The role of the earlier European Natural Gas Vehicle Association (ENGVA), based in the Netherlands, has from the start of 2008 been taken over by the new NGVA Europe, based in Spain. Many of the previous ENGVA members are now joining the new Association, but also other new members. Although we have been active already since the start of 2008, the official registration of the new Association, and its bylaws, could not be completed until late April 2008. 

The Board of Directors presently includes the following persons: Anders Mathiasson from the Swedish Gas Association, Enrique Garcia Poggio from Gas Natural, Spain, Hans Wach (Secretary) from Gasmobil AG, Switzerland, Ivan Dordolo from ENI, Italy, Maurizio Pastine from Fiat, Italy, Pablo Cebria from Iveco, Spain, Peter Boisen (Chairman) from Sweden, Robert Hastings from Swagelok, UK, and Trevor Fletcher (Vice Chairman) from the Hardstaff Group, UK.

Manuel Lage from Iveco, Spain, is the General Manager of NGVA Europe, and from April 1 supported by Matthias Maedge, Manager for Marketing & Membership Services. Secretarial support is offered via Guadeloupe Lastras.  For general questions concerning membership and association activities - please contact Matthias Maedge (tel. +34-913 252 140, mob. 34-660 145 329, fax +34-913 252 209, or via e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

We have registered the web site www.ngvaeurope.eu, and aim have the new web site up and running in the second half of May.

Members are welcome to join the committee work within NGVA Europe. Technical issue should be raised with Flavio Mariani ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ), Chairman of the Technical Committee, Marketing & Communications issues with Gabriele Gozzi ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ),  Chairman of the Marketing & Communications Committe, and more general issues with Peter Boisen ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ), Chairman of the Country Representatives Committee. Part of the committee work will be conducted in smaller ad hoc committees addressing particular issues, and requiring special expertise.

NGVA Europe will focus on lobbying activities and will thus take an active part in the deliberations e.g. concerning ISO/CEN standards, Global Technical Regulations, various other regulatory issues brought up at the meetings of UNECE GRPE (Global Regulations on Pollution and Energy) and its subcommittees, also in the MVEG (Motor Vehicle Emissions Group). We will follow the development of new political initiatives in Brussels and Strasbourg, and work with the ambition of presenting a European NGV industry consensus opinion to concerned Commission staff, as well as EP committees and individual members. It is our ambition to prepare well defined position papers on all various issues expected to be under debate. We will also seek to establish good relations with national European NGV associations, and other European (e.g. Eurogas and Marcogaz) and International Associations (e.g. the IGU and IANGV) working in support of the use of natural gas and biomethane. We will also support the development of accurate and regular statistical reports, and in this regard share our information with other parties, such as the IANGV and the NGV Communications Group. We plan to hold a General Meeting in Turin on September 24 (the day before the start of the II World Fair of NGV, Biogas and H2V) and then present a more detailed action plan and budget, including provisions for a lobbying office in Brussels. We will also to the extent possible take part in major alternative fuel conferences, presenting the views of the Association.

Finally, it is our ambition that NGVA Europe should be a strong and unified voice speaking on behalf of the European NGV interests. We will be happy to cooperate with non European Associations, but we reserve the right to define the policies which we feel are optimal for the European region.

Peter Boisen

Chairman of the Board