News for the natural gas vehicle industry worldwide
More than 20% reduction in material utilization
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., a natural gas, alternative fuel systems and clean propulsion vehicle technologies provider, has received the notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a new patent on lightweight composite shells of natural gas and hydrogen storage tanks. Read more »
Approval in Principal (AiP) from DNV on LNG fuel tank design
Offshore oil and gas engineering specialist NLI Solutions (NLI) has developed a concept for a LNG Bunker Barge based on the NLI LNG tank design. The concept has been further developed in a design study together with the Marine division of Rolls-Royce and Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions (WTS). Read more »
WTS and NLI jointly developed LNG fuel tank for marine applications
Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions (WTS) and offshore oil and gas engineering specialist NLI Solutions (NLI), both Norwegian companies, have received Approval in Principal (AiP) from the Norwegian class society Det Norske Veritas (DNV) on their jointly-developed LNG fuel tank design. Read more »
RMIT’s CLiMA team design a Bio-LNG answer for aviation
A team of Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) aerospace engineering students is headed to France after making it to the final five of an international Airbus competition. The Cryogenic Liquid Methane Aircraft (CLiMA) team is one of five finalists selected by experienced Airbus engineers from more than 618 submissions in the 2013 Fly Your Ideas global university challenge. The UNESCO-backed competition encourages students to develop ideas for a more sustainable aviation industry. Read more »
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., developer and producer of natural gas storage systems, integration and vehicle system technologies, recently entered into a Master Development Agreement with ZHRO™ Solutions, LLC (ZHRO), based in Chandler, Arizona, to develop fully-integrated compressed natural gas storage and fuel delivery systems for robust and cost-effective aftermarket conversion of medium and heavy duty diesel fleets to run on natural gas. Read more »
IGL reminds owners of compliance requirement
In the National Capital Territory (NCT) of India, which includes New Delhi (the capital of India), Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida and other cities and towns, drivers of natural gas vehicles have until June 1st to meet new compliance requirements. If vehicles do not display authorised compliance plates, no fuel will be dispensed. Delhi gas distributor Indraprastha Gas Limited has issued notices reminding people of the impending compliance date. Read more »
GE’s LNG In A Box with fuel tank and pump
GE Oil & Gas has introduced the LNG In A Box system, a small-scale, plug-and-play, re-deployable liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling solution based on proven technology that can help accelerate the use of natural gas as a cost-effective, cleaner transportation fuel. The world’s first commercial application of the LNG In A Box system will be for LNG fueling stations in Europe to be delivered by Luxembourg-based LNG firm Gasfin through its operating company AIR-LNG, GE announced at the 17th International Conference & Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG-17) in Houston. Read more »
Audi A3 Sportback g-tron
- A3 Sportback g-tron is powered by the CO2-neutral Audi e-gas
- CO2 emissions of 30 grams per kilometer (48.28 g/mile)
- Total range of 1300 km (807.78 miles)
Audi’s A3 Sportback g-tron, a compact five-door car, due to make its debut at the end of the year, is powered by the CO2-neutral fuel Audi e-gas. The fuel will be produced in the power-to-gas plant in Werlte, Germany. This new car innovatively combines ecological balance, economy and high-tech solutions. Read more »
PNNL’s CNG storage can conform to spaces that do not intrude on vehicle stowage.
In January 2012, the U.S. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) commenced a project to design low-cost efficient manufacturing of pressurized conformal compressed natural gas (CNG) storage tanks for natural gas vehicles (NGVs). Last month, at the 2013 Energy Innovation Summit of high-impact energy research funded by the U.S. DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, or ARPA-E, PNNL exhibited its work. Read more »
The Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) in partnership with Ford Motor Company, the University of California-Berkeley, and BASF has been awarded $5.5 million by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help develop vehicles fueled by natural gas. This research will explore an innovative low-pressure material-based natural gas fuel system for automobiles and other light vehicles. Read more »
3M CNG tank with valve
3M, an innovation technology company, has successfully completed the NGV2-2007 certification process for its first compressed natural gas (CNG) tank. The 21.5 x 60 inch tank is designed for light- and medium-duty pick-up trucks and corporate fleet vehicles. 3M’s tank capitalizes on improvements in geometries and proprietary 3M™ Matrix Resin featuring nanosilica technology to deliver a solution that is lighter, offers greater capacity, and is more cost effective than similar tanks. Read more »
Natural gas engines manufacturer Westport Innovations Inc. has developed an on-board storage solution that provides “best in class” performance for vehicles using liquefied natural gas (LNG). The new Westport LNG Tank System, will be available in 120 and 150 gallon capacities, is optimized for spark ignited (SI) engines and begins shipping by mid-2013. The Westport LNG Tank System features proprietary Westport technology and is expected to provide customers with the ability to fuel even the largest SI engines on a single tank and deliver extended range. Read more »
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., developer of alternative fuel technologies, is to roll out its new natural gas storage technology to support rapid commercialization of natural gas powered internal combustion engine vehicles within the heavy duty long-haul and medium duty vehicle segments, among others. The new Q-Lite™ series of fuel systems is based on Quantum’s high pressure hydrogen storage technology. Read more »
Dresser-Rand Company (DRC), a subsidiary of Dresser-Rand Group Inc. (Dresser-Rand) and supplier of rotating equipment solutions, has entered into a ‘definitive agreement’ with Tarrytown, New York based technology company Expansion Energy LLC, whereby Dresser-Rand is granted a worldwide exclusive (for capacities up to 100,000 gallons per day) license to Expansion Energy’s proprietary VX™ Cycle technology for the small-scale production of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). Downstream applications include the production of vehicle-grade LNG, allowing LNG to compete effectively with diesel fuel on a cost-per-energy-content (BTU) basis. Read more »
UK-USA study increases theoretical capacity boundaries for MOF-based natural gas storage
USA ARPA-E funded research explores MOF-based Adsorbed Gas Technology for light-weight increased capacity gas storage
In the United Kingdom, the University of Surrey reports what they describe as a major breakthrough by engineers trying to ensure that methane- or hydrogen-powered cars will be able to store enough gas to make them a viable option as the future main source of transport across the world. Read more »
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