GASTANK Sweden AB is putting HiPer-tex™ glass fibre from Belgium-based 3Bto use, producing a lightweight composite cylinder that meets the stringent ECE R110 regulation governing the use of type IV high pressure cylinders containing CNG for motor vehicles. The reduced weight of glass fibre cylinders, compared with steel cylinders, and the reduced cost, compared with [...]
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GASTANK Sweden Produces Lightweight CNG Cylinder to ECE R110
July 8, 2010 – 12:40 am
Sweden, Piteå and Belgium, Battice
Westport HD Engine Receives US and Australian Certifications
July 6, 2010 – 3:45 am
Canada, Vancouver
Westport Innovations Inc., a global alternative fuel, low-emissions transportation technologies provider, has been certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to 2010 emissions compliance for the Westport GX 2010 15L engine. The GX engine is certified and compliant to 2010 emission limits of 0.2 g/bhp-hr oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and 0.01 g/bhp-hr particulate [...]
NGVI Receives LNG Tank Certification and Production Licence in Korea
July 2, 2010 – 8:45 pm
Korea, Chuncheon
Chuncheon based natural gas vehicle (NGV) systems solutions provider NGVI, Inc., last quarter completed the Korea Gas Safety Corporation (KGSC) certification process for production of cryogenic LNG tanks for vehicles. NGVI’s vehicle conversion subsidiary, NGVS, became only the third company in Korea to receive the KGS AC416 license and is engaged in an on-going examination [...]
Altech-Eco’s US EPA Certification Run Continues – 2010 Ford E-Series
June 23, 2010 – 1:17 pm
US company Altech-Eco Corporation, a division of TransEco Energy, has added yet another Certificate of Conformity (COC) from the EPA to its growing list of approved retrofit conversion systems for natural gas vehicles, this time adding the dedicated 2010 Ford E-Series 5.4L compressed natural gas (CNG) conversion system. The approval means a US $8,000 Federal [...]
IMPCO Obtains EPA Certs of Conformity for Chevy Impala and Buick Lucerne
May 27, 2010 – 8:12 pm
USA, Santa Anna CA
IMPCO Technologies, Inc., of Santa Ana, California has received a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certificate of conformity (COC) covering their 3.5L and 3.9L Chevy Impala and Buick Lucerne bi-fuel conversions. The COC covers installations completed by December 31, 2011. IMPCO already had the 2009 certificate, which remains active for [...]
Dual-Fuel (Gaseous/Diesel) Engine Pathway to Market – Workshop Outcomes
May 10, 2010 – 10:04 am
Belgium, Brussels
Emissions performance and economics are critical to making dual-fuel engines a market success
Outcomes and proceedings have been released from the Clean Fuels Consulting Critical Issues Workshop Dual-fuel(Gaseous/Diesel) Engines: Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies to Build the Market. The workshop gathered 75 natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) stakeholders from 17 countries and four continents to [...]
Altech-Eco Receives EPA Certification for 2010 Ford Fusion Bi-Fueled and Dedicated CNG Conversion System in US
May 10, 2010 – 1:19 am
USA, Asheville NC
Altech-Eco Corporation of Asheville, North Carolina has obtained Certificates of Conformity (COC) from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their 2010 Ford Fusion passenger sedan CNG conversion system. This Fusion can operate entirely on natural gas (mono-fuel), or operate on either compressed natural gas or gasoline (bi-fuel) by pressing a dashboard button to instantly [...]
MACK TerraPro Qualifies for US IRS Tax Credit
April 28, 2010 – 6:42 pm
USA, Greensboro NC
Early April, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) informed Mack Trucks, Inc. that the Model Year 2011 TerraPro series with the Cummins Westport ISL-G is certified for the Qualified Alternative Fuel Motor Vehicle Credit of $32,000 and that purchasers may claim the credit on their 2010 Federal Business Income Tax filing. “This is excellent news,” said [...]
CNG-fuelled Bus Completes 322,000 Km Altoona Test – All Clear
March 5, 2010 – 8:38 am
USA, Chino CA
A CNG fueled cutaway bus recently completed the demanding Altoona Bus Test without any unscheduled maintenance or repairs to the CNG fuel system. Built on the Ford E-450 chassis, the cutaway bus is 25′ in length and has a passenger capacity of twenty one. The proprietary compressed natural gas fuel system was designed and installed [...]
Energtek Joins Filipino NGV Program
March 3, 2010 – 3:47 pm
Philippines, Manila
Energtek Philippines Inc., a fully-owned subsidiary of Energtek Inc., a developer of Adsorbed Natural Gas (ANG) technology, has been certified as a duly accredited participant in the Filipino Natural Gas Vehicle Program for Public Transport (NGVPPT). The company’s CNG Lite(TM) system for small vehicles is particularly suitable for tricycles, one of the most popular forms [...]
SGS Accredited as Spain’s First Authorized Inspection Company for CNG Cylinders
February 28, 2010 – 4:01 pm
Spain
Global inspection, verification, testing and certification company SGS SA is the first inspection company in Spain to obtain authorization to conduct visual inspections of cylinders for compressed natural gas vehicles from the Departamento de Innovación, Universidades y Empresas de la Generalitat de Cataluña. The authorization comes at a time when natural gas transportation is experiencing [...]
Baytech Certified for GM 2010 Vans and Pickups
February 18, 2010 – 8:06 am
USA, California
EPA and CARB Certified
Conversion kit supplier, Baytech Corporation has obtained Model Year 2010 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) emissions certifications for Baytech’s dedicated (mono-fuel) compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled General Motors full-size vans and pickups. The vans are certified to Nationwide Bin 5 standards, including 0.07 g/mi NOx which is [...]
Advanced Engine Components Achieves BS IV for CNG Engines in India
February 17, 2010 – 5:32 pm
Australia, Perth
Australian company Advanced Engine Components Limited (AEC) has successfully completed Bharat Stage IV (BS IV) emission testing of its naturally aspirated compressed natural gas (CNG) engines, developed in conjunction with SHIGAN Quantum Technologies Pvt Ltd in India.
Navistar and Clean Air Power to Develop MaxxForce 13 Natural Gas / Diesel Engine Program
February 9, 2010 – 7:02 pm
Planned development of a “a true big bore natural gas powered engine” – Jack Allen, president of Navistar’s North American Truck Group
Clean Air Power, the developer of dual-fuel combustion technology that enables heavy-duty diesel engines to operate on a combination of diesel and natural gas, has entered into a concept development agreement with Navistar, Inc. [...]
