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British Columbia GHG-Reduction Incentives Deliver Big Boost to NGV Industry

May 16, 2012 – 4:16 pm | Canada, Victoria BC

British Columbia’s Ministry of Energy and Mines has instituted a greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction regulation that will help to diversify and increase the market for natural gas in British Columbia’s transportation sector as well as deliver on its Natural Gas Strategy.

Announced by the Minister of Energy and Mines Rich Coleman, this regulation allows utility companies to deliver natural gas transportation programs, including the opportunities to:

  • Offer incentives to transportation fleets that would use natural gas, such as buses, trucks or ferries.
  • Build, own and operate compressed natural gas fuelling stations or liquefied natural gas fuelling stations.
  • Provide training and upgrades to maintenance facilities to safely maintain natural gas-powered vehicles.
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US EPA Issues New Assigned Emission Deterioration Factors for Small Volume Manufacturers

April 14, 2012 – 1:12 pm | Source: Alex Lawson, NGV Global Technical Committee Chair | USA

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Office of Air and Radiation has issued a letter to Manufacturers providing revised EPA assigned deterioration factors (ADFs) for determining compliance with certain chassis-based exhaust and evaporative emission standards (Ref. CD-12-07, March 20 2012). Assigned emissions deterioration factors (ADFs) are used by small volume manufacturers in lieu of emissions durability testing to calculate the useful life emissions of a vehicle necessary to demonstrate compliance with the EPA’s useful life emissions standards.
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Colombia Tightens CNG Conversion Workshop Regulations

April 14, 2012 – 12:05 pm | Colombia, Bogota

Colombia’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism issued by Resolution 0957 on March 21, 2012, installing a new technical regulation that establishes minimum requirements to be met by compressed natural gas (CNG) conversion workshops and the manufacture, importation and marketing of converting equipment for vehicle use. To become effective 29 December 2012, the regulation’s  primary objective is to improve safety provisions associated with natural gas vehicles.
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Denmark Energy Agreement Includes Transport Provisions

April 5, 2012 – 2:52 pm | Denmark

Denmark has adopted an Energy Agreement (March 22) that focuses on energy savings throughout society and promotes renewable energy in all sectors. Better framework conditions of biogas expansion will be implemented, including the integration of biogas (biomethane) into the natural gas grid for the transport sector, made financially more attractive by introducing a series of new funding schemes and capital installation subsidies.
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Obama’s Budget FY 2013 Request Includes NGV Incentives

February 20, 2012 – 12:00 pm | Source: NGVAmerica | USA

US President Barack Obama has released his Budget Request for the Fiscal Year starting on October 1, 2012 (FY 2013). NGVAmerica reports that for the first time, the proposed budget includes requests for a number of NGV incentives, many of which are similar to provisions that are in the NAT GAS Acts (HR 1380 and S. 1863). The tax proposals are outlined and explained in the US Treasury’s “Green Book”. The following is a list of the NGV provisions with a reference to the corresponding page number in the Green Book where an explanation is provided:
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Pennsylvania Senator Legislates to Speed Transition to Natural Gas Fuel

February 4, 2012 – 3:20 pm | USA, Pittsburgh PA

U.S. Senator Bob Casey has unveiled legislation to speed the transition to natural gas as a vehicle fuel to create jobs and sustain much needed economic growth in the US State of Pennsylvania and reduce dependence on foreign oil. “Pennsylvania’s natural gas reserves offer great potential for jobs and economic progress for the region,” said Senator Casey.
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NGVAmerica Applauds Obama for Urging More Use of Natural gas in Transportation

January 30, 2012 – 2:58 pm | Source: NGVAmerica | USA, Washington

NGVAmerica, the trade association that represents the U.S. natural gas vehicle industry, hailed President Obama’s call for using more natural gas in the transportation sector. The President made this call last week at a United Parcel Service (UPS) facility in Las Vegas when he discussed his clean energy blueprint, first announced during the State of the Union address.
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Pakistan Government Acts Decisively to Address CNG Concerns

January 19, 2012 – 5:09 pm | Source: Online | Pakistan, Islamabad

All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) delegation plays pivotal role

Following a long period of turmoil around natural gas supply for vehicle fuel and a string of incidents contentiously associated with compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel systems, a delegation of All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) has met with Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani about CNG load shedding, gas pricing and gas infrastructure development surcharge issues, reports Online. Discussion also covered a natural gas vehicle (NGV) safety check campaign.


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Sichuan Acts to Regulate NGV Development

January 13, 2012 – 3:40 pm | Source: Sichuan Daily News | China, Sichuan

CNG refuelling (Image: Sinopec Sichuan)

The province of Sichuan in central China has taken steps to exercise more control over its burgeoning natural gas vehicle development with the introduction of safety management practices, effective 1st February, reports China Daily. According to the Legislative Affairs Office of Sichuan Provincial Government, the legislation clearly delineates corporate and government responsibilities and obligations, and establishes a coordinating Development and Reform Commission for professional regulation and monitoring.


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Europe’s Energy Future – an Atlas of Roadmaps

December 20, 2011 – 9:24 pm

EU GHG Emissions to 2050. Transport is coloured green. (Source: EU)

On 15 December 2011, the European Commission (EC) adopted the Communication Energy Roadmap 2050. In October Eurogas (the European Union of the Natural Gas Industry) released its own Eurogas Roadmap 2050, seeking to inform the EC process. Earlier this year, in March the EC released Single European Transport Area – Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system (COM(2011) 144 final ); and A Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050 (COM(2011) 112 final).

The collective emphasis of the Roadmaps is to achieve massive emissions reduction across all types of energy consumers through harmonised policy, planning and investment. The following extracts are drawn from the various documents and include comment from NGVA Europe and Eurogas.
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Gas Shortage Forces Ban on CNG Conversions in Pakistan

December 19, 2011 – 9:27 pm | Source: APP (Associated Press of Pakistan) | Pakistan, Islamabad

In the wake of current natural gas shortages in Pakistan that have affected supply across all industry consumers, the Economic Coordination Committee, a cabinet level committee responsible for final decisions relating to economy, has imposed an open-ended ban on the import of CNG cylinder and conversion kit, reports news agency APP. Under the Chairmanship of Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, a ban has also been imposed on installation of new CNG kits in vehicles. Existing stocks are allowed to be utilized but not replaced.
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Strategic Framework Recognises Potential of Natural Gas as Alternative Fuel in Australia

December 19, 2011 – 9:25 pm | Australia

Toll Fleet Trucks refuelling at a newly opened CNG station in Altona, Vic.

“CNG has potential to be an effective alternative transport fuel for the light commercial vehicle market in Australia” – excerpt from Strategic Framework for Alternative Transport Fuels (Australian Government paper)

The Australian Government has released a draft Energy White Paper for public consultation, alongside the release of the Strategic Framework for Alternative Transport Fuels. The draft paper sets out a series of proposed Commonwealth Government priorities to address challenges confronting Australia’s energy sector.

Strategic Framework for Alternative Transport Fuels establishes a long term strategic framework for the market development of alternative transport fuels in Australia in the context of maintaining Australia’s transport fuel security while moving towards a lower carbon economy by 2030. The document identifies key issues and provides a framework to address issues affecting future investment in, and the production and use of, alternative transport fuels including compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG). This document informs the white paper discussion.
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Arkansas Extends CNG Conversion Rebate Program

December 16, 2011 – 2:15 am | USA, Arkansas

The Arkansas Energy Office (AEO), a division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), hasd decided to extend the acceptance period for the Compressed Natural Gas Conversion Rebate Program reservation requests through January 31, 2012, extended from December 31. In addition to the reservation deadline, the date to complete the actual conversion or purchase has been moved to April 30, 2012. There is currently approximately $1.3 million available in the program for rebates.
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Canada’s Natural Gas for Transportation Roadmap Launched

December 9, 2011 – 5:32 pm | Source: CNGVA | Canada, Ottawa

In Canada’s capital city of Ottawa, industry and government representatives met December 9 to launch the implementation of a roadmap that will guide market development for natural gas as a transportation fuel in Canada. Facilitated by Natural Resources Canada, the kick-off meeting included representatives of Canada’s trucking, oil and gas, manufacturing, and transportation industries. The meeting was welcomed by the Canadian Natural Gas Vehicle Alliance (CNGVA) as a major step forward for the Natural Gas Use in the Canadian Transportation Sector – Deployment Roadmap initiative developed by all stakeholder groups.
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Pennsylvania DEP Clarifies Natural Gas Conversion

December 6, 2011 – 4:00 am | USA, Harrisburg PA

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued technical guidance clarifying that natural gas conversions are authorized under the Pennsylvania Clean Vehicles Program. New passenger car or light-duty truck conversion systems certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or the California Resources Air Board may be installed on vehicles in Pennsylvania. NGVAmerica has commented “this means increased access to NGVs since currently all light-duty bi-fuel vehicles available in the market are exclusively EPA certified”.
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