Category: Business

Russian Billionaire Kickstarts NGV Production in Russia

March 6, 2010 – 1:53 pm | Source: RIA Novosti | Russia, Togliatta

The AvtoVAZ site in Tolyatti

The Russian city of Togliatta (Tolyatti), near the Volga River in the Samara Oblast, is a struggling automotive manufacturing hub. Now the city’s economy is about to be boosted by a new hybrid car project that is the brainchild of Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov – said to be the first project of its kind in the country. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has reportedly backed a proposal to build a pilot factory with a capacity of 10,000 vehicles, that will produce bi-fuel (natural gas/gasoline) cars, according to RIA Novosti.
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Lincoln Composites Obtains Initial Order for TITAN™ Modules

March 6, 2010 – 9:40 am | USA, Lincoln NE

Lincoln Titan bulk gas transport module

Lincoln Composites, US-based subsidiary of Norway’s Hexagon Composites ASA, has received a purchase order for two TITAN™ modules for the storage and transportation of compressed natural gas (CNG) in the Dominican Republic. In placing this order, Linea Clave will become the first to operate a TITAN™ bulk gas hauling system in the Western Hemisphere. The modules will be used to deliver natural gas to the Consorcio Energetico Punta Cana-Macao (CEPM) power generation station in the eastern part of the Dominican Republic.
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Energtek Joins Filipino NGV Program

March 3, 2010 – 3:47 pm | Philippines, Manila

Energtek Philippines Inc., a fully-owned subsidiary of Energtek Inc., a developer of Adsorbed Natural Gas (ANG) technology, has been certified as a duly accredited participant in the Filipino Natural Gas Vehicle Program for Public Transport (NGVPPT). The company’s CNG Lite(TM) system for small vehicles is particularly suitable for tricycles, one of the most popular forms of transportation in the Philippines.
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Everest Kanto Enjoys Solid CNG Cylinder Orders

March 2, 2010 – 11:35 am | India

Chanda Makhija Thadani, company secretary for Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd,  has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries have received three significant orders, from India, the United Arab Emirates and China, totalling USD 27 million.
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Foton America Signs Class 3 Truck Distributors. Bus Plans Progressing

March 1, 2010 – 7:15 pm | USA

Foton MD15 Light Truck

Foton America, the US agent for Chinese sourced compressed natural gas (CNG) Foton trucks and buses, has signed arrangements with alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) distributor, Venta Inc. for the distribution of Class 3 trucks for the US market. Venta has announced subsequent retail agreements with EVCARVO, a retailer of AFVs across the US.  The trucks are to be made available with engines from Foton’s engine manufacturing arm, Foton Lovol. EPA testing is scheduled to end in late May prior to certification being granted. Foton America vice president, Jared Schnader told NGV Global plans to introduce Foton buses to the US market are also progressing, with a test bus currently under preparation for EPA testing.

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GAIL and Eden Unite for Hydrogen-Enriched Natural Gas Bus Trial

February 24, 2010 – 3:52 pm

India’s natural gas distributor GAIL (India) Ltd is to join with an Australian firm Eden Energy Ltd (Eden) in what could be the largest trial of a hydrogen-enriched blend of natural gas (HCNG) for transport. Descibing the trial as commercial in scale, Eden says the project  is designed to reduce pollution levels fromIndia’s massive public transport bus fleets. The trial is expected to see between 50-70 buses on the streets of Mumbai, a city of some 16 million people, by the end of this year.
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Landmark Siberian CBM Project Launched, Complete With NGVs

February 17, 2010 – 5:30 pm | Russia, Kuzbass

The Talda CBM refuelling station in Siberia

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has authorized the launch of the first post-Soviet Russia coal bed methane (CBM) production and utilization project, on February 12th. Taking advantage of the spotlight, project partners Gazprom and Kemerovo Region Administration organised an NGV conference and exhibition for the same day, displaying light, medium, and heavy duty vehicles — both OEM and converted — that use natural gas instead of gasoline and diesel. Invited to the conference were regional and local politicians, fleet managers and auto manufacturers.
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IGL Orders Over 220 Dispensers from Compac Industries

February 17, 2010 – 12:28 am | New Zealand and India

Compac CNG dispensers prepared for export

Compac Industries Ltd of New Zealand, a designer and manufacturer of CNG dispensers, has received an order from Indian customer Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), for 144 car dispensers and 82 bus dispensers. The order follows an initial order from IGL in May 2009.  Compac says this second order will be delivered to India in lots over a 6 month period, from April through to September this year, for installation in some of the many new CNG stations currently being built in New Delhi, as well as several other areas surrounding the city.
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Navistar and Clean Air Power to Develop MaxxForce 13 Natural Gas / Diesel Engine Program

February 9, 2010 – 7:02 pm

Planned development of a “a true big bore natural gas powered engine” – Jack Allen, president of Navistar’s North American Truck Group

Clean Air Power, the developer of dual-fuel combustion technology that enables heavy-duty diesel engines to operate on a combination of diesel and natural gas, has entered into a concept development agreement with Navistar, Inc. to develop a MaxxForce 13 Natural Gas/Diesel Engine Program for the North American market.
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Melchers-Singapore to Deliver 1000 CNG Taxi Conversions

February 9, 2010 – 3:55 pm | Singapore
Toyota Wish, MY2010

Toyota Wish, MY2010. 1,000 being converted to CNG for taxi operations in Singapore.

Trans-Cab aims for 3000 CNG taxis by mid-2011

C. Melchers GmbH Singapore branch is to provide Trans-Cab Services Pte Ltd with 1,000 Italian-made OMVL kits and German-made Xperion Cylinders for the conversion of their new Toyota Wish 2.0 litre vehicles to CNG bi-fuel taxis. The cylinders are delivered in two sizes (90 liter and 39 liter cylinders) which are both installed in the vehicle. The two Type IV cylinders carry approximately 22 kg of gas, providing an average mileage of 280 km.
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Great Eastern and Bharat Petroleum Agree to Establish New CNG Stations

February 8, 2010 – 4:18 am | Source: IBTimes | India

India’s Great Eastern Energy, a coal bed methane producer and developer, has signed a franchise agreement with retail distributor Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) to establish compressed natural gas fuelling stations at BPCL retail outlets in the cities in and around the Asansol – Durgapur region. An IBTimes report says the initial term of the agreement is five years and is subject to further renewal.

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Fiat Achieves ‘Best Relative Improvement’ for Sustainability Within Automotive Sector

February 5, 2010 – 1:51 pm | Italy, Turin

Fiat SpA has received the Sector Mover and Gold Class distinctions from SAM, the Zurich-based sustainability-focused investment group which analyses the 2,500 largest quoted companies globally to determine their eligibility for inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability indexes. For 2009, Fiat was best relative improvement in sustainability performance within the Automobile sector (SAM Sector Mover) and the gap with the sector leader is less than 5% (SAM Gold Class).
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Colombian GASCOP Enters Peru CNG Market

February 3, 2010 – 3:05 pm | Source: Andina | Peru

The Peruvian Chamber of Natural Gas Vehicles (CPGNV) reports that a group of Colombian private investors have created a new company, Gas Comprimido del Perú (Gascop) with plans to build a natural gas compression plant and CNG service stations in northern Peru, in the cities of Piura and Chiclayo, according to information published by Andina.
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CNG Bill of Fare for Chicago’s Yellow Cabs

February 1, 2010 – 8:17 pm | USA, Chicago

Two new CNG fuelling stations, 100 new CNG taxis to be deployed

Taxi Affiliation Services (TAS), which operates Yellow Cab Chicago, the nation’s oldest and largest continuously operating taxicab fleet, has awarded Clean Energy Fuels Corp. a 10-year contract to build and operate two new CNG fueling stations and sell fuel to the company’s growing CNG taxi fleet. Yellow Cab Chicago and its affiliates plan an initial deployment of 100 new CNG taxis.
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Xebec Awarded Renewable Biogas Fuel Contract in Korea

February 1, 2010 – 6:11 pm | Canada, Montreal

First project in Korea to produce renewable CNG fuel from food waste

Xebec Adsorption Inc. (Xebec), a provider of biogas upgrading, natural gas and hydrogen purification solutions, has been awarded a contract for a biogas upgrading plant to be used in a biogas project currently being developed by the Sudokwon Landfill Corporation in Seoul, Korea. The project is being managed by Halla Energy and Environment (Halla), a Korean company with considerable experience in environmental pollution control facilities and renewable energy generation facilities.
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