California’s Newport-Mesa Unified School District’s Transportation Department has opened a new CNG refueling station to supply its school buses with CNG. The Daily Pilot reports the 26-pump station and 29 new CNG buses were made possible through grants from organizations like the South Coast Air Quality Management District and the California Air Resources Board.
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Californian School District Opens 26-Pump CNG Station
October 31, 2009 – 11:12 am
Source: Daily Pilot USA, Costa Mesa and Newport Beach CA
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iTREN-2030 Projects Major Growth for Natural Gas Vehicles
October 31, 2009 – 10:56 am
Source: The Oil Drum: Europe Europe
35 Million NGVs in EU by 2030
Outcomes from the final workshop of the Integrated Transport and Energy Baseline Until 2030 Modelling Project (iTREN-2030) suggest a strong future for natural gas vehicles in Europe. An Oil Drum article discusses the project’s characteristics and summarises conclusions that will soon culminate in the European Commission (EC) white paper on transport policies to 2020, due for release in 2010. Amongst other outcomes, the integrated scenario shows a growth to 35 million compressed natural gas cars in EU countries by 2030.
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Omnitek Named Exclusive Distributor for Luxfer Type 3 Cylinders in Peru
October 31, 2009 – 12:47 am
Peru
Omnitek Engineering, Corp. (Omnitek) and Luxfer Gas Cylinders (Luxfer) have formed an agreement under which Omnitek becomes the exclusive distributor of Luxfer’s Type 3 lightweight composite cylinders for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in Peru, with Omnitek utilizing the cylinders on vehicles which have been converted from diesel to compressed natural gas (CNG).
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Dallas Area Rapid Transit to Bid for 600 Natural Gas Buses
October 31, 2009 – 12:33 am
Source: NGVAmerica USA, Dallas TX
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) to switch to CNG buses
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)’s full board has voted to solicit bids from firms able to supply nearly 600 new natural gas-powered buses, ending a nearly year-long debate over whether the transit agency’s next-generation fleet should be fueled by natural gas or diesel. It will also seek to hedge the cost of natural gas for 10 years. Staff recommended buying the natural gas buses because of falling natural gas prices — despite more than $100 million in construction funds that will have to be borrowed upfront to pay for the conversion to a natural gas fleet, those costs, including interest, will be more than offset by fuel savings the agency expects to achieve by choosing natural gas, reports NGVAmerica.
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ANGVA 2009 Expo Explores Opportunities, Raises Questions
October 28, 2009 – 5:13 pm
Korea, Donghae
Korean traditional dance celebrates the opening of ANGVA 2009 in Donghae
Natural gas industry stands at the threshold of an energy revolution
Korea’s national vision of ‘Low Carbon, Green Growth’ and associated countermeasures against the ongoing climate, environmental and resource crisis, has been clearly expressed on the opening days of the ANGVA 2009 Conference and Exhibition. The venue, the proud City of Donghae, is alive with fluttering flags and beds of flowers, smiling faces and other signs of welcome – all conveying the generous hospitality that has greeted dignataries, delegates and visitors to the conference and exhibition.
“Amid the global economic crisis, we are facing various environmental issues such as climate change and securing natural resources. This is also the time when low carbon, green growth policy is needed,” Environment Minister Lee Maan-ee said at the opening ceremony, which was also included addresses by ANGVA President, Dr Chitrapongse Kwangsukstith.
Keynote addresses have been presented by Rich Kolodziej (President, IANGV), Kazunobu Onogawa ((Director, UNCRD), Kang-Soo Choo (CEO, Kogas) and Jong-Soo Yoon (General Manager, GE). Each pointed to the growing capacity, development and opportunity for natural gas powered transportation.
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Biomethane for Saab as Part of Trifuel Project
October 28, 2009 – 10:21 am
Source: ANA Sweden, Gothenburg
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The Saab 9.3 Sportcombi can run on biomethane.
ANA Trollhättan AB and Innovatum Teknikpark has presented the new Saab 9-3 Sportcombi 1.8 BioPower with biomethane - one of three fuels able to be utilised in this vehicle. As well as running on biomethane, it can also operate using ethanol and gasoline. The car was presented to a high level meeting of the EU in Gothenburg late last week. The car is a result of the TRIFUEL project, a development project coordinated by Innovatum Teknikpark, to develop a Swedish middle range vehicle to make use of the country’s growing methane fuelling infrastructure, utlizing biomethane in particular.
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Italian NGV Registrations Reach 6.9% of All New Vehicle Sales
October 27, 2009 – 10:19 pm
Canada, Vancouver
The average monthly passenger car registrations for NG/biomethane powered vehicles in Italy was 14.200 during the period January through July, 2009, reports NGVA Europe. The information, provided by NGV System Italia, was derived from published ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association) statistics in September – total Italian passenger car registrations during July were 205,665 units. This, in combination with the numbers shown below, means that in July NGVs in Italy accounted for 6.9 % of all new vehicles (OEMs 6.2 %, retrofits 0.7 %).
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Advanced Engine Components Enters Agreements for Indian Production
October 27, 2009 – 5:15 pm
Australia, Perth
Western Australian based Advanced Engine Components (AEC) has signed a Technical Assistance Agreement and a Development and Supply Agreement with SHIGAN Quantum Technologies Pvt Ltd (SQT) of India. The agreements assist AEC in funding development of a leading Indian OEM’s naturally aspirated and turbo-charged, natural gas, four and six cylinder engines for buses and trucks. The agreements also satisfies the OEM’s localization requirement for local production of the AEC compressed natural gas system components.
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US Food Distributor Opens Door to Natural Gas Transportation
October 27, 2009 – 12:18 am
Source: Deseret News USA, West Jordan UT
Sysco commences CNG trial
US Foodservice distribution giant Sysco Corporation is committed to the greenest possible delivery of its products. Now, according to a report carried by Deseret News, Sysco has opened the door to compressed natural gas-powered transportation with the introduction of a retrofitted tractor-truck. Averaging more than 50,000 miles (more than 80,000 kms) per annum, the company expects the vehicle “will reduce particulate matter by 400 pounds annually”, and reduce diesel consumption by almost 15,000 gallons. The company has reportedly been assisted with advice from Dallas-based Applied LNG Technologies.
Dominican Republic Adds More CNG Supply
October 26, 2009 – 12:13 am
Source: diariolibre.com Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
Soluciones en Gas Natural (SGN) Company, a part of the Plaza Lama Group, has two more stations ready to dispense CNG in the Dominican Republic. Three of the four stations planned for opening this year are now complete, with the first opened in July 2009. The new stations have arisen from an agreement forged between Plaza Lama and AES Andres in October 2008. A diariolibre report explains the opening is expected to bring immediate and significant economic benefit to drivers of natural gas vehicles.
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VW Launches CNG-Powered Scirocco Cup as New One Make Event Launched
October 24, 2009 – 6:35 pm
German, Wolfsburg
Biomethane fuelled CNG VW Scirrocco's race against each other in 2010
Volkswagen continues to build on the success of their natural gas vehicle program, organising a one-make cup featuring biomethane powered Scirroccos starting in 2010. With a CO2 reduction of up to 80 per cent Volkswagen demonstrates that major innovative strides are still possible in motorsport and that natural gas is a worthy contender at the highest level. Following the successful debut of the compressed natural gas-powered Scirocco GT24-CNG at the 24-hour race on the Nürburgring, an entire ‘one-make cup’ has now been designed to increase eco-friendly motorsport.
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Streamline Alternative Fuel Vehicle Conversions Act Introduced in US Senate
October 24, 2009 – 5:30 pm
Source: NGVAmerica USA
NGVAmerica reports that this week, four US Senators introduced the Streamline Alternative Fuel Vehicle Conversions Act. (S. 1809 and HR 3431). The legislation would simply and streamline EPA’s emissions certification process for aftermarket fuel conversion systems. It is a bill “To amend the Clean Air Act to promote the certification of aftermarket conversion systems and thereby encourage the increased use of alternative fueled vehicles.” (S.1809)
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Westport Innovations Dubbed a Cleantech Corporate Knight
October 23, 2009 – 9:55 am
Westport ranked No. 1 on Canadian Cleantech 10 list
Westport Innovations Inc., producer of alternative fuel, low-emissions transportation technologies, has been ranked first on Corporate Knights Cleantech 10 list. As an independent media company, Corporate Knights confers the recognition upon Canada’s best publicly and privately held companies in the cleantech realm across a range of sectors.
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Japanese CNG-Powered Long-Haul HD Truck Test Yields Positive Results
October 23, 2009 – 1:50 am
Japan, Osaka
Japan's first long haul CNG truck - Nissan-Diesel converted by Eco Truck (Osaka)
TOMY and Panasonic Collaborate in Road Testing – 10% CO2 reduction, 90% NOx emission reduction
Panasonic Corporation and TOMY Company, Ltd. today announced the results of six-month on-road trials of a long-haul, heavy-duty truck which was fueled with compressed natural gas (CNG). In the trials, the first in Japan, the two companies partnered with logitics company, Osaka based Eco Truck, to complete 48 round trips between the Osaka and Tokyo areas from April through September this year using the prototype truck that was developed as part of the Next-Generation Low-Emission Vehicle Development Project organized by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
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Refueling Station Network Planned for Chile
October 22, 2009 – 10:31 pm
Source: Diario Financiero Chile
Chile's Quintero Terminal Regasification Complex, 155 kms north of Santiago
The opening of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal in Quintero, Chile today has sparked renewed interest by fuel distributors. Petrobras has reopened its only CNG refueling facility in the country under the recently purchased Esso brand, to be closely followed by the proposed opening of six new facilities operating under Gazel colours, by Gasco and Terpel in December. According to a Diario Financiero report, general manager of Gasco, Gerald Cood said a network of 26 stations will be set up over the next two years. The current market consists primarily of cng-powered taxis, of which there are approximately 5,000. Local gas supplier, Metrogas has confirmed through a spokesperson to NGV Global that the increased security of supply is expected to generate more natural gas taxis and commercial vehicles on the Chile’s roads.
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