Home refuelling unit due for tests soon
OES CNG Pty Ltd’s public CNG refuelling station in Melbourne, Australia is attracting the right kind of attention as the country reinvigorates the natural gas fuelling debate. Although launched in April this year, the facility has now been officially opened by the Hon. Jenny Lindell, the Speaker in the [...]
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OES Stimulates CNG Refuelling Interest in Melbourne With Free Fuel for a Year
August 31, 2010 – 8:27 pm
Australia, Melbourne
Omnitek’s High Pressure Natural Gas Filter Faces Strong Demand
July 28, 2010 – 2:44 pm
USA, San Marcos CA
Omnitek Engineering Corporation, a developer of natural gas engines and proprietary diesel-to-natural gas conversion systems, says business is booming for their high-pressure natural gas filters. with more than 20,000 sold since the component’s introduction earlier this year. The filters, which provide protection from solid particulate matter and oil aerosols, are made for light and heavy duty [...]
GM Appoints Conversion Partner in US
July 17, 2010 – 7:43 pm
USA, Union City
GM has chosen Productive Concepts (PCI), an alternative fuels conversion company, to become an integral part of the production of their recently announced range of CNG vans. PCI will integrate the CNG fuel delivery and storage system with the hardened engine at its facility in Union City, Indiana. PCI also will work to ensure [...]
Ford Offers F-Series V10 With CNG Option in the US
July 17, 2010 – 4:29 pm
USA, Dearborn MI
Ford Motor Company has added an alternative fuels engine prep package to its options for the 2012 F-Series medium-duty chassis cab gasoline powertrain (6.8-liter V10), available for order in the fourth quarter of 2011. The conversion option, which will soon be available on F-450 and F-550 Super Duty chassis cab trucks that use [...]
Navistar to Sell Medium-Duty Natural Gas Truck
July 9, 2010 – 3:09 pm
USA, Williamsburg VA
At the 57th annual Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference (EUFMC), Navistar, Inc. showcased its International DuraStar medium-duty truck equipped with a natural gas conversion powertrain, fully certified to meet 2010 emissions. The DuraStar features a conversion kit developed by Emissions Solutions Incorporated (ESI) of McKinney, Texas. ESI offers conversions ranging from 175-300 horsepower with 460-860 [...]
Seven-Up Bottling In Nigeria Switches 25% of Fleet to Dual-Fuel
July 9, 2010 – 10:56 am
USA, Carlisle IA
APG International, Inc. (APGI), a subsidiary of GreenMan Technologies, Inc., has received an order from its local distributor on behalf of Seven-Up Bottling Company PLC (Seven-Up Bottling), a soft drink distributor located in Nigeria, for the conversion of approximately 25% of their local delivery truck fleet to dual-fuel natural gas and diesel. The initial order [...]
Landi Renzo Acquires AEB
July 2, 2010 – 1:25 pm
Italy, Milan
Landi Renzo S.p.A., developer of CNG and LPG automotive fuel systems and components, has signed an agreement to acquire a 100 % stake in AEB, for a total consideration of approximately Euro 42 million. The final price is subject to adjustment mechanisms based on the value of the net financial position of AEB on 30 [...]
Landi Renzo Pakistan Plans Exports of CNG Kits
July 2, 2010 – 12:47 am
Pakistan, Karachi
In Pakistan, Italian CNG kits manufacturer Landi Renzo, which commenced its assembling operations there in 2007, is planning expansion of production to enhance deliveries to growing export markets. Currently annual production exceeds 45,000 units. Corrado Storchi, External Relations Manager for Landi Renzo, confirmed the reports to NGV Global News, adding that “South-West Asia and [...]
Argentina’s Neuquén to Get First CNG Station
June 29, 2010 – 11:37 pm
Source: La Mañana de Neuquén
Argentina, San Martin de los Andes
Argentina’s western province of Neuquén, at the northern end of Patagonia, will have its first CNG station in approximately six months, reports La Mañana de Neuquén. Acrux Patagonia will reportedly build the service station at the entrance of San Martín on National Route 234. The new station is expected to have six outlets and will [...]
Clean Energy Upgrades LA METRO Transit Servicing
June 28, 2010 – 12:31 pm
USA, Seal Beach CA
Clean Energy Fuels Corp., a provider of natural gas (CNG and LNG) for transportation in North America, has secured a new 10-year contract from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (METRO) to upgrade, operate and maintain CNG bus fueling facilities supporting two METRO operating divisions. Over the next 12 months, Clean Energy will [...]
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 [...]
Natural Gas Vehicles for Illinois Pizza Fleet
June 19, 2010 – 7:30 pm
USA, Calumet City IL
In Illinois, USA, Doreen’s Gourmet Pizza has added extra green to its handmade pizza line by opening an onsite natural gas filling station to service its interstate fleet of eight CNG-powered delivery trucks. Firm president Bob Wisz said he started the process of converting to compressed natural gas fuel two years ago, in response to [...]
WorldCNG Collaborates with Marriott Hotel Sea-Tac, WA for Natural Gas Shuttle Fleet
June 19, 2010 – 1:03 pm
USA, Washington
Seattle Marriott Hotel of Seattle-Tacoma, Washington State in collaboration with WorldCNG, a Washington-based company that specializes in compressed natural gas (CNG) conversions for fleet vehicles, has revamped their shuttle bus fleet with three brand new compressed natural gas (CNG) shuttle buses. Garret Alpers, President of WorldCNG, said the buses achieve the same miles per [...]
California Yellow Cab Orders CNG-Prep Ford Transit Connect Taxi
June 9, 2010 – 7:10 am
USA, Dearborn MI
California Yellow Cab of Santa Anna has placed an order for twenty five Ford Transit Connect Taxis with the intention of operating them using natural gas for fuel. The conversion will be carried out under calibration guidance from Ford; if properly implemented the conversion can be completed without voiding the engine’s warranty. Ford announced the [...]
