The Dutch transport sector is one of the European markets were CNG and LNG as a fuel were adopted several years ago. Transport companies carry out a variety of activities with natural power trucks and make use of the growing number of natural gas filling stations in The Netherlands and surrounding countries. The first Dutch LNG-trucks, approx. 5 years old, have proven the use of CNG and LNG in long haul heavy transport. Read more »
DNV GL Forecasts Rise of Gas to 32% of Global Marine Fuel by 2050
DNV GL recently published the Maritime Forecast to 2050 which analyses the impact of the changing global energy system on the shipping industry through to 2050. The report proposes that by 2050, “only 47% of energy for shipping will be from oil-based fuels. The share of gas in the fuel mix will rise to 32%.” Read more »
IGU on World Energy Outlook 2017: Natural Gas a Fuel Unmatched
The Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) has published World Energy Outlook 2017 in which the central theme is of a world in energy transition as traditional ways are upended in favour of renewables and cleaner choices through technology advancements. The International Gas Union (IGU) draws much optimism from the report which cites the “strong environmental dimension” in the case for natural gas and lauds natural gas’ “multiple roles across the energy system that no other fuel or technology can match”. Read more »
ACT Expo Highlights Natural Gas Truck Tsunami About to Hit the USA
NGV Global’s Technical Chair, Dr Alex Lawson attended the ACT Expo in Long Beach, California last month and filed the following report:
For delegates attending the 2012 Alternative Clean Transportation Expo in Long Beach California, May 15 – 17, it became very evident that natural gas vehicles, especially in the heavy duty sector, had now become predominant compared with all other alternative clean transportation approaches.
All of the major truck manufacturers had LNG and CNG tractors on display – Daimler, Kenworth, Peterbuilt, Navistar, and Mack. Peterbuilt indicated that their natural gas vehicle production had increased from about 700 trucks in 2011 to over 2000 trucks in 2012 with an equal split between the ISL G 320 CNG and the GX 15 L LNG tractors. The reason for this growth is clear. The advent of shale gas with the decoupling of NG price from conventional oil, has resulted in a price spread from about $4 per gall for diesel vs just over $2 per DGE for LNG, that is LNG is about half the price of diesel. Read more »
