The U.S. State of Pennsylvania is expanding its commitment to advance clean, alternative and renewable energy sources with the investment of more than $1.8 million in 5 projects. The grants will assist in the construction of four CNG filling stations and one LNG station which have the benefits of reducing emissions, fuel savings and utilizing the large domestic source of natural gas available in Pennsylvania. Read more »
California Continues Funding for NGV Projects
The California Energy Commission has approved funding for a number of projects that will support increased numbers of cleaner, alternative fuel vehicles on California roadways, thereby helping the state meet its climate change goals. The awards were made through the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology (ARFVT) Program, created by Assembly Bill 118. 2013-2014 funding priorities have also been set, with both programs including support for natural gas vehicle projects. Read more »
Florida Passes Incentive Package for Natural Gas Vehicle Adoption
Honda Civic Natural Gas joins Florida State University fleet, 2012 (Image FSU)
The Florida House of Representatives on Thursday has approved a tax incentive package that provides incentives for vehicle operators in the State to embrace natural gas vehicles. According to the Energy and Utilities Sub-committee Summary Analysis, Bill H.B.579 “creates establishes a fuel tax structure for natural gas used as a motor fuel similar to that for diesel fuel beginning January 1, 2019, thereby exempting natural gas fuel from fuel taxes for five years.” Read more »
California Grant Supports Dual-Fuel Product Development for HD Vehicles
Projected CO2 Savings over 5 years (Image: CAP)
Clean Air Power (CAP), developer of dual-fuel engine management software for heavy duty vehicles, has executed an agreement to receive a grant to support its development of a Genesis EDGE Dual-Fuel™ product for the important US market. CAP will receive approximately $2.6m between May 2013 and October 2014 to produce, demonstrate and refine a commercially viable Dual-Fuel product for the US market. Based on the assumption that the current Program timeline and deliverables are met, the majority of the funds are expected to be received by December 31 2013. Read more »
Quantum Funded to Develop Low-Cost Natural Gas Engine for C3 to C7 Vehicles
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., developer and producer of natural gas storage systems, integration and vehicle system technologies, has been notified by the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Public Interest Energy Research Program that Quantum’s proposal in response to the Program Opportunity Notice entitled Advanced Natural Gas Engine Research and Development for Class 3 through Class 7 Applications has been recommended for a $1 million grant award. Read more »
Egypt’s Cargas Gains Grant for CNG Conversions
Natural Gas Vehicles Company (Cargas), an affiliated company to the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum, has received a grant specifically for the construction and conversion of vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). The grant of EGP 5m (USD .725m) has come from Egypt’s Social Fund for Development (SFD) and is the 16th grant from the Fund. Read more »
British Columbia Fleets Receive Funding for Natural Gas Vehicles
Communities around the Canadian province of British Columbia will soon see more than 150 new natural gas-powered vehicles (NGVs) on the road after energy utility FortisBC awarded approximately $6 million in incentives early March to transportation operators to purchase compressed natural gas (CNG)-fueled vehicles for their fleets. Read more »
Research Grant to Advance Dual-Fuel Engine Development for Clean Air Power
Clean Air Power Limited, developer of dual-fuel engine management software for heavy duty vehicles, has commenced a 2-year funded research project with Brunel University. Brunel has a world-class reputation in applied research and cooperation with industrial partners on internal combustion engines and their fuels. Read more »
SRNL Study to Advance Gas Storage Innovation for Natural Gas Fueled Vehicles
The Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) in partnership with Ford Motor Company, the University of California-Berkeley, and BASF has been awarded $5.5 million by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help develop vehicles fueled by natural gas. This research will explore an innovative low-pressure material-based natural gas fuel system for automobiles and other light vehicles. Read more »
California Energy Commission Funds Biomethane and CNG Fuel Projects
Increasing clean transportation options throughout the state, the California Energy Commission has approved several project, including three specifically related to natural and renewable gas projects. “The funded projects will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants to protect our environment and improve the health of all Californians,” said Energy Commission Chair Robert B. Weisenmiller. Read more »
EBRD Funds Phase 2 Procurement of 200 CNG Buses for Almaty
A CNG Bus operating in Almaty (Image: EBRD)
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is stepping up its support of the Kazakh city of Almaty’s comprehensive reform to its public transportation system. EBRD and the city signed a loan agreement (January 30) for a senior 10-year US$ 39.3 million loan which will be used to buy up to 200 new CNG (compressed natural gas) buses. Read more »
ADB Paves Way for More Natural Gas Buses in Urban PRC
More public buses with lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will soon be deployed on the roads of major cities in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as the Asian Development Bank (ADB) helps bus operators shift their fleets to cleaner fuel. ADB has earmarked $275 million for up to five top-tier financial leasing companies in PRC to finance leased buses that run on cleaner fuel – such as compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) – as well as electric and hybrid buses. Read more »
€22.3M in EU Funding for VERBIO Technology
German company Vereinigte BioEnergie AG (VERBIO), an independent producer of biomethane for fuel, has been awarded funding for its biomethane technology in the Bioenergy category of the European Union’s New Entrance Reserve 300 (NER300) funding programme. VERBIO says its straw-based biomethane production project won out over projects submitted from all over Europe on the basis of its efficiency, innovation and sustainability. Funding of EUR 22.272 million (USD 29.8 million) has been awarded. Read more »
SCAQMD Approves Funding for NGV Projects
Over the last two months California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) has named recipients of awards for the reduction of vehicle-related emissions, with awards for natural gas vehicle (NGV)-related projects firmly in the mix. SCAQMD is the air pollution control agency for all of Orange County and the urban portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, the smoggiest region of the U.S. Read more »
Pennsylvania DEP Opens Natural Gas Vehicle Grant Program
Applications Due Feb. 1, 2013
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin accepting applications Dec. 1 for its Natural Gas Vehicle Grant program, which will provide up to $20 million over the next three years to help pay for the incremental purchase and conversion costs of heavy-duty natural gas fleet vehicles. The program, part of Act 13 announced mid-2012, is aimed at stimulating growth of the state’s natural gas vehicle (NGV) population. Read more »
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