A Waste Management slow-fill facility for one of its CNG-fuelled fleets.
Waste Management of Illinois, Inc., a waste management services provider and subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc., has signaled its commitment to using trucks powered by clean-burning fuels in dedicating a commercial compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling facility in Stickney, Illinois. The facility is equipped with 55 “slow-fuel” stations for the Company’s growing CNG fleet of trucks.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp., North American provider of natural gas fuel for transportation, has contracted with major Southeast U.S. solid waste collection, recycling and disposal company Waste Pro USA to build, operate and maintain a new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station on Waste Pro property in Fort Pierce, FL. The private time-fill fueling facility will support the company’s new fleet of CNG-powered trash trucks.
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Isuzu NPR-300 CNG vehicles for Hobart fleet
In Hobart, the capital city of the pristine Australian state of Tasmania, the City Council has recently added five new Isuzu NPR 300 CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) powered trucks to its fleet in a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Two of the trucks feature standard tipper trays and another two feature versatile three-way tipper tray bodies. All four are used as service vehicles for Council maintenance tasks in and around suburban streets, gardens and parks. The fifth vehicle, a van-bodied Isuzu, is designed to securely transport bins for document destruction of sensitive paper waste from Council and local businesses.
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Qatar Petroleum has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoU) with the Emirate of Sharjah’s public transport system, Mowasalat, to develop a study for assessing the feasibility of using compressed natural gas (CNG) for the public transport fleet in Qatar, reports Raya. The agreement’s scope includes the necessary fuelling infrastructure to operate a CNG fleet, with capacity to service public vehicles at a later stage. Initially the study will focus on the creation of a pilot program to launch an unspecified number of CNG-powered buses.
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Veolia ES Solid Waste, Inc., the solid waste division of Veolia Environmental Services North America, has introduced Indiana’s first fleet of compressed natural gas (CNG) powered refuse trucks to its Evansville, Indiana service area. Indiana-based manufacturer Autocar built the chassis for 20 of the trucks and Kenworth manufactured eight roll-off trucks for Veolia’s new fleet.
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Hertz Airport Rentals GMC Yukon
The Hertz Corporation, a global airport rental brand, is to introduce more compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles to its fleet in the US. Hertz will begin renting eight CNG Honda Civics and two CNG GMC Yukons at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City early next month. The vehicles, which form part of Hertz’s new CNG airport rentals program, will include GPS units to assist renters locate local CNG refueling stations.
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CNG Net, a subsidiary of Ballast Nedam, is set to deliver 12 million m3 of biomethane for all 225 city buses of Connexxion in the city area of Arnhem/Nijmegen in the Netherlands from the end of 2012. The company will also enter into a strategic alliance with Connexxion, which will operate this concession for a period of 10 years under the name of Breng. CNG Net says the contract volume of nearly 12 million m3 per year makes this the largest public transport concession for refined biogas (biomethane) in the Netherlands.
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The Semardel Group, developer and manager of the collection, treatment and transformation of household and economic waste, is extending the compression capability of its compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station on the ‘Ecosite de Vert-le-Grand/Echarcon’ to meet the growing number of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) operated by Semaer. Additionally, Semardel is to implement a biomethane solution for fleet refuelling.
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Heckmann ordered 200 LNG-powered Peterbilt 367 trucks
Based on its recent analysis of the private commercial fleet market, business research & consulting firm Frost & Sullivan has recognized Heckmann Corporation with the 2011 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Green Excellence. The company, through its Heckmann Water Resources, or HWR, segment, has ordered 200 liquefied natural gas (LNG) tractor units for its fleet.
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Foton BJ6123
The Beijing Public Transport Group has procured 50 Foton Motor Fukuda Europe Fai BJ6123 liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered Clean Energy Buses for operation. According to Chinese news source Hexun.com, that number is expected to grow to 100 by end-2012 and reach around 4,000 vehicles by 2015. The implementation of LNG-fuelled public transportation is the first stage of an agreement between Beijing Municipal People’s Government and Petrochina, part of state-owned oil and gas giant China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), to promote LNG as a clean energy fuel. The first buses will operate out of Xidan Station under the name of “728 Express”.
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Gasrec biomethane facility (Image: Hardstaff Group)
Transportation and logistics specialist UPS is working with the EU and UK government to drastically increase the supply of biomethane for transportation. UPS is planning to add 10 biomethane-powered dual-fuel trucks to its UK fleet for the London Olympic Games, reports BusinessGreen.
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The City of Tyler, Texas, unveiled its compressed natural gas (CNG) station for City vehicles. The station is the first step in a pilot project to assess the viability of converting the Tyler fleet to the use of CNG. The effort to convert a portion of the City fleet to CNG was a direct outcome of the Industry Growth Initiative (IGI) adopted by the Tyler community in 2010. By June, 19 of the City’s 600 fleet vehicles will be running on CNG, at an estimated cost per gallon of $1.50 compared to $3.50 to $4.00 for unleaded gasoline.
(This article compiled using information from a City of Tyler press release)
In increasing numbers, major U.S. contract freight carriers are deploying heavy-duty natural gas-powered trucks to support their customers’ supply chain transport requirements, says Clean Energy Fuels Corporation’s Chief Marketing Officer, James Harger. Clean Energy, North American supplier of natural gas fuel for transportation, contracts with carrier fleet operators to provide compressed natural gas (CNG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling services at Clean Energy public access stations nationwide.
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Local Transport Minister Norman Baker of the United Kingdom’s Department for Transport (DfT) has approved a package of improvements that will see more eco-friendly buses on England’s roads, including buses operating on biomethane. Following a two month bidding process the department has provided funding of more than GBP 22 million (USD 35 million) for 439 new buses for 2012/2013. Passengers will see 128 single-decked and 311 double-decker buses in service from spring 2013, saving over 9,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per year.
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The Governing Board of the City of Madrid has authorized the Municipal Transport Company of Madrid (EMT) to enter into a leasing contract worth EUR 25 million (USD 33 million) for the purchase of 81 new ‘green’ buses in 2012. The measure is part of the investment policy of the company, which provides for the renewal of the fleet with the acquisition of a total of 123 new compressed natural gas (CNG) and hybrid-electric natural gas buses to implement the Madrid’s 2011-2015 Air Quality Plan.
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