The European BENEFIC project, which aims to accelerate the realization of infrastructure for environmentally friendly vehicles and vessels, has approved funding to support the construction of multiple Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations, hydrogen stations and one L-CNG station in Belgium and The Netherlands. Read more »
NGVAmerica Calls All US Fleets: Start your Natural Gas Engines with Volkswagen Settlement Funding!
NGVAmerica provides all states of the USA support to access funding made available through the United States v. Volkswagen Group of America et al. As of today, 19 states have final plans; 16 additional states have draft plans. Several states have already opened applications for VW grant programs using the $2.9 billion in available resources. Also, given the upward movement of conventional fuel prices, there is additional inventive to choose natural gas solutions for transportation right now. Read more »
Maryland Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Program Now Open
The U.S. State of Maryland’s FY19 Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Program (AFIP) opened on July 1, 2018. The FY19 AFIP is intended to aid in the development of alternative fuel refilling/charging infrastructure. As such, the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) anticipates issuing one or more grants to applicants for the installation of alternative fuel refilling/charging stations in Maryland. Read more »
SoCalGas Facilitates More Near-Zero Emissions Natural Gas Trucks
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas), the primary provider of natural gas to the region of Southern California, has an exemplary history of promoting the development of natural gas as a fuel for transportation. Its latest efforts are focussed on helping fleets in the State obtain funding for the purchase of new near-zero emissions heavy-duty natural gas trucks. Read more »
Clean Energy Facilitates 168 Near Zero RNG Truck Grant Applications
Clean Energy Fuel Corp., provider of natural gas and renewable natural gas (RNG) fuels for transportation, has facilitated the filing of grant applications for 168 heavy-duty trucks equipped with the latest near zero engine technology and powered by Clean Energy’s Redeem™ renewable natural gas. Read more »
Natural Gas for Trucks Promoted by German Transport Ministry
First LNG Station in Germany (Ulm, 2016)
Germany’s Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer earlier this month presented funding guidelines for subsidies for energy-efficient, low-carbon trucks using Compressed (CNG) and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). Transport companies are now awaiting notice about commencement from the Federal Office for Freight Transport (BAG) as fund manager, expected mid-July. Strong interest is anticipated. Read more »
Transport the Central Focus of EU’s CEF Budget for the Future
2021-2027 CEF Budget Allocation
The European Union argues that without its support, private operators and national authorities have insufficient incentives to carry out large infrastructure projects with a cross-border impact and to roll–out European-wide interoperable systems and services. Thus it is that with a proposed budget of €42.3 billion for seven years (2021-2027), the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) will support a new round of projects, of which 72% of the purse has been allocated to transport. Read more »
UK’s APC Makes £30M Funding Available to Reduce Transport Carbon Emissions
The Advanced Propulsion Centre UK Ltd (APC) has opened its 10th funding competition, APC 10, making up to £30M (USD 41M) available for the development of low carbon automotive technology in the UK. Included in the scope of technologies are ‘alternative propulsion systems’, ‘lightweight vehicle and powertrain structures’, and ‘energy storage and energy management’. Projects must be primarily applicable to the automotive industry. Read more »
Implementation of Advanced Transit Bus Technology the Goal of FTA Funding Opportunity
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has presented an opportunity for its grantees to apply for up to $84.45 million in competitive grant funds through FTA’s Low or No Emission (Low-No) Bus Program. The Low-No Program supports projects sponsored by local transit agencies to bring advanced, American-made bus technologies such as natural gas and hydrogen fuel cells into service nationwide. Read more »
CEF Funds Assisting with LNG Filling Station Rollout in Germany
The nationwide supply of LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) for trucks and inland waterway vessels in Germany is picking up speed. With a new allocation of funds from the EU Commission’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding program in the amount of just under EUR 3.3 M (USD 4.03 M), Berlin-based Liquind 24/7 GmbH starts with the construction of ten other LNG locations. Read more »
