TrilliumHD, a joint venture between Integrys Transportation Fuels, LLC, operating as Trillium CNG, and Paper Transport, Inc., both with offices in Green Bay, Wisconsin is building the area’s first public compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station. The station’s primary customers will be heavy-duty trucking and transportation fleets. Special fueling programs will be available to fleets wanting to take advantage of the economic and environmental benefits of CNG. Paper Transport, Inc., is the first fleet to contract with TrilliumHD, which will build, operate and maintain the station.
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CNG Station Plans to Serve HD Truck and Transportation Fleets in Wisconsin
January 31, 2012 – 3:09 am
USA, Green Bay WI
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Second Biogas Upgrading Plant Order for Xebec in South Korea
January 25, 2012 – 7:24 pm
Canada, Montreal
Xebec's skid-mounted NGX Solutions M-3200
Xebec Adsorption Inc., a provider of biogas upgrading, natural gas and hydrogen purification solutions for the clean energy market, has been awarded a $2.2 million contract to supply a biogas upgrading plant for a waste to energy project located in South Korea. The order was placed by Potlatch Inc., a Korean developer and operator of renewable energy and fuel cell projects.
Cornerstone Recognised for Role in Landfill Biogas-to-CNG Vehicle Fuel Project
January 23, 2012 – 7:26 pm
USA, Baltimore MD
Cornerstone Environmental Group, LLC, an environment-focused engineering consultancy, is part of a team that received a 2011 Project of the Year Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Rodefeld Landfill BioCNG Vehicle Fuel Project as part of the Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP). The award was presented during the 15th Annual LMOP Partner and Project of the Year Awards Ceremony on January 18, 2012, in Baltimore, MD. The project partners include the Dane County Solid Waste Department, Cornerstone Environmental Group, ANGI Energy Systems, Unison Solutions LLC, and Madison Area Technical College.
Bolivia’s CNG Network Extends to Central Axis
January 19, 2012 – 10:49 pm
Source: FM Bolivia Bolivia
YPFB CNG Station (Image: Aspro)
Carlos Villegas, president of Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), Bolivia’s state-owned and operated petrol company, says the company is planning to populate the major route between the cities of La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz with five compressed natural gas (CNG) filling stations, reports FM Bolivia. In addition, another ten stations are planned for later installation, ensuring natural gas vehicle (NGV) drivers can locate a CNG service station amongst the intermediate population centres distributed along Bolivia’s transportation backbone.
NGV Market Thrives in Iran
January 19, 2012 – 8:04 pm
Iran, Tehran
The Iran natural gas vehicle market continues to thrive. The current tally of compressed natural gas (CNG) service stations currently operating in Iran is now 1,820 reports Zawya. That figure is reportedly set to grow to 2,000 by the end of the Iranian calendar year (March 20). Approximately 18 million cubic meters of natural gas are supplied to CNG stations on a daily basis, with capacity to grow to 32 million. Iranian auto manufacturer IKCO is responding by advising 70% of its planned engine production for 2012, of some 180 thousand units and including the EF4 engine, will be CNG-based.
Pakistan Government Acts Decisively to Address CNG Concerns
January 19, 2012 – 5:09 pm
Source: Online Pakistan, Islamabad
All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) delegation plays pivotal role
Following a long period of turmoil around natural gas supply for vehicle fuel and a string of incidents contentiously associated with compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel systems, a delegation of All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) has met with Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani about CNG load shedding, gas pricing and gas infrastructure development surcharge issues, reports Online. Discussion also covered a natural gas vehicle (NGV) safety check campaign.
New CNG Station in Santo Domingo, More Coming
January 18, 2012 – 9:21 pm
Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
The Dominican Republic has celebrated the opening of a new compressed natural gas (CNG) filling station in Santo Domingo, its capital city. It is also one of twenty planned in the first stage of what the Technical Office of Land Transport (OTTT) has said will eventually be 100 CNG filling stations nationwide. Soluciones en Gas Natural (SGN) launched the station, it’s fourth, in the presence of the country’s first lady, Margarita Cedeño de Fernández, who was invited to cut the ribbon.
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Grants Available to Develop Natural Gas Fueling Network in Texas
January 18, 2012 – 6:48 pm
USA, Houston TX
Grant applications accepted until April 16, 2012, 5:00 p.m. CST
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has made up to $4.5 million in grants available to eligible individuals, businesses, and governmental entities to support the development of a network of natural gas vehicle fueling stations to serve as a foundation for a self-sustaining market for natural gas vehicles in Texas.
Liaoning’s Gasification Includes CNG Refueling
January 17, 2012 – 8:24 pm
Source: Fushun News China, Liaoning
The province of Liaoning, located in China’s northeast and bordering North Korea, is planning to build 40-50 compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling stations in a bid to clean up its air, reports Fushun News. The plan is just one stage of the gasification of the whole region, which will see 3000 kms of gas pipeline built from the western gas source of Qinhuangdao and from LNG imports through Dalian, the two branches supplying the region and connecting at the capital city of Shenyang. Pipework is expected to be completed by late this year, at which stage 8-10 natural gas mother stations will be constructed from which the proposed fuelling stations will be fed.
Indonesia Plans for Natural Gas Vehicle Expansion
January 13, 2012 – 1:05 pm
Source: Jakarta Globe Indonesia
A Pertamina CNG station
Indonesia is gearing up to encourage private motorists to shift to natural gas vehicles (NGVs) with plans to add 110 new gas stations in Java at an estimated cost of Rp 4 trillion (USD 435 million), reports The Jakarta Globe. Deputy energy and mineral resources minister, Widjajono Partowidagdo, said the government is serious about developing gas-fuelled transportation. Jakarta has been earmarked for 19 of the new stations, with construction to commence in April.
Clean Energy Unveils Backbone Network for America’s Natural Gas Highway
January 13, 2012 – 11:38 am
USA, Seal Beach CA
150 LNG Truck Fueling Stations Enabling Goods Movement
Coast-to-Coast and Border-to-Border Anticipated by End of 2013
The route plan for the first phase of 150 new LNG fueling stations for America’s Natural Gas Highway (ANGH) was unveiled on January 12, by Clean Energy Fuels Corp., provider of natural gas fuel for transportation in North America. The company has identified 98 locations and anticipates having 70 stations open by the end of 2012 in 33 states.
Xebec Natural Gas Dryers Head for Asian NGV Markets
January 10, 2012 – 3:57 pm
Canada, Montreal
Xebec Adsorption Inc., a provider of biogas upgrading, natural gas and hydrogen purification solutions for the clean energy market, has recently received first orders from three new customers valued at CDN 540,000 (USD 530,000) for its NGX line of natural gas dryers for use in compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling stations in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and Thailand. These units will be manufactured in Xebec’s Shanghai facility.
Another Busy Natural Gas Vehicle Week in the USA
January 9, 2012 – 4:02 am
USA
The USA continues it impetus toward claiming natural gas as a primary fuel with several more steps taken over the past week. Here is a small selection:
- Two more compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations are coming to Arkansas.
- In Colorado, the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority is pushing ahead with plans to buy up to 22 compressed natural gas-powered buses and build a CNG filling station for an expanded Bus Rapid Transit system in 2013.
- In Norman, Oklahoma, a new CNG station opened with a mix of fast fill and slow-fill dispensers, for public and fleet use respectively.
- Chicago, in Illinois, a pilot program to encourage taxis to use compressed natural gas (CNG) instead of traditional gasoline has been so popular with taxi drivers and passengers that the program is being extended through July.
- California’s Garden Grove Unified School District has received a grant to purchase nine school buses powered by compressed natural gas, bringing the CNG-powered fleet to 49 vehicles once operational.
Clean Energy Completes 68 Fuelling Station Projects in 2011
January 6, 2012 – 11:51 am
USA, Seal Beach CA
Accelerating its development program to support growing natural gas vehicle fueling demand, Clean Energy Fuels Corp., North American provider of natural gas fuel for transportation, significantly increased its fueling station project completions during 2011. Clean Energy completed 68 fueling station projects in 16 states, including five LNG truck fueling stations on America’s Natural Gas Highway.
Virtual Pipeline Will Supply NGVs in Southern Peru
January 4, 2012 – 3:37 pm
Source: Andina Peru, Lima
Camisea Fields, pipeline and LNG site in Peru (Source: Peru LNG)
The Peruvian government, under the leadership of President Ollanta Humala Tasso, is moving toward closing a deal with global energy company Repsol, that will see southern regions of Peru supplied with natural gas via a virtual pipeline, reports Andina. The deal is expected to lower the cost of compressed natural gas (CNG) for drivers of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) as well as provide security of supply. The virtual pipeline transportation system will utilize specially designed tankers to carry liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Melchorita liquefaction plant 170 kilometers to the south.
