Category: Infrastructure

Russian Billionaire Kickstarts NGV Production in Russia

March 6, 2010 – 1:53 pm | Source: RIA Novosti | Russia, Togliatta

The AvtoVAZ site in Tolyatti

The Russian city of Togliatta (Tolyatti), near the Volga River in the Samara Oblast, is a struggling automotive manufacturing hub. Now the city’s economy is about to be boosted by a new hybrid car project that is the brainchild of Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov – said to be the first project of its kind in the country. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has reportedly backed a proposal to build a pilot factory with a capacity of 10,000 vehicles, that will produce bi-fuel (natural gas/gasoline) cars, according to RIA Novosti.
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Philippines CNG Bus Plans Expand to Include the Visayas by 2015

March 3, 2010 – 10:42 pm | Philippines, Iloilo City

Buses fuelled by compressed natural gas (CNG) are expected to operate in the Visayas, the central region of the Philippines, by 2015, according to a Philippine Government Information Agency report.  Around 178 buses are expected to be CNG-fueled by 2015 and 1,314 buses by 2030, said Assistant Director Carmencita A. Bariso of the Department of Energy. Implementation will bolster the government’s efforts to attain energy sufficiency and independence from foreign oil.
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Energtek Joins Filipino NGV Program

March 3, 2010 – 3:47 pm | Philippines, Manila

Energtek Philippines Inc., a fully-owned subsidiary of Energtek Inc., a developer of Adsorbed Natural Gas (ANG) technology, has been certified as a duly accredited participant in the Filipino Natural Gas Vehicle Program for Public Transport (NGVPPT). The company’s CNG Lite(TM) system for small vehicles is particularly suitable for tricycles, one of the most popular forms of transportation in the Philippines.
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Ohio Alternative Fuel Program ($29M) Cleared to Go

February 24, 2010 – 12:25 pm | USA, Ohio

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has cleared Clean Fuels Ohio to begin its work with the Ohio Advanced Transportation Partnership (OATP), reports Green Car Congress. The project will carry out more than $29 million in alternative fuel vehicle and infrastructure projects—the largest single investment in advanced transportation energy infrastructure and vehicle technology in the state’s history, according to Sam Spofforth, Executive Director of Clean Fuels Ohio.
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Clean Energy’s LNG Refuelling Network to Expand

February 23, 2010 – 11:09 pm | USA, Seal Beach, CA

Ten-Station Network in Urban Centers and Along Major Truck Routes
Foundation for Southwestern US LNG network

Clean Energy Fuels Corp., a provider of natural gas (CNG and LNG) for transportation in North America, plans to expand its existing network of liquefied natural gas (LNG) truck fueling stations in Southern California this year beyond its current two LNG stations located at the Los Angeles/Long Beach ports complex. New or upgraded Clean Energy LNG fueling facilities are planned for strategic points along truck transport routes in the California cities of Los Angeles, Commerce, Industry, Fontana, Riverside, Tulare, Barstow, and Otay Mesa/San Diego. This hub of stations will form the backbone upon which Clean Energy intends to expand its LNG fueling efforts into the Southwestern region of the United States.
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ISO Approves Natural Gas Fuelling Station Standards Project

February 23, 2010 – 9:05 pm | Switzerland, Geneva

Efforts to develop international standards for natural gas fuelling stations have moved one step closer with the International Standards Organisation (ISO) Technical Management Board (TMB) deciding earlier this month to establish a new Project Committee. The decision follows recommendations arising from last month’s preliminary meeting of stakeholders held in Zurich, Switzerland, which agreed with the need for separate standards on compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) stations for fuelling vehicles. ISO numbers have yet to be assigned to the standards but drafting is already under way and a first meeting of the Project Committee is planned for the Netherlands on 22nd and 23rd June of 2010.


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Stimulus Funds to Benefit Nebraska NGVs

February 19, 2010 – 11:06 am | Source: USA, Nebraska

The US State of Nebraska is set to increase both natural gas infrastructure and natural gas vehicle numbers, thanks to a $650,ooo grant proposal being considered by the Nebraska Environmental Trust. In recognition of the need to stimulate supply and demand if the State is to take advantage of the environmental and economical advantages of natural gas, the two-year grant will assist the Metropolitan Utilities District (MUD) encourage natural gas transportation in the cities of Omaha and Lincoln.
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Study: Biomethane Benefits Could be Greater than Previously Thought

February 19, 2010 – 12:38 am | Source: NGVAmerica | Sweden

Biomethane from refuse produces 95 per cent less greenhouse gas emissions than gasoline, cites NGVAmerica from a Lund University (Sweden) research group report. Further, with a few simple improvements to a typical biomethane plant, the figure can rise to 120 per cent – that is, biomethane becomes better than climate neutral. In Sweden, there are about 20 similar plants to the one analyzed, producing biomethane for use in cars and other vehicles.
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Canadian Government and Stakeholders Partner to Develop NGV Roadmap

February 18, 2010 – 4:40 pm | Canada

Heavy transportation sector roadmap development will focus on natural gas for fuel

Canada has long been a leader in the development of advanced technologies for natural gas vehicles and refuelling infrastructure. Now, the Canadian story is about to open another chapter with news this week that government and industry stakeholders will partner to develop a deployment roadmap focusing on the opportunities for natural gas as a cost effective, lower emission fuel for the heavy transportation sector.
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Landmark Siberian CBM Project Launched, Complete With NGVs

February 17, 2010 – 5:30 pm | Russia, Kuzbass

The Talda CBM refuelling station in Siberia

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has authorized the launch of the first post-Soviet Russia coal bed methane (CBM) production and utilization project, on February 12th. Taking advantage of the spotlight, project partners Gazprom and Kemerovo Region Administration organised an NGV conference and exhibition for the same day, displaying light, medium, and heavy duty vehicles — both OEM and converted — that use natural gas instead of gasoline and diesel. Invited to the conference were regional and local politicians, fleet managers and auto manufacturers.
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IGL Orders Over 220 Dispensers from Compac Industries

February 17, 2010 – 12:28 am | New Zealand and India

Compac CNG dispensers prepared for export

Compac Industries Ltd of New Zealand, a designer and manufacturer of CNG dispensers, has received an order from Indian customer Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), for 144 car dispensers and 82 bus dispensers. The order follows an initial order from IGL in May 2009.  Compac says this second order will be delivered to India in lots over a 6 month period, from April through to September this year, for installation in some of the many new CNG stations currently being built in New Delhi, as well as several other areas surrounding the city.
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Quebec Receives Govt Funding for Biogas Waste-to-Fuel Project

February 12, 2010 – 1:14 pm | Canada, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec

Canadian PM Steve Harper announces project details

A green infrastructure project in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, funded on a cost-sharing basis by the Canadian Government, will see the construction of a system to treat organic waste and convert it to biogas, a renewable fuel. This project operates under an agreement-in-principle undertaken with the Government of Quebec relating to the $1 billion federal Green Infrastructure Fund of Canada’s Economic Action Plan. “Projects like the one announced in Rivière-du-Loup are part of our strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and, in so doing, combat climate change,” said Prime Minister Steve Harper.
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Great Eastern and Bharat Petroleum Agree to Establish New CNG Stations

February 8, 2010 – 4:18 am | Source: IBTimes | India

India’s Great Eastern Energy, a coal bed methane producer and developer, has signed a franchise agreement with retail distributor Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) to establish compressed natural gas fuelling stations at BPCL retail outlets in the cities in and around the Asansol – Durgapur region. An IBTimes report says the initial term of the agreement is five years and is subject to further renewal.

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Peruvian Expectations High for NGV Growth in 2010

February 8, 2010 – 1:32 am | Source: Andina | Peru

Peru’s cities of Lima and Callao are expected to increase the number of natural gas fuelling stations from the 94 recorded at end 2009 to 130 by the end of this year, according to the general manager of the Peruvian Chamber of NGV (CPGNV),  Jorge Juarez. “Right now there are 30 Gasocentro under construction, so we consider it feasible to have 130 stations by year’s end,” he told Andina news agency.
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CNG Distribution Plan May Increase NGVs in South Africa

February 6, 2010 – 1:57 pm | Source: Fin24 | South Africa, Cape Town

Johannesburg-based company, Novo Energy, has recently received a licence from the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to distribute gas in six areas – Meyerton, Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Germiston East, Pretoria, and Cottesloe in Johannesburg. According to a Fin24 report, the company’s plan is to compress the gas to CNG at central points and to transport it by road in high-pressure cylinders to clients, or to gas-refilling stations for bus or transport companies, taxis, or for municipalities, companies or state departments with large vehicle fleets. The plan is likely to stimulate growth of natural gas vehicles on South African roads in the near future.

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