Biogas from wastewater has potential to replace 29% annual diesel consumed in the State
The California Energy Commission has approved two awards that leverage more than $2.3 million in state funding with $3.37 million in private funds. The projects will reduce petroleum use, cut pollution and provide jobs by demonstrating the possibilities of installing a natural [...]
Tag Archives: Alternative Fuels
Energy Commission Awards Funds for Alternative Fuel Projects for California
August 31, 2010 – 12:04 am
USA, Sacramento
Fuel Systems Solutions to Acquire Productive Concepts International
August 7, 2010 – 1:24 am
USA, New York
Immediately Expands US Automotive OEM Market Penetration
Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc. (FSYS), a designer, manufacturer and supplier of alternative fuel components and systems for use in transport applications, has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Productive Concepts International LLC (PCI)’s alternative fuel vehicle business for a transaction value of $11.1 million including $975,000 [...]
AFVi Survey: Adopting Alternative Fuel Vehicles is Top Strategy – Natural Gas Dominant Preference
July 25, 2010 – 2:32 pm
USA
The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute, which organized the Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference + Expo 2010, has released the results of a survey, in which participants were asked about one policy or initiative that their company is using to green their fleet. 89% said incorporating, expanding and/or replacing existing vehicles with “alternative fuel [...]
NGV Fuelling Station Network in Netherlands Grows
June 22, 2010 – 12:58 pm
Netherlands
Subsidies assist in development of stations
In the Netherlands, national coverage of stations with alternative fuels is approaching. The NL Ministry of Transport and Water has provided an update of subsidies made available through the Alternative Fuels Filling Station program (TAB – Tankstations Alternatieve Brandstoffen). Almost 3.6 million Euros in grants have been made, to provide [...]
Saab Tri-fuel on Swedish Market
June 18, 2010 – 7:32 pm
Source: Business Region Goteburg
Sweden, Gothenburg
Saab has finally launched its new Saab Trifuel on the STCC motor-racing track in Gothenburg. First presented as a prototype in October 2009, the vehicle is capable of running on methane, ethanol or gasoline. The new model has survived Saab’s takeover by Spyker Cars NV to emerge as a strong contender in Sweden’s natural gas [...]
NGV 2010: Change the Perception
June 11, 2010 – 3:55 pm
Italy, Rome - NGV 2010 Conference and Exhibition
Creating a Revolution in Transport may have been the theme for this year’s natural gas vehicle conference in Rome, but another recurring theme has emerged from presentations. Persistently, “perception is reality” has been reiterated – the perception that natural gas is short term, inefficient, unsafe, and non-renewable has to change. It isn’t any of those things, [...]
Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne Calls for Shared Natural Gas Fuel Vision in US
June 5, 2010 – 1:36 am
USA, Detroit
“Chrysler Powertrain is actively investigating applications for CNG”, says Marchionne.
Mackinac Island, Lake Huron, in the State of Michigan, provided the venue for Fiat/Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne to call for a united approach to overcoming energy, emission and environmental issues in the US. Addressing the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce on an island that has a [...]
GasSUF 2010 Exhibition and Conference
June 3, 2010 – 3:47 pm
Russia, Moscow
GasSUF 14 – 17 September 2010, Moscow
Gazprom and Russian National Gas Vehicle Association (NGVRUS) will stage the 8th International Exhibition GasSUF-2010 Exhibition in Sokol’niki, Moscow, from September 14 – 17, 2010. While continuing its focus on production and use of alternative transportation fuels such compressed and liquefied natural gas, biomethane and other alternatives, the exhibition [...]
SAE-Australia Plans Bigger and Better Gaseous Fuels Conference in Australia
June 3, 2010 – 1:41 pm
SAE-A 2010 Gaseous Fuels Conference (July 26 and 27) – Melbourne, Australia
Last year, the Society of Automotive Engineers – Australia (SAE-A) ran a very successful one-day gaseous fuels conference in response to growing interest in the country. This year, new technologies, new customers and new opportunities have provided demand for the conference to expand to [...]
Xebec-Qingdao Tianren Agreement To Produce CNG Vehicle Fuel from Biomass in China
June 2, 2010 – 2:36 pm
China, Shanghai
Canada’s Xebec Adsorption Inc., a provider of biogas upgrading, natural gas and hydrogen purification solutions for the clean energy market, has signed a cooperation agreement with Qingdao Tianren Environment Co. Ltd. (Tianren) for the development of anaerobic digestion systems that produce renewable compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle fuel from waste materials. The signing ceremony took [...]
Motor Racing News – VW Sciroccos Victorious at Nürburgring 2010
May 17, 2010 – 1:10 am
Germany, Nürburgring
Fastest Lap Time for Front Wheel Drive Cars
1st, 2nd, 3rd in Alt-Fuel Class
Three 330 hp turbo engine VW Scirocco GT24-CNGs contested this year’s Nürburgring event, powered by natural gas. All three finished without mechanical incident. In the alternative fuel class Car 117 driven by Vanina Ickx (Belgium), factory driver Nasser Al-Attiyah (Qatar), Dieter Depping (Germany) and Klaus [...]
Landi Renzo USA Operations Underway
April 26, 2010 – 3:08 pm
Source: Fleets&Fuels
USA
California-based Landi Renzo USA , a new subsidiary of Landi Renzo S.p.A, will show a new variable-psi pressure regulator for natural gas vehicles as it commences operations in the US. Fleets&Fuels reports the firm will make its U.S. debut at the AF&V 2010 show in Las Vegas May 9-12 and is settling into a 22,000-square-foot facility [...]
AFVi Survey Shows Fleet Tide Moving Toward AFVs
April 9, 2010 – 11:45 pm
USA
US consulting and technical training firm Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVi) has carried out a phone survey of 135 companies with fleets ranging in size from 70 to 72,000 vehicles. The survey showed almost half of fleets plan to purchase alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) in the next three years. By fleet size, these companies are [...]
