At the October 4 Green Fleet Conference in Texas, a newly created Sustainability All-Star award was presented to recipients based on professional longevity, accomplishments (significant sustainability achievements), innovation (innovative ways individuals have contributed to reducing emissions and fuel consumption), and overall industry involvement. Altogether, these fleet professionals have reduced greenhouse gas emissions, created green fleet and sustainability policies, and have dedicated their time and energy to ensuring the path to sustainability is clear. Standing out amongst the 40 recipients is NGVAmerica’s Stephe Yborra.
Read More
Category: People
US Fleet Sustainability All-Stars Include NGV Achievers
October 11, 2011 – 7:42 pm
USA
PDF 
Westport’s HPDI Inventor Receives Award
October 6, 2011 – 3:32 am
Canada, Vancouver BC
Truck featuring Westport's HPDI technology
Vancouver’s Philip G. Hill, principal inventor of Westport’s founding technology using clean-burning natural gas in diesel engines, will win the 2011 $100,000 Encana Principal Award granted by the Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation. Hill’s innovation of high-pressure direct injection (HPDI) allows diesel engines to operate with the same power and efficiency that they are known for, but with reduced emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, and 21-27 percent less greenhouse gas emissions.
Read More
CNGVA President Appointed to Canada’s National Advisory Council
August 1, 2011 – 4:12 pm
Canada
Alicia Milner, president of the Canadian Natural Gas Vehicle Alliance (CNGVA), was recently appointed to serve on Canada’s National Advisory Council on Energy Efficiency (NACEE). NACEE is composed of representatives from government, academia, and the private sector. Milner says the move signals the federal government’s growing interest and engagement with respect to natural gas as a transportation fuel. NACEE members provide strategic assessment and counsel regarding the federal government’s approach to meeting energy-related policy objectives. Having CNGVA engaged will ensure more balanced input on transportation energy use as only electric and petroleum-based fuel options are currently represented. The CNGVA’s Technical Advisor, Dr. Alex Lawson (also NGV Global’s Technical Chair), also serves on NACEE as an emissions expert.
Douglas R. Clark Named Chair of NGVAmerica
March 4, 2011 – 12:53 am
Douglas R. Clark
Douglas R. Clark, president of the Metropolitan Utilities District in Omaha, Neb., has been elected chairperson of NGVAmerica, the trade association representing the US natural gas vehicle industry. Clark succeeds Andrew Littlefair, president and CEO of Clean Energy Fuels Corp., who remains on the Board of Directors as an officer as the immediate past chair.
“I am honored to lead NGVAmerica. I know we are going to make incredible strides in advancing natural gas as a transportation fuel,” said Clark. “We are producing abundant supplies of clean burning natural gas here in the United States, and growing the market for natural gas vehicles means more jobs and less reliance on foreign oil.”
Read More
NGVA Europe Opens Brussels Office
October 4, 2010 – 8:34 pm
Europe
Matthias Maedge
Technical Manager also appointed.
To expand its role of promoting natural gas and biomethane in the transport sector, NGVA Europe has opened a new office in Brussels. The office is headed by Matthias Maedge who has been appointed EU Affairs and Marketing Manager of NGVA Europe. The initiative is expected to better coordinate the interests of the Association’s and industry members with the European political institutions.
Read More
AEC MD Tony Middleton Recognised
September 6, 2010 – 3:00 pm
Australia, Perth
Amongst the winners of the 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Western region awards, announced in Perth 1st September, is Tony Middleton of Advanced Engine Components Limited (AEC), a supplier of components and systems for natural gas engines and conversions. As winner of the Cleantech category, Middleton is now eligible to go on to compete in the national program for the title of 2010 Australian Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year.
Read More
Individuals, Organizations Receive 2010 National NGV Achievement Awards in USA
August 15, 2010 – 2:11 am
USA, Washington
Verizon's commitment to natural gas vehicles recognised in 2010 awards.
Three individuals and three organizations were honored today by the natural gas vehicle industry for their efforts to advance the development of natural gas vehicles in the United States. The 2010 National NGV Achievement Awards were presented by NGVAmerica and the Clean Vehicle Education Foundation, two organizations dedicated to increasing the use of natural gas vehicles to improve air quality, lessening dependence on foreign oil and reducing fleet operator costs.
The NGV Achievement Awards are presented at the associations’ joint Natural Gas Vehicle Summit-Conference, which brings together industry leaders from across the country. This is the 18th year for the awards.
Read More
Greenfield Compression to Build US Presence
June 29, 2010 – 11:20 pm
USA, Richardson TX
Greenfield Compression, a Richardson, Texas-based member of the Atlas Copco Group, is seeking to claim a greater share of the emerging natural gas vehicle market in the US with the appointment of Mr. Jacky Joas as Global Sales and Marketing Manager. In this newly created role, Joas will focus on the U.S. market, sharing his time between the Greenfield operations in Texas and Greenfield’s global headquarters in Switzerland. Joas has spent the last 25 years working with industrial gas market customers across a broad spectrum of countries.
Read More
Fossil-Fuel-Free Sailing Cargo Ship Augmented by Biomethane Engine
December 16, 2009 – 1:37 pm
Source: Cleantech Group Northern Ireland
An early B9 design of a wind-biomethane powered cargo ship
Northern Ireland’s B9 Shipping, a developer of 100% renewable powered cargo ships, is planning to set sail with a new ship in 2012, according to a Cleantech report. About 60 per cent of the thrust will come from conventional soft sails and, in calm conditions or to manoeuvre in port, a carbon neutral bio-methane engine will be used, the fuel for which would come from the anaerobic digestion of food waste. “We’re aiming to have our first ship in the water in 2012 to be ready for the first of the biomass power stations coming online in England,” said David Surplus, managing director of B9 Shipping and chairman of B9 Energy Group.
Read More
Adoption of NGV Technology Recognised by NAFA Fleet Management Assn
November 20, 2009 – 11:14 pm
USA, Princeton NJ
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.
Read More
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.
Read More
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 – Tribute
October 29, 2008 – 2:39 pm
 |
|
| 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.
Read More
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.
