Monthly Archives: June 2010

More Clean Energy for Republic’s Waste Truck Fleet

June 30, 2010 – 8:08 pm | USA, Seal Beach CA
Republic Services Fleet

Republic Extends Clean Energy supply for fleet to 2015

New Republic LNG Fuel Requirement Expected to Top 3.5 Million LNG Gallons Annually

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has contracted with major solid waste operator Republic Services to deliver clean-burning, environmentally friendly LNG fuel to three Republic divisions in California: Republic Waste Services of Southern California, Consolidated Disposal (Los Angeles County) and Solano Garbage (City of Fairfield) through April 2015. Together, they provide waste collection and recycling services to residents and businesses in 55 California cities and communities. The LNG fuel requirement to support these operations is expected to exceed 3.5 million LNG gallons annually.
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Japan Encourages NGV Trucks

June 30, 2010 – 1:51 am | Source: The Electric Daily News | Japan, Tokyo

Japan’s gas industry, encouraged by the huge uptake of natural gas for municipal buses in nearby Republic of Korea, has apparently adopted a policy to support natural gas vehicle transportation in its own country, advocating for high-efficiency trucks and reduced costs for fueling stations, reports the Electric Daily News. Long-distance truck transport and other freight transport accounts for about one-third of Japan’s total CO2 emissions in the transportation sector. A move to natural gas, reportedly supported by the Japan Gas Association, is expected to have an immediate and positive effect on the environment by significantly reducing emissions.

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Argentina’s Neuquén to Get First CNG Station

June 29, 2010 – 11:37 pm | Source: La Mañana de Neuquén | Argentina, San Martin de los Andes

Argentina’s western province of Neuquén, at the northern end of Patagonia, will have its first CNG station in approximately six months, reports La Mañana de Neuquén. Acrux Patagonia will reportedly build the service station at the entrance of San Martín on National Route 234.  The new station is expected to have six outlets and will include a vehicle conversion workshop and parts sales. The report says this is Acrux’s first venture of its type in the region.

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Greenfield Compression to Build US Presence

June 29, 2010 – 11:20 pm | USA, Richardson TX

Greenfield Compression, a Richardson, Texas-based member of the Atlas Copco Group, is seeking to claim a greater share of the emerging natural gas vehicle market in the US with the appointment of Mr. Jacky Joas as Global Sales and Marketing Manager. In this newly created role, Joas will focus on the U.S. market, sharing his time between the Greenfield operations in Texas and Greenfield’s global headquarters in Switzerland. Joas has spent the last 25 years working with industrial gas market customers across a broad spectrum of countries.
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Clean Energy Upgrades LA METRO Transit Servicing

June 28, 2010 – 12:31 pm | USA, Seal Beach CA
LA Metro deploys America’s largest CNG-powered transit bus fleet.

LA Metro deploys America’s largest CNG-powered transit bus fleet.

Clean Energy Fuels Corp., a provider of natural gas (CNG and LNG) for transportation in North America,  has secured a new 10-year contract from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (METRO) to upgrade, operate and maintain CNG bus fueling facilities supporting two METRO operating divisions. Over the next 12 months, Clean Energy will reconfigure and upgrade CNG station compressor equipment at METRO stations that supply CNG bus fleets deployed in the agency’s Los Angeles Central and South Bay divisions. Between the two divisions, the CNG fuel requirement is expected to exceed nine million gallons (diesel equivalent) per year.
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AFS Ships 20,000th Engine Controller to India

June 27, 2010 – 7:54 pm | Canada, Calgary

Alternative Fuel Systems (2004) Inc. (AFS) engine controller shipments to original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s) in India over the past three years have now exceeded 20,000 units.  President and CEO of the Canadian based company, Jim Perry stated, “This sales level is a major milestone for AFS. We have stated that one of our main objectives is to grow the OEM electronics side of our business. By shipping our 20,000th engine controller to India late last week, we have demonstrated significant progress toward that goal. As well, shipments to customers in other countries for both OEM and aftermarket applications have also shown good growth.”
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Speedy Fuel Opens LNG Stations in the Ports of LA and Long Beach. ALT Supplies Fuel.

June 26, 2010 – 2:28 pm | USA, California

Speedy Fuel, Inc., an owner and operator of several fuel stations around Southern California, has launched their first liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling station, serving heavy-duty class-8 trucks in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach areas. The station began providing fuel for trucking companies and independent owner operators within 60 days following initial groundbreaking. Applied LNG Technologies (ALT), a marketer and distributor of liquefied natural gas (LNG), is supplying LNG to the multi-fuel public access station. According to an ALT press release, the station is the first to be entirely funded privately and will be followed by two more in 2011.

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NGVAmerica Highlights Importance of Aftermarket Conversions at EPA Hearing

June 25, 2010 – 1:35 pm | USA

Last month, the US EPA issued a long-awaited proposed rulemaking for aftermarket conversion systems, for which a public hearing (23 June) has now taken place. At the hearing, NGVAmerica told the agency that its proposal to streamline the process for certifying natural gas vehicle aftermarket conversions is one of the most important steps government can take to expand the use of non-petroleum fuels.
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Coca-Cola Enterprises (UK) Trials First Compressed Biomethane-Powered Iveco Stralis

June 24, 2010 – 8:51 pm

Coca-Cola commences a compressed biomethane trial using Iveco Stralis trucks.

Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd (CCE) has begun trials with an Iveco Stralis Active Day 21-tonne distribution vehicle running on compressed biomethane (CBM or Bio-CNG*). It marks the first CBM powered commercial vehicle to be operated anywhere in the world by CCE, and the first such Stralis to be delivered in the UK. The trial will be used to determine the long-term sustainable transport strategy of CCE in Great Britain, and has been supported with the installation of a LCBM refuelling station at the company’s distribution facility in Enfield, Middlesex.
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L.A. Unified School District Orders 130 CNG Buses

June 24, 2010 – 11:43 am | USA, High Point NC

New Thomas Built CNG powered buses continue to replace ageing fleet vehicles for LAUSD.

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has purchased 130 Saf-T-LinerHDX compressed natural gas (CNG) school buses from Thomas Built Buses, Inc., a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America LLC,. Introduced more than 10 years ago, Thomas Built CNG buses exceed California emission standards (2010-compliant), among the toughest in the country. The buses were purchased through Carson, CA-based BUSWEST, a Thomas dealer.
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First-Mover Advantage Sought in China’s LNG Heavy Duty Truck Market

June 24, 2010 – 2:00 am | Source: TradingMarkets.com | China, Beijing

Shaanxi Auto, CNOOC join forces on LNG heavy-duty trucks

Chinese automaker Shaanxi Automobile Group Co. Ltd is reportedly cooperating with the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) heavy-duty truck business, according to a TradingMarkets article which cites 21st Century Business Herald. The report noted that neither party was willing to provide comment or detail, acknowledging only that the LNG vehicle technologies are mature now and that they hope to gain  first-mover advantage in the LNG vehicle market. Shaanxi Auto is responsible for developing LNG heavy-duty trucks for long-distance transportation companies, while CNOOC Gas and Power is expected to ensure LNG supply for the trucks by building LNG stations on their running routes, the report says. Shaani currently has technological cooperation with Germany’s MAN AG to make heavy trucks. The Xi’an based commercial vehicle maker sold 76,000 heavy trucks and buses last year.

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Altech-Eco’s US EPA Certification Run Continues – 2010 Ford E-Series

June 23, 2010 – 1:17 pm

US company Altech-Eco Corporation, a division of TransEco Energy, has added yet another Certificate of Conformity (COC) from the EPA to its growing list of approved retrofit conversion systems for natural gas vehicles, this time adding the dedicated 2010 Ford E-Series 5.4L compressed natural gas (CNG) conversion system. The approval means a US $8,000 Federal Income Tax Credit is available for purchasers, through Altech-Eco or its vendors.
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NGV Fuelling Station Network in Netherlands Grows

June 22, 2010 – 12:58 pm | Netherlands
A newly installed "Green Gas" filling station in Amersfoort.

A newly installed "Green Gas" filling station in Amersfoort, gas supplied by OrangeGas.

Subsidies assist in development of stations

In the Netherlands, national coverage of stations with alternative fuels is approaching. The NL Ministry of Transport and Water has provided an update of subsidies made available through the Alternative Fuels Filling Station program (TAB – Tankstations Alternatieve Brandstoffen). Almost 3.6 million Euros in grants have been made, to provide fill points for natural gas, ‘green’ gas (biomethane), ethanol (E85) and biodiesel (B30), with the vast majority (53) going to natural/green gas.
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Daimler Buses North America Delivers CNG Orions to California Transit Agencies

June 22, 2010 – 12:49 pm | USA, Oriskany NY

Daimler CNG-powered Orion buses bound for Californian transit agencies.

Daimler Buses North America has delivered 25 Orion VII Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) transit buses to four transit agencies in California. The deliveries have been made to Sonoma County Transit (10), Visalia Transit (7), Union City Transit (6), and the City of Turlock (2). The low-floor buses have a heavy-duty construction designed specifically for the extra weight of the CNG fuel tanks. These models also share the same European design as the traditional diesel model.

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Dynetek and Sejung Form Company for Lightweight Cylinders in Sth Korea

June 22, 2010 – 12:01 pm | Canada, Calgary

Dynetek Industries Ltd, a producer of lightweight fuel storage systems, has announced the formation of Dynetek Korea Co. Ltd. (DNK Korea), a Korean joint venture 51% owned by Sejung Co. Ltd (Sejung) of Seoul, Korea and 49% owned by Dynetek. To be executed in three phases, the joint venture aims to maximize Dynatek’s penetration of the Korean market for lightweight compressed natural gas and hydrogen fuel storage cylinders and systems. Mr. Douglas Pigot, Executive Chairman of the Board of Dynetek commented, “The joint venture represents a material advancement to further penetrate this important market for lightweight cylinders and systems. We look forward to working with Sejung to develop this strategic and valuable relationship.”
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