Buses fuelled by compressed natural gas (CNG) are expected to operate in the Visayas, the central region of the Philippines, by 2015, according to a Philippine Government Information Agency report. Around 178 buses are expected to be CNG-fueled by 2015 and 1,314 buses by 2030, said Assistant Director Carmencita A. Bariso of the Department of Energy. Implementation will bolster the government’s efforts to attain energy sufficiency and independence from foreign oil.
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Category: Country Reports
Philippines CNG Bus Plans Expand to Include the Visayas by 2015
March 3, 2010 – 10:42 pm
Philippines, Iloilo City
GasHighWay Project Initiates National Reports on Biogas Production
February 24, 2010 – 11:39 am
Europe
Includes statements on the impact of biomethane use for transport
Within the GasHighWay project implementation each country (excluding Sweden) has developed its national report on the current status of biogas production as well as identification of legal and other important conditions for biogas upgrading potential. National reports also inform on market trends and biogas/biomethane production forecast. These reports provide an overview of the biogas situation in each participating country, and include statements about implications for transport. Country reports are available for Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy and Poland, from here.
Canadian Government and Stakeholders Partner to Develop NGV Roadmap
February 18, 2010 – 4:40 pm
Canada
Heavy transportation sector roadmap development will focus on natural gas for fuel
Canada has long been a leader in the development of advanced technologies for natural gas vehicles and refuelling infrastructure. Now, the Canadian story is about to open another chapter with news this week that government and industry stakeholders will partner to develop a deployment roadmap focusing on the opportunities for natural gas as a cost effective, lower emission fuel for the heavy transportation sector.
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Peruvian Expectations High for NGV Growth in 2010
February 8, 2010 – 1:32 am
Source: Andina Peru
Peru’s cities of Lima and Callao are expected to increase the number of natural gas fuelling stations from the 94 recorded at end 2009 to 130 by the end of this year, according to the general manager of the Peruvian Chamber of NGV (CPGNV), Jorge Juarez. “Right now there are 30 Gasocentro under construction, so we consider it feasible to have 130 stations by year’s end,” he told Andina news agency.
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Sweden’s Vehicles Use More Biogas in 2009
January 29, 2010 – 7:01 pm
Source: Swedish Gas Association Sweden
Renewable biogas now 65% of total vehicle fuels used
At the end of 2009 there were over 23,000 gas vehicles in Sweden and 104 public filling stations, reports Gasforeningen, the Swedish Gas Association. Vehicle fuel sales during 2009 amounted to more than 67 million cubic meters, an increase of 16 percent compared to 2008. The share of biomethane in vehicles’ gas has also grown, recording an increase over 2008 of 27 percent. Vehicle gas replaced petrol and diesel equivalent to 45 000 passenger cars in 2009, resulting in approximately 130 000 tonnes less carbon dioxide being released.
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Rio’s NGV Numbers Set to Escalate in 2010
January 27, 2010 – 5:40 pm
CEG Rio, part of the Gas Natural Group, has forecast growth of 7% of net sales of CNG in 2010, based on improved price differentials between petrol, alcohol and CNG. In Rio de Janiero, the number of conversions to natural gas increased from 2,300 per month in the first half of 2009 to 5400 in November. CNG-powered vehicles reached 7.8% of total vehicles in the state, a total of 740 thousand cars, according to CEG. With the expectation that CNG numbers will continue to escalate through 2010, the company will invest further in its public information campaign commenced in 2009, demonstrating the financial efficacy of investing in a conversion kit, for which it has provided an online tool to assist with calculations.
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Trinidad and Tobago to Encourage Faster Shift to NGVs
January 23, 2010 – 1:04 am
Source: Guardian Trinidad and Tobago
The Government of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) is planning to add new financial incentives for NGVs to encourage more motorists to use the fuel and protect the environment. “Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is the way to go,” said Energy Minister Conrad Enill, adding that utilizing more CNG will enhance T&T’s commitment to the environment. The project, still in its planning stages, is in part a response to the Copenhagen Summit and also to a likely reducing demand by the US for T&T’s LNG as that country’s natural gas reserves continue to strengthen, according to a T&T Guardian report.
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Texans are Busy with NGVs
January 20, 2010 – 7:49 pm
USA, Texas
The oil-rich sprawling State of Texas may seem an unlikely environment for natural gas vehicles to gain a foothold, but that is what is happening. The Railroad Commission of Texas (RCT), which has primary regulatory jurisdiction over oil and natural gas industry, pipeline transporters, natural gas & hazardous liquid pipeline industry, natural gas utilities and the like, has created the Texas Public Fleet Project. Awardees of the program have been announced and include several natural gas vehicle projects.
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Nigeria Commissions First CNG Plant for Vehicle Fuel
January 19, 2010 – 2:41 pm
Source: allAfrica.com; The Guardian Nigeria
The first Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) plant to produce alternative fuel for cars in Nigeria has been commissioned in Benin City, Edo State by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dr Rilwan Lukman. The CNG plant will produce fuel for vehicles as as alternative to petrol. The plant, owned by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) is said to be a pilot plant by the company, according to a report by allAfrica.com.
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Steady CNG Conversion Progress in Lima and Callao
December 22, 2009 – 12:38 pm
Source: La Primera Peru, Lima
The number of natural gas refueling stations in Peruvian cities Lima and Callao has grown to 86, up 29 from 2008, states the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) in a La Primera report. The figure is set to rise even more as some companies complete installations in readiness for operation. The MEM report also indicated vehicle conversions to CNG had risen to 77,472 units by October this year, with 180 workshops are now authorised to carry out natural gas conversions.
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Bolivia to Test Imported Chinese CNG 4500cc Engines
December 1, 2009 – 12:50 am
Source: Eldeber.com & Hidrocarburosbolivia.com Bolivia
Bolivia’s National Hydrocarbon Agency (ANH) has given the green light for commencement of its CNG conversion program in Cochabamba. Conversions, due to commence in about two weeks, will include replacing aged CNG cylinders that have been in service since Bolivia first moved to natural gas vehicles approximately 15 years ago, with new CNG cylinders on about 14,000 vehicles. In Santa Cruz, immediate emphasis is on converting diesel buses, for which the government has plans to endorse the purchase of 6,000 Chinese motors.
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Seminar Calls for More CNG Vehicles to Reduce Bangladesh Air Pollution
November 22, 2009 – 11:59 pm
Source: bdnews24.com Bangladesh, Dhaka
Speakers at a seminar entitled ‘Environmental Pollution: A Dhaka Perspective’, referring to a recent Country Environment Analysis by World Bank, stressed the need to introduce CNG-run vehicles across the country, not just in the capital Dhaka. At the seminar hosted by the French-Bangladesh Association of Scholars and Trainees, environmental scientists said air pollution in Bangladesh is linked to more than 10 percent of unnatural deaths in Bangladesh, reported bdnews24.
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Italian NGV Registrations Reach 6.9% of All New Vehicle Sales
October 27, 2009 – 10:19 pm
Canada, Vancouver
The average monthly passenger car registrations for NG/biomethane powered vehicles in Italy was 14.200 during the period January through July, 2009, reports NGVA Europe. The information, provided by NGV System Italia, was derived from published ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association) statistics in September – total Italian passenger car registrations during July were 205,665 units. This, in combination with the numbers shown below, means that in July NGVs in Italy accounted for 6.9 % of all new vehicles (OEMs 6.2 %, retrofits 0.7 %).
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Bolivia has 120 Workshops Registered for CNG Conversions
October 20, 2009 – 12:25 pm
Source: Hidrocarburos Bolivia Bolivia
About 120 workshops have registered with the Government of Bolivia’s National Hydrocarbon Agency to carry out natural gas vehicle conversions and cylinder upgrades as part of an accelerated program to convert more than three thousand vehicles by end of year, reports Hidrocarburos Bolivia. Deputy Transport Minister Jose Kinn Franco said state-owned Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) is responsible for interacting directly with repair shops that will perform the conversions. Although a higher number of conversions was originally anticipated when the government announced the free exchange program in August this year, Kinn is hopeful that the process can be expedited after discussions with the management committee.
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NGV Sessions at World Gas Conference – Study Group Report Released
October 9, 2009 – 4:41 pm
Natural gas vehicles (NGVs) took a proactive role, featuring in two sessions at this week’s International Gas Union’s (IGU) triennial World Gas Conference (WGC 2009) held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The conference is a highlight of the world gas industry calendar, attracting 3,000 NGV utility and other delegates from all around the world. With Argentina the second ranked country worldwide in terms of natural gas vehicles (home to 1.7 million NGVs), Buenos Aires formed a fitting backdrop to the sessions, the first featuring the release of a three year 142 page study group report on natural gas vehicles, and the second a Strategic Panel chaired by IANGV President Rich Kolodziej.
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