A report entitled Enhanced Emissions Support and Fuel Efficiency for HD Methane Engines, prepared by AVL MTC Motortestcenter AB for the International Energy Agency – Advanced Motor Fuels, may be of interest to decision-makers considering the introduction of methane fuel HD engines. This literature survey was conducted in order to define the state-of-the-art for methane-fuelled [...]
Tag Archives: dual-fuel
Hardstaff Dual-Fuel Technology for HGVs Shortlisted for Regional Prize
August 24, 2010 – 3:33 am
United Kingdom
The Hardstaff Group’s Oil-Ignition-Gas-Injection (OIGI®) system, enhanced through collaboration with Loughborough University in Leicestershire, has been shortlisted in the Innovation for Sustainability category at the 2010 Lord Stafford Awards in the UK after demonstrating its ability to cut engine CO2 emissions for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) by up to 20%. Winners will be announced at [...]
Clean Air Power Signs Agreements With Volvo Powertrain and Volvo Bus
July 27, 2010 – 1:53 pm
United Kingdom
Clean Air Power (CAP), the developer of dual-fuel combustion technology that enables heavy-duty diesel engines to operate on a combination of diesel and natural gas,reports that it has formally signed a significant Supply Agreement with Volvo Powertrain and a separate Development Agreement with Volvo Bus Corporation.
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 Develops First Dual-Fuel Retrofit Kit for Light Vehicles
June 9, 2010 – 7:50 pm
Italy, Rome - NGV 2010 Conference and Exhibition
Landi Renzo SpA has been working on what could soon be the first available dual-fuel CNG/diesel conversion kit for light-duty vehicles. Speaking at NGV 2010 in Rome on the topic of The Power of Dual-Fuel as part of the Dual-Fuel and Fuel Blends conference session, Daniele Ceccarini, Research and Development Manager, explained, “It is not [...]
Clean Air Power to Develop Dual-Fuel Snow Blower
May 10, 2010 – 10:28 am
UK and Sweden
Clean Air Power (CAP), the developer of dual-fuel combustion technology that enables heavy-duty diesel engines to operate on a combination of diesel and natural gas, has received a purchase order from a global manufacturer of construction equipment to develop a dual-fuel Snow-Blower demonstrator to be delivered to Stockholm airport, Sweden. Under the terms of the agreement, [...]
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 [...]
FordonsGas Sverige Plans Multiple CNG Stations for 2010
May 1, 2010 – 2:09 am
Sweden
FordonsGas Sverige AB is building what they say is the first natural gas filling station for heavy duty vehicles in Sweden, located in Gothenburg on the Stig Center and scheduled for completion in October this year. The service stations will use liquid biogas from Lidköping, where Gothenburg Energy, Swedish Biogas International and Lidköping Municipality are building [...]
Global Dual–Fuel Supplier Inventory Signals Diversity and Potential
March 19, 2010 – 9:46 am
A new inventory of companies engaged in dual-fuel gaseous/diesel engines and vehicles – natural gas and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) – has identified at least 33 different companies engaged in some form of development, production and sale of these emerging technologies. The companies, originating from 12 countries, represent a diverse range of technologies and [...]
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. [...]
Dual-Fuel Critical Issues Workshop in Brussels
January 27, 2010 – 5:37 pm
Source: Dr. Jeffrey M. Seisler, CEO Clean Fuels Consulting
Dual-fuel (Gaseous/Diesel) Engines – Opportunities, Challenges & Strategies to Expand the Market – the third in the series of Critical Issues Workshops – Brussels, Belgium on 30 & 31 March 2010
This forum aims to identify and explore the most important technology, marketing and regulatory issues related to gaseous fuelled (natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas [...]
Sweden’s First Garbage Truck to Run on Biogas and Biodiesel
January 25, 2010 – 1:04 am
Sweden
Kungsbacka Municipality, in cooperation with Renova, a major recycling company of West Sweden, has received the first of eight new dual-fuel trucks operating on biomethane (refined biogas) and biodiesel – the first in the country, according to Renova CEO, Christian Baarlid, who added, “It is largely thanks to the municipality’s “green procurement” with clear environmental [...]
Volvo Trucks Declares Itself First Manufacturer of Efficient Dual-Fuel Euro V Engine
December 15, 2009 – 1:43 am
Sweden
“Methane gas is by far the most accessible fuel as an alternative to diesel.” – Lars Mårtensson, Environmental Director Volvo Trucks
80% methane replacement expected after engine refinement and testing
Volvo Trucks is staking a claim in the heavy-duty natural gas vehicle arena, announcing it will be the first manufacturer with an ‘efficient’ natural gas diesel dual-fuel [...]
Optare Reaches Exclusive Dual-Fuel Agreement with Hardstaff Group
November 25, 2009 – 1:58 am
United Kingdom, Leeds
Optare plc, a bus designer and manufacturer based in the United Kingdom, has reached an agreement with the Hardstaff Group giving it exclusive rights to the Hardstaff OIGI (Oil Ignition Gas Injection) dual-fuel conversion system for use in both new and existing passenger service vehicles. The arrangement forms a key element of the Optare Eco [...]
Clean Air Power Signs LOI with Global Truck Manufacturer
October 15, 2009 – 1:55 pm
UK
Clean Air Power (CAP), 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 Letter of Intent with a yet to be named major global truck manufacturer. The letter outlines a development agreement to deliver a joint demonstration vehicle designed [...]
