A study carried out by Garrigues Medio Ambiente, with the assistance of Asociación Española del Gas (Sedigas – Spanish Gas Association), has come up with recommendations that could help Spain achieve the 20/20/20 Millennium Green Package set by the European Union. The study makes mention of several “Opportunities for Development” for natural gas fuels for [...]
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Garrigues Study Identifies Opportunities for Natural Gas Fuel in Spain
August 12, 2010 – 11:48 am
Spain
MIT Study Recognises Importance of Natural Gas as Bridge to Future
August 4, 2010 – 11:41 pm
USA, Cambridge MA
Natural gas truly is a bridge to a low-carbon future,” said MITEI Director Ernest J. Moniz
Recommendation for transportation sector: remove policy and regulatory barriers to natural gas as a transportation fuel
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has completed a two year study which examined the scale of U.S. natural gas reserves and the potential of this [...]
New Model Fiat Doblò
August 1, 2010 – 2:59 pm
Italy
Fiat has released brief details of its 2010 model New Doblò Natural Power, first announced in November 2009. The seven seater vehicle combines a CNG/petrol bi-fuel supply system and a 1.4 16v T-JET Euro 5 engine, to reach a top speed of 172 km/h and produces 134 g/km CO2 emissions. Fiat says a full tank [...]
ESI Orders Clean Air Power’s Catalyst
July 29, 2010 – 2:36 pm
USA, Houston TX
Clean Air Power (CAP)’s Houston facility has received a significant catalytic converter order from its customer Emissions Solutions Inc.(“ESI”). The order is worth $356,250 and is the second such order from ESI, the first was received in April 2010 for $215,000. ESI will use these catalysts on their 7.6L Natural Gas Engines to control Nitrogen [...]
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 [...]
US Report: Natural Gas Truck Best Policy Option to Reduce Petroleum Reliance
July 19, 2010 – 3:23 am
Source: NGVAmerica
USA
A report released in the US by Resources for the Future (RFF) and the National Energy Policy Institute (NEPI) concludes that expanding the use of natural gas trucks is the most effective and cost-effective policy option available to decrease reliance on petroleum. The report, Toward a New National Energy Policy: Assessing the Options, assesses 35 [...]
US Well-to-Wheels Analysis of Landfill Gas-Based Pathways
July 19, 2010 – 1:44 am
USA, Argonne National Laboratory IL
The Center for Transportation Research at the Energy Systems Division, Argonne National Laboratory, has released a report entitled Well-to-Wheels Analysis of Landfill Gas-Based Pathways and Their Addition to the GREET Model, May 2010. The report will be of interest to all communities looking to take advantage of the renewable fuel generated from landfill, a common [...]
Canadian Deployment Roadmap for HD Natural Gas Progresses
July 18, 2010 – 4:26 pm
Canada
Agree to focus on HD vehicles in key corridors and return-to-base fleets in near term
A June roundtable was convened by Natural Resources Canada to serve as a checkpoint on work that has been underway since late March when the deployment roadmap for natural gas in transportation was launched, reports Alicia Milner, President of the Canadian [...]
California Extends HOV Exemption for NGVs But Not Gasoline Hybrids
July 10, 2010 – 6:26 am
USA, California
Last week, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law Assembly Bill 1500, which gives solo drivers in natural gas or pure electric vehicles access to the high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes in the state until January 1, 2015. HOV is commonly referred to as car-pooling. Explaining the legislation, NGVAmerica says these vehicles qualify because they [...]
Tesco to Trial 25 EcoDailys on Biomethane
July 9, 2010 – 2:49 pm
Source: TransportEngineer
United Kingdom
As part of a major order for Iveco Daily light commercial vehicles, Tesco’s online shopping subsidiary, Tesco.com is to trial compressed biomethane (CBM) in 25 EcoDailys, reports TransportEngineer in the UK. The biomethane will be supplied from the Gasrec plant at SITA UK’s Albury landfill site in Surrey. Dino Papas, fleet transport manager at Tesco.com, [...]
SCAQMD Funds 132 Natural Gas Replacements for Diesel Trucks
June 20, 2010 – 12:44 pm
USA, California
California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District has approved more than $34 million in state and federal grants to replace nearly 600 dirty diesel trucks operating at the ports and in other goods movement activities throughout the Greater Los Angeles Area, known as the Southland, with new, lower-emission models. The grants include [...]
Eden Energy Hythane Test Produces Significant Results
May 31, 2010 – 12:15 pm
Australia, Perth
NOx emission reduced by 16.6%
Turbo charged engine under development
Australian-based green energy developer Eden Energy Limited has successfully tested a production-ready 6-litre engine that will enable Indian bus manufacturer Ashok Leyland to power buses with Eden’s low-emission blend of hydrogen-enriched natural gas (HCNG) marketed under the company’s proprietary Hythane trademark. The 2010 H06B CNG engine – [...]
Motor Racing News – Debut of Natural Power Scirocco Cup
May 16, 2010 – 4:10 am
Germany, Hockenheim
The successful world debut for the one-make Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup, using biomethane fuel, has taken place at the renowned Hockenheim circuit in Germany. Maciek Steinhof (Poland) won the captivating season opener of the eco-conscious racing series, in front of Kris Heidorn (Germany) and Formula 1 legend Martin Brundle (Great Britain). The field of 24 entrants consisting of [...]
ISE Corp Introduces its Next-Generation CNG Hybrid System
May 13, 2010 – 12:57 pm
USA, San Diego CA
California-based ISE Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of ISE Limited and developer, manufacturer and distributor of heavy duty hybrid-electric drive systems, will begin accepting orders for its next-generation, battery-dominant CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) Hybrid System for transit buses with production units expected to be available in 2011.
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 [...]
