TriMas Corporation (TMC), a diversified global manufacturer of engineered and applied products, has announced that Oklahoma-based Arrow Engine Company (Arrow), part of the company’s energy segment, has introduced a newly designed two-throw separable reciprocating gas compressor for use in the compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle fueling market. The VRC-CNG compressor is rated up to 125-horsepower [...]
Tag Archives: fueling stations
Arrow CNG Compressor Enters NGV Fuelling Market
February 26, 2010 – 3:07 pm
USA, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Ohio Alternative Fuel Program ($29M) Cleared to Go
February 24, 2010 – 12:25 pm
USA, Ohio
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has cleared Clean Fuels Ohio to begin its work with the Ohio Advanced Transportation Partnership (OATP), reports Green Car Congress. The project will carry out more than $29 million in alternative fuel vehicle and infrastructure projects—the largest single investment in advanced transportation energy infrastructure and vehicle technology in the [...]
Clean Energy’s LNG Refuelling Network to Expand
February 23, 2010 – 11:09 pm
USA, Seal Beach, CA
Ten-Station Network in Urban Centers and Along Major Truck Routes
Foundation for Southwestern US LNG network
Clean Energy Fuels Corp., a provider of natural gas (CNG and LNG) for transportation in North America, plans to expand its existing network of liquefied natural gas (LNG) truck fueling stations in Southern California this year beyond its current two LNG [...]
ISO Approves Natural Gas Fuelling Station Standards Project
February 23, 2010 – 9:05 pm
Switzerland, Geneva
Efforts to develop international standards for natural gas fuelling stations have moved one step closer with the International Standards Organisation (ISO) Technical Management Board (TMB) deciding earlier this month to establish a new Project Committee. The decision follows recommendations arising from last month’s preliminary meeting of stakeholders held in Zurich, Switzerland, which agreed with the [...]
Stimulus Funds to Benefit Nebraska NGVs
February 19, 2010 – 11:06 am
Source: USA, Nebraska
The US State of Nebraska is set to increase both natural gas infrastructure and natural gas vehicle numbers, thanks to a $650,ooo grant proposal being considered by the Nebraska Environmental Trust. In recognition of the need to stimulate supply and demand if the State is to take advantage of the environmental and economical advantages of [...]
Landmark Siberian CBM Project Launched, Complete With NGVs
February 17, 2010 – 5:30 pm
Russia, Kuzbass
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has authorized the launch of the first post-Soviet Russia coal bed methane (CBM) production and utilization project, on February 12th. Taking advantage of the spotlight, project partners Gazprom and Kemerovo Region Administration organised an NGV conference and exhibition for the same day, displaying light, medium, and heavy duty vehicles — both [...]
IGL Orders Over 220 Dispensers from Compac Industries
February 17, 2010 – 12:28 am
New Zealand and India
Compac Industries Ltd of New Zealand, a designer and manufacturer of CNG dispensers, has received an order from Indian customer Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), for 144 car dispensers and 82 bus dispensers. The order follows an initial order from IGL in May 2009. Compac says this second order will be delivered to India in lots [...]
Great Eastern and Bharat Petroleum Agree to Establish New CNG Stations
February 8, 2010 – 4:18 am
Source: IBTimes
India
India’s Great Eastern Energy, a coal bed methane producer and developer, has signed a franchise agreement with retail distributor Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) to establish compressed natural gas fuelling stations at BPCL retail outlets in the cities in and around the Asansol – Durgapur region. An IBTimes report says the initial term of the [...]
Peruvian Expectations High for NGV Growth in 2010
February 8, 2010 – 1:32 am
Source: Andina
Peru
Peru’s cities of Lima and Callao are expected to increase the number of natural gas fuelling stations from the 94 recorded at end 2009 to 130 by the end of this year, according to the general manager of the Peruvian Chamber of NGV (CPGNV), Jorge Juarez. “Right now there are 30 Gasocentro under construction, so [...]
CNG Distribution Plan May Increase NGVs in South Africa
February 6, 2010 – 1:57 pm
Source: Fin24
South Africa, Cape Town
Johannesburg-based company, Novo Energy, has recently received a licence from the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to distribute gas in six areas – Meyerton, Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Germiston East, Pretoria, and Cottesloe in Johannesburg. According to a Fin24 report, the company’s plan is to compress the gas to CNG at central points and to [...]
Where is Rainer Zietlow and his CNG-fuelled VW Caddy Now?
February 4, 2010 – 2:38 pm
South America
NGV champion Rainer Zietlow left Lisbon, Portugal on October 4th, 2009, driving a VW Caddy Maxi EcoFuel, intent on driving the two longest highways in the world using locally-fuelled natural gas. Carrying extra cylinders for the occasional leg where fuel is a little scarce, Zietlow and his team have advanced through much of the South [...]
Colombian GASCOP Enters Peru CNG Market
February 3, 2010 – 3:05 pm
Source: Andina
Peru
The Peruvian Chamber of Natural Gas Vehicles (CPGNV) reports that a group of Colombian private investors have created a new company, Gas Comprimido del Perú (Gascop) with plans to build a natural gas compression plant and CNG service stations in northern Peru, in the cities of Piura and Chiclayo, according to information published by Andina.
Pakistan’s CNG Workforce to Grow with USAID
February 3, 2010 – 2:21 pm
Source: Daily Times
Pakistan, Islamabad
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through its ‘Jobs Project’ has reportedly signed an agreement with Yasin Akram Associates (YAA), a local gas and cylinder supplier, to train a CNG workforce in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, says the Daily Times. Expected outcomes include improved safety, better customer service, and income [...]
CNG Bill of Fare for Chicago’s Yellow Cabs
February 1, 2010 – 8:17 pm
USA, Chicago
Two new CNG fuelling stations, 100 new CNG taxis to be deployed
Taxi Affiliation Services (TAS), which operates Yellow Cab Chicago, the nation’s oldest and largest continuously operating taxicab fleet, has awarded Clean Energy Fuels Corp. a 10-year contract to build and operate two new CNG fueling stations and sell fuel to the company’s growing CNG [...]
Karachi Opens CNG Bus Terminal
January 30, 2010 – 11:50 pm
Source: Daily Times
Pakistan, Karachi
A new CNG bus terminal has become operational in Karachi, in close vicinity of the Karachi Northern Bypass (M10), just north of the city. The Daily Times reported that the four-acre terminal cost the City District Government Karachi (CDGK) Rs 85 million (USD 1.83 million) and has a capacity to house 100 compressed natural gas [...]
