On January 12, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in New Delhi published a newly approved standard: Composite Cylinders for On-Board Storage of Compressed Natural gas (CNG) as a Fuel for Automotive Vehicle – Specification (IS 15935 : 2011). The Standard was adopted after the draft finalized by the Gas Cylinders Sectional Committee had been approved by the mechanical Engineering Division Council.
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India Approves New Standard for Composite CNG Cylinders
February 10, 2012 – 10:53 am
India
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UK Parliamentary Group Apprised of Benefits of CNG for Road Fuel
February 10, 2012 – 4:00 am
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom’s All Party Parliamentary Group on Peak Oil and Gas (APPGOPO) was recently brought up to date on how the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) for transportation fuel can reduce oil dependence in UK heavy goods transport whilst delivering 30% reduction in CO2 emissions, by CNG Services Ltd Managing Director, John Baldwin.
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Beijing City and Petrochina Unite to Promote LNG for City Transport
February 8, 2012 – 2:39 am
Source: China News China, Beijing
Chang'an Ave, Beijing (Image: Wikipedia)
Beijing Municipal People’s Government and Petrochina, part of state-owned oil and gas giant China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) have jointly signed a strategic agreement to promote the use of LNG in the city’s public transport sector, reports China News. Under the agreement CNPC will provide 100 LNG-powered public transport vehicles to get the project underway, with the first lot expected to be in operation before end of February. Petrochina will build a skid-mounted LNG filling stations along Chang’an Avenue, a major urban route across Beijing.
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Ham Opens Two Natural Gas Fuelling Stations in Catalonia
February 8, 2012 – 12:42 am
Spain, Tarragona and Igualada
The Ham-Bionet LNG facility at Tarragona
Catalonia, a region in north-east Spain, is home to two new fuelling stations set up by Ham Group, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) distributor and transport company. Together with filling station proprietor Bionet, Ham has set up a new public access compressed (CNG) and liquefied natural gas station in Tarragona. In nearby Igualada, a soon to be opened a public UCG-Ham service station will supply CNG. Both stations also dispense other fuels. Ham now has six service stations operational, the others being at Abrera, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Sant Sadurní d’Anoia and Guadalajara.
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Unique Partnership Delivers CNG, LNG and Dollars for Education
February 7, 2012 – 11:56 pm
Shovels ready for ground breaking of nopetro CNG/LNG station
Nopetro LLC, based in Tallahassee, Florida, is dedicated to developing a network of publicly accessible liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations throughout the US Southeast for heavy and medium duty vehicles. The groundwork for the first of those stations has taken place within a partnership between nopetro and Leon County School District (Tallahassee) which is switching its school bus fleet to CNG. The school signed an agreement for nopetro to build a natural gas fueling station for the district and share back royalties from private sales.
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Texas Oilfield Services to be Delivered by LNG-Powered Transporters
February 6, 2012 – 4:47 pm
USA, Seal Beach CA
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has signed a 10-year agreement with Green Energy Oilfield Services, a major Texas truck transport provider, to build, supply, and maintain a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling station at Green Energy headquarters in Fairfield, Texas. The LNG station will fuel Green Energy’s new fleet of 60 LNG-powered heavy-duty Peterbilt trucks, which will support Green Energy’s oil production customers within a 100-mile radius of Fairfield, in the Freestone oil region of Central Texas. The trucks are anticipated to use approximately 1.2 million gallons of LNG annually.
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Landi Renzo USA Receives 2012 CARB CNG Certification for Ford E Series Vans
February 6, 2012 – 3:21 pm
USA, Torrance CA
Ford 2012 E-Series Wagon E-350 XLT
Landi Renzo USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Landi Renzo SpA, has received the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Executive Order for the 2012 Ford 5.4 liter CNG E Series passenger and cargo vans. The Executive Order is for the dedicated CNG (compressed natural gas) system for the Ford Econoline 5.4L engine product family: E250 Cargo Vans; the E350 Cargo and Passenger Vans; and select models of the E350 cutaway chassis.
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Florida State University Aims to Demonstrate Benefits of NGV Sedans
February 6, 2012 – 2:34 pm
Florida State University (FSU has embarked on research that it hopes will enhance American’s view of natural gas cars, leading to improved acceptance and reduced dependence on foreign oil. Kirby Kemper, the Robert O. Lawton Professor of Physics and vice president for Research at FSU says that though compressed natural gas (CNG) cars aren’t new technology, they are the “right” technology to help the university decrease its environmental footprint.
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Navistar Expands Product Line with Cummins Westport Engine
February 6, 2012 – 3:11 am
Canada, Vancouver BC
Navistar's TranStar, manufactured by International Trucks, to be offered with ISL G engine
The Cummins Westport ISL G natural gas engine, manufactured by Cummins Westport Inc. (CWI), a major provider of high-performance, alternative fuel engines for the global market, will be offered by truck manufacturer Navistar in the International® TranStar and WorkStar trucks. The Cummins Westport ISL G, an 8.9 litre stoichiometric cooled-exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) engine, is certified to 2010 EPA emissions.
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Abu Dhabi Police Transfer Fleet to Natural Gas
February 5, 2012 – 2:50 pm
UAE, Abu Dhabi
ADP personnel with converted CNG fleet vehicles
Under the directives of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Lt. General Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) is transferring its 522 vehicles to run on natural gas. The Department of Transport at ADP, as part of its efforts to reduce pollution and maintain a clean environment, has already completed the transfer of more than 10 per cent of the fleet in 2011. An additional 15% will be converted in 2012.
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WEH® – the Complete Refuelling System for NGVs
February 5, 2012 – 4:11 am
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Pennsylvania Senator Legislates to Speed Transition to Natural Gas Fuel
February 4, 2012 – 3:20 pm
USA, Pittsburgh PA
U.S. Senator Bob Casey has unveiled legislation to speed the transition to natural gas as a vehicle fuel to create jobs and sustain much needed economic growth in the US State of Pennsylvania and reduce dependence on foreign oil. “Pennsylvania’s natural gas reserves offer great potential for jobs and economic progress for the region,” said Senator Casey.
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Caddy Roncalli BiFuel Stars in VW Circus
February 3, 2012 – 4:19 am
Germany
The special edition VW Caddy Roncalli BiFuel
After a successful debut in 2011 VW has again presented a special edition VW Caddy for a limited two-month offer. Adopting the name of renowned German “Circus Roncalli” to promote its own circus star, the VW Caddy Roncalli Edition range includes the compressed natural gas (CNG) powered Caddy Roncalli BiFuel (petrol/CNG). Compared with the standard model the EcoFuel Roncalli is capable of 50% less fuel costs (under current conditions). VW is offering a very favourable price advantage of up to EUR 6268 (USD 8247) for the bi-fuel model only, cheaper than most of the diesel models on offer.
(This article compiled using information from Volkswagen)
WEH Service Centre Inaugurated in India
February 2, 2012 – 10:44 pm
India, Gurgaon
Greenfuel Energy Solutions in Gurgaon, just south of New Delhi and within India’s National Capital Region (NCR), and WEH Gas Technology of Germany, manufacturer of CNG and H2 refuelling systems, have jointly opened WEH’s first service center in the country. Taking eleven months to complete since contract signing in February 2011, the center was officially inaugurated on 17th January 2012. It is located in the heart of the Indian automotive supply industry and not far away from the headquarters of Maruti-Suzuki, one of India’s major automotive manufacturers.
(This article compiled using information from WEH)
CNG-Powered Street Sweepers Save Millions of Rubles in Russia
February 2, 2012 – 7:29 pm
Russia, Naberezhnye Chelny
CNG-powered Kamaz vehicles on display
The municipality of Naberezhnye Chelny, located in the the Russian Republic of Tatarstan, recently hosted a conference on “CNG KAMAZ Vehicles”, which was initiated by OJSC KAMAZ – OOO RariTEK, the manufacturer. Participants learned of the many benefits of utilising natural gas fuelled vehicles. The municipality was able to report on its experience operating 8 combined street-sweeping dump trucks leased from Kamaz early 2011. The CNG fuelled ED-405AGs, based on KAMAZ-65115-30 chassis and operating to Euro IV standard, reduced operational costs by more than 2 million rubles (almost USD 66,000) over 8 months.
(This article compiled using information from a Kamaz press release)
