EcoDual, LLC, a provider of dual-fuel conversion systems for heavy duty diesel trucks, has achieved authorization from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to begin installing its systems on 2004 to 2009 Cummins ISX engines. The EcoDual conversion kit for the 15L Cummins ISX engine, one of the most widely used engines in heavy duty [...]
Tag Archives: CNG conversion
EcoDual Gains EPA Compliance Listing for Dual-Fuel Conversions of Cummins ISX Engine
February 1, 2012 – 3:05 pm
USA, Beaufort SC
Omnitek Engineering Expands Business With Tata Motors
January 20, 2012 – 1:00 am
USA, San Marcos CA
Omnitek Engineering Corporation, a developer and provider of new natural gas engines and conversion systems, has been selected by India-based Tata Motors to supply original equipment high-pressure natural gas filters for 2012 passenger vehicles, expanding a supplier agreement for commercial vehicle filter applications that commenced in 2009. Print PDF
Bolivia’s CNG Network Extends to Central Axis
January 19, 2012 – 10:49 pm
Source: FM Bolivia
Bolivia
Carlos Villegas, president of Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), Bolivia’s state-owned and operated petrol company, says the company is planning to populate the major route between the cities of La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz with five compressed natural gas (CNG) filling stations, reports FM Bolivia. In addition, another ten stations are planned for later installation, [...]
Investigation of CNG Vehicle Accidents in Pakistan Reveal Actual Causes
January 19, 2012 – 8:25 pm
Source: Mr. Asim Riaz, Research Engineer
Pakistan
CNG VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN FOCUS: ISSUES, CAUSES AND SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS - an article by Mr. Asim Riaz, Research Engineer/Visiting Lecturer MS Energy Engineering, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan Over recent weeks 44 people have died in accidents involving public sector transport vehicles converted to compressed natural gas (CNG) in Pakistan, the country with the world’s largest [...]
Pakistan Government Acts Decisively to Address CNG Concerns
January 19, 2012 – 5:09 pm
Source: Online
Pakistan, Islamabad
All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) delegation plays pivotal role Following a long period of turmoil around natural gas supply for vehicle fuel and a string of incidents contentiously associated with compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel systems, a delegation of All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) has met with Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani about CNG [...]
Venezuela’s Autogas Program Progresses NGV Assembly
January 16, 2012 – 8:22 pm
Venezuela
The Autogas program, a natural gas vehicle stimulus program managed by PDVSA, Venezuela’s state-owned oil and gas company, is making progress, reports entorno inteligente. Official Gazette No. 38967 (July 2008) declared the goal for percentage of vehicles to be assembled in the country equipped with a bi-fuel (natural gas-gasoline) system in 2011 was 50%. According [...]
GO Group Goes Green
January 16, 2012 – 12:03 pm
USA, Chicago IL
The GO Group provides airport shuttles at more than 50 airports in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Scotland, England, France and Italy. However, GO companies serving San Francisco International, Seattle-Tacoma International, Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International, Dallas-Ft. Worth and Puerto Rico’s Luis Munoz Marin International are intent on adding ” green” to their credentials by converting [...]
Indonesia Plans for Natural Gas Vehicle Expansion
January 13, 2012 – 1:05 pm
Source: Jakarta Globe
Indonesia
Indonesia is gearing up to encourage private motorists to shift to natural gas vehicles (NGVs) with plans to add 110 new gas stations in Java at an estimated cost of Rp 4 trillion (USD 435 million), reports The Jakarta Globe. Deputy energy and mineral resources minister, Widjajono Partowidagdo, said the government is serious about developing [...]
44 Natural Gas Fords for Dublin, Ohio
January 10, 2012 – 4:18 am
Source: Government Fleet
USA, Dublin OH
In the US state of Ohio, the City of Dublin’s Division of Fleet Management has recently added 44 new Ford light commercial vehicles to the City fleet, all converted to dedicated compressed natural gas (CNG) operation, according to a Government Fleet report. The vehicles and conversions were funded in part by a U.S. Department of [...]
Pakistan Implements Measures to Check CNG Conversion Compliance in PSVs
December 29, 2011 – 12:01 am
Pakistan
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) in Pakistan has temporarily suspended the installation of CNG cylinders and kits in public service vehicles (PSVs). The suspension has come about due to increased numbers of sub-standard components being installed by unauthorised roadside workshops, raising concerns for the operational safety of these vehicles, particularly for commuters Print PDF
Borel Adds Bipper to CNG Range
December 27, 2011 – 8:40 pm
Source: AFGNV
France, Gières
Borel Systèmes, in Gières, eastern Grenoble, has dedicated itself to providing “The Green Way” for environmentally conscious motorists, through the provision of more than 20 models from a range of original equipment manufacturers, converted to compressed natural gas (CNG). Borel has recently added the new Peugeot Bipper — a compact utility vehicle (van) that has [...]
Meals-On-Wheels Gets Cleaner in Pennsylvania
December 27, 2011 – 4:24 pm
Source: The Progress
USA, Reading PA
Clearfield County Area Agency on Aging Inc. (CCAAA) and UGI Utilities Inc., both of Pennsylvania, have joined forces to convert the agency’s fleet of 11 cargo vans to compressed natural gas (CNG). The vans, used for meals-on-wheels food deliveries, will be able to operate more economically and with reduced emissions while utilising domestic fuel supply, [...]
Greenkraft Seeks Dealer Applications for CNG Cab-Forward Truck Dealership in California
December 21, 2011 – 4:40 pm
USA, Santa Ana CA
Greenkraft Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of clean green automotive products, is accepting dealership applications within the California area to represent their line of Class 3-7 compressed natural gas (CNG) Cab forward trucks. All of Greenkraft’s trucks are manufactured as a dedicated CNG vehicle, therefore qualifying for the California Energy Commission Buy-Down Incentive for alternative [...]
Gas Shortage Forces Ban on CNG Conversions in Pakistan
December 19, 2011 – 9:27 pm
Source: APP (Associated Press of Pakistan)
Pakistan, Islamabad
In the wake of current natural gas shortages in Pakistan that have affected supply across all industry consumers, the Economic Coordination Committee, a cabinet level committee responsible for final decisions relating to economy, has imposed an open-ended ban on the import of CNG cylinder and conversion kit, reports news agency APP. Under the Chairmanship of [...]
Arkansas Extends CNG Conversion Rebate Program
December 16, 2011 – 2:15 am
USA, Arkansas
The Arkansas Energy Office (AEO), a division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), hasd decided to extend the acceptance period for the Compressed Natural Gas Conversion Rebate Program reservation requests through January 31, 2012, extended from December 31. In addition to the reservation deadline, the date to complete the actual conversion or purchase has [...]
