NAFA Fleet Management Association has added to the City of Culver City’s trophy cabinet, recognizing the outstanding work of staff member, Paul Condran, for his environmental commitment toward greener fleets through the use of natural gas vehicles (NGVs). The city’s fleet has recently received national attention and acclaim for its work as an early adopter of NGV technology.
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Adoption of NGV Technology Recognised by NAFA Fleet Management Assn
November 20, 2009 – 11:14 pm
USA, Princeton NJ
NGV Safety Standards Leaders Recognised at CSA Awards
September 25, 2009 – 8:15 am
USA, Cleveland OH
2009 CSA Corporate Award of Merit for Swagelok Company
2009 CSA Personal Award of Distinction for Hank Seiff & Livio Gambone
CSA Standards in the United States has recognized NGV industry leaders as part of their 3rd Annual CSA Standards Awards for Outstanding Achievement. IANGV Sponsor Swagelok Company received corporate recognition while long serving industry members, Hank Seiff, retired, and Livio Gambone of Powertech Labs were awarded Personal Awards of Distinction, CSA Standards’ most prestigious award honoring “remarkable leadership within CSA’s standards program over the tenure of an individual’s service, through technical, administrative, or special standards activities”. CSA Standards is a leading standards-based solutions organization serving industry, government, consumers and other interested parties in North America and the global marketplace.
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CNG Rocks Young and Old!
November 4, 2008 – 12:24 pm
USA, Kansas
Legendary rocker Neil Young has made a special appearance during Salesforce.com’s Dreamforce conference keynote address, where he talked about his 1959 Mark IV Lincoln Continental. Cnet reported Young has spent more than $100,000 to green his 5,000-pound “Thinkin’ Lincoln” former gas hog. “It’s a piece of America art,” said Young, who is an avid car collector. He hopes to get the equivalent of 100 miles per gallon and take the $10 million Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize. “We are over halfway there (to 100 mph) with this car,” he said. The original engine has been replaced with a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled 1.3 litre Mazda engine, powering a hybrid generator and battery arrangement. Provision for a hydrogen on demand setup may also be made later on as a fuel supplement. See the Lincvolt website for more details, include video footage of Neil Young and the team at work on the project.
John Stephenson – A Tribute
October 29, 2008 – 2:39 pm
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| John Stephenson (3rd from Right) with members of the IANGV Executive Committee in Sweden 1992. |
As announced in NGV Global last week, it is with great sadness that we record our friend John Stephenson has just passed away at age 87.
I had known John since the late 1970s when we both had offices in the School of Engineering at the University of Auckland. The CNG program in New Zealand was just commencing, driven strongly by the New Zealand Government. It was clear that an important element for successful implementation of CNG in New Zealand was going to be the availability of expertise which could deal with issues that were bound to arise when people tried to convert engines and fuel systems designed to run on petrol to run on natural gas instead. Thus the New Zealand Energy Research and Development Committee decided it would fund the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Auckland to establish a facility which would have the equipment needed to undertake experiments on engines and vehicles and the expertise to deal with the technical issues which would arise in the nascent NGV industry.
Former IANGV Treasurer John Stephenson Passes Away
October 22, 2008 – 5:16 am
New Zealand, Auckland
It is with great sadness that we report the death of former IANGV Treasurer, John Stephenson, in Auckland, New Zealand, earlier this week. John contributed greatly to IANGV including all the editions of our widely used Position Paper in the 1990s. NGV Global will carry a tribute to John in next week’s issue. Readers wishing to send condolences to his family is welcome to send a message via email to admin@iangv.org and we will forward to the family.
Pat Murphy Named Chairman of Compressed Gas Association
June 17, 2008 – 12:00 am
USA, Murray Hill (New Jersey)
Pat Murphy, president, Linde North America, has been named chairman of the Compressed Gas Association (CGA)’s Board of Directors. Murphy was unanimously elected to the one year position, which runs through April 2009. He will preside over the CGA’s Board, whose responsibilities include overseeing the work of the CGA, setting its priorities and approving its budget. Murphy has been a member of the CGA Board since 1994. He served two previous terms as chairman in 1997 and 1998.
Alternative Fuels Outstanding Contributors Recognised – AFVI 2008 Awards
May 11, 2008 – 7:00 pm
USA, Las Vegas
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVi) recognized outstanding leadership in the alternative fuels and vehicles industry as part of the opening day of the 14th Alternative Fuels & Vehicles Conference + Expo 2008. The awards honor excellence in individuals and/or organizations that have advanced the use of alternative fuels, vehicles or advanced technologies resulting in clean alternatives to petroleum. The AFVi 2008 award winners include the following:
Lloyd G. Austin: NGV Champion – Obituary
March 19, 2008 – 9:07 pm
USA, Oklahoma
Lloyd G. Austin – 57 died on Tuesday March 4th, 2008, as a result of a tragic plane crash, which also took the lives of Garth Bates, President United Engines, and Frank Pool, vice president. Lloyd was born on July 27th, 1950, in Fredonia Kansas and grew up in Alamosa, CO. He was a Vietnam veteran serving with the Navy Seabees. During his career he worked for Stewart & Stevenson Services Inc. Denver CO. He then moved to Waterloo, Ontario Canada and founded GFI Control Systems Inc. serving as President and CEO. He moved to Palm Coast from Canada in 2004. Since 2006, Lloyd has been vice- president of United Holdings which is an affiliate of United Engines in Oklahoma City. (image source – Kitchener Waterloo Record).
Honda Automobile USA
February 1, 2008 – 7:00 pm
USA
Gunnar Lindstrom, who has spearheaded Honda’s NGV program in the USA the past several years, has opted for early retirement. February 1st was his last day at Honda. Gunnar joined American Honda in 1978, working first in Motorcycle and later with the Automobile Service division as a technical trouble-shooting Engineer. He joined Honda R&D and the newly formed Electrical Vehicle team in 1990 where he was responsible for the initial US strategy and coordination of Honda North American EV activities. He also worked to develop EV recharging infrastructure standards jointly with the Electric Utility industry. Today, his department is responsible for the Honda Civic GX, developing the launch strategy and business plan for the FuelMaker “Phill” home refueling appliance and the launch of the Honda FCX. For the past three years, Gunnar also has served as the vice-chair of NGVAmerica. Gunnar has been a stronger advocate and effective spokesman for light-duty NGVs. NGVAmerica and the entire NGV industry will miss his leadership and guidance.
Sir Edmund Hillary
January 24, 2008 – 8:12 am
The death of Sir Edmund Hillary, an heroic figure of the 20th century, on 18 Jan has prompted me to write a small piece about him. He lived very close to me in Auckland and in previous years was regularly observed going for his walk around the streets of our suburb.
IANGV Vice President Receives Award
November 7, 2007 – 7:00 pm
USA
NGVAmerica Recognizes Mario Pirraglia for Marketing Role
US industry association NGVAmerica has recognized FuelMaker Corporation’s Senior VP of Sales and Marketing, Mario Pirraglia, for his term as Chairman of the Marketing Advisory Committee (MAC) from 2004-2006. Special recognition was given to Mario during the National NGV Conference Summit in Reno, Nevada for accomplishments the MAC achieved during his term as Chairman. Stephe Yborra, Director of Marketing and Communications at NGV America praised Mario for bringing a true marketing focus to the committee; “Mario helped us focus our efforts on finding and reaching the true end user decision makers of natural gas fleet vehicles, most notably transit officials, school transportation managers, and city fleet managers” .
Seisler Goes Private, Opens Consultancy
October 28, 2007 – 7:00 pm
Belgium, Brussels
Dr Jeffrey M. Seisler, the founding Executive Director of the European Natural Gas Vehicle Association (ENGVA) is opening a Brussels-based consultancy, Clean Fuels Consulting “to foster a more proactive advocacy effort with the European institutions, focusing on natural gas vehicles (NGVs), renewable biomethane, hydrogen and other clean fuels”.
Vale Carlos Lugones
May 17, 2007 – 8:23 am
We regret to inform readers of NGV Global that Carlos Lugones passed away on April 30th at the age of 70 years after a long illness. Carlos was the fourth President of IANGV, 1992 – 1994. He presided over a significant period of development and growth of the association during which the numbers of NGVs around the world rose from 500,000 to over 800,000.
Much to the surprise and thanks of the IANGV Council, he offered to hold the second conference NGV90 in Buenos Aires at a time when the NGV industry in Argentina was nowhere near as strong as it is now. He put the resources of his not so large company behind the organization of the conference which was a most successful event. He enlisted his daughter Marina to get her friends to assist with registration, etc and add great colour to the event. With characteristic flair, he arranged the exhibition and opening ceremony to be held in an enormous marquee erected on the median strip of Avenida 9 Julio, the huge main avenue in central Buenos Aires.
US Natural Gas Vehicle Industry Loses a Champion
November 22, 2006 – 3:06 am
Jeff Groscost, former Arizona Speaker of the House and a long-time
alternative fuel vehicle advocate and 1998 US National NGV Achievement
Award winner, died suddenly of a heart attack earlier this month in
Mesa, AZ. He was only 45 and is survived by wife, Dana, and six
children.
