NGV Global Industry Workshop – ISO Fuelling Station Standards Update

HOW WILL UPCOMING ISO NGV FUELLING STATION STANDARDS AFFECT YOU?

NGV  Industry Workshop and Forum - Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, Canada, November 29th, 1 pm – 5.30 pm

NGV Global invites natural gas vehicle industry members to an international workshop and forum for an update on ISO “Natural Gas Fuelling Stations for Vehicles” standards currently under development for CNG and LNG. The ISO process combines the expertise of experts from throughout the world to create rigorous standards and remove barriers to global trade.

The workshop will present a summary of both sets of draft standards, including unresolved technical issues, and the forum will solicit feedback from industry members on any gaps or issues they see in the standards.

The workshop will emphasize cross cutting issues between ISO PC 252 and other ISO groups, and also other industry stakeholders. These issues are, for example: oil carryover, gas quality, terminology, temperature and pressure levels (CNG & LNG), methane numbers, odorization, on-board detection, and vehicle & cylinder verification at the time of filling. Read more »

Oasis Engineering Delivers Integrated Bus Fill Valve

| New Zealand

NC104 and FV103 Integrated Bus Fill Valve

New Zealand based Oasis Engineering Ltd, a supplier of specialist flow control equipment for compressed natural gas (CNG) has delivered its latest product offering to the market – the NC104 and FV103 Integrated Bus Fill Valve – displaying the refuelling unit last week at NGV Berlin. Oasis describes the result of three years R&D as taking “all the hassle out of owning a bus filling station”. The NC104 nozzle, combined with the FV103 valve with operating pressure range of 7 PSI to 6000 PSI, is designed to eliminate accidental venting between the “fill” and “vent” positions. It has numerous innovative features including an attachment mechanism that is self aligning, preventing inexperienced operators from jamming the jaws onto the receptacle, and is designing for easy onsite servicing.

This article compiled using information supplied by Oasis Engineering.

Home Refueller Commences Field Tests in Australia

| Australia, Melbourne
OES Home-fuelling appliance

6m3/hr CNG@HOME unit with the internal storage (2 x 40 litre cylinders).

OES CNG, based in Melbourne, Australia has designed a range of compressed natural gas (CNG) home refuelling units capable of delivering 3000 or 3600 psi, drawing natural gas from the home supply. First field test units have been installed and the company expects to have the CNG refuelling unit approved as a domestic appliance in the second half of 2011. Read more »

Compac Technology and Havayar Dispensers Combine Successfully

| Iran, Tehran

A Havayar CNG filling station.

New Zealand-based dispenser manufacturer Compac has cemented its provider status with Tehran-based Havayar Industrial Group, a manufacturer of compressors and CNG filling stations to the local Iranian market, after a successful dispenser trial. Havayar manufacture their own CNG dispensers and made the decision to integrate Compac technology kits into their dispensers for use in the local market. The Compac technology kits use Modbus communication protocol, allowing the kits to connect with a SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system Havayar has developed.

This article primarily compiled using information from a Compac Industries Ltd press release.

Peruvian Chamber GNV Recommends Safe Practices

| Peru

The Peruvian Chamber for Natural Gas Vehicles (CPGNV) has issued recommendations for the purchase and maintenance of compressed natural gas (CNG) compressors and dispensers for filling stations. Included is advice that according to current regulations and for safety reasons used equipment should not be purchased. Steps are listed to ensure all aspects of the purchase, installation and post-installation support and maintenance are properly considered. The recommendations are available on the CPGNV website.

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Report on Design and Construction of Liquefied Biomethane Station in Sweden

| Sweden, Göteborg | Source: Biogasmax

Sweden's first liquified biomethane facility fuels long distance transporters.

Biogasmax has produced a report entitled Report on experiences from Liquefied and Compressed Methane Gas (LCMG) filling station demonstration. It documents the design and construction of a FordonsGas Sverige AB filling station, developed with input from Volvo Trucks and other biomethane suppliers, for the dispensing of liquefied biomethane to heavy duty vehicles. The filling station was opened in October last year. Read more »

Swedish Marine Cluster and KOGAS Seek LNG Ship Refuelling Solution

| Sweden and Korea

Swedish organisations SSPA, FKAB, White Smoke and Swedish Marine Technology Forum have entered into a joint agreement with Korea’s KOGAS to evaluate the possibilities for developing a system in Korea for delivery of LNG to gas-fuelled ships. The group says that the order is an acknowledgement of the West Sweden industry cluster’s competence in developing technologies for, and assessing regulatory aspects associated with, using LNG as a ship fuel. The project will continue until April 2011 and will form a basis for further development of an LNG supply system in Korea. Read more »

Compac Implements IFSF Protocol

| New Zealand

Compac Industries, a New Zealand-based manufacturer of fuel pumps, dispensers and unattended fuel management systems, recently implemented the IFSF (International Forecourt Standards Forum) protocol for it’s CNG and LNG dispensers. Having had the circuitry in place for a few years, the protocol implementation provides a standard interface to different POS systems: this standard enables Compac CNG and LNG dispensers to be placed on forecourts alongside equipment from other suppliers. Read more »

NGV India Celebrates Continued Growth – Potentially World’s Largest NGV Market

| India

Maruti Suzuki's new range of NGV models on display at NGV India 2010

At the NGV India 2010 Conference and Exhibition last week, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Jitin Prasad, presided over the opening of the event on Wednesday morning. Prasad addressed concerns of the local industry, giving personal assurances that compressed natural gas (CNG) for transport will maintain its high priority status under the country’s natural gas allocation system. He also expressed interest in exploring the potential for two wheeler motorcycles to operate on CNG saying that the prospect could be a game changer for the Indian motorcycle market. Read more »

EVOL LNG Wins 2010 Transport industry Award for Innovation

| Australia

EVOL LNG has won the Department of Mines & Petroleum Resources Safety – Dangerous Goods Innovation Company of the Year Award at the Transport Forum WA (Western Australia) 2010 Industry Awards. The award recognises excellence in implementing a creative solution to a dangerous goods transport safety issue. EVOL LNG won the award for its innovative approach to the transport and handling of LNG on Heavy Duty Vehicles (HDV) to remote mine sites and HDV refuellers, and for the use of LNG as a fuel for HDVs. Read more »

Aspro Ships New CNG Compressor – Electric or Gas Drive Option

| Argentina

The Aspro IODM 75 compressor, able to operate on natural gas or electricity

Argentine compressor manufacturer, Aspro has begun shipping an updated line of IODM 75 compressors with optional gas engine or electric motor drives. Matias Mangas, Head of Marketing, said the company has already sold more than 30 units of the new model in recent months, with deliveries currently in transit to India and Bangladesh. Mangas says the company is expected high demand from both countries, with Pakistan and parts of Thailand also showing a key interest. Areas with unreliable electricity supplies are proving most popular for the gas drive option. The Aspro IODM 75 line equipment is made up mainly of an horizontal reciprocating compressor, of 2, 3 or 4 compression stages driven by an electric motor or a gas engine with a direct coupling.

Honda Begins Operation of New Solar Hydrogen Station

| USA, Torrance CA

Honda's Next Generation Solar Hydrogen Station Prototype

Los Angeles-based Station to Re-fuel Honda Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle

Honda began operation of a next generation Solar Hydrogen Station prototype at the Los Angeles Center of Honda R&D Americas, Inc., intended for ultimate use as a home refueling appliance capable of an overnight refill of fuel cell electric vehicles. Designed as a single, integrated unit to fit in the user’s garage, the station reduces the size of the system, while producing enough hydrogen (0.5kg) via an 8-hour overnight fill for daily commuting (10,000 miles per year) for a fuel cell electric vehicle. Read more »

Emerson’s Micro Motion Coriolis Meters MID-Certified – Suited for LNG

Emerson Micro Motion ELITE Coriolis Meter

Emerson Micro Motion ELITE Coriolis Meter

Emerson Process Management has obtained an extension to its MID (Measurement Instrument Directive) certificate to include Micro Motion ELITE Coriolis meters for low flow applications. The Micro Motion meters are ideally suited to cryogenic applications for dispensing liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel to motor vehicles, including public transport and trucks.  MID certification means that when these new, compact  flowmeters are used as a component of a complete measuring system, such as a fuel dispenser, it is not necessary for the dispenser manufacturer to type test and certify the devices – saving both time and money for the dispenser manufacturer. Read more »

Biogasmax Releases WP4.1 Draft Report on Concepts for Fuelling Stations Infrastructure

| Europe | Source: Biogasmax
A Fordongas refuelling station in Sweden

A Fordongas refuelling station in Sweden

A first demonstration report entitled “Draft Demonstration Report on Fuel Stations Including Deployment Strategies and Regulatory Requirements“, carried out by GDF-SUEZ partner of the Biogasmax project, on fuel stations including deployment strategies and regulatory requirements has been released by Biogasmax. Demonstration sites such as Lille (France), Bern (Switzerland), Göteborg and Stockholm (Sweden) are described, regarding gas supply, compression and storage facilities and distribution modes. Technical, environmental and economic factors for biomethane fuelling stations have been assessed. A final report is expected in September 2010. Read more »

Tulsa Gas Technologies Launches New Dispenser in Cairo

| USA, Tulsa OK

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Tulsa Technologies T7000 Customer Interface Board

Tulsa Gas Technologies has developed a new dispenser – the  TGT Series T7000 Dispenser. “Because the boards are produced by TGT in Tulsa (U.S.), they will be easier and faster to service or replace,” the company says. The T7000 is compatible with worldwide voltages.

T7000 series dispensers may be programmed using either a built-in, full-control alphanumeric display with pressure-sensitive keypad, or with a laptop computer via a standard RS-232 connection. TGT also offers its own optional onboard card reader designed to work with the new electronics.

Next from TGT? The T8000, which will incorporate all the functional enhancements of the T7000 but be packaged in a sleek new curvy case, TGT president Tom Sewell told NGV2006 in Cairo.