The GasHighWay Route to 2050 – 1 March 2012, Brussels, Belgium “The GasHighWay route to 2050 – The alternative way for sustainable mobility today” is organised by the GasHighWay project and NGVA Europe and will take place on Thursday 1 March 2012 at the Diamant Conference Centre in Brussels, Belgium. The event will address the [...]
Tag Archives: NGVA Europe
NGVA Europe Comments on Grosch Report
October 12, 2011 – 9:13 pm
NGVA Europe, the Natural & bio Gas Vehicle Association, has welcomed the recently published Grosch report, prepared by the Belgian MEP and TRAN Committee member in the European Parliament, Mathieu Grosch, which itself “welcomes the 2011 White Paper, but notes that major goals of the 2001 White Paper were reached either only in part or [...]
NGVA Europe Celebrates Milestones in Berlin
June 10, 2011 – 1:23 am
Europe, Berlin
Industry members have gathered in Berlin this week for NGV 2011 Berlin, NGVA Europe’s 2nd Conference and Exhibition. Delegates and visitors attending the event celebrated with members of the association its three full years of operation. A three day workshop program was preceded by the association’s general meeting during which members heard of the achievements [...]
NGVA Europe Opposes Proposed EC Energy Tax Revision
May 19, 2011 – 3:48 pm
Source: NGVA Europe
A proposed European Commission Directive that would see motor fuel taxes calculated based on a split of CO2 and energy based components has drawn opposition from NGVA Europe, representing natural and bio gas vehicle (NGV) industry members in Europe. In a website bulletin, the association says the proposal “would have disastrous consequences for the NGV [...]
More CNG Fuelling Stations Opening in Belgium
March 3, 2011 – 2:22 pm
Belgium
CNG refuelling network expands with DATS 24 station program Belgium has been a quiet corner of Europe when it comes to natural gas vehicles (NGVs) where there are currently less than 200 of all types of NGVs registered. That is about to change with energy supplier DATS 24 opening and about to open several new [...]
LNG Blue Corridors the Right Solution for Europe
January 10, 2011 – 9:33 pm
Source: NGVA Europe
Europe
The recent revision of the European Commission’s Trans-European Energy Network (TEN-E) policy highlights the importance of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals to cover Europe’s future increasing demand for natural gas. NGVA Europe’s says this estimation coincides with it’s own focus to promote a European NG/biomethane supply chain for long distance road transport via LNG Blue [...]
NGVA Europe Opens Brussels Office
October 4, 2010 – 8:34 pm
Europe
Technical Manager also appointed. To expand its role of promoting natural gas and biomethane in the transport sector, NGVA Europe has opened a new office in Brussels. The office is headed by Matthias Maedge who has been appointed EU Affairs and Marketing Manager of NGVA Europe. The initiative is expected to better coordinate the interests [...]
EU Commission Defines Actions for Unlocking Potential Benefits from Improved Bio-waste Management
June 3, 2010 – 11:50 pm
Europe
On 18th May 2010 the European Commission released a Communication with reference COM(2010)235 final to the Council and the European Parliament on future steps in bio-waste management in the European Union (see below). The introductory statement defines the parameters: “In the EU between 118 and 138 million tonnes of bio-waste are produced every year, of [...]
New NGV Statistics for Europe
April 29, 2010 – 1:06 am
Europe
NGVA Europe has published new natural gas vehicle (NGV) statistics, available on their website. The data indicates more than 1.3 million NGVs on the road in Europe as at the end of 2009, which account for a market share of 0.4% of all road vehicles — up from 0.3% compared to June 2009. The number of NGVs grew [...]
NGV Use in Public and Municipal Transport Systems: Webinars on Europe’s Success
March 19, 2010 – 9:47 am
Europe
A series of webinars will be presented in Europe from 13-15 April to discuss the advantages and benefits of implementing a successful NGV network for public and municipal transport. An expert panel will discuss the latest status, efficiencies, strategies and studies of NGV systems and alternative-fuel successes around Europe, including a featured case study of [...]
GasHighWay Seminar Declared Successful
February 11, 2010 – 4:19 am
Europe
The 1st international seminar A Trans-European Road to Renewable Mobility of the EU funded project the GasHighWay (www.gashighway.net), held on 28th January 2010 in Malmö, Sweden, was announced a great success by organiser NGVA Europe. Participants were able to hear 15 expert presentations from 10 different nationalities in the seminar. The GasHighWay partners and NGVA [...]
MADEGASCAR Project to Close with CNG/Biomethane Best Practice Conference
January 8, 2010 – 11:40 pm
Madegascar Final Conference: On the Road with CNG and Biomethane – European Best Practice Examples Third International NGV Conference – 2010 The MADEGASCAR (market development for gas driven cars) project is drawing to a close, marking its conclusion with a conference — “On the Road with CNG and Biomethane – European Best Practice Examples” — [...]
NGV Developments Picking Up the Pace
USA outpaces Europe with NG Powered HD truck volume of sales New VW NGV models likely to stimulate other manufacturers in Europe Peter Boisen, founding Chairman and now honorary Chairman with a permanent seat on the board of NGVA Europe, comments on the pace of change in the USA and the recent natural gas vehicle [...]