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GasHighWay Project Initiates National Reports on Biogas Production

February 24, 2010 – 11:39 am | Europe

Includes statements on the impact of biomethane use for transport

Within the GasHighWay project implementation each country (excluding Sweden) has developed its national report on the current status of biogas production as well as identification of legal and other important conditions for biogas upgrading potential. National reports also inform on market trends and biogas/biomethane production forecast. These reports provide an overview of the biogas situation in each participating country, and include statements about implications for transport. Country reports are available for Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy and Poland, from here.

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Positive Vote in Brussels Supporting NGVs

February 23, 2010 – 11:45 am | Source: NGVA Europe | Belgium, Brussels

The Environment Committee (ENVI) of the European Parliament has voted on various suggested amendments in a report on the Future of Transport, to which NGVA Europe was contributing as a stakeholder. During the meeting the majority of the ENVI Committee members also voted in favour of Amendment ‘32’, which…
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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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Analysis of Biogas Use Recognises Vehicle Fuel as Most Carbon Efficient

February 19, 2010 – 12:05 am | United Kingdom

Using biogas as vehicle fuel has a carbon saving of -97 kgCO²eqv

Following an analysis of different uses for biogas, Bristol-based research firm Eunomia has found using biogas to power vehicles had the lowest carbon footprint. Using biogas on-site in a combined heat and power (CHP) plant was next, then pumping gas into the grid was the next most efficient, according to a report from Lets Recycle. Consultant Ann Ballinger observed that despite use as a vehicle fuel being the most carbon efficient way of using biogas, and therefore having the most positive impact on climate change, there was no government support.
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NGV 2010 Program Published – NGVs Creating Revolution in Transport

February 18, 2010 – 9:27 pm

NGV 2010 Rome, Italy, June 8-10 More than 70 speakers
25 poster presentations
Early bird registration March 15th

IANGV and NGV System Italia, hosts for the NGV 2010 conference and exhibition in Rome this June, have released conference program details for the event running from June 8-10. Presented under the theme ‘Creating a Revolution in Transport’ the conference will focus on marketing and strategic successes for the industry with technical aspects also catered for in several breakout sessions during the course of the conference. With industry projecting more than 50 million natural gas vehicles (NGVs) to join the current fleet in the next ten years, the conference is already being billed as a launching pad into the most dynamic decade the NGV industry is ever likely to see.
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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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Natural Power Fiat 500 Concept Car Will Feature at Geneva Motor Show

February 10, 2010 – 3:44 pm | Source: salon-auto | Switzerland, Geneva

Fiat 500 concept natural gas / biogas 1.4 turbo

Fiat 500 natural gas powered 1.4 turbo concept car

Natural gas/biogas consumption: urban 5.5 kgs/100km, rural 3.3 kgs/100km

CO2 Emissions: Natural gas (90%) / Biogas 10% – 98 g/km

Fiat S.p.A. will introduce the Natural Power Fiat 500 concept car, with its 1.4 litre turbo engine (115 h.p.), at the 80th International Geneva Motor Show (4 to 14 March 2010). Together with a selection of other natural gas turbo vehicles, the Fiat 500 will be on display at the stand of gasmobil ag, the centre of competence operated by the Swiss Natural Gas Association to promote mobility.
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Sweden’s Vehicles Use More Biogas in 2009

January 29, 2010 – 7:01 pm | Source: Swedish Gas Association | Sweden

Renewable biogas now 65% of total vehicle fuels used

At the end of 2009 there were over 23,000 gas vehicles in Sweden and 104 public filling stations, reports Gasforeningen, the Swedish Gas Association. Vehicle fuel sales during 2009 amounted to more than 67 million cubic meters, an increase of 16 percent compared to 2008. The share of biomethane in vehicles’ gas has also grown, recording an increase over 2008 of 27 percent. Vehicle gas replaced petrol and diesel equivalent to 45 000 passenger cars in 2009, resulting in approximately 130 000 tonnes less carbon dioxide being released.
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Organic Renewable Energy – Greener CNG and LNG for North America

January 25, 2010 – 5:45 pm | USA, Houston TX and Waltham MASS

Harvest Power facility

North American company Waste Management Inc. has agreed to invest in Harvest Power to expand next generation organics recycling facilities across the United States and Canada. Harvest is developing innovative high solids aerobic and anaerobic digestion and composting technologies, which accelerate the decomposition of organic materials to produce renewable energy that offsets the use of fossil fuels. The process creates clean biogas that can be converted into electricity, liquefied natural gas, or compressed natural gas, and also generate high quality, nutrient-rich compost products.
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Sweden’s First Garbage Truck to Run on Biogas and Biodiesel

January 25, 2010 – 1:04 am | Sweden

The dual-fuel Dennis Eagle garbage truck operated by Renova

Renova's biogas-converted Dennis Eagle garbage truck

Kungsbacka Municipality, in cooperation with Renova, a major recycling company of West Sweden, has received the first of eight new dual-fuel trucks operating on biomethane (refined biogas) and biodiesel – the first in the country, according to Renova CEO, Christian Baarlid, who added, “It is largely thanks to the municipality’s “green procurement” with clear environmental standards that we are now able to present this unique environment garbage truck. This is an important milestone for a better environment in the transport and logistics sector.
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Categories: Alternative Fuels, Biomethane, Market Developments, Vehicles, Vehicles & Fuels | Tags: biogas, dual-fuel, refuse vehicles | Comments (0)

MADEGASCAR Project to Close with CNG/Biomethane Best Practice Conference

January 8, 2010 – 11:40 pm

Madegascar Final Conference: On the Road with CNG and Biomethane – European Best Practice Examples

Third International NGV Conference – 2010

The MADEGASCAR (market development for gas driven cars) project is drawing to a close, marking its conclusion with a conference — “On the Road with CNG and Biomethane – European Best Practice Examples” — set for February 4-5 in Prague. The conference will be held in cooperation with the Third International NGV conference – 2010, which is themed “Prospects for the Development and Use of CNG in Transport“, and is organised by the Czech Gas Association in cooperation with NGVA Europe.
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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.
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Volvo Trucks Declares Itself First Manufacturer of Efficient Dual-Fuel Euro V Engine

December 15, 2009 – 1:43 am | Sweden

One of Volvo Trucks' vehicles that carried out alternative fuel testing in 2007

“Methane gas is by far the most accessible fuel as an alternative to diesel.” – Lars Mårtensson, Environmental Director Volvo Trucks

80% methane replacement expected after engine refinement and testing

Volvo Trucks is staking a claim in the heavy-duty natural gas vehicle arena, announcing it will be the first manufacturer with an ‘efficient’ natural gas diesel dual-fuel engine meeting Euro V exhaust emission standards (introduced in 2009). Field testing will start in Sweden and the UK in 2010. “This unique technology allows us to combine the advantages of gas with the diesel engine’s high efficiency rating, which is about 30-40 percent superior to that of the spark plug engine,” comments Lars Mårtensson, Environmental Director Volvo Trucks. “As a result, this truck consumes considerably less energy than traditional gas trucks do.”
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Volvo Signs Letter of Intent Regarding Manufacture of Vehicle Fuel from Landfill Gas

December 14, 2009 – 8:54 am | Sweden

Volvo Technology Transfer’s subsidiary Terracastus Technologies has signed a Letter of Intent with Nordvästra Skånes Renhållningsbolag (NSR) to establish a joint company for upgrading biogas to a liquefied biogas (LBG). This upgrading venture will enable NSR’s plant in Helsingborg to reduce its annual carbon emissions by 40,000 tons, compared with using diesel fuel.
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Veolia Starts Up France’s First Landfill-to-Biomethane Fuel Production Unit

December 12, 2009 – 9:06 am | France

Veolia Refuse Vehicle

Veolia Environmental Services Ile-de-France, working with Veolia Environnment’s Research and Innovation Department, has set up the first unit in France to produce biomethane fuel from non-hazardous waste landfill biogas. The unit is located at the Claye-Souilly non-hazardous waste landfill in the Greater Paris area and has been operational since September 2009. Launched in 2008, the project represents an investment of €1.6 million (USD 2.32 million), including a subsidy of €300,000 from ADEME, France’s environment and energy management agency.
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