Category: Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

Vanzetti Engineering Opens Italy’s First Public LCNG Fuelling Station

August 30, 2010 – 3:22 am | Italy, Moretto

The Vanzetti-engineered L-CNG fuelling station is open for business in Cuneo.

Vanzetti Engineering S.r.l. has completed construction of Italy’s first public Liquefied to Compressed Natural Gas (LCNG) fuelling station. The station has been built at Villafalletto (Cuneo), about 50km south of Vanzetti’s base in Moretta, in the country’s north-west region. Featuring made-in-Italy technology, it has a capacity of 600 Nm3/h and is set to refuel up to 500 Kg/h. It operates independent of any pipeline supply.
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PetroChina Plans LNG Facility and Fuelling Stations for Lhasa, Tibet

August 28, 2010 – 5:16 am | China, Beijing

PetroChina Co. Ltd plans to build a 300 million yuan (USD 44.1 million) liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in western China to supply Tibet, according to parent China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC)’s news site.  The project, scheduled to be operational by October 2011, will include as a third stage an unspecified number of gas stations in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, serviced by a 38 kilometer gas grid. CNPC says that once the Lhasa project is completed, LNG supply will be extended to other Tibetan regions.

Item primarily compiled using information from a CNPC press release.

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CNG and LNG Station Opens in Northern Spain

August 23, 2010 – 4:47 pm | Spain, Olaberria

Agas 21 serves CNG and LNG for heavy transport and public in northern Spain

In Spain’s northern province of Guipúzcoa (Basque Country), a new 24-hour natural gas service station has been opened under the name of Avia Gasogas. Agas 21, the company opening the facility, says it is the first public natural gas service station in the region to serve CNG and LNG for heavy vehicles, it is located in the municipality of Olaberria on the Autovia del Norte (North Highway).
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US NGV Industry Upbeat at NGVAmerica Summit Conference

August 16, 2010 – 4:02 am | Source: Fleets&Fuels | USA, Boston

NGVAmerica’s Summit-Conference, held in Boston last week, has confirmed upbeat sentiment amongst industry members with almost universal agreement that the industry is on the verge of a tipping point which should see vehicle and fuelling station numbers increase dramatically in coming years. More than 150 delegates attended a series of meetings and sessions over the three day event with some in-house meetings attracting standing room only crowds. Attending NGV Global executive director, Brett Jarman, described the atmosphere as enthusiastic, positive and forward looking. Following are some of the NGV related highlights from Fleets and Fuel’s Showtime News, published for the WasteCon Exhibition held immediately after the Summit:
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LNG for Transport Feasibility Study Starts in NZ

August 13, 2010 – 11:09 pm | New Zealand, Wellington

L&M Energy to explore small scale LNG projects with one of New Zealand’s largest trucking companies L&M Energy Limited has signed an agreement with HW Richardson Group Limited to investigate the feasibility of developing small scale Liquefied Natural Gas (“LNG”) projects within New Zealand, beginning with investigating the potential for a project utilising gas from LME’s 173PJ (3P) Coal Seam Gas (CSG) asset near Ohai in Southland.
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Garrigues Study Identifies Opportunities for Natural Gas Fuel in Spain

August 12, 2010 – 11:48 am | Spain

A study carried out by Garrigues Medio Ambiente, with the assistance of Asociación Española del Gas (Sedigas – Spanish Gas Association), has come up with recommendations that could help Spain achieve the 20/20/20 Millennium Green Package set by the European Union. The study makes mention of several “Opportunities for Development” for natural gas fuels for transportation.
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Ryder Awaits First 70 CNG Trucks

August 8, 2010 – 2:28 am | USA, Miami FL

Ryder System, Inc., a global transport and supply chain management business, and the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) have moved into implementation phase on the first of its kind stimulus-funded natural gas truck leasing and rental project in Southern California. With the contracts in place, Ryder will soon purchase the first 70 LNG/CNG trucks
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Chinese Waterways Witness LNG-Powered Tugboat Test

August 6, 2010 – 10:56 pm | China, Xi'an

China Natural Gas, Inc., a provider of compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicular fuel and pipeline natural gas for industrial, commercial, and residential use in Xi’an, China, has announced that a ship powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and modified by the Company successfully completed its test navigation in Wuhan on August 3rd, 2010. The event is claimed as the first time an LNG-powered ship has navigated in China’s domestic waterways, demonstrating that LNG can be used both in cars and ships as a transportation fuel.
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ICTC Strengthens with Commerce City LNG/LCNG Fuelling Station

August 6, 2010 – 2:57 am | USA, Commerce CA

Interstate 710 - a major artery for container trucks accessing LA ports.

The City of Commerce, California, has opened what is described as a critical link supporting LNG and CNG fuelling infrastructure along a busy thoroughfare and in an industrialized region of Eastern Los Angeles County. The station is located at the intersection of Interstates 5 and 710 and at the entrance to two of the largest intermodal rail yards in the nation. Prime location and 24/7 public access will allow the station to play a key role in the continued development of the Interstate Clean Transportation Corridor (ICTC)–the most successful planned clean fuel corridor in the United States.
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MIT Study Recognises Importance of Natural Gas as Bridge to Future

August 4, 2010 – 11:41 pm | USA, Cambridge MA

Natural gas truly is a bridge to a low-carbon future,” said MITEI Director Ernest J. Moniz

Recommendation for transportation sector: remove policy and regulatory barriers to natural gas as a transportation fuel

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has completed a two year study which examined the scale of U.S. natural gas reserves and the potential of this fuel to reduce greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. Undertaken by the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), the study concluded that natural gas will play a leading role in reducing GHG emissions over the next several decades.
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CA Energy Commission Boosts Cutting-Edge Trucks and Buses with Nearly $20 Million

July 21, 2010 – 5:03 pm | USA, Sacramento CA

The California Energy Commission has approved 11 awards for projects that will demonstrate the possibilities for cutting-edge natural gas-powered, hybrid, and electric trucks and buses to reduce petroleum use, cut pollution and provide jobs. The awards leverage almost $20 million in state funding with $9.3 million in federal stimulus money and $39 million in private funds.
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Questar and Applied LNG Technologies to Explore New LNG Projects

July 17, 2010 – 6:45 pm | USA

Questar Corporation’s subsidiary, Questar Transportation Services Company (QTS), and Applied LNG Technologies, LLC (ALT) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing a framework for the companies to jointly explore new market opportunities for Rockies liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the USA. Under the MOU, QTS and ALT intend to accelerate market expansion of LNG products and services in the Rockies, primarily in the transportation and manufacturing sectors. The business framework is designed to increase net-to-the-well prices for Rockies producers supplying gas to this new market.
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Westport Signs New Development Agreement with Volvo Powertrain

July 13, 2010 – 6:08 am | Canada, Vancouver

Westport Innovations Inc., producer of alternative fuel, low-emissions transportation technologies, and Volvo Powertrain, a subsidiary of Volvo AB, have signed an agreement defining Westport’s responsibility to develop biogas- and natural gas-fuelled engine products for Volvo. For competitive reasons details of the products or markets will not be disclosed until an appropriate time. The main features of the long term relationship are as follows:
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Develop a Bigger Role for NGV Transportation at LNG 17

July 10, 2010 – 6:41 pm

The American Gas Association, host organization for LNG 17 — the 17th International Conference & Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas — taking place in April of 2013 in Houston, is seeking expressions of interest and support directed at enlarging the natural gas vehicle profile at this forthcoming event. In the past, LNG for transportation has played a very small role in the conference. For LNG 17, both the NGV industry and the conference organizers would like to have LNG for transportation play a much larger role in both the conference program and the exhibition. NGVAmerica has been asked by the conference organizers to help facilitate that effort.
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Cummins to Expand High-Horsepower Engine Product Line

July 9, 2010 – 10:40 am | USA, Seymour IN

Cummins Inc. is expanding its High-Horsepower Technical Center and high-horsepower engine product line at its manufacturing facility in Seymour. Announced by Mark Levett, Vice President and General Manager – High-Horsepower Business, the expansion of the center will provide the company with more opportunities for producing high-horsepower clean-diesel and natural gas engines in the future. Cummins plans to invest approximately $100 million in the expansion at the Seymour plant, which is expected to result in approximately 200 engineering and manufacturing jobs over the next five years. The plant currently employs nearly 450 people.
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