The USA continues it impetus toward claiming natural gas as a primary fuel with several more steps taken over the past week. Here is a small selection: Two more compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations are coming to Arkansas. In Colorado, the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority is pushing ahead with plans to buy up to [...]
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China Natural Gas Reports on Success of CNG Business Segments
December 28, 2011 – 3:27 am
China
US-registered China Natural Gas, Inc. (CHNG) is a provider of compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicular fuel in Xi’an, China. The city of Xi’an has approximately 20,000 taxis, 5,000 buses and 3,000 special purpose vehicles that are powered by compressed natural gas. Profitable CHNG business segments include retail natural gas at company-owned natural gas fueling [...]
NGV Credit Card for Thai Cabs
December 20, 2011 – 11:06 am
Source: ThaiPR
Thailand, Bangkok
Drivers of taxis (vans, sedans and three-wheelers) powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) and operating under license to the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) in the Greater Bangkok region of Thailand will soon be able to take advantage of a new natural gas vehicle (NGV) credit card program launched by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, reports [...]
Arkansas Extends CNG Conversion Rebate Program
December 16, 2011 – 2:15 am
USA, Arkansas
The Arkansas Energy Office (AEO), a division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), hasd decided to extend the acceptance period for the Compressed Natural Gas Conversion Rebate Program reservation requests through January 31, 2012, extended from December 31. In addition to the reservation deadline, the date to complete the actual conversion or purchase has [...]
Canadian Collaborators Push NGV Agenda in B.C.
December 7, 2011 – 5:04 am
Canada, Victoria BC
British Columbia (BC) natural gas and electricity utility FortisBC, in collaboration with the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER), Westport Innovations, Cummins Westport, Vedder Transport, and Waste Management, headed to the B.C. Legislature in Victoria in November to showcase a variety of natural gas vehicles. The vehicles, parked at the front steps of the legislature and [...]
NGVs in Germany Officially ‘Green’ Says Dena Eco-Label
December 1, 2011 – 5:38 pm
Source: erdgas mobil GmbH
Germany
From 1 December 2011 all new cars in Germany must be labeled with an energy efficiency label, issued by the Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena) – the German Energy Agency. Similar to those used for household appliances such as washing machines, the ‘Eco-label’ will vehicle costs and emissions at a glance. The label exemplifies the benefits of natural [...]
British Columbia Incentivises Clean Vehicle Uptake
November 9, 2011 – 9:18 am
Canada, Vancouver BC
The government of British Columbia recently created a business development plan for the province, aimed at attracting international investment and building employment opportunities for its people. The plan, ‘Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan’ includes a commitment to promote and support the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel, for both liquefied natural [...]
Arkansas Conversion Rebate Program Expanded
October 24, 2011 – 4:42 am
Source: The City Wire
USA, Arkansas
The US state of Arkansas’s Energy Office has received such a positive response to its Compressed Natural Gas Conversion rebate program that it has expanded eligibility, reports The City Wire. The rebate program, made possible with $2.2 million funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), was originally only available to vehicle fleets (light, [...]
CNG-Powered Chauffeur Service for Bundestag Members
September 6, 2011 – 1:14 am
Source: erdgas mobil GmbH
Germany, Berlin
In Berlin, 37 new Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedans powered with biomethane have been presented for the chauffeur-driven service of members of Germany’s parliament (Bundestag), executed by service-providerRocVin Services GmbH, reports erdgas mobil GmbH. The addition of these vehicles to RocVin’s fleet lifts natural gas vehicles (NGVs) to 25% of the total fleet. Erdgas Mobil says the new [...]
Chicago Launches CNG Airport Taxicab Fast Lane
August 20, 2011 – 2:01 am
The City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection has launched a pilot program that allows compressed natural gas (CNG) taxicabs to move to the fast lane at the airports. The pilot is in coordination with the Green Taxi Program that helps the taxi industry purchase cost effective alternative fuel vehicles and reduce [...]
France’s Transportation Minister Confirms Continued Promotion of NGVs
August 7, 2011 – 12:21 am
France
France’s Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transportation and Housing, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, responded to a question about natural gas vehicles (NGVs) raised in the Assemblee Nationale in July, by saying the French government will continue to promote NGVs for their reduced emissions. In particular he spoke of encouraging prospects, both environmentally and economically, in the truck sector [...]
Arkansas Launches CNG Rebate Program
August 6, 2011 – 1:40 pm
USA, Arkansas
The Arkansas Energy Office (AEO), a division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC), has launched a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Conversion Rebate Program. The new program provides an incentive for fleets to purchase and/or convert their Arkansas-licensed vehicles to compressed natural gas (CNG). Approximately $2.2 million will be made available through the American Recovery and [...]
California Promotes Alternative Fuels with DRIVE
July 23, 2011 – 3:35 pm
USA, California
The California Energy Commission, the US state’s primary energy policy and planning agency, has launched a new website – Drive – to provide up-to-date information on a wide range of projects under its Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. The information includes natural gas and biomethane sections of interest to policy directors, fleet managers [...]
Green Dragon Fuels Chinese Wheels
June 29, 2011 – 5:59 pm
Source: Proactive Investors
China
Greka China Green Dragon (Greka), a subsidiary of Green Dragon, is a vertically integrated supplier of natural gas from coal seams, commonly known as coal bed methane (CBM). Gas sourced from three projects in Shanxi, Jiangxi and Anhui provinces is distributed in the form of compressed natural gas (CNG) and to a lesser extent via [...]
New CNG Stations Fuel Chicago NGVs
June 17, 2011 – 8:06 pm
USA, Chicago IL
Clean Energy Fuels Corp., North American supplier of natural gas fuel for transportation, has hosted a ceremony to mark the opening of two public access compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations in Chicago. Part of a planned Chicagoland network, the new natural gas stations will support growing fleets of taxis, paratransit vehicles, service vans, refuse [...]
