Monthly Archives: August 2010

OES Stimulates CNG Refuelling Interest in Melbourne With Free Fuel for a Year

August 31, 2010 – 8:27 pm | Australia, Melbourne

Kevin Black of OES celebrates the opening with MP Dreyfus.

Home refuelling unit due for tests soon

OES CNG Pty Ltd’s public CNG refuelling station in Melbourne, Australia is attracting the right kind of attention as the country reinvigorates the natural gas fuelling debate. Although launched in April this year, the facility has now been officially opened by the Hon. Jenny Lindell, the Speaker in the Legislative Assembly of the Victorian Parliament at a ceremony attended by Mark Dreyfus MP, OES owner Kevin Black and other dignitaries.
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Finland Orders Greenlane ‘Kanuka’ Biogas Upgrading Plant

August 31, 2010 – 7:51 pm | Sweden and Finland

Greenlane Biogas AB, a Sweden-based supplier of biogas upgrading technology and part of the Flotech Group, has announced that it has secured an order from Sarlin Oy for what will be the first commercial-scale biogas upgrading plant in Finland. The Greenlane plant will be installed in Mäkikylä, Finland and will process raw biogas generated from a waste water treatment plant to provide high quality biomethane, suitable for injection to the natural gas grid and/or vehicle refuelling.
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Mercedes-Benz Celebrates Milestone With Citaro G CNG

August 31, 2010 – 9:59 am | Germany, Stuttgart/Mannheim

MB CNG Citaro displays celebratory signage

After just twelve years of production, the 30,000th Mercedes-Benz Citaro has now been delivered. The Citaro G CNG sporting silver metallic paintwork offset with traffic orange is fitted with an environmentally friendly natural gas engine. The M 447 (h)LAG engine rated at 240 kW (326 PS) complies with the EEV (Enhanced Environmentally friendly Vehicle) emissions standard without a particulate filter. Customers have been able to order the alternative CNG drive from the modular system for their Citaro ever since 1998.
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Energy Commission Awards Funds for Alternative Fuel Projects for California

August 31, 2010 – 12:04 am | USA, Sacramento

Biogas from wastewater has potential to replace 29% annual diesel consumed in the State

The California Energy Commission has approved two awards that leverage more than $2.3 million in state funding with $3.37 million in private funds. The projects will reduce petroleum use, cut pollution and provide jobs by demonstrating the possibilities of installing a natural gas vehicle refuelling station, and capturing natural gas from wastewater sludge. The awards are funded from the Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Transportation program. The projects including costs and benefits are described below.
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Peru Expects 105,000 NGVs On Roads by End 2010

August 30, 2010 – 3:33 am | Peru

Peruvian compressed natural gas (CNG) station operator, Peruana de Gas Natural (PGN) has reportedly announced that, by the end of 2010, they expect to see 105,000 NGVs on the road in Peru. Media outlets in Peru are reporting that to serve that growing market, PGN also announced the construction of up of 10 new CNG stations in Lima by year end, which would bring their total to 35 stations in the Lima area. Currently 86% of NGVs are public transportation units, PGN General Manager Edgardo Escobar Ochoa is quoted as saying.
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Vanzetti Engineering Opens Italy’s First Public LCNG Fuelling Station

August 30, 2010 – 3:22 am | Italy, Moretto

The Vanzetti-engineered L-CNG fuelling station is open for business in Cuneo.

Vanzetti Engineering S.r.l. has completed construction of Italy’s first public Liquefied to Compressed Natural Gas (LCNG) fuelling station. The station has been built at Villafalletto (Cuneo), about 50km south of Vanzetti’s base in Moretta, in the country’s north-west region. Featuring made-in-Italy technology, it has a capacity of 600 Nm3/h and is set to refuel up to 500 Kg/h. It operates independent of any pipeline supply.
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US NETL Breakthrough for Methane Hydrate

August 29, 2010 – 2:34 pm | USA, Washington DC

NETL Process, Nozzle Technology May Help Reduce Production, Transportation, and Storage Costs

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) have developed a process and related technology that could enhance the nation’s ability to use natural gas and vast methane hydrate energy resources.
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Enhanced Emissions and Fuel Efficiency for HD Methane Engines

August 28, 2010 – 4:34 pm

A report entitled Enhanced Emissions Support and Fuel Efficiency for HD Methane Engines, prepared by AVL MTC Motortestcenter AB for the International Energy Agency – Advanced Motor Fuels, may be of interest to decision-makers considering the introduction of methane fuel HD engines. This literature survey was conducted in order to define the state-of-the-art for methane-fuelled engines to be used in heavy-duty vehicles. The use of methane can increase energy security, mitigate CO2 emissions, and potentially reduce toxic exhaust emissions.


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PetroChina Plans LNG Facility and Fuelling Stations for Lhasa, Tibet

August 28, 2010 – 5:16 am | China, Beijing

PetroChina Co. Ltd plans to build a 300 million yuan (USD 44.1 million) liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in western China to supply Tibet, according to parent China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC)’s news site.  The project, scheduled to be operational by October 2011, will include as a third stage an unspecified number of gas stations in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, serviced by a 38 kilometer gas grid. CNPC says that once the Lhasa project is completed, LNG supply will be extended to other Tibetan regions.

Item primarily compiled using information from a CNPC press release.

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Bord Gáis Launches Report on Renewable Gas

August 26, 2010 – 12:06 pm | Ireland

Irish gas company, Bord Gáis has launched a report on The Future of Renewable Gas in Ireland. The report outlines how grass and waste can be converted into natural gas that can then be used locally or piped into the national grid for distribution around Ireland. The report estimates that 7.5% of Ireland’s natural gas demand could be met by renewable gas.
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CNGVA Launches New Website

August 25, 2010 – 10:56 am | Canada

A completely redesigned Canadian Natural Gas Vehicle Alliance (CNGVA) website has been launched with a much improved design and better layout of key messages and industry information. The NGV industry in Canada is showing considerable promise at the moment, with CNGVA and other stakeholders engaged heavily with Federal and State governments to create a favorable climate for NGVs. Natural Resources Canada has scheduled a third and final Roundtable for the Natural Gas for Transportation Deployment Roadmap to be held on Monday, September 27th in Ottawa.

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Lessman Racing Prepares for World of Speed Meet, September 2010

August 25, 2010 – 9:01 am | USA

GFI/Impco fuel regulators, Clean Air Power injectors - ready to blitz

After a disappointing end to their 2009 campaign the CNG-powered Lessman racing team is ready for another season of record-breaking attempts. New GFI/Impco fuel regulators are installed along with the new Clean Air Power (CAP) injectors in the Lessman/Lucas Streamliner which is entered for the World of Speed meet at Bonneville September 15-18, 2010. The team confidently states the vehicle has completed its best ever preparation.

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Alaska’s Department of Transport Studies CNG for State Fleet

August 25, 2010 – 2:48 am | Source: Petroleum News | USA, Alaska

The Alaskan Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is studying whether Alaska would benefit economically and environmentally by using natural gas instead of crude oil products like diesel and gasoline to fuel the more than 7,500 vehicles owned by the state. The Division of Statewide Equipment Fleet plans to spend up to USD 65,000 on a study, due end of 2010, which could lead to a CNG pilot program, according to Petroleum News.
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Hardstaff Dual-Fuel Technology for HGVs Shortlisted for Regional Prize

August 24, 2010 – 3:33 am | United Kingdom

Hardstaff Dual-Fuel Mercedes, compliant to Euro IV

The Hardstaff Group’s Oil-Ignition-Gas-Injection (OIGI®) system, enhanced through collaboration with Loughborough University in Leicestershire, has been shortlisted in the Innovation for Sustainability category at the 2010 Lord Stafford Awards in the UK after demonstrating its ability to cut engine CO2 emissions for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) by up to 20%. Winners will be announced at an event on September 9th.
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Biomethane-Powered VW Scirocco Opens German Rally

August 24, 2010 – 2:36 am | Germany

The VW Scirocco GT24 CNG runs the opening safety check for the German Rally.

Dakar Rally winner Carlos Sainz (Spain) and Dakar runner-up Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qatar) exchanged their Race Touaregs for an environmentally friendly biomethane-powered Scirocco GT24 during their drive as course openers on each day of the 2010 ADAC Rally Deutschland. The Scirocco was released from race duties in the VW one-brand Scirocco Cup and modified for the rally opener, including increasing ground clearance by approx 20mm.
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