March of this year will mark NGV Global’s third birthday. In tandem with the primary www.iangv.org website we’ve got a number of new changes to look forward to this year. Now that we’ve breached the $100 per barrel oil milestone, the importance of methane as an alternative fuel has been reinforced.

-    Classified (text based) advertising in NGV Global. While our Marketplace section has served purpose to fill this gap, in the coming months we will be installing a completely automated online system allowing you to submit your industry notices online and reach our continually growing NGV Global subscription base.

-    A facelift for NGV Global. We’ll be making some cosmetic changes to make NGV Global easier to read and also to allow us to take advantage of online networking and referral sites. In particular, we will be targeting alternative fuel sites and forums to ensure the natural gas vehicle drum is heard around the world.

-    RSS Feeds – Would you like to increase your search engine rankings and profile in the industry. Search engines (and website visitors) love fresh content so NGV Global headlines on your website could be just the thing to generate more traffic. Once our facelift is complete, we’ll be offering ‘free installation’ of our RSS feeds so your website can automatically display industry headlines at no cost.

-    OEM Vehicle Directory on www.iangv.org. The growth in OEM natural gas vehicle and engine availability continues to please and interest our readers and position natural gas as the most viable alternative fuel in a host of locations around the world. We’ve almost completed an online searchable database to help you find out what’s available worldwide.

-    Country Profile Section. To supplement our statistics database, we’re developing an online encyclopedia that shares more than just statistics and the current NGV status of any country. Where available, we’ll include policy information, historical drivers, influences of other alternative fuels and outline the key players in the industry. This will become an important tool for stakeholders researching NGV markets worldwide.

-    Industry Directory. Despite technical delays, we do have an industry directory in the wings and will make that publicly available as soon as we are able to.

-    Anything else? Is there anything you would like us to provide? Please let us know by submitting your suggestions to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Of course, for all this to work, we need the help of stakeholders in the field so to speak to supply us with information. If you have news, information, data, historical facts, relevant reports and papers… please let us know. News can be submitted to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and any other information is welcome via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

We look forward to being a major part of your stake in the NGV industry throughout 2008 and beyond!