Operators of compressed natural gas buses in Luzon, the largest island of the Philippines, have urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to reinvigorate the the Natural Gas Vehicle Program for Public Transport (NGVPPT), according to a balita-dot-ph report. The bus operators said they have drafted proposals on how the various issues could be addressed and [...]
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CNG Bus Operators Urge Philippines DOE to Revive NG Transportation Program
September 1, 2010 – 12:45 am
Source: balita-dot-ph
Philippines, Manila
OES Stimulates CNG Refuelling Interest in Melbourne With Free Fuel for a Year
August 31, 2010 – 8:27 pm
Australia, Melbourne
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 [...]
Energy Commission Awards Funds for Alternative Fuel Projects for California
August 31, 2010 – 12:04 am
USA, Sacramento
Biogas from wastewater has potential to replace 29% annual diesel consumed in the State
The California Energy Commission has approved two awards that leverage more than $2.3 million in state funding with $3.37 million in private funds. The projects will reduce petroleum use, cut pollution and provide jobs by demonstrating the possibilities of installing a natural [...]
Peru Expects 105,000 NGVs On Roads by End 2010
August 30, 2010 – 3:33 am
Peru
Peruvian compressed natural gas (CNG) station operator, Peruana de Gas Natural (PGN) has reportedly announced that, by the end of 2010, they expect to see 105,000 NGVs on the road in Peru. Media outlets in Peru are reporting that to serve that growing market, PGN also announced the construction of up of 10 new CNG [...]
Vanzetti Engineering Opens Italy’s First Public LCNG Fuelling Station
August 30, 2010 – 3:22 am
Italy, Moretto
Vanzetti Engineering S.r.l. has completed construction of Italy’s first public Liquefied to Compressed Natural Gas (LCNG) fuelling station. The station has been built at Villafalletto (Cuneo), about 50km south of Vanzetti’s base in Moretta, in the country’s north-west region. Featuring made-in-Italy technology, it has a capacity of 600 Nm3/h and is set to refuel up [...]
PetroChina Plans LNG Facility and Fuelling Stations for Lhasa, Tibet
August 28, 2010 – 5:16 am
China, Beijing
PetroChina Co. Ltd plans to build a 300 million yuan (USD 44.1 million) liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in western China to supply Tibet, according to parent China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC)’s news site. The project, scheduled to be operational by October 2011, will include as a third stage an unspecified number of gas stations [...]
Kunlun Energy Opens Model CNG Refuelling Station
August 23, 2010 – 9:07 pm
China
Hongkong-based Kunlun Energy Company Limited, a subsidiary of PetroChina, has carried out an award and ribbon cutting ceremony for its new national model for compressed natural gas service stations, in Longquan, Chengdu. Guo Yongxiang, the deputy director of the Standing Committee of People’s Congress of Sichuan Province, and Li Hualin, the vice president of [...]
CNG and LNG Station Opens in Northern Spain
August 23, 2010 – 4:47 pm
Spain, Olaberria
In Spain’s northern province of Guipúzcoa (Basque Country), a new 24-hour natural gas service station has been opened under the name of Avia Gasogas. Agas 21, the company opening the facility, says it is the first public natural gas service station in the region to serve CNG and LNG for heavy vehicles, it is located [...]
Individuals, Organizations Receive 2010 National NGV Achievement Awards in USA
August 15, 2010 – 2:11 am
USA, Washington
Three individuals and three organizations were honored today by the natural gas vehicle industry for their efforts to advance the development of natural gas vehicles in the United States. The 2010 National NGV Achievement Awards were presented by NGVAmerica and the Clean Vehicle Education Foundation, two organizations dedicated to increasing the use of natural gas [...]
LNG for Transport Feasibility Study Starts in NZ
August 13, 2010 – 11:09 pm
New Zealand, Wellington
L&M Energy to explore small scale LNG projects with one of New Zealand’s largest trucking companies L&M Energy Limited has signed an agreement with HW Richardson Group Limited to investigate the feasibility of developing small scale Liquefied Natural Gas (“LNG”) projects within New Zealand, beginning with investigating the potential for a project utilising gas from [...]
Ryder Awaits First 70 CNG Trucks
August 8, 2010 – 2:28 am
USA, Miami FL
Ryder System, Inc., a global transport and supply chain management business, and the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) have moved into implementation phase on the first of its kind stimulus-funded natural gas truck leasing and rental project in Southern California. With the contracts in place, Ryder will soon purchase the first 70 LNG/CNG [...]
ICTC Strengthens with Commerce City LNG/LCNG Fuelling Station
August 6, 2010 – 2:57 am
USA, Commerce CA
The City of Commerce, California, has opened what is described as a critical link supporting LNG and CNG fuelling infrastructure along a busy thoroughfare and in an industrialized region of Eastern Los Angeles County. The station is located at the intersection of Interstates 5 and 710 and at the [...]
Iran’s Push for Fuel Self-Sufficiency Drives NGV Growth
July 29, 2010 – 2:37 pm
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Iran
Iran’s natural gas vehicle industry is expected to continue growing amidst increasing energy related sanctions imposed on the country. The sanctions are driving Iran toward being fully self-sufficient in vehicle fuels by 2015, according to a Dow Jones report. Refinery upgrades are reportedly being implemented along with policies aimed at reducing domestic consumption, including [...]
E.ON Opens New CNG Filling Station in Czech Republic
July 28, 2010 – 2:38 pm
Czech Republic, Svoboda nad Úpou
E.ON energy company, part of E.ON Energie AG, has opened its second compressed natural gas (CNG) filling station in the Czech Republic, in Svoboda nad Úpou. “The first one has already been opened in České Budějovice and I hope that soon there will be many more,” said the Chairman of the Board of E.ON Energie, [...]
New Illinois MetroLINK Facility Includes Natural Gas Fuelling
July 23, 2010 – 12:45 pm
USA, Moline IL
Long struggling for space, Rock Island in the US State of Illinois is celebrating the approval of $15 million in funding to build a new MetroLINK Transit Maintenance Facility. From a fleet of 94 buses half are natural gas vehicles, which have had to be refueled off-site. The 140,000-square-foot facility will include fueling [...]
