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 [...]
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Vanzetti Engineering Opens Italy’s First Public LCNG Fuelling Station
August 30, 2010 – 3:22 am
Italy, Moretto
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 [...]
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 [...]
Chinese Waterways Witness LNG-Powered Tugboat Test
August 6, 2010 – 10:56 pm
China, Xi'an
China Natural Gas, Inc., a provider of compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicular fuel and pipeline natural gas for industrial, commercial, and residential use in Xi’an, China, has announced that a ship powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and modified by the Company successfully completed its test navigation in Wuhan on August 3rd, 2010. The [...]
MIT Study Recognises Importance of Natural Gas as Bridge to Future
August 4, 2010 – 11:41 pm
USA, Cambridge MA
Natural gas truly is a bridge to a low-carbon future,” said MITEI Director Ernest J. Moniz
Recommendation for transportation sector: remove policy and regulatory barriers to natural gas as a transportation fuel
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has completed a two year study which examined the scale of U.S. natural gas reserves and the potential of this [...]
CA Energy Commission Boosts Cutting-Edge Trucks and Buses with Nearly $20 Million
July 21, 2010 – 5:03 pm
USA, Sacramento CA
The California Energy Commission has approved 11 awards for projects that will demonstrate the possibilities for cutting-edge natural gas-powered, hybrid, and electric trucks and buses to reduce petroleum use, cut pollution and provide jobs. The awards leverage almost $20 million in state funding with $9.3 million in federal stimulus money and $39 million [...]
Questar and Applied LNG Technologies to Explore New LNG Projects
July 17, 2010 – 6:45 pm
USA
Questar Corporation’s subsidiary, Questar Transportation Services Company (QTS), and Applied LNG Technologies, LLC (ALT) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing a framework for the companies to jointly explore new market opportunities for Rockies liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the USA. Under the MOU, QTS and ALT intend to accelerate market expansion of LNG [...]
Develop a Bigger Role for NGV Transportation at LNG 17
July 10, 2010 – 6:41 pm
The American Gas Association, host organization for LNG 17 — the 17th International Conference & Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas — taking place in April of 2013 in Houston, is seeking expressions of interest and support directed at enlarging the natural gas vehicle profile at this forthcoming event. In the past, LNG for transportation [...]
Westport HD Engine Receives US and Australian Certifications
July 6, 2010 – 3:45 am
Canada, Vancouver
Westport Innovations Inc., a global alternative fuel, low-emissions transportation technologies provider, has been certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to 2010 emissions compliance for the Westport GX 2010 15L engine. The GX engine is certified and compliant to 2010 emission limits of 0.2 g/bhp-hr oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and 0.01 g/bhp-hr particulate [...]
China Natural Gas Complete LNG Facility Test Run
July 3, 2010 – 12:42 am
China, Xi'an
China Natural Gas, Inc., a provider of compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicular fuel and pipeline natural gas for industrial, commercial and residential use in Xi’an, China, has successfully completed the single-machine test run and ignition ceremony of its Jingbian liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant on June 30, 2010. With the successful completion of the [...]
NGVI Receives LNG Tank Certification and Production Licence in Korea
July 2, 2010 – 8:45 pm
Korea, Chuncheon
Chuncheon based natural gas vehicle (NGV) systems solutions provider NGVI, Inc., last quarter completed the Korea Gas Safety Corporation (KGSC) certification process for production of cryogenic LNG tanks for vehicles. NGVI’s vehicle conversion subsidiary, NGVS, became only the third company in Korea to receive the KGS AC416 license and is engaged in an on-going examination [...]
Wartsila and Samsung to Develop Gas-Fueled Merchant Vessels
July 2, 2010 – 5:14 pm
Finland, Helsinki
Wärtsilä and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have signed a co-operation agreement late March to develop gas-fuelled merchant vessels, specifically focusing on utilizing liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel for operating vessels. The intention is to jointly develop next-generation ships with efficient and competitive propulsion machinery concepts that meet or exceed the demands of future environmental [...]
Speedy Fuel Opens LNG Stations in the Ports of LA and Long Beach. ALT Supplies Fuel.
June 26, 2010 – 2:28 pm
USA, California
Speedy Fuel, Inc., an owner and operator of several fuel stations around Southern California, has launched their first liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling station, serving heavy-duty class-8 trucks in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach areas. The station began providing fuel for trucking companies and independent owner operators within 60 days following initial [...]
Clean Air Power Receives Order to Fit Volvo FMs with Dual-Fuel Systems
June 4, 2010 – 6:36 am
United Kingdom
Following a successful 12 month trial using a Genesis installation on a Mercedes Axor unit, Clean Air Power (CAP) has received an order from HAM Group (HAM) for 10 Genesis EDGE Dual-Fuel installations to be fitted on Volvo FM13 tractor units. The order is circa £200,000 (USD 290,000) in value. CAP says the Genesis [...]
NGV Australia Steps Up Local Activity
May 27, 2010 – 8:09 pm
Australia
Australia’s recently formed national NGV association, NGV Australia, is ready for action following a strategic workshop of key industry members in Melbourne earlier this week. Industry stakeholders represented included heavy, medium and light duty commercial vehicle and engine OEMs, gas suppliers, LNG fuel suppliers, CNG refueling equipment suppliers, converters, and component suppliers. NGV Australia Chairman, [...]
