Qatar Petroleum has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoU) with the Emirate of Sharjah’s public transport system, Mowasalat, to develop a study for assessing the feasibility of using compressed natural gas (CNG) for the public transport fleet in Qatar, reports Raya. The agreement’s scope includes the necessary fuelling infrastructure to operate a CNG fleet, with [...]
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Veolia Brings CNG Refuse Trucks to Indiana
April 13, 2012 – 3:35 am
USA, Evansville IN
Veolia ES Solid Waste, Inc., the solid waste division of Veolia Environmental Services North America, has introduced Indiana’s first fleet of compressed natural gas (CNG) powered refuse trucks to its Evansville, Indiana service area. Indiana-based manufacturer Autocar built the chassis for 20 of the trucks and Kenworth manufactured eight roll-off trucks for Veolia’s new fleet. [...]
New CNG Stations Scheduled For Arizona
April 12, 2012 – 10:30 pm
USA, Chicago IL
Trillium CNG, provider of turnkey compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling infrastructure, and Golden Eagle Distributors, Inc., exclusive distributor of Anheuser-Busch brewery products will soon open two CNG fueling stations in the U.S. state of Arizona. The two sites, located in Tucson and Casa Grande, will provide CNG fuel for Golden Eagle’s fleet of class 7 [...]
Start of New Era for CNG-Powered Public Transportation in Philippines
April 11, 2012 – 10:00 am
Philippines
State-owned Philippine National Oil Co.-Exploration Corp. (PNOC-EC) has signed three memorandums of agreement that will allow it to take over the operation of CNG refuelling stations from Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. and to reinvigorate a transport system running on compressed natural gas (CNG), reports the Manilla Bulletin. According to PNOC-EC officials, a new station will [...]
GNVert Talks Up CNG for Transport in First Newsletter
April 10, 2012 – 5:20 pm
Source: AFGNV
France
GNVert, part of the GDF Suez group, has built and financed more than 140 compressed natural gas (CNG) of all sizes. Currently, the company operates more than 40 CNG stations for heavy vehicles (buses, refuse collection and delivery trucks) and about 100 CNG stations dedicated to light vehicles (fleets). To share its stories of success [...]
Ohio Opens First LNG Fuelling Station
April 6, 2012 – 6:49 pm
USA, Seville OH
The U.S. State of Ohio recently opened its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelling station. The U.S. Energy Department (DOE) says the station will be an important stop along a new series of corridors now being equipped with LNG infrastructure, that will enable trucks to ship goods across the country using this alternative fuel. Print [...]
Major Upgrades for Kansas CNG Stations
April 6, 2012 – 12:55 pm
USA, Overland Park KS
Natural gas supplier Kansas Gas Service, a division of ONEOK, Inc. has completed major upgrades to its public compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations in Overland Park and Topeka, Kansas. The USD 560,000 upgrades include doubling the capabilities of compressors, which transform low-pressure natural gas into a transportation fuel, and adding storage tanks to increase [...]
More CNG Stations for Central Bolivia
April 6, 2012 – 10:14 am
Source: HidrocarburosBolivia
Bolivia, Cochabamba
Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), Bolivia’s state-owned and operated petrol company, has opened a new service station in Ivirgarzama, a small town in the Department of Cochabamba, reports HidrocarburosBolivia. The new fuelling facility includes a compressed natural gas (CNG) compressor with storage capacity of 1,200m3 and two islands with CNG dispensers. YPFB will market the [...]
CNG Net to Fuel Connexxion Bus Fleet with Biomethane
April 5, 2012 – 2:53 pm
Netherlands, Nieuwegein
CNG Net, a subsidiary of Ballast Nedam, is set to deliver 12 million m3 of biomethane for all 225 city buses of Connexxion in the city area of Arnhem/Nijmegen in the Netherlands from the end of 2012. The company will also enter into a strategic alliance with Connexxion, which will operate this concession for a [...]
Semardel Looks to Lower Emissions with Biomethane
April 3, 2012 – 11:28 am
France
The Semardel Group, developer and manager of the collection, treatment and transformation of household and economic waste, is extending the compression capability of its compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station on the ‘Ecosite de Vert-le-Grand/Echarcon’ to meet the growing number of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) operated by Semaer. Additionally, Semardel is to implement a biomethane [...]
CNG Home Refuelling Unit Uses Hydraulic Compressor
March 31, 2012 – 11:44 pm
USA, Appleton WI
USA company NRGhybrids Group recently launched its 2012 CNGPUMP 1-1.6 GGE Home Fueling Station. It is a hydraulic compressor appliance that mounts the control panel inside the garage and the compressor outside the garage. Natural gas vehicle cylinders are filled with the same gas as used for home heating. The company says the unit satisfies [...]
Tyler (Texas) Opens CNG Station
March 29, 2012 – 11:44 pm
USA, Tyler TX
The City of Tyler, Texas, unveiled its compressed natural gas (CNG) station for City vehicles. The station is the first step in a pilot project to assess the viability of converting the Tyler fleet to the use of CNG. The effort to convert a portion of the City fleet to CNG was a direct outcome [...]
US Supply Chain Fleet Operators Increasingly Turn to Natural Gas Power
March 27, 2012 – 10:29 pm
USA, Seal Beach CA
In increasing numbers, major U.S. contract freight carriers are deploying heavy-duty natural gas-powered trucks to support their customers’ supply chain transport requirements, says Clean Energy Fuels Corporation’s Chief Marketing Officer, James Harger. Clean Energy, North American supplier of natural gas fuel for transportation, contracts with carrier fleet operators to provide compressed natural gas (CNG) or [...]
Montebello Buses Get New CNG Station
March 22, 2012 – 11:50 am
Source: Pasadena Star-News
USA, Montebello CA
The City of Montebello, located east of downtown Los Angeles, is celebrating completion of a USD 2.4 million compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station, reports Pasadena Star-News. Built to service Montebello Bus Lines’ growing fleet of CNG-powered buses, with seven existing buses and fourteen more planned to replace diesel buses on retirement, the station was [...]
Clean Energy Signs with Saddle Creek to Build Natural Gas Stations
March 19, 2012 – 3:12 am
USA, Seal Beach CA
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has signed a 10-year strategic partnership agreement with Saddle Creek Corporation, a US logistics services provider based in Lakeland Florida, to build natural gas fueling stations at existing Saddle Creek locations in support of Saddle Creek’s expanding natural gas-powered truck fleet. Print PDF
