunities

February 21, 2007 – 2:27 pm

Pakistan, Islamabad

Reduced gasoline consumption in Pakistan, caused by the increasing use of compressed natural gas (CNG), is creating a surplus of refined gasoline in the country, creating unforeseen export needs. According to The International News, the country’s largest refinery is seeking buyers for as much as 250,000 tonnes of gasoline for 2007. the figure reportedly equates to 25% of the country’s annual gasoline consumption.

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Biogas Markets Asia – Singapore, June 14th-15th 2007

February 21, 2007 – 2:26 pm

The first Asian international Biogas Markets conference will be launched in Singapore in June 2007. The event will bring together representatives globally and from across the region to address ways of increasing Biogas usage.

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