News for the natural gas vehicle industry worldwide
Standing room only at the NGV Global – NGVAmerica hosted transportation pavilion
Major event sponsor Shell refers to natural gas as a “destination fuel”
The world’s largest global natural gas event taking place in the USA this week is putting the spotlight on transportation as an important new market for LNG as more than 6,000 delegates attend the LNG 17 Conference and Exhibition. The event, held this year in Houston TX, runs from April 16 to 19. Read more »
A Scandinanvian conference held end of January in Skive, Denmark, attracted 300 delegates keen to discuss and learn about biomethane fuel for transportation, reports the BIOMASTER project. Called Green Gas for Transport, the event’s audience heard of Denmark’s “positive attitude” toward replacing fossil fuels with biogas in the near future, and enjoyed presentations from Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Read more »
VW 17,280 OT-flex dual-fuel bus (Image: Bosch)
To encourage the use of natural gas in urban transport and cargo in Brazil, the CNG Committee of Brazilian Institute of Oil, Gas and Biofuels (IBP) held the 3rd Workshop on Natural Gas for Heavy Vehicles, in Rio de Janeiro on November 23. Included in discussion was the development of the dual-fuel CNG-diesel bus with flex technology and a heavy duty engine proposal from MAN Latin America. Read more »
NGV Global has announced the successful bidder of and location for NGV Global 2014, the association’s 14th biennial conference and exhibition. The event will be held at the Long Beach Convention and Exhibition Centre in May 2014, following a successful bid from Gladstein Neandross and Associates (GNA). Announcing the successful bid at the NGV Global General Assembly, Alicia Milner, Events Committee Chair and incoming Chair of the Association, said that one of the strengths of the bid was the high level of support from high level industry members. Read more »
LESS THAN SIX WEEKS TO GO. MAKE YOUR ARRANGEMENTS NOW
NGV Global’s program committee is currently putting the finishing touches to the conference program but we’ve already got all sectors of the industry covered:
technology developments,
vehicle availability trends,
energy security,
government policy,
infrastructure initiatives to advance market development,
marketing and business development,
air quality and greenhouse considerations,
emerging opportunities in the off-road and marine sectors,
industry standards and safety,the role of biomethane,
and more.
Recently confirmed speakers who will bring delegates up to speed on the latest in international policy affecting natural gas supply or use for transport include:
Dr Timur Gül, Senior Transport Analyst, International Energy Agency (IEA) Energy Outlook Team, France
Valérie Ducrot, Manager, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Gas Centre, Switzerland
Dachang Du, Special Advisor on Environment Protection Standards/Senior Deputy Director, International Maritime Organisation (IMO), UK
Program details are being updated daily but don’t delay. Register online today for this year’s most extensive NGV industry conference program and exhibition, NGV Global 2012, Mexico City, November 6-10.
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Conference Registration Online; less than 10% Exhibition Space now available.
NGV Global, in partnership with NGV Communications Group and GNV Latinoamérica, has published the preliminary conference program online. The conference is shaping up to have wide appeal and value for all sectors of the industry. Broadly divided into two streams, one covering technical matters and the other marketing and policy related, the conference spans three days. Due to an excellent response there is limited exhibition space still available. potential exhibitors are urged to secure their space as soon as possible. Read more »
A Subaru Outback BoxerCNG at the Bologna event
Approximately 2,500 visitors took part in NGVA Europe’s NGV2012 Bologna Conference and Exhibition in Italy last week, including government, commercial and association representatives from 40 countries. Claudio Kohan, director of NGV Communications Group which organised the event, declared at the end: “We are really satisfied with the results of NGV2012 Bologna and extremely grateful to the companies that, despite the economic crisis, confirmed their participation, showing their all-new state-of-the-art technologies.” Read more »
NGV Global’s Technical Chair, Dr Alex Lawson attended the ACT Expo in Long Beach, California last month and filed the following report:
For delegates attending the 2012 Alternative Clean Transportation Expo in Long Beach California, May 15 – 17, it became very evident that natural gas vehicles, especially in the heavy duty sector, had now become predominant compared with all other alternative clean transportation approaches.
All of the major truck manufacturers had LNG and CNG tractors on display – Daimler, Kenworth, Peterbuilt, Navistar, and Mack. Peterbuilt indicated that their natural gas vehicle production had increased from about 700 trucks in 2011 to over 2000 trucks in 2012 with an equal split between the ISL G 320 CNG and the GX 15 L LNG tractors. The reason for this growth is clear. The advent of shale gas with the decoupling of NG price from conventional oil, has resulted in a price spread from about $4 per gall for diesel vs just over $2 per DGE for LNG, that is LNG is about half the price of diesel. Read more »
While the 82nd International Motor Show in Geneva has several natural gas vehicles on display, it was the head of powertrain engineering at Kia, Dr Joachim Hahn, who captured attention of auto press representatives by calling for greater acknowledgement of the benefits of powering cars with compressed natural gas (CNG), reports Autocar. Hahn reportedly told Autocar: “With all the work we do on internal combustion engines and hydrogen-powered cars, making big gains in CO2 reduction is either incredibly difficult or incredibly expensive. That’s why I see big potential in CNG. It can offer a 20 per cent CO2 reduction just like that – what other technology can give you that? Read more »
More than 180 delegates from 27 countries converged on Prague, Czech Republic, for a busy week of NGV and gas industry conference proceedings and meetings. The focus for the week was the 5th Annual Conference on CNG, hosted by the Czech Gas Association. Held over a day and a half on the 20th and 21st of February, the conference explored prospects for the development and use of CNG in transport. In an opening address, the Czech Deputy Minister for the Environment, Mr Ivo Hlavac, said his Ministry was keen to see increased use of natural gas vehicles in industrial areas of the country to combat pollution. Read more »
Banamex Center, Mexico City
NGV Global 2012, Mexico City – 6 to 10 November
■ November 6 – Technical Forum (open)
■ November 7, 8, 9 – Conference
■ November 8, 9, 10 – Exhibition
NGV Global is pleased to announce the relocation of its 2012 biennial conference and exhibition to Mexico City, the largest and capital city of Mexico. The program has also been revised and expanded, with dates changed to accommodate an open technical forum followed by a three-day conference and overlapping exhibition. The re-scheduled program will enable participants and exhibitors to attend a wider range of activities than previously planned as well as provide Mexico ample opportunity to demonstrate its growing commitment toward developing natural gas fuel as a viable and cleaner choice for its transportation sector.
A Call for Papers will be issued shortly. Read more »
Technical Tour to Pertamina's CNG station at Jalan Pemuda
The Asia Pacific Natural Gas Vehicles Association reports that 122 local and 59 overseas delegates attended the conference and technical tour of the Go Gas 2011 Forum, held in Jakarta early December. The Forum’s objectives included revitalization of the CNG/NGV Programme in Indonesia, supporting the government programmes of reducing consumption of gasoline and diesel, reducing emissions from the transport sector, and stimulating the development and growth of gas-related businesses in the country. Read more »
USA-based Kenworth Truck Company hosted a truck show in Indianapolis featuring compressed natural gas (CNG) powered and hybrid Kenworths at the start of December. The company’s dedication to provision of green fleet choices includes compressed and liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks. More than 350 truck and fleet operators learned about new available equipment and the future of natural gas fuel in the trucking industry. Also presented were free training sessions on vehicle maintenance and grant writing.
NGVs on display outside the State Legislature in Victoria BC
British Columbia (BC) natural gas and electricity utility FortisBC, in collaboration with the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER), Westport Innovations, Cummins Westport, Vedder Transport, and Waste Management, headed to the B.C. Legislature in Victoria in November to showcase a variety of natural gas vehicles. The vehicles, parked at the front steps of the legislature and accompanied by a number of experts, stimulated much interest from government officials including Hon. Terry Lake, Minister of Environment, Hon. Blair Lekstrom, Minister of Transportation, Hon. Pat Bell, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation and several Members of the Legislative Assembly. Read more »
Opportunities for investment and for increasing the use of Natural Gas Vehicles (NGVs) throughout the American Southwest and Mexico were featured at the 18th annual U.S.-Mexico Border Energy Forum, on October 27 and 28 in El Paso, Texas. All 10 U.S. and Mexican states along the border are represented at the forum. Read more »
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