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Indonesia About 5,000 taxis and government vehicles switching to CNG

United States Renewable natural gas projects at the forefront of industry priorities

Bus operator Nottingham City Transport unveils largest biogas double deck fleet

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04. NGV European News

06. The Italian NGV Industry

08. Audi A3 Sportback successfully completes major endurance test

09. Strategic purchase will help boost Europe’s CNG station network

10. 7th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum announced

12. Oasis and Elaflex partner to expand business

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22. Indonesia reinforces conversion to CNG

23. Iran expands natural gas refuelling infrastructure

24. First ship-to-ship LNG transfer performed in the Philippines

26. India and Japan plan to build LNG terminal in Sri Lanka

27. MAN compressor technology for offshore gas production in China

28. LNG-fuelled power plant under construction in Bangladesh

28. First Japanese LNG-powered tugboat underway

29. 11 companies team up on large-scale construction of hydrogen stations

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33. New York City transit agency acquires over 100 CNG buses

34. Cummins Westport’s new natural gas engines advance to zero emissions

36. McNeilus and Agility Fuel Solutions strengthen CNG alliance

37. Cenergy makes history with new ANG compressor approved for indoor use

39. Gas Métro and Port of Montreal offering LNG bunkering service in Quebec

40. Toyota unveiled hydrogen fuel cell truck demonstration project

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Bus operator Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has unveiled the largest biogas double deck fleet. Five of the buses – one from each route the first 30 buses will be operating on – were officially launched by Nottingham’s Lord Mayor, Councillor Mike Edwards. NCT invested £17m in the greenest buses, which finally this summer will begin their journeys in and around the city.

First 30 biogas buses will begin operating on routes 6, 10, 24, 25 and 44 from the summer, with a further 23 being added to the fleet early next year on routes 36 and 45. The move to biogas began last July when NCT, in partnership with Nottingham City Council, bid to receive £4.4m in funding from the Government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV).

Since that time, and adding its own investment of a further £12.4m, the bus operator has worked closely with manufacturers Scania and Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL), together with local companies Roadgas and ZF Transmissions, to create biogas infrastructure at Parliament Street Garage and state-of-the-art buses that will pave the way for Nottingham’s public transport of the future.

“We are hugely proud of our new biogas buses. This is the largest order for natural gas double decks in the world and is the culmination of our extensive research into alternative fuels,” said NCT Engineering Director, Gary Mason.

Mason provides a further explanation of the proven bio-gas technology, “Bio-gas is produced naturally through anaerobic digestion, using food waste, farm waste and sewage. The methane emitted from the digestion process is captured, treated and turned into fuel. When this fuel is used, emissions are 84% lower than their diesel counterparts, thereby making them – from ‘Well-to-Wheel’ the greenest buses on the road.”

The engines and chassis of these sleek new Enviro400CBG City vehicles have been developed by Swedish giant Scania and are bodied in Britain by the country’s largest bus manufacturer ADL.

Tony Tomsett, Bus, Coach and Engine Sales Director for Scania (Great Britain) Limited added: “Nottingham City Transport has a long-standing reputation for innovation and is once again leading the way with these vehicles, which represent the world’s largest ever order for bio-gas-fuelled double-deck buses. We now look forward to working with the Nottingham team to ensure the city realises the maximum environmental and operational benefits offered by these vehicles.”

Richard Matthews, Sales Director at ADL, commented, “We’re delighted to partner with NCT and Scania on this significant order which responds to the city’s requirements to improve street level air quality, while delivering a first class on-board experience for passengers. We’ve seen the increase in bus ridership our Enviro400 City styling and enhanced interior specifications bring – USB power sockets, comfortable seats and a bright, airy environment from the increased glazing all add to the premium feel which we know passengers appreciate.”

With a stunning exterior design, characterised by smooth flowing lines, large areas of the front are painted in the bus routes’ colours, making it easy for passengers to

identify their bus from a distance. Once on board, a glazed staircase brightens the way to the upper deck where the deep side windows and glazed rear dome further add to the light and airy contemporary styling. Elegantly-designed, comfier seats and USB power sockets at most seats, plus NCT’s standard free 4G Wi-Fi will keep passengers connected.

Local people – many of whom will be regular NCT passengers – will be invited to hop on board these exciting new double decks, and meet the team behind the scenes, including representatives from Scania, ADL, ZF Services UK and Roadgas. Amongst NCT’s specially-created green scenery, there’ll be lots of information, ‘green giveaways’ and complimentary teas and coffees provided by local company Blend.

Councillor Jon Collins, Nottingham City Council’s Leader and Portfolio Holder for Strategic Infrastructure, said: “This provides a great opportunity to see just how Nottingham City Council and NCT have been working together to significantly improve our city’s air quality. We are leading the way for the UK’s future bus travel and shaping our future as the UK’s greenest transport city.”

Germany

Volkswagen Group, operators of CNG filling stations and natural gas networks have signed a joint declaration of intent, committing themselves to the extension of CNG mobility in Germany. The signers thereby corroborate the objectives of the “Round Table for Natural Gas Mobility” initiated by the Federal Ministry of Economy in 2016, where representatives of vehicle manufacturers, the gas industry, filling stations operators as well as representatives of important retail customers, fleet operators and the public sector came together.

With their contributions, the parts, together with other vehicle manufacturers, work towards multiplying the CNG vehicle fleet in Germany tenfold to 1 million vehicles by 2025. Moreover, the initiative aims to expedite the extension of the station network in Germany to increase it from 900 locations today to 2.000 by 2025. On the basis of the EU directive 2014/94 (the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure), the expansion will also be promoted in other European countries.

“Due to its purview, Volkswagen Group recognizes its considerable social responsible with regard to the energy revolution. Its short-term availability makes natural gas an important component of our overall strategy for eco-friendly mobility of the future. Owing to the addition of methane from renewable resources, the propellant can gradually become even greener. This makes it an important constituent of the energy revolution in the transport sector in the long run, too,” said Dr Ulrich Eichhorn, head of research and development at Volkswagen.

The aim to expedite the extension of CNG mobility will apply to both car and truck traffic, as well as public transport in cities and municipalities. The statement was signed by Volkswagen Group as well as E.ON Gas Mobil GmbH, Gazprom NGV Europe GmbH, Gazu GmbH, ONTRAS Gastransport GmbH, Open Grid Europe GmbH, Pitpoint B.V. and TOTAL Deutschland GmbH. This approach is in line with the alternative fuel strategy of the European Union and the announcements made by the Federal Government in its recently-passed climate protection plan 2050.

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France

Chart successfully commissioned its in-house engineered and built natural gas station at Fos-sur-Mer. Located within close proximity of Marseille’s port district, the facility is equipped with two LNG and one CNG dispenser ensuring its suitability for fueling all NGVs. Owned by Proviridis and operated by V-GAS (part of the Proviridis Group), the station is an important first step in the group’s planned regional network and will shortly be supplemented by a Chart sister station scheduled to be operational by the end of the year.

The station incorporates a number of Chart proprietary features, including ‘Saturation on the Fly’ for optimal heat management, culminating in a facility that is safe, reliable and available 24/7. Methane is a more potent GHG than carbon dioxide, so it is important for project economics and even more so for the environment, that, like all Chart fuelling stations, it is engineered without a need for venting, which means zero product loss to atmosphere.

Although designed to be unmanned, V-GAS are initially providing supervision during the early stages to familiarize people with the facility’s layout and operation. The entire fuelling process, including payment, takes around 5 minutes in ideal conditions.

Chart is committed to the small-scale model for developing the LNG infrastructure across the globe and their fueling stations incorporate many facets of their concept to reality approach.

Finland

A Gasum’s natural gas filling station for cars, commercial vehicles as well as heavy-duty vehicles will open in Tulkintie, Vantaa, in summer 2017. The precise date will be known once progress is made in construction work. Summer 2017 will also see the opening of several new filling stations to respond to the increasing demand for natural gas in areas such as Pori, Hämeenlinna, Vanta (Petikko) and Jyväskylä. The new stations will mainly focus on the Helsinki Metropolitan Area and transport nodes.

CNG and biogas will be available from Vantaa’s Tulkintie station to fuel cars, delivery vehicles, waste management trucks and buses. The station will also serve heavy-duty vehicles by offering LNG and bio-LNG as a choice of fuel.

Gasum has been granted Connecting Europe Facility support to explore the opportunities to construct an LNG/LCNG refuelling station network and to deploy four pilot stations. Last year, pilot stations were opened by Gasum at Helsinki’s Vuosaari Harbor and close to the Port of Turku.

Gasum is strongly committed to the development of gas vehicle use and will construct 35 new filling stations over the coming years. The following stations will open in summer 2017: Hämeenlinna: Paroistentie 2, Vantaa Petikko: Klinkkerikaari 1, Pori: Maamiehenkatu 2, Jyväskylä: Metsälehmuksentie 9, and Vantaa: Tulkintie. There are currently 28 natural gas filling stations in Finland.

Gasum’s special campaign for private customers offers fuel for a fixed monthly price. Those getting a gas car only pay €89 a month for 100% Finnish and renewable biogas and €69 a month for natural gas during the 18-month campaign period at Gasum filling stations. The campaign is aimed at

new and current customers who buy or import a gas-fuelled car during the campaign period. The campaign offer can be utilized until June 30, 2017.

Spain

The Minister of Economy, Industry and Employment of Aragon, Marta Gastón, attended the opening of Endesa’s first natural gas fuelling station in Zaragoza, integrated in the service station of the Auto-Taxi Cooperative, and underlined: “We are fully involved in the energy transition in the automotive field.”

The new Endesa station, which is part of the company’s sustainable mobility strategy, in this case through its commitment to CNG, has storage capacity to supply natural gas up to 150 vehicles. It consists of a CNG dispenser, a regulation and measurement station and a compressor of 100 Nm3/h with internal storage. The facility, which also offers fast fill service, is open to public and will be open 24/7.

Gastón expressed the support of the Government of Aragon to everything that this installation involves in terms of consumption of cleaner energies, cost reduction and a greater capacity of choice of the consumers with comfortable vehicles that hardly make noise. She said that the number of natural gas-powered vehicles is gradually increasing in Spain also due to the tax incentives, and it is “essential” to have refuelling stations.

“It is relevant to our community, relevant to Zaragoza and relevant to one the protagonists of this inauguration, the Auto-Taxi Cooperative,” she added, as they have a large fleet of natural gas vehicles, whose promotion will be encouraged with this facility.

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F PT Industrial, a brand of CNH Industrial, one of the world’s leading industrial powertrain providers, confirms its role as a protagonist in the alliance between business and academia. The brand has

renewed and expanded upon its technical collaboration with Politecnico di Milano (The Polytechnic University of Milan) and its Foundation (Fondazione Politecnico di Milano).

The specific research program which FPT Industrial is supporting through grant money focuses on diesel and natural gas engine combustion and after treatment systems. It is expected to run up to 2019. The announcement was made at a presentation held in the University’s Aula Magna in the presence of Annalisa Stupenengo, Brand President of FPT Industrial, Ferruccio Resta, Rector of Politecnico di Milano, and Gianantonio Magnani, President of Fondazione Politecnico di Milano and PoliHub.

“The opportunity to collaborate with a center of such technological excellence and research as Politecnico di Milano is an opportunity to take part in the growth of those professional skills that in the future will contribute to allowing us to overcome market challenges,” said Annalisa Stupenengo, Brand President of FPT Industrial. “FPT Industrial, Politecnico di Milano and its Foundation have already collaborated closely for many years. The goal once again is to make this opportunity a concrete and useful chance for both the students of the Polytechnic University, who undergo a training period in a business context, and for FPT Industrial, as a part of CNH Industrial, which confirms its ongoing commitment to supporting research.”

FPT Industrial renews and strengthens partnership with Politecnico di Milano

The collaboration with the Polytechnic University of Milan and its Foundation includes the sponsorship of research activities at the university. The specific research program which FPT Industrial is supporting through grant money focuses on natural gas engine combustion.

“Strengthening the collaboration links with big entrepreneurial realities has always been one of the goals of Politecnico di Milano”, commented Ferruccio Resta, Rector of Politecnico di Milano, “a great technological university like ours is the ideal place to develop synergies, enhancing both academic and entrepreneurial talents. Partnerships such as those with FPT Industrial have Corporate Communications important implications also in the innovation of a strategic sector for our country as for industrial engines.”

“Fondazione Politecnico di Milano has been working for almost 15 years to make the relationship between the university and companies closer and stronger,” said Gianantonio Magnani, President of the Fondazione Politecnico di Milano and PoliHub, the incubator of Politecnico di Milano, “the collaboration with FPT Industrial, which is renewed today thanks to a new agreement, testifies that a common vision between research and enterprise is the real engine of innovation. It is a path of confidence which responds to market needs and the challenges posed by the environment.”

The project’s activities will be coordinated by FPT Industrial (through its Research and Development Centers in Turin, Italy, and Arbon, Switzerland) and conducted in collaboration with the staff of the Energy Department of Politecnico di Milano, in particular, with the research teams of the ICE Group (Internal Combustion Engine) and the LCCP Group (Laboratory of Catalysis and Catalytic Processes).

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P Il progetto di ricerca, al quale FPT Industrial contribuirà con un sostegno finanziario diretto e che proseguirà fino al 2019, ha come focus la combustione dei motori diesel e a gas naturale

e i sistemi di post-trattamento. La sua presentazione è avvenuta questa mattina presso l’Aula Magna del Politecnico di Milano alla presenza di Annalisa Stupenengo, Brand President di FPT Industrial, Ferruccio Resta, Rettore del Politecnico di Milano, e Gianantonio Magnani, Presidente della Fondazione Politecnico di Milano e del PoliHub.

“La possibilità di collaborare con un centro d’eccellenza tecnologica e di ricerca come il Politecnico di Milano ha un’importanza fondamentale, perché è un’occasione per partecipare da protagonisti alla crescita di quelle competenze e professionalità che, in futuro, contribuiranno a permetterci di continuare a vincere le sfide del mercato”, ha dichiarato Annalisa Stupenengo, Brand President di FPT Industrial. “Quella tra FPT Industrial, il Politecnico di Milano e la sua Fondazione è ormai una collaborazione consolidata da molti anni. L’obiettivo è, ancora una volta, quello di rendere questa occasione un’opportunità concreta e utile, sia per gli studenti dell’ateneo, che possono conoscere già durante il loro periodo di formazione un contesto aziendale di assoluta rilevanza, sia per FPT Industrial stessa, che, all’interno del gruppo CNH Industrial, conferma il suo grande e costante impegno nel sostenere la ricerca”.

FPT Industrial conferma ed estende la collaborazione con il Politecnico di Milano

Il brand di CNH Industrial ha infatti rinnovato la collaborazione scientifica con il Politecnico di Milano e la Fondazione Politecnico di Milano. Il progetto di ricerca ha come focus la combustione dei motori diesel e a gas naturale e i sistemi di post-trattamento.

“Rafforzare i legami di collaborazione con grandi realtà imprenditoriali è da sempre uno degli obiettivi del Politecnico di Milano”, ha commentato Ferruccio Resta, Rettore del Politecnico di Corporate Communications Milano. “Una grande università tecnologica come la nostra è il luogo ideale in cui sviluppare sinergie, valorizzando i talenti e le competenze sia accademiche che imprenditoriali. Partnership come quella con FPT Industrial hanno ricadute importanti anche nell’innovazione di un settore strategico per il nostro Paese, come quello dei motori industriali”.

“Fondazione Politecnico di Milano opera da quasi 15 anni per rendere ancora più stretto e solido il rapporto tra l’università e le aziende”, ha aggiunto Gianantonio Magnani, Presidente della Fondazione Politecnico di Milano e di PoliHub, l’incubatore del Politecnico di Milano. “La collaborazione con FPT Industrial, che si rinnova oggi grazie ad un nuovo accordo, testimonia come una visione comune tra ricerca e impresa sia il vero motore dell’innovazione. Un percorso di fiducia in grado di rispondere ai bisogni del mercato e alle sfide dell’ambiente”.

Le attività del progetto verranno coordinate da FPT Industrial (Centri di Ricerca & Sviluppo di Torino e di Arbon, in Svizzera) e condotte in collaborazione con il personale del Dipartimento di Energia del Politecnico di Milano, in particolare con i team di ricerca dei gruppi ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) ed LCCP (Laboratory of Catalysis and Catalytic Processes).


T he Audi A3 Sportback g-tron with CNG drive was awarded the first-ever rating of 1+ by the automotive publication Auto Bild after completing 100,000 kilometres of endurance testing. This

ranking also impressively confirms the quality of the climate-friendly g-tron technology, which Audi introduced in 2013. The Audi A4 Avant and the Audi A5 Sportback models with this drive type will be launched in early summer of 2017. Compared to a gasoline-powered car in the same performance class, the Audi g-tron models with e-gas produce 80% less CO2 emissions.

The top ranking of the Audi A3 Sportback g-tron in the endurance test resulted from the publication editors’ day-to-day experience with the model and their measurement values, the reliability of the test car, and not least, the final inspection that included disassembly of the car and intensive evaluations of all parts and components by technical experts. In the end, the premium compact model and its CNG drive came out on top in the endurance test ranking, which Auto Bild editors have been conducting for many years.

“The result of this endurance test not only shows that we build advanced, reliable cars – it also substantiates

Audi A3 Sportback successfully completes major endurance test

The car got the best results ever in the endurance test performed by automotive publication Auto Bild. Audi g-tron technology proved long-lasting quality and 80% lower CO2 emissions with e-gas. Audi e-gas is being offered as standard for three years, until May 31, 2018.

the quality of the innovative Audi g-tron drive and all of its components,” said Werner Zimmermann, Head of Quality Assurance at AUDI AG, about the outstanding performance.

The Audi A3 Sportback g-tron, which made its market debut in April 2014, is powered by a bivalent 1.4 TFSI engine. It delivers 81 kW (110 hp) of power and can run on gasoline, fossil natural gas and renewable Audi e-gas. To enable the four-cylinder engine to run on these fuels, Audi engineers modified its cylinder head, turbocharging, fuel injection system and catalytic converter. Under the five-door model’s luggage compartment floor are two additional tanks that each store around seven kilograms of gas at a pressure of 200 bar.

Audi is providing customers who order their A3 Sportback g-tron by May 31, 2018, with access to their supply of this fuel for three years as part of the standard package – and these customers will pay only the regular price for CNG at the fuelling station. By feeding the calculated volume of Audi e-gas into the natural gas grid, Audi is working to ensure a corresponding reduction of CO2 emissions.


Strategic purchase will help Total expand Europe’s natural gas refuelling network

Total is acquiring PitPoint B.V., Europe’s third-largest provider of natural gas vehicle fuel, natural gas vehicle fuel with a network of around 100 fuelling stations. The acquisition will enable the Total Group to significantly increase its presence in the NGV sector and establish a network of 350 fuelling stations in Europe by 2022.

T otal is acquiring the Dutch company PitPoint B.V., Europe’s third-largest provider of natural gas vehicle fuel with a network of around 100 fuelling stations. The company is also involved in biogas,

hydrogen and electric vehicle charging points for road and maritime transport. PitPoint B.V. has been growing strongly in several European countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.

The acquisition will enable the Total Group to significantly increase its presence in the natural gas vehicle fuel sector, in particular to serve trucking and professional transport companies, and to implement its plans to establish a network of 350 natural gas vehicle fuelling stations in Europe by 2022, making Total the leader in natural gas vehicle fuel in Europe.

“Following the acquisition of Lampiris in 2016, this acquisition is part of Total’s strategy to expand its low-carbon businesses, notably through the development of natural gas in which the Group is a global leader. Unlocking gas demand with new usages for transport is central to our integrated strategy of expanding along the natural gas value chain,” said Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of Total.

“There is strong development potential for natural gas vehicle fuel in the transport sector. Our aim is to combine PitPoint’s technological and commercial expertise acquired over the last ten years with Total’s strong retail marketing network and client portfolio. PitPoint will thus be central to the Marketing & Services segment’s ambitions in the natural gas vehicle fuel sector in Europe, in line with the aim of offering our customers clean energy solutions,” added Pouyanné.


T he largest in Russia exhibition and conference on gas engine topics – «Gas Engine Fuel» – will be held in the framework of the Forum. The main aim of this project is to demonstrate up-to-date

technological developments and trends of NGV market in Russia and globally.

For the first time at the International Specialized Exhibition «Gas Engine Fuel» the leading companies of the industry will demonstrate the entire process cycle for modification of motor vehicles for the gas fuel operation. The exposition will be represented by the following thematic section: factory-made motor vehicles; gas-cylinder equipment; equipment and technologies for conversion and maintenance; regulatory documentation; vehicles modified to run on natural gas.

NGV Italy will take active part in work of the Forum. In the framework of the convention program, NGV Italy will be co-organizer of specialized events involving Italian and international experts of NGV industry. Experts will share world best practices and present their vision of using gas

Russia: 7th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum (SPIGF) announced

From 3 to 6 October 2017, the EXPOFORUM convention and exhibition centre will host the 7th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum – the leading event to discuss topical issues of the global gas industry.

as a motor fuel.

The Opening of the Forum will be marked by the finish of the International rally of vehicles on natural gas «Blue Corridor - 2017», which will route across Europe with start in Lisbon (Portugal) and finish in St. Petersburg. During the Rally, the crews will participate in round tables and exhibitions devoted to the gas engine topics. Gazprom Export LLC and Uniper will be coordinators of the Rally.

In total, about 60 various-format events are planned within the 7th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum: plenary session, conferences, round table discussions, working sessions, case-tournaments, technical tours, and cultural events. Business program will be traditionally supplemented with an extensive exhibition, which will represent the latest developments and prospective projects of the entire process chain of gas industry.

For more information visit the official website of the event: www.gas-forum.ru.


Oasis and Elaflex partner to expand business

ELAFLEX HIBY Tanktechnik acquired a major stake in Oasis Engineering Ltd of Tauranga. The partnership will bring together two highly innovative companies both well respected in the CNG fuel handling world.

I n April 2017, ELAFLEX HIBY Tanktechnik acquired a major stake in Oasis Engineering Ltd of Tauranga (New Zealand).

Oasis is an internationally operating specialist for valves and couplings used in the compressed natural gas industry. The company established a strong reputation as supplier of CNG components and systems for filling stations and gas delivery networks. An example: worldwide CNG trailer companies are rapidly adopting the new Oasis high flow breakaway and coupling systems that have positively changed the whole economics of road transport for gas.

“This exciting partnership brings together two highly innovative companies both well respected in the fuel handling world,” said Andy Cameron, Managing Director of Oasis Engineering.

Stefan Kunter, Managing Director of Elaflex, commented: ‘’The complementary product ranges mutually allow us to further expand our expertise with fluid energy transfer.”

Existing distribution structures will remain untouched. Oasis will continue to independently operate, with unchanged staff and – with Andy Cameron, as Oasis’s managing director.

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GVRIBERIAEndesa inaugura estación de GNV pública en Aragón

La consejera de Economía, Industria y Empleo de Aragón, Marta Gastón, participó de la inauguración de la primera

estación de servicio de GNV de Endesa en Zaragoza, integrada en la gasolinera de la Cooperativa de Auto-Taxi, y subrayó:

“Estamos plenamente involucrados en la transición energética en el campo de la automoción”.

Abren al público nueva estación

de gas natural en Andalucía

El punto de carga, que lleva varios meses en

funcionamiento para uso interno, se abrirá ahora al

público general. Es operado por Servicios Auxiliares

Marítimos Algeciras (SAM Algeciras), el centro

logístico gestionado por Grupo Alonso en Algeciras.

El Puerto de Santander suministra

por primera vez GNL

El pasado 2 de mayo arribó al puerto de Santander

el buque cementero MV IRELAND consignado por

Modesto Piñeiro CyA S.L. El suministro de GNL, truck-

to-ship, fue realizado por la compañía Molgas Energía

y consistió en una cantidad total de 37 toneladas,

efectuado desde dos cisternas.

El puerto continúa desarrollando su Plan de Mejora de la Calidad del

Aire e impulsando medidas destinadas a reducir de manera efectiva

las emisiones contaminantes de la actividad portuaria. Dos proyectos

destacados del plan – la puesta en servicio de una unidad móvil

generadora a gas para buques ro -ro durante la estancia en puerto y la

adaptación de una gabarra para suministrar GNL a las naves –entraron

en la fase previa a la realización de las pruebas piloto.

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Unidad móvil generadora a GNL

En el caso del proyecto para poner en servicio una unidad móvil generadora eléctrica a gas para barcos ro-ro durante la estancia en puerto, sustituyendo el funcionamiento de los motores auxiliares de la nave, los trabajos se encuentran muy adelantados y se prevé que se inicien las primeras pruebas reales durante este verano. Esta unidad generadora y sus tanques de GNL deben ser de fácil carga y descarga, por lo que ha sido instalada dentro de contenedores de 40 pies a fin de que pueda viajar a bordo del barco ro-ro durante los trayectos entre puertos y también sea de fácil instalación en el muelle donde atraque el barco.

El proyecto, que comprende el análisis técnico y de viabilidad económica; el análisis de emisiones de los motores diesel ya existentes para poder compararlas con el motor a gas; el diseño y construcción del motor generador eléctrico y de los tanques para GNL y sus

E l Port de Barcelona sigue avanzando en el desarrollo de su Plan de Mejora de la Calidad del Aire y, más concretamente, en el impulso de medidas destinadas a reducir de manera

efectiva las emisiones contaminantes de la actividad portuaria. Dos proyectos destacados del plan – la puesta en servicio de una unidad móvil generadora a gas para buques ro-ro durante la estancia en puerto y la adaptación de una gabarra para suministrar GNL a las naves – han entrado en la fase previa a la realización de las pruebas piloto, que se desarrollarán durante los próximos meses.

Durante las últimas semanas se han reunido en Barcelona los socios integrantes de ambos proyectos piloto basados en el uso de GNL como combustible alternativo y que están incluidos en el proyecto CORE - LNGas hive, cofinanciado por la Unión Europea (UE) y liderado por Puertos del Estado y Enagás.


la oferta del servicio; Flota Suardíaz, que ya ofrece servicios de bunkering en Barcelona y que construye la nueva gabarra mixta para el suministro de combustibles tradicionales y de GNL; HAM, que diseña y construye los tanques y las conexiones para hacer llegar el GNL a las naves; Bureau Veritas que se encarga de la certificación de los cambios en el barco; y el Port de Barcelona que diseña la logística de la operativa de suministro dentro de la dársena y hace los estudios de identificación de riesgos y la regulación del servicio de bunkring de GNL en el Port.

Presentación del CORE LNGas hive en el Port

Ambas iniciativas forman parte del proyecto CORE LNGas hive, cofinanciado por la Unión Europea, que se presentará el próximo 22 de junio en el Port de Barcelona. La promoción del GNL como combustible alternativo para buques, maquinaria de terminal y camiones es una de las acciones más destacadas del Plan de Mejora de la Calidad del Aire del Port de Barcelona, ya que el GNL reduce un 80% las emisiones de NOx y suprime las emisiones de partículas sólidas en suspensión y de óxidos de azufre. Las legislaciones sobre emisiones de gases contaminantes son cada vez más restrictivas y la industria marítima está apostando por el GNL como combustible de propulsión de los barcos.

Otras iniciativas para facilitar el uso del GNL como combustible limpio incluidas en este Plan son la instalación de un brazo de carga criogénico y flexible en la terminal de Enagás para suministrar GNL a la gabarra y a pequeños barcos; y disponer de la infraestructura necesaria para el suministro de este combustible a camiones.

respectivas conexiones; las modificaciones necesarias tanto en el buque como en el puerto; el análisis de riesgo en el puerto y a bordo del buque; el redactado de un manual de operaciones; etc. se encuentra en una fase muy adelantada y se prevé que la prueba piloto se pueda realizar en el Port de Barcelona durante el verano de 2017.

Los socios de este proyecto, coordinado por el Port de Barcelona, son la empresa Guascor Dresser Rand (del grupo Siemens), que construye el generador eléctrico; la empresa HAM, que construye los tanques de GNL; Flota Suardíaz, propietaria del barco L’Audace con el cual se realizará esta prueba piloto; Bureau Veritas, que certifica el motor para su uso marino; y los puertos de Barcelona, Vigo y Tenerife, donde se harán las pruebas piloto, que realizan la logística del suministro de GNL y redactan los respectivos informes de análisis de riesgo.

Este proyecto, pionero en Europa, quiere ser una solución versátil y flexible contra las emisiones en los puertos ya que ha sido diseñado para ser eficiente y con unos costes muy reducidos con el objetivo que pueda ser aplicable en cualquier nave y en cualquier puerto.

Gabarra suministradora de GNL a los barcos

El proyecto de adaptación de una gabarra para suministrar GNL a los barcos, también coordinado por el Port de Barcelona, avanza a buen ritmo y se prevé que las primeras pruebas reales se realicen a mediados del 2018. En el proyecto participan las compañías CEPSA, que se encarga del estudio de la previsión de demanda futura de GNL para barcos en el Port de Barcelona, y por lo tanto, del diseño de

16 GAS VEHICLES REPORT 2017, JuneIBERIA

L a Comarca tiene en circulación un nuevo autobús de la marca Solaris propulsado en su totalidad por biometano obtenido en la Depuradora de Aguas Residuales (EDAR) de Arazuri. Este vehículo, que

sucede al que también circuló en pruebas en enero y febrero de este año, forma parte de un proyecto piloto que desarrolla la Mancomunidad de la Comarca de Pamplona junto con el Grupo HERA y la colaboración de Gas Natural Fenosa y Sodena. El objetivo es mejorar el biogás que se obtiene en la EDAR de Arazuri.

Este proyecto de economía circular busca aprovechar los fangos generados en la Comarca para transformarlos en combustible, de ahí también el lema elegido para el

Endesa y cooperativa de taxis inauguran estación de GNV pública en Aragón

proyecto: “Este autobús lo mueves tú”. La previsión es que el nuevo bus Solaris circule hasta el día 26 de marzo realizando servicios en las líneas 8, 10, y 19. Además, próximamente se sumará otro vehículo de Scania. El conjunto de pruebas permitirá comprobar si hay variaciones en los resultados obtenidos con vehículos de diferentes fabricantes.

Con la anterior experiencia, llevada a cabo durante más de un mes, el autobús de Mercedes realizó el servicio de las líneas 3, 5 y 6 y recorrió un total de 5.300 kilómetros, una media de 180 al día. El vehículo repostaba por la noche el biometano en la EDAR de Arazuri y circulaba en jornada completa transportando a varios miles de pasajeros en la Comarca. Según señaló la empresa TCC, el bus circuló con total normalidad, con las mismas prestaciones de arranque y velocidad que un bus a diesel y siendo además muy silencioso.

Este bus que ya finalizó las pruebas consumió una media de 57 m3 de biometano cada 100 kilómetros, un 20% inferior a lo previsto. Los vehículos que han servido de comparación consumen 51 litros de diesel cada 100 kilómetros. Las emisiones medias de CO2 son de 133 kg cada 100 kilómetros en los buses a diesel y 0 kg de emisiones con el biometano. El proyecto también contempla comprobar la tecnología utilizada para la depuración del biogás en la EDAR para convertirlo en biometano, así como sus costes económicos.

Abren al público nueva estación de gas natural en Andalucía

E l punto de carga, que lleva varios meses en funcionamiento para uso interno, se abrirá ahora al público general. Es operado por Servicios Auxiliares Marítimos Algeciras (SAM Algeciras), el centro

logístico gestionado por Grupo Alonso en Algeciras.

La infraestructura se enmarca dentro de la estrategia medioambiental de Grupo Alonso, que aboga por la progresiva implantación de un modelo de transporte respetuoso con el medio ambiente, que permita ofrecer al cliente el mayor número posible de kilómetros libres de CO2.

La instalación, fruto de la colaboración entre el Grupo Alonso, Endesa y Molgas, cuenta con un depósito de gas natural en estado líquido de 60 metros cúbicos y permite abastecer a vehículos que utilicen tanto GNV, como GNL.

La estación de servicio de SAM Algeciras supone un importante hito en el mapa de infraestructuras energéticas de la península ibérica. Ubicada en el principal nodo logístico del sur de España, permitirá a los vehículos industriales propulsados por gas natural efectuar el trayecto completo del Corredor Mediterráneo Peninsular, desde Algeciras hasta la frontera francesa, sin ningún tipo de problema de abastecimiento ni de autonomía.


El puerto de Valencia realiza jornada sobre uso de GNL en transporte por carretera

abastecimiento que fue realizado por la compañía Molgas Energía. El suministro consistió en una cantidad total de 37 toneladas, efectuado desde dos cisternas, mediante una operación que duró unas cuatro horas.

El trabajo de bunkering truck-to-ship fue planificado, coordinado y supervisado por Molgas Energía en colaboración con el Puerto de Santander, el consignatario asignado y la tripulación del barco y concluyó sin ninguna incidencia, con resultado satisfactorio para todas las partes involucradas.

El MV IRELAND, bajo pabellón noruego del armador KGJ CEMENT, se destaca por la capacidad del tanque de gas natural de 48 toneladas, una autonomía de 1.200 millas marinas y un consumo de 10 toneladas/día. Además, está completamente equipado para el transporte y manipulación de cemento a granel aunque también puede transportar otros productos tales como cenizas volantes, polvo de escoria y productos similares. Las emisiones de polvo al medio ambiente son eliminadas por los colectores de polvo instalados a bordo.

El puerto de Santander suministra por primera vez GNL

E l pasado 2 de mayo arribó al puerto de Santander el buque cementero MV IRELAND consignado por Modesto Piñeiro CyA S.L. El barco, con una eslora de 109.66 metros, una manga de 14.99 metros

y un calado de 9.85 metros cargó una partida de 7.006 toneladas de cemento en las instalaciones de Cementos Alfa en el Puerto de Santander con destino al Reino Unido.

Este buque, propulsado por GNL, fue el primero en recibir este tipo de combustible en el puerto de Santander, un

E l 18 de mayo se celebró, en las instalaciones de la Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia, la jornada “GNL, el combustible del futuro en el transporte de mercancías por carretera”, organizada por la

Fundación Valenciaport en el marco del proyecto CORE LNGas hive.

Con esta jornada se buscaron resolver las dudas a las que se enfrenta una empresa de transporte cuando se plantea migrar al uso de gas como combustible para su flota de camiones. Aunque es un combustible que puede ofrecer una gran cantidad de ventajas, tanto de carácter medioambiental como económico, en la actualidad su uso está considerablemente menos extendido que el diesel. Esto es debido a la existencia de algunas incertidumbres como, por ejemplo, la seguridad durante el repostaje, la rentabilidad de las inversiones en GNL o la evolución futura del precio de venta del gas, que pueden actuar como barrera al plantearse la inversión en este combustible alternativo. Durante la jornada se trató el uso del GNL en el transporte desde tres ejes distintos: vehículo, suministro y experiencia de uso. Respecto al eje vehículo, los fabricantes explicaron la oferta actual de vehículos propulsados con GNL y sus principales características. En el eje de suministro se abordaron los resultados del proyecto LNG Blue Corridors, iniciativa europea en la que se ha reforzado la red de puntos de suministro de GNL disponibles de forma pública. Finalmente, empresas que ya han realizado la migración a gas natural contaron su experiencia, los retos que ha sido necesario superar y los beneficios obtenidos.

Sobre el proyecto CORE LNGas hive

El objetivo del proyecto es desarrollar una cadena logística segura y eficiente de GNL, que permita impulsar la utilización del GNL como combustible para el transporte, especialmente

marítimo. En línea con la Directiva 2014/94 de la UE de infraestructuras de combustibles alternativos (Clean Power for Transport), este proyecto contribuirá a la descarbonización de los corredores del Mediterráneo y del Atlántico. La Península Ibérica cuenta con una posición geoestratégica y unas infraestructuras gasistas claves para consolidarse como referente europeo en GNL. El proyecto, cuenta con 42 socios de España y Portugal: 8 socios institucionales; 13 autoridades portuarias, y 21 socios industriales, operadores de GNL, constructoras navales, regasificadoras y otras empresas. Su ejecución está prevista que dure hasta el año 2020. Contempla la realización de 25 actividades, impulsadas por los socios, para la adaptación de las infraestructuras y el desarrollo logístico-comercial, que permita la prestación de servicios de abastecimiento a pequeña escala y bunkering de GNL.


First of its kind LNG test bed for marine engines launches

Caterpillar Marine unveiled the first LNG test bed for gas-powered engines at its facility in Kiel. The LNG preparation unit comprises of an LNG tank and a gas preparation unit, both in 40 ft container size, and developed and provided by Marine Service GmbH, Hamburg. Caterpillar’s portfolio already includes the widely adopted MaKTM branded dual fuel engines, capable of running on MDO or natural gas. But there is still a lot to learn about LNG and the engineering required to maximize its potential.

With its Kiel location, Caterpillar will improve its understanding of the technology and enhance the service it provides to clients adopting LNG. “LNG offers obvious benefits to marine power and it’s considered a true future fuel,” said Georg Gillert, engineering supervisor for Caterpillar Marine. “It burns cleaner than other fuels, emitting low amounts of NOx, SOx, particulate matter and CO2. When handled properly, LNG offers a clear path to regulation compliance with all current and future standards.”

LNG’s clean burning nature has drawn numerous vessel owners, and particularly those with an eye for future compliance. Several marine industries, including cruise lines and chemical/oil tanker operations, have begun fitting their fleets with MaK power, and gas-powered engine prevalence will only increase over time.

“Caterpillar’s LNG test bed in Kiel is a milestone in LNG development,” said Gillert. “While LNG is a promising fuel, it does offer unique challenges. LNG has to be kept at extremely low temperatures to prevent it from vaporizing, and this requires additional gas handling components not found in other power systems. New engine and gas handling architecture is needed to take full advantage of LNG’s emissions benefits. Customized monitoring and control processes will also be needed to optimize fuel/air composition and safe engine operation.”

Largest dedicated LNG bunkering facility opened in Norway

The Barents NaturGass plant at the Polarbase facility, Hammerfest, consists of a 250 cbm horizontal tank that has been in operation from 2014, and two new 500 cbm-capacity vertical tanks, roughly 36m above the ground.

Opened by Oil and Energy Minister Terje Søviknes yesterday, the facility will be open ‘24/7 through the year’. Bunkering will be handled by Polarbase or Barents Natural

Gas personnel.

‘With a maximum pump capacity of 90 tonnes per hour, we ensure efficient bunkering for vessels of different tank sizes,’ said Thomas Øien, technical manager and project manager. ‘The facility is equipped with all the most modern security solutions.’

The plant will be filled with natural gas from the Statoil-operated LNG plant at Melkøya, approximately 10 from Hammerfest. Barents NaturGass will collect LNG by tanker on a daily basis.

Barents NaturGass has delivered fuel to ships since 2009. Initially, bunkering took place directly from a car, with a limited delivery volume of 50 cbm. In 2014, the first part of the plant at Polarbase was put into operation, and delivery capacity increased to 200 cbm. With today’s solution, around 1,000 cbm can be delivered in one operation.

‘Shipping has called for infrastructure and bunkering possibilities to switch to natural gas operation,’ said Gudrun Rollefsen, managing director of Barents NaturGass. ‘With our offer in Hammerfest, Barents NaturGass covers just such a need.’

Rollefsen also said that LNG would continue to play an increasingly important role as the future’s low-emission fuel.

‘For very short, fixed ferry connections, battery power may eventually be a good climatic solution, but for vessels that travel over longer distances, this is not an option. Here LNG is probably the very best solution, preferably in combination with bioLNG where available.’

The first bunkering from the new plant will take place in the middle of May.

Germany chooses modern concept for first government’s LNG-powered research ship

A double digit multi-million Euro contract was signed by Kongsberg Maritime and Fassmer Werft on 4 April 2017, following the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency’s (BSH) approval of KONGSBERG to deliver a unique technical solution based on its ground-breaking Integrated Vessel Concepts for the newbuild research vessel Atair II, which will be built at the Fassmer yard in Berne. KONGSBERG’s Integrated Research Vessel concept will unite operational hydrographic and energy functions on board, facilitating seamless information sharing, enhanced efficiency and long-term life cycle benefits.

Scheduled for delivery in 2020, Atair II replaces the original Atair research vessel, which has been operational since 1987. At 74 metres in length, approximately 17 meters wide and with 5 meters draught, the new Atair will be the largest ship in the BSH fleet. It offers space for 18

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KONGSBERG’s Integrated Vessel Concept for research vessels delivers a fully integrated operator environment, equipped with high level acoustic data acquisition, dynamic positioning, propulsion control, navigation and vessel automation. The concept delivers the tools needed to meet the most demanding research goals combined with flexible, intelligent energy management and propulsion solutions. KONGSBERG, with its sub suppliers, will provide all electrical systems, telecom systems, propulsion motor, cables and installation as a full engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for the Atair II.

As the first newbuild to use KONGSBERG’s Integrated Vessel Concept for research vessels, Atair II will become one of the most sophisticated ships in the world. In parallel to the high levels of integration, Atair II features DNV-GL SILENT class notation – SILENT R, ensuring minimal impact on the marine environment and optimum conditions for scientific work aboard. Atair II also meets the strictest standards for Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) emissions according to International Maritime Organisation (IMO Tier III) requirements and US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA Tier IV) soot particle emissions regulations, in addition to conforming to ‘Blue Angel’ standards for eco-friendly ship design (RAL-UZ 141).

Atair II will feature a large working deck including laboratories, an air pollution measurement station, a working crane and a scrollbar for geological work on the sea floor. The 200-square-metre free working deck offers space for laboratories and transport containers and an extensive diving equipment and diving Chamber are also included. For Atair II’s primary tasks of hydrographic survey and wreck search, KONGSBERG will supply a substantial suite of the most sophisticated hydrographic

survey equipment including multi/single beam echo sounders, sonar, sidescan sonar and sub-bottom profiler.

Atair II will operate in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, conducting hydrographic surveys and wreck search operations in addition to marine environmental monitoring, as well as the technical testing of navigation and radar equipment. It can operate in dual fuel configuration on high quality diesel gas oil with sulphur content below 0.1 per cent, while standalone LNG-powered operational duration is 10 days, thanks to its 130 m3 LNG tank.

As part of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, the BSH is the government maritime services partner for shipping, industry and the marine environment in Germany.

BSH President Monika Breuch-Moritz emphasized: “As a German sea authority, which intensively promotes the sustainable use and protection of the seas, we are pioneers in the reduction of emissions in the shipping industry.”

Uwe Frenz Managing Director, Kongsberg Maritime GmbH Germany said: “We are delighted to work with BSH and Fassmer to bring true integration to the new Atair. KONGSBERG Integrated Vessel Concepts are a brand-new approach to vessel design and building that leverages the power of integration between disparate systems to produce gains in operational efficiency and reduced life-cycle costs across the board. With concepts designed for specific ship types, our portfolio represents the cutting-edge of marine technology and engineering.”

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UK’s zero emission bus deployment plans gain momentum

Transport for London (TfL) has recently launched a tender for the bulk procurement of hydrogen fuel cell buses. Working in partnership with other UK cities (Aberdeen, Birmingham, Dundee), TfL is inviting potential suppliers of fuel cell buses to join a framework for the supply of single and double decker vehicles to cities across the UK and potentially further afield . Further context and details of this opportunity are available from the contract notice published via the Official Journal of the EU (OJEU).

Fuel cell buses can offer an attractive zero emission solution for public transport in cities. They do this without imposing any significant new operational constraints on bus operators, as they can meet all daily bus duty cycles and can refuel in a short refuelling window. As such, once their costs reduce through economies of scale, they will be a valuable tool in the fight against local pollution and the removal of carbon dioxide emissions from road transport.

Furthermore, fuel cell buses have the potential to kick start the use of hydrogen for mobility, with other applications in passenger cars, vans, trucks and even trains expected to follow. The bulk procurement of buses will significantly increase yearly order volumes in Europe and will play a key role in reducing costs and bringing this technology closer to a commercial reality.

The procurement activity is part of the JIVE project, an EU funded project deploying 139 new zero emission fuel cell buses across nine cities, the first deployment of this scale in Europe. The project is coordinated by Element Energy. Ben Madden, Director of Element Energy said: “The launch of this joint procurement exercise is an important milestone for the JIVE project and the fuel cell bus sector as a whole. Taking a coordinated approach to purchasing large numbers of these buses should deliver increased standardisation and significant cost reductions, allowing the cities to realise their ambitious zero emission bus adoption plans. We are delighted to have helped start this programme and look forward to continuing to support the partners in delivering the project.”

H2 SECTION First German CEP-approved hydrogen fuelling station opens in Rostock

H2 MOBILITY Deutschland GmbH & Co.KG inaugurated a hydrogen fuelling station in Rostock Germany, delivered by Nel ASA (Nel). The station is the first to achieve approval from the Public-Private Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) in accordance with the latest 2016 version of the SAE J2601 standard. This ensures that vehicle users experience fast and reliable fueling of hydrogen with long driving range, similar to that of gasoline vehicles.

“The latest generation H2Station® which we have installed for TOTAL in Rostock, is the result of extensive field-testing of our technology in all environments. It includes innovative, in-house developed solutions, which ensure top performance, according to the latest international standards for fuelling stations,” said Bjørn Simonsen, Vice President for Market Development and Public Relations.

The Rostock station is the first to achieve CEP approval in accordance with the latest 2016 version of the SAE J2601 standard. Nel Hydrogen was also the first to achieve CEP approval for the earlier 2014 version of the SAE J2601 for a hydrogen station delivered to Shell in Hamburg.

The SAE J2601 standard is a global common requirement from the car manufacturers as well as owners of hydrogen stations. The H2Station® technology from Nel Hydrogen therefore underwent extensive acceptance and verification tests and reviews by the major car manufacturers.

“To be able to deliver a standard product fully compliant with the global international SAE J2601 standard is great and makes it easier for our station customers to purchase and roll-out H2Stations”, Simonsen concluded.

The station in Rostock adds to the growing hydrogen fuelling network currently being deployed by H2 MOBILITY Deutschland in a joint venture between six industrial companies – Air Liquide, Daimler, Linde, OMV, Shell and Total. The action plan for H2MOBILITY envisages a Germany-wide network of hydrogen fuelling stations onwards 2023.

In addition to the Rostock station, Nel is currently manufacturing two stations for H2 MOBILITY with expected delivery during 2017.

2017, June22

H exagon Composites’ subsidiary Hexagon Raufoss has recently received orders from PT Autogas in Indonesia for CNG cylinders for conversion of 5,000 taxis and government vehicles to CNG. Deliveries

are scheduled for second quarter of 2017.

The Indonesian government is actively promoting the usage of natural gas in order to achieve their oil-to-gas program goal to reduce pollution and diversify fuel in the public transportation sector. According to new legislation that is expected to be issued by the government shortly, all gas stations will be required to have at least one dispenser of natural gas.

“We are pleased to continue our partnership with Hexagon Raufoss for the supply of lightweight CNG cylinders to the government’s oil-to-gas automotive conversion projects,” said Thomas Nurhakim, President Director of PT Autogas. “We selected Hexagon Raufoss’ cylinders due to the company’s leading industry position in this sector, product durability and reliability, and a proven safety track record.”

“We are excited about the momentum of the adoption of environmentally friendly fuels in Indonesia and are pleased that our leading CNG solutions are playing a part in helping

Indonesia reinforces conversion to CNG

Hexagon Composites will help in the conversion of 5,000 taxis and government vehicles to CNG. Indonesia is actively promoting the usage of natural gas in order to achieve their oil-to-gas program goal to reduce pollution and diversify fuel in the public transportation sector.

reduce pollution in Indonesia. With the country’s ambitious goals, we believe that CNG will be a widely-adopted fuel in Indonesia,” said Ragnar Holthe, Managing Director of Hexagon Raufoss.

PT Autogas Indonesia, a subsidiary of PT Draco, is a leading conversion company for natural gas powered heavy-duty vehicles, transit buses and passenger cars. In 2016, Hexagon Raufoss delivered 1,000 CNG cylinders to Indonesia for conversion of taxis and governmental vehicles. Its lightweight Type 4 CNG cylinders are ideal for these applications as they are 30% the weight of steel, which reduces fuel consumption and extends range between refillings.

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Iran expands natural gas refuelling infrastructure

With currently 2,380 CNG stations, the country has increased fuel consumption 53-fold in the past 12 years. Natural gas is projected to comprise up to 35% of Iran’s total fuel consumption by the end of the sixth five-year economic development plan (2017-22).

T he number of natural gas stations has reached 2,380, an official in charge of constructing CNG stations at the National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company said. “Since the beginning

of the previous fiscal (March 2016), 61 CNG stations have been built, bringing the total number of stations to 2,380,” Ali Mehrabi was quoted as saying by Mehr News Agency.

Mehrabi said the CNG stations can supply over 2.74 million cubic meters (mcm) of gas per hour and if the stations work 14 hours a day, daily supply capacity would be around 40 mcm. “Average domestic demand for CNG stands is at 21 mcm/d (…) We can easily supply 30 mcm/d at the pumps on demand,” he explained

According to Amir Vakilzadeh, the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company director for CNG stations, in the past 12 years, CNG consumption in the country increased 53-fold.

CNG is projected to comprise up to 35% of Iran’s total fuel consumption by the end of the sixth five-year economic development plan (2017-22).

The government has pushed ahead with plans to promote CNG as a clean alternative to other fuels. Natural gas vehicles produce 20% less harmful emissions than gasoline-powered cars.

2017, June24

P roviding another example of its innovative solutions within a developing LNG market, Koch Supply & Trading (KS&T) announced the completion of the first of multiple and regular ship-to-ship (STS)

LNG transfers with private Chinese company JOVO and Malaysian ship owner MISC. The agreement is the first of its kind for KS&T, JOVO and MISC and is the first LNG STS transfer in the Philippines.

With LNG STS transfers traditionally serving more of an operational role, this project represents a key commercial milestone as a recurring STS transfer demonstrates the commercial potential of such activities. Such operations open new markets for exporters and provide new supply sources to those with LNG requirements. In this example, the mother vessel loads cargo from Australia before transferring it to a smaller daughter vessel at Subic Bay in the Philippines. The operation is carefully managed by Teekay Marine Solutions with Teekay and MISC providing their extensive LNG experience to administer a safe and successful transfer. The cargo is then delivered to JOVO’s Chinese terminal where it is distributed by truck to one of their many industrial or commercial customers in Southern China.

“This partnership between first class ship owners, industry leading STS service providers and innovative LNG consumers allows companies in developing markets to gain new access to global volumes and a wider variety of logistics and infrastructure players,” said Peter Leoni, director of trading at Koch Supply & Trading.

“Looking at how the LNG market is developing,” Tim

First ship-to-ship LNG transfer performed in the Philippines

Koch Supply & Trading, JOVO, MISC, Teekay Marine Solutions signed a pioneering agreement in LNG ship-to-ship bunkering. Such operations open new markets for exporters and provide new supply sources to those with LNG requirements.

Mendelssohn, LNG freight and operations manager at Koch Supply & Trading continued, “we are challenging the existing business model as a problem-solving, solution-oriented agent for LNG ship-to-ship transfers in emerging economies around the globe, reducing barriers to market entry.”

“This project’s complexity, along with a commitment to safe and compliant operations have created an inherently multinational agreement involving multiple ‘best in class’ stakeholders including MISC, Teekay Marine Solutions, KLAW LNG and JOVO,” said Chris Huang, international manager from JOVO.

Lu Yuan, general manager of international business for JOVO added, “We appreciate the significant role played by Koch Supply & Trading in orchestrating this historic agreement. Together, we are showing that it is possible for multinational corporations to work together to achieve mutual benefit for society. We hope this arrangement with Koch will be the first of many such innovations in the industry.”

Stephen Davidson, vice president – LNG, Teekay Marine Solutions stated, “We welcomed this opportunity to work with Koch to bring this project online, and in working with all entities to ensure the operation was conducted in a safe manner following all industry guidelines and recommendations. We hope this is the start of a new long term partnership with all parties building on the work that has already been completed to bring this first historic job to fruition. We are pleased to be involved in yet another groundbreaking project for the LNG industry.”

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India and Japan plan to build LNG terminal in Sri Lanka

India and Japan will join hands to set up a USD 250 million LNG import terminal in Sri Lanka, the first collaboration between the two to counter China’s growing influence in the island nation.

P etronet LNG Ltd, India’s biggest gas importer, last year proposed to set up an up to 2 million tonne (MT) LNG import facility on the coast of Sri Lanka to meet its energy needs.

Sri Lanka however wanted Japan also to have a role in it.

“An agreement has been reached between the governments of India, Sri Lanka and Japan to set up the LNG terminal as a 50:50 joint venture by Petronet and a Japanese company,” Petronet Managing Director and CEO Prabhat Singh said here.

Japan is yet to identify the company which will form an equal joint venture with Petronet for setting up the terminal. Without giving details, Singh said the import facility will be set up at Kerawalapitiya on western coast.

Sri Lanka has plans to build a 300 MW gas-fired power plant in Kerawalapitiya adjoining an existing power plant. The existing plant which uses oil to generate power, would also be converted to LNG once the terminal is set up and gas imports start.

LNG has become significantly cheaper in the last year and many countries have begun switching their power plants to LNG. Singh said the LNG terminal, which will import super- cooled natural gas in ships, will take two-and-half to three years to build.

The terminal in Sri Lanka is part of Petronet’s vision to own 30 MT per annum of LNG import and re-gasification capacity by 2020, he said. Petronet already operates a 15 MTPA import facility at Dahej in Gujarat and has another 5 MT terminal at Kochi in Kerala. It has signed preliminary agreement to build a 7.5 MT LNG terminal in Bangladesh and is also looking at setting up smaller facility in Mauritius. Singh said Dahej is also being expanded to 17.5 MT over the next two years.

The India-Japan collaboration comes after a string of Chinese successes in Sri Lanka. China has managed to

Only CNG vehicles on Allahabad streets from June 20

To reduce rising level of pollution in the city, divisional commissioner Ashish Goel said only CNG-powered buses, auto-rickshaws and tempos would ply on city streets in urban areas from June 20

He added that natural gas buses and tempos would also be used as public transport in rural pockets.

The commissioner said that the CNG vehicles and tempos would have different colours and routes.

He has also ordered to launch a drive against illegal e-rickshaws and also tighten the noose around illegal parking and plying of e-rickshaw.

revive its flagship USD 1.4 billion Colombo Port City project and is also engaged in expansion of major infrastructure projects it built in the past. These projects include expansion of the Hambantota port and the Mattala airport.

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C NOOC China Limited Zhanjiang Branch has commissioned MAN Diesel & Turbo to supply a total of six compressor trains for the DONGFANG 13-2 Gas Fields Development Project in the South

China Sea.

“We are delighted that a renowned company such as CNOOC Ltd. has demonstrated its confidence in our compressor technology,” said Ronnie Su, Head of Sales & Contracts Turbomachinery of MAN Diesel & Turbo in China. “This order for Dongfang emphasises how the market is developing: the growing focus lies on reliable gas supply, which supports China’s efforts to optimize its energy mix toward cleaner sources and reduce its reliance on coal. MAN Diesel & Turbo has the right technology to fully support this goal.”

The compressor trains from MAN Diesel & Turbo Schweiz AG are to be used in gas reinjection and export on new platforms in the Dongfang 13-2 gas field, located in Yinggehai Basin of the Beibu Gulf with an average water depth of approximately 70 meters.

The total order comprises three wet gas and three dry gas compressor trains with intercooled barrel type compressors – all driven by electric motors with variable frequency converter. The wet gas compressor trains

MAN compressor technology for offshore gas production in China

MAN Diesel & Turbo will supply a total of six compressor trains for the DONGFANG 13-2 Gas Fields Development Project in the South China Sea. This region is home to vast reserves of crude oil and natural gas.

will be built as standardized and modularized Upstream Packages (U-Pac®).

“Today’s oil and gas industry is asking for best value solutions to tackle the cost constraints and for fast delivery times to start production as soon as possible,” explained Basil Zweifel, Head of Oil & Gas Upstream at MAN Diesel & Turbo in Zurich, “MAN’s standardized Upstream Packages address these requirements to the full extent without compromising on safety and reliability. The modular approach of these packages makes it possible to cut lead time and costs considerably. Size and weight of the compressor packages are also significantly reduced, resulting in additional benefits especially for our offshore application customers.”

CNOOC Ltd. is the biggest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas in China and one of the largest independent companies worldwide in this industry. The group mainly engages in exploration, development, production and sale of crude oil and natural gas.

The South China Sea is home to vast reserves of crude oil and natural gas. CNOOC Ltd. has initiated a further development stage of the Dongfang natural gas field. Additional gas exploitation in the area is part of the country’s long-term goal to satisfy its growing energy consumption.

2017, June28

LNG-fuelled power plant under construction in Bangladesh

The country’s first floating storage and regasification unit is being developed by Excelerate Energy for Petrobangla near Moheshkhali Island in the Bay of Bengal, and will be built by India’s Reliance Power.

I ndia’s Reliance Power has been authorized by the Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase to build a 718 MW gas-fired power plant in Bangladesh. The company will use 110,000 mcf per day of regasified LNG, Jameel

Aleem, director for operation and mines at the state-run Petrobangla told Platts.

The Indian company has also entered the final stage of negotiations regarding the construction of a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) near the Moheshkhali Island. Reliance Power is considering two options, either building the FSRU or contracting Petrobangla to supply feed gas to the proposed power plant via a pipeline.

Reliance Power will sign a 22-year agreement under which the Bangladesh Power Development Board will purchase electricity generated at the power plant.

Another state-run company, the Gas Transmission Company (GTCL) is set to build the gas pipeline from the

Moheshkhali Island to Bakhrabad as well as a gas pipeline from Kutumbupur to Meghnaghat to supply regasified LNG to the power plant.

The country’s first FSRU is being developed by Excelerate Energy for Petrobangla near Moheshkhali Island in the Bay of Bengal.

The FSRU will be capable of delivering natural gas at a base regasification rate of 500 million standard cubic feet per day, with peaking capacity substantially in excess of this.

First Japanese LNG-powered tugboat underway

The LNG-fuelled tugboat will be owned by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., operated by Nihon Tug-Boat Co., Ltd. and bunkered by Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. The vessel will be deployed in Osaka Bay in April 2019.

M itsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced the company’s decision to build an LNG-fueled tugboat. The new tugboat, the first LNG-powered tug in Japan, will conform to the IGF code (International

Code Of Safety For Ships Using Gases Or Other Low-Flash Point Fuels) issued in January of this year and is subject to be examined by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

MOL will own the tugboat, slated for construction at Kanagawa Dockyard Co., Ltd. Yanmar Co., Ltd. will supply LNG-fuelled engines. Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. will supply LNG fuel to the tugboat. Nihon Tug-Boat Co., Ltd. will operate the tugboat.

The new tugboat will be deployed in Osaka Bay in April 2019. It will be equipped with high-performance dual fuel engines that allow high-speed operation and superior environmental performance, and will be the first LNG-powered tugboat

to escort large-scale freighters in Osaka Bay and the Seto Inland Sea. The development of this tugboat will also spur the initial development of an LNG fuel supply system for vessels in Osaka Bay.

The tugboat will be built as an element of “ISHIN NEXT - MOL SMART SHIP PROJECT” (MOL’s R&D project), and knowledge and expertise gained through the tugboat’s development and operation will be fed back to various types of LNG-fuelled ships including the environment-friendly ferry (ISHIN-II).

The construction of this tugboat also reflects MOL’s proactive stance in promoting LNG fuel through technological development of LNG-fuelled vessels and enhancement of safe operation.

MOL continually strives to promote and expand its environment and emission-free businesses, seizing opportunities presented by efforts to reduce the environmental impact of the global shipping industry. MOL established the Bunker Business Office to accelerate its initiatives on LNG and other alternative vessel fuels, and is taking an integrated approach to entering the business of supplying LNG and other fuels.

292017, June

Japan: 11 companies team up on large-scale construction of hydrogen stations

The partnership includes Toyota, Nissan, Honda, JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy, Idemitsu Kosan, Iwatani, Tokyo Gas, Toho Gas, Air Liquide Japan, Toyota Tsusho, Development Bank of Japan, and will consider the creation of a new company to support the strategic construction and achieve wider use of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

T oyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd., JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Iwatani Corporation, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., Toho Gas Co., Ltd., Air Liquide Japan

Ltd., Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Development Bank of Japan Inc. have signed a memorandum of understanding on collaboration toward the large-scale construction of hydrogen stations for fuel cell vehicles (FCVs).

The memorandum of understanding is aimed at achieving the acceleration of the construction of hydrogen stations in the current early stage of FCV commercialization using an “all Japan” approach centered on collaboration among the 11 companies. It stems from the Japanese government’s “Strategic Roadmap for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells”*1 (revised on March 22, 2016), which targets a total of 160 operational hydrogen stations and 40,000 in-use FCVs by fiscal 2020.

Recognizing the challenges facing the hydrogen station business in early-stage commercialization of FCVs, the

memorandum of understanding is based on the idea that the companies concerned should cooperate and fulfill their respective roles*2 to achieve the strategic development of hydrogen stations for maximizing FCV demand and to contribute to the steady popularization of FCVs.

As a specific form of such cooperation, the 11 companies will consider establishing a new company within 2017. The new company would aim to: 1) achieve steady construction of hydrogen stations by implementing measures to support hydrogen-station construction and operation, and 2) achieve wider use of FCVs and the independence of the hydrogen station business through activities for reducing costs, including governmental review of regulations, and activities for improving operational efficiencies, thus contributing to the realization of a hydrogen society in Japan.

The 11 companies will consider ways for broad participation by other companies in the future and will disseminate information appropriately.

2017, June30

Renewable natural gas research center

S outhern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) marked the establishment of a new Center for Renewable Natural Gas at the University of California, Riverside. The Center is the first academic

establishment in the United States dedicated to the study and applied research of renewable gas technologies. It was funded in part by SoCalGas with a matching donation from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and the National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) and is part of UC Riverside’s Center for Environmental Research & Technology (CE-CERT).

The Center will focus on improving technologies and removing barriers to increase renewable natural gas use in California and beyond. To do so it will conduct research on: high-yield renewable natural gas production, storing renewable energy with power-to-gas technology, technologies that can increase renewable gas use in heavy-duty trucking and other transportation, market and policy issues, and potential sites for renewable gas production projects. California could produce enough renewable gas each year to replace 75% of the smog-producing diesel fuel used by vehicles in the state.

“Renewable gas can play a key role in reducing greenhouse gases and meeting California’s renewable energy goals,” said Lisa Alexander, vice president of customer solutions and communications for SoCalGas. “In California, the agriculture and waste industries produce a great deal of methane that could—and should—be used as renewable gas to heat homes, and fuel power plants and near-zero-emissions trucks. We applaud the leadership of the university in establishing an academic center to prove out and advance the technologies needed to develop renewable gas on a large scale in the state.”

“Renewable natural gas is an important alternative fuel that can help utilize local renewable resources and eliminate waste disposal problems. Through the

More renewable natural gas initiatives at the forefront of industry priorities

SoCalGas has opened a new Center for Renewable Natural Gas at the University of California, Riverside, which is the first academic establishment in the U.S. dedicated to the study and applied research of renewable gas technologies. Moreover, Portland will convert waste methane from the city’s sewage treatment process into biomethane, which will be sold to replace diesel in trucks.

Center for Renewable Natural Gas we will work with our partners in government and industry to advance research, development and demonstration towards increasing commercial RNG production and use,” said Arun Raju, director of the Center for Renewable Natural Gas.

Portland biogas production project

Environmental Services’ groundbreaking project will convert waste methane from the city’s sewage treatment process into renewable natural gas. The fuel will be sold in Portland (Oregon) and elsewhere to replace diesel in trucks. The project will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 21,000 tons a year, more than any other single city project to date. It also will generate upwards of $3 million in revenue a year, and replace 1.34 million gallons of dirty diesel with clean biogas, enough to run 154 garbage trucks for a year.

“We are creating a triple-win for the public in terms of revenue, climate action and cleaner air,” said Commissioner Nick Fish. “The renewable natural gas we will produce is truly local and homegrown, a by-product of the waste from every Portland household that we can now repurpose.”

Portland City Council unanimously approved the project, authorizing Environmental Services to build the infrastructure needed to produce biogas at the Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant and distribute it through NW Natural’s network. City Council also authorized the construction of a biomethane fueling station at the plant. The $12 million package of construction costs will have a payback period of about four years.

By the end of 2017, the fueling station is scheduled to be finished and used for Environmental Services and other city trucks. By the end of 2018, Environmental Services expects to begin feeding biogas into NW Natural’s network. That fuel will be sold on the renewable energy market via a system of energy credits to Oregon and out-of-state buyers.

312017, June

LA Metro will power CNG bus fleet with Clean Energy’s biomethane

Clean Energy Fuels Corp., announced that the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has awarded Clean Energy a renewable natural gas (RNG) contract to fuel its fleet of transit buses. The deal calls for Clean Energy to provide Metro its Redeem™ brand of RNG, the first renewable and commercially available vehicle fuel made entirely from 100% organic waste.

The fueling contract begins with a one-year pilot where Clean Energy will provide Redeem to one of Metro’s eleven compressed natural gas stations, which are currently operated and maintained by Clean Energy. Each station provides fuel for approximately 200 CNG buses. Execution of an additional option will allow Clean Energy to provide Redeem to the entire fleet of 2,200 natural gas buses for four more years, for an anticipated 38 million gasoline gallon equivalents (GGEs) each year.

Over the five year period, the transition to RNG will reduce Metro’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by over 520,000 metric tons over the use of regular natural gas and by almost 900,000 metric tons over the use of diesel. Unrelated to the use of Redeem, Metro will begin retrofitting and replacing their buses with the new Cummins-Westport Low NOx CNG engines that reduce smog-forming NOx and GHG emissions that are 90% lower than the EPA NOx limit.

“As one of the largest transit agencies in the nation, we take our responsibility to the environment and the taxpayers very seriously,” said Cris B. Liban, Metro Executive Officer for Environment and Sustainability. “The use of RNG allows us to further exceed our environmental goals and reduce our reliance on the use of extracted fossil fuels, while ensuring the seamless transition to a cleaner, greener fleet.”

Redeem is derived from biogenic methane or biogas, which is methane that is naturally generated by the decomposition of organic waste. The methane gas is then processed, purified and sent into the interstate natural gas pipeline and transported to Clean Energy’s and its customers’ stations.

“We are continuously assessing new technologies in transportation and perform a rigorous analysis before adopting anything,” said John Drayton, Metro Director of Vehicle Technology. “In this case, transitioning to renewable natural gas along with the use of low NOx engines reduces our fleet’s NOx emissions by 90%, so it was an easy decision.”

“Metro is putting the needs of its customers and the people of Los Angeles County at the forefront in its decision to switch to Redeem and the latest clean engine technology,” said Tyler Henn, Vice President and General Manager of Clean Energy Renewables. “They have chosen an alternative that will make significant strides in cleaning up the air and reducing harmful air toxins and greenhouse gases at an affordable price.”

2017, June32

Renewable natural gas can generate nearly $14 billion in economic benefits for California

A new jobs study reveals that deploying trucks fueled by renewable natural gas could create up to 130,000 new jobs and add $14 billion to California’s economy. The ‘RNG Jobs Report’ examines the economic potential of fueling heavy-duty trucks with renewable natural gas produced in California, instead of being powered by petroleum-based diesel. The study was released jointly today by the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) and the California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition (CNGVC) at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, the nation’s largest alternative, clean-fleet trade show.

A switch to renewable natural gas trucks could quickly help California achieve its air quality, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate change-related goals, the two coalitions say. More than 95 percent of the trucks on California roads currently use petroleum-based diesel fuel and are a major source of particulate, nitrogen oxide (NOx) and GHG emissions. In Southern California, the heavy-duty trucking sector is the single largest source of NOx emissions, which combine with other pollutants to form both ground-level ozone and fine particulates, also known as PM2.5. Those pollutants are responsible for a wide range of health impacts from exacerbating asthma to premature deaths. In fact, the ports and related goods-movement activity emit more than 35 percent of all smog-forming pollutants in the region.

Renewable natural gas is produced from methane captured as organic materials decompose in renewable waste streams, including from dairies, agriculture, landfills, and wastewater treatment plants. By capturing and converting methane for use as a substitute or blended fuel, transportation companies and fleets can reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by as much as 70 percent. The latest heavy-duty renewable natural gas engines reduce NOx emissions by 90 percent, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

“This study affirms what we have been advocating–increased production, deployment and utilization of RNG not only realizes significant benefits for our environment, but for our economy as well,” said Johannes Escudero,

Chief Executive Officer of the RNG Coalition. “Our industry is eager to develop new projects, create additional employment opportunities and supply the heavy-duty truck sector in California with renewable natural gas—the lowest carbon-intense transportation fuel commercially available.”

“We recognize the importance of ensuring not only we clean up our air,” said Thomas Lawson, CNGVC President, “but that when evaluating alternative solutions, we also consider the impact on our economy. This study shows that renewable natural gas deployed in natural gas vehicles, will not only improve our air quality, but serve as an economic engine for all Californians, too.

“As an air quality advocate, I see green jobs as the best jobs. It’s good to see renewable natural gas add green jobs to our economy,” said Dr. Joe Lyou, South Coast Air Quality Management District board member and president and CEO of the Coalition for Clean Air, a Los Angeles-based environmental non-profit.

The newest heavy-duty natural gas engines are well-suited for transit and refuse applications, and big enough to haul freight. As large as 9 liters with 320 horsepower, the engines are certified by the California Air Resources Board at “near-zero” emissions levels, equivalent to a 100 percent battery truck. A 12-liter near-zero engine with 400 horsepower, specifically designed for heavy-duty trucks, is slated for production later this year.

The study, produced by ICF, reflects options to deploy low NOx natural gas trucks in various applications and vehicle classes through 2030. The number of trucks considered is linked to one of two strategies:

· Low NOx trucks deployed at the San Pedro Bay Ports in Southern California.

· Low NOx trucks deployed in the California Air Resources Board’s mobile source strategy.

As shown in the chart below, switching to natural gas trucks fueled by RNG at the two San Pedro Bay Ports in Southern California would add more than 23,000 jobs and $2 billion in economic benefits. A state-wide solution that includes the Air Resources Board’s mobile source strategy would result in up to 134,000 jobs and $14 billion in economic benefits.

332017, June

N ew Flyer Industries Inc., manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses in the United States and Canada, announced that New York City Transit Authority (NYCT) awarded New Flyer a contract for

110 heavy-duty 60-foot articulated Xcelsior® CNG buses (220 equivalent units or EUs). The state-funded contract is a firm order for 110 XN60 (220 EUs) Xcelsior CNG-powered buses valued at USD 95 million.

“We are thrilled that New Flyer continues to be awarded opportunities to build transit buses for NYCT and MTA Bus Company (together, MTA) which make up the largest transit agency in North America with over 5,700 transit buses in their fleet and an annual ridership of nearly 2.7 billion,” said Paul Smith, Executive Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Customer Program Management.

“Since 1988, MTA has purchased over 2,200 buses from New Flyer. This will be the first time the MTA is taking delivery of compressed natural gas buses in a 60-foot configuration and we are honored they have once again chosen our MTA-proven Xcelsior platform,” he added.

With nearly 20 years of experience developing CNG systems and delivering over 8,500 CNG-powered transit buses, New Flyer has gained invaluable experience that benefits customers with the most advanced CNG bus in the industry. Additional benefits include a 20-year certified CNG tank and a fire-suppression system that comes as a standard feature on all New Flyer CNG buses.

This order follows on New Flyer’s announcement in January 26, 2017, announcing the opening of a Jamestown, NY facility to manufacture bus components. Components assembled in Jamestown will be integrated into these 110 XN60 Xcelsior CNG buses.

New York City transit agency acquires over 100 CNG buses

New York City Transit Authority (NYCT), operated by MTA, awarded New Flyer a contract for 110 heavy-duty 60-foot articulated Xcelsior® CNG buses. This will be the first time the MTA is taking delivery of natural gas vehicles in a 60-foot configuration.

California: Burbank adds new clean buses

The City of Burbank recently added six new CNG buses to its BurbankBus fleet and they are expected to be placed into service by the end of May 2017. The new additions are 35-foot ElDorado National Axess buses. The vehicles are larger than those in the current fleet, which consists primarily of 30-foot buses. The new ElDorados feature convenient wheelchair ramps, two wheelchair tie-down positions, and a combination of perimeter and stadium seating that can seat 30 passengers comfortably.

The new vehicles were purchased through a federal transportation grant administered by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) at a cost of approximately $469,000 each. They will replace six of the City’s smaller transit buses, which are currently thirteen years old.

BurbankBus offers four local routes providing convenient connections to local destinations and regional transportation hubs, including the Downtown Burbank Metrolink Station, Metro’s North Hollywood Red Line Station, and the Hollywood Burbank Airport. BurbankBus Senior & Disabled Transportation also provides demand-response service to eligible residents.

2017, June34

Cummins Westport’s new natural gas engines advance to zero emissions

The new B6.7N, L9N, and ISX12N engines continue the evolution of emissions leadership in on-highway natural gas engines from Cummins Westport, featuring Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (ARB) Optional Low NOx certification.

T oyota Motor Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd., JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Iwatani Corporation, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., Toho Gas Co., Ltd., Air Liquide Japan

Ltd., Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Development Bank of Japan Inc. have signed a memorandum of understanding on collaboration toward the large-scale construction of hydrogen stations for fuel cell vehicles (FCVs).

The memorandum of understanding is aimed at achieving the acceleration of the construction of hydrogen stations in the current early stage of FCV commercialization using an “all Japan” approach centered on collaboration among the 11 companies. It stems from the Japanese government’s “Strategic Roadmap for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells”*1 (revised on March 22, 2016), which targets a total of 160 operational hydrogen stations and 40,000 in-use FCVs by fiscal 2020.

Recognizing the challenges facing the hydrogen station business in early-stage commercialization of FCVs, the memorandum of understanding is based on the idea that the companies concerned should cooperate and fulfill their respective roles*2 to achieve the strategic development of hydrogen stations for maximizing FCV demand and to contribute to the steady popularization of FCVs.

As a specific form of such cooperation, the 11 companies will consider establishing a new company within 2017. The new company would aim to: 1) achieve steady construction of hydrogen stations by implementing measures to support hydrogen-station construction and operation, and 2) achieve wider use of FCVs and the independence of the hydrogen station business through activities for reducing costs, including governmental review of regulations, and activities for improving operational efficiencies, thus contributing to the realization of a hydrogen society in Japan.

The 11 companies will consider ways for broad participation by other companies in the future and will disseminate information appropriately.

Long Beach introduces first municipal near-zero truck

The City of Long Beach unveiled a new municipal refuse truck, the first in the country to employ Cummins’ revolutionary near-zero emissions engine. “Long Beach is working hard to improve the environment for our residents in every possible way,” said Mayor Robert Garcia. “I’m proud that we are again setting the pace with our fleet, this time with new technology that drastically cuts heavy truck emissions.”

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, especially for heavy trucks driven daily in the Long Beach area, is vital for improving air quality and public health. The Cummins Westport ISL G Near-Zero engine achieves a 9% reduction in greenhouse gases compared to the current standard ISL G engine; and is certified to a nitrogen oxides (NOx) emission standard that is 90% cleaner than the current Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) NOx limit. The engine also emits 90% less particulate matter than a diesel powered version.

“We are committed to making the City fleet as sustainable as possible,” said Dan Berlenbach, Fleet Services Bureau Manager. “This is a huge step in reducing truck emissions that benefits everyone in Long Beach.”

The City’s new municipal refuse truck is the first of 23 identical near-zero emissions refuse trucks that will soon be coming to Long Beach. The remaining 22 new trucks will go into service in the next six months. Thirteen of the 23 trucks will be partially funded by a grant from the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC).

Long Beach runs an aggressive green fleet program and 52% of its fuel used in 2016 is renewable. In the near future, the City will begin utilizing biogas in order to maximize the emissions reduction of this new technology engine.

The Long Beach Fleet has been working towards cleaner transport since the 1970’s. It began with the purchase of 50 CNG Ford Rancheros for use at the Long Beach Gas Department. In the 1980’s, CNG Police patrol cars were added to the fleet. In the 1990s, Fleet integrated CNG refuse trucks; and in 2003, Long Beach became the first city in the United States to use LNG for its street sweepers.

The City is committed to sustainable operations that will improve air quality and help the City reach its climate change goals.

352017, June

RTA unveils first near-zero emission bus

The Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) unveiled its first near-zero natural gas vehicle. The agency’s latest push for cleaner air has resulted in a near-zero engine aboard a 40-foot bus. On the outside, the 40-foot bus looks similar to others in the fleet. It has the same 280-horsepower and runs on compressed natural gas. But what sets this bus apart is its suped-up engine which takes thinking green to a whole new level.

The ISL G 280 NZ engine was installed in December. The new engine has a 90% reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions and 15 percent reduction in greenhouse gases, compared to RTA’s already clean-burning engines.

The new engine gets better performance due to an enhanced control system that monitors sensors, and fuel and ignition systems. Other factors include a three-way catalyst that’s packaged as part of the muffler and provides consistent emissions control, and closed crankcase ventilation system that reduces emissions.

“RTA is proud to be a long-time advocate of cleaner, greener technologies,” said RTA Chair Linda Krupa. “This is another example of how we are exploring new and innovative ways to travel.”

The 1,625-pound super engine, made by Vancouver-based Cummins Westport Inc., was made possible by a $10,000 grant from the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

In 1988, prior to today’s laws that regulate bus emissions, RTA was among the first transit systems in the nation to operate low-emission methanol buses. When RTA’s

Riverside headquarters was built in 1986, it included a separate fueling system for alternative clean fuels. The drive for cleaner fuel didn’t stop there. In 2001, the agency took its biggest step by replacing its entire fleet of diesel buses with compressed natural gas buses.

2017, June36

McNeilus and Agility Fuel Solutions strengthen CNG alliance

The partnership is designed to supply fleets a broad and differentiated offering of designs and capacities to meet the needs of any customer. For instance, McNeilus will now be authorized to process claims, provide parts and service for Agility’s CNG systems and conduct Agility CNG installations throughout its branch network.

M cNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company, announces the evolution of its strategic alliance with natural gas industry leader Agility Fuel Solutions.

“By enhancing our relationship with Agility, we can provide added value for our customers,” said Brad Nelson, president, McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc., and Oshkosh Corporation’s Commercial Segment. “Linking Agility’s design and manufacturing expertise with our extensive installation, parts distribution and service capabilities creates a product and support system for natural gas fleets that is unmatched in the industry.”

The alliance is designed to offer fleets a broad and differentiated offering of designs and capacities to meet the needs of any customer. For instance, McNeilus will now be authorized to process claims, provide parts and service for Agility’s CNG systems and conduct Agility CNG installations throughout its branch network.

Agility’s strategic partnership with Cummins, the leading provider of engines to the trucking industry, has produced Blue iQ™, an integrated engine and fuel system with performance enhancements, diagnostics improvements and telematics services. Ultimately, customers will receive a world class customer experience and benefit from the products and services of all three proven market leaders.

“Improving air quality around the world begins locally with cleaner and quieter refuse trucks in our communities,” said Kathleen Ligocki, CEO at Agility Fuel Solutions. “Agility is proud to introduce Blue iQ™ to the refuse industry through our alliance with McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing. Together we offer North America’s best-in-class products, sales network and service.”

Launch of Blue iQ™ accelerated

Since Agility Fuel Solutions announced Blue iQ™ two months ago, its customers have been enthusiastic about the product. Agility has begun shipping its first production units for both large and small fleets and announced it is ready to expand acceptance of orders from all customers for Blue iQ equipped fuel systems.

“As a result of our product development work with Cummins, Agility accesses proprietary engine data that optimizes on-highway performance and vastly improves diagnostic capability for optimized uptime and return on investment,” said William Nowicke, Chief Operating Officer and President, Fuel Systems business unit. “Our customers are looking for a better-than-diesel driving experience and Blue iQ delivers,” he added.

All fuel system manufacturers have access to on-board diagnostic data, but only Blue iQ™ takes it to another level

by integrating with Cummins Connected Diagnostics™, INSITE™ service tool and QuickServe® support to connect vehicles, drivers, managers and technicians for real-time management, diagnostics and service. In addition, Blue iQ is the only natural gas fuel system that has access to Cummins proprietary engine data. Its Smart Gauge dashboard has Vehicle Range Monitor to determine how far drivers can go with the fuel on board, Eco Mode to help avoid unplanned refueling at low fuel levels, and Limp Home Mode to get drivers safely out of traffic at extremely low fuel levels. There’s even Cold Start Logic to ensure no downtime on cold mornings.

“We are already seeing strong market interest for this innovative offering developed collaboratively with Cummins, one of Agility’s key partners and investor,” said Kathleen Ligocki, Chief Executive Officer. “Agility and Cummins share a vision of a cleaner future with a greatly reduced carbon footprint in commercial transportation while also delivering a strong value equation for our customers.”

372017, June

C energy Solutions announced that they will start selling their new, CSA-approved Adsorbed Natural Gas (ANG) compressors. This game-changing compressor will make it easier for the NGV industry

to grow in the US and around the world. It solves the infrastructure problem that has frustrated the natural gas transportation industry by finally providing consumers and businesses with a convenient, economical and safe way to fill their NGVs anywhere there is a connection to natural gas.

Cenergy Solutions’ ANG compressors are approved in the US and Canada to be used indoors to fill ANG vehicles or tanks. They can be plugged into a regular electric outlet, hooked up to your gas line and there is no flue needed. The internal compressor on these units is quiet, compact, reliable and durable. The internal compressor in this unit has been proven commercially reliable for over 15 years. The CS-60 and CS-180 come with a warranty of three years or 2,000 service hours.

The CS-60 or CS-180 connects to an ANG vehicle tank or cylinder with a Quick Connect fitting. The filling process is automated with the press of a button: The CS-60 and

Cenergy makes history with new ANG compressor approved for indoor use

Cenergy Solutions, manufacturer of adsorbent natural gas technology, has introduced their new CSA-approved, low pressure ANG compressor for under $3,000. This new compressor can be used at home or at a business to fill ANG tanks on NGVs.

Cenergy expands NGV offerings

Cenergy Solutions acquired Falcon CNG, LLC located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Falcon CNG is a regionally recognized CNG conversion facility that provided EPA certified CNG bi-fuel conversions, custom CNG conversions, installation, operational and safety training, as well as technical support and fleet management training. Cenergy Solutions acquired Falcon CNG, LLC to be its Alternative Fuel Vehicle Systems Division Headquarters for ANG and CNG equipment distribution, EPA testing and vehicle approval programs for light and medium duty vehicles, platform design and technical and training support for Cenergy Solutions’ conversion up fitters throughout the US and Mexico.

Cenergy now employs the founder of Falcon CNG, Barry Rowton, as the Vice President of the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Systems Division, along with his expanded the staff at the Fort Smith facility. Mr. Rowton has plans to add additional staff members in the next 6-18 months. Barry Rowton is a mechanical engineer with an MBA, holds a CSA Certified CNG Fuel System Inspector certificate and Oklahoma CNG Technicians certificate plus many additional training certificates. Falcon CNG services and converts vehicles ranging from 4 cylinder passenger cars and light duty trucks up to and including class 7 & 8 tractors.

The Fort Smith facility will continue to perform CNG conversions and support CNG fleets and owners in its area to facilitate EPA approvals, light and medium duty ANG/

CNG platform design, free ANG/CNG training for CNG conversions, inspections, trouble shooting and component replacement. Attendees from the US or Mexico may be trained on their own vehicle while it is being converted or they may be trained on a vehicle that Cenergy is converting for a client or to be used as a test vehicle. The training will be NFPA 52 based with an emphasis on safety, reliability, drivability and ease of service. Attendees will provide their own travel and lodgings and Cenergy will provide the free training Monday - Friday. Contact Cenergy Solutions to schedule your free training and ANG/CNG conversion certification class.

The Fort Smith facility will also be home to Cenergy’s new One Stop ANG/CNG Shop that will be a comprehensive source for conversion shops to purchase everything they need to convert ANG/CNG light, medium and heavy duty vehicles to natural gas. Cenergy is now offering EPA approved conversion systems, ANG cylinders/tanks, ANG home and business compressors, CNG equipment, cylinders, brackets, valves and hoses/fittings used to convert vehicles to natural gas. Contact Cenergy to be an approved conversion partner.

Cenergy’s new market leading ANG, adsorptive natural gas technology, free CNG training, technical support and CNG component offerings at the One Stop ANG/CNG Shop will continue to transform the CNG vehicle market in America. This transformation will result in cleaner energy including biogas applications, more American jobs and lower fuel costs.

CS-180 will fill the tank at a rate of approximately 60 cubic feet/hour or 180 cubic feet /hour, respectively, and will turn off automatically when the tank is full. As the ANG tank adsorbs the natural gas, the CS-60 and CS-180 will automatically restart and top off the tank to the prescribed pressure. Safety controls will shut down the compressors in the event of a failure, so there is no need to monitor the filling process. An optional manifold connects up to four ANG tanks or vehicles to a single CS-60 or CS-180 and the compressors and manifolds can be daisy chained to fill even more tanks at the same time.

The ANG cylinders and tanks store more natural and biogas at low pressures, see the graph that compares conventional CNG cylinders with ANG cylinders and tanks. This makes the cost of the compressor and the energy to run them a fraction of the cost of traditional high pressure CNG compressors. These new ANG systems are a giant leap forward in the NGV industry’s effort to build the infrastructure needed to get natural or biogas used on a global scale.

Cenergy Solutions has brought cutting-edge natural gas equipment and ANG storage to market for vehicles

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Cenergy signs strategic agreement

Cenergy Solutions has entered into an exclusive agreement with Jacobi Carbons to develop and distribute Jacobi’s activated carbon to Cenergy Solutions’ customers throughout the world. Adsorbent Natural Gas or ANG has many game changing applications such as capture and storage of natural and biogas, and for use in vehicles, power/manufacturing plants, heating and cooking appliances. The future of natural and biogas capture and storage will be with ANG, which will store these gases at low pressures (200 to 600 psi). ANG will significantly reduce the cost of using natural and biogas as a replacement for gasoline, diesel and propane.

The technology to use adsorbents for Natural Gas storage has been in development for the last 25 years, but over the last few years Cenergy Solutions has made some significant advancements to allow them to bring this

technology to market. Having a reliable and cost effective source for the best activated carbon on the market is critical to the wide use of ANG throughout the world. “This partnership will allow Cenergy Solutions to continue to develop the best adsorbents possible while at the same time keeping the price of adsorbents as low as possible to help our ANG technology become useful in many applications on a global scale”, says Gary Fanger, the COO/CTO of Cenergy Solutions.

With its manufacturing facilities throughout the world Jacobi Carbons has the ability to deliver activated carbons to Cenergy Solutions’ customers in shorter time frames and more cost effectively. “We are excited and pleased to be a part of the growing market for gas storage,” stated Jacob Sondergaard, President of Jacobi Carbon, Inc. “We feel that Cenergy Solutions is the ideal partner for Jacobi Carbons, as we seek to further advance the activated carbon-based technology for this application.”

and other applications throughout the world. Cenergy currently sells DOT-compliant ANG and CNG cylinders, approved ANG low pressure compressors for home and businesses, NGV conversion equipment, large ANG storage and transportation tanks, and EPA-compliant natural gas conversion systems for gasoline vehicles. Cenergy Solutions helps make natural gas and biogas economically available for power plants, vehicles, wellhead storage and virtual pipelines to facilitate cleaner air and improved economy and energy independence.

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I n the wake of the inauguration of M/T Damia Desgagnés, the very first Groupe Desgagnés vessel able to be fueled by LNG, President and CEO of Gaz Métro Sophie Brochu, and President and CEO of the

Montreal Port Authority (MPA), Sylvie Vachon, praised Groupe Desgagnés’ leadership and vision. By acquiring four vessels able to comply with the most stringent environmental standards, the group positions itself as a

Gaz Métro and Port of Montreal offering LNG bunkering service in Quebec

An LNG supply solution for marine fuel will now be available at the Port of Montreal. Groupe Desgagnés, Gaz Métro and the Port of Montreal joined efforts in developing an LNG supply system that will be operated by a Gaz Métro subsidiary.

pioneer in its category for the development of LNG as a fuel for maritime transport in Québec and Canada.

In response to this desire to opt for an eco-friendly fuel, Gaz Métro and the Port of Montreal also announced that an LNG supply solution for marine fuel will now be available at the Port of Montreal. Groupe Desgagnés, Gaz Métro and the Port of Montreal joined efforts in developing an LNG supply system that will be operated by a Gaz Métro subsidiary. This system will be available to all shipowners in Quebec, including the fleets passing through the Port of Montreal.

“I would like to commend the leadership and vision of Groupe Desgagnés, which was the first commercial shipowner to order vessels destined to navigate in Québec able to use LNG as marine fuel. LNG is currently one of the best solutions available to replace petroleum products in the maritime sector, due to its environmental assets. In particular, it respects new Canadian and international maritime transportation standards that aim to minimize the emission of air pollutants [NOx and SOx],” said Brochu.

Gaz Métro and the Port of Montreal hope that the availability of LNG supply solutions will be a first step in encouraging shipowners to follow the lead taken by Groupe Desgagnés and, in turn, move toward this efficient, cost-effective and clean option.

BC Ferries unveils LNG-powered Salish Orca

BC Ferries welcomed its newest vessel, Salish Orca, into service with a small public event on board the 6inaugural sailings on the Comox – Powell River route. President & CEO Mark Collins cut a ceremonial ribbon to mark the first official car on board the new vessel.

Salish Orca is the first of three new Salish Class vessels that are dual-fuel and capable of operating on either natural gas or ultra-low sulphur marine diesel. BC Ferries’ use of natural gas for these vessels will result in the reduction of an estimated 9,000 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year, the same as taking approximately 1,900 passenger vehicles off the road annually.

Passenger amenities on board Salish Orca include: a Coastal Café; Passages Gift Shop; comfortable lounge seating with panoramic views; children’s play area; spacious outdoor seating on an open sundeck; pet area and elevators.

BC Ferries looks forward to welcoming its customers on board Salish Orca. Under contract to the Province of British Columbia, BC Ferries is the service provider responsible for the delivery of safe, efficient and dependable ferry service along coastal British Columbia.

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I n April Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMNA) revealed “Project Portal” - a hydrogen fuel cell system designed for heavy duty truck use at the Port of Los Angeles. Announced at a press conference with Port

officials and representatives from California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the California Energy Commission (CEC), the zero-emission truck proof of concept will take part in a feasibility study examining the potential of fuel cell technology in heavy duty applications. The study will begin this summer and contribute to the Port’s Clean Air Action Plan, which has dramatically reduced harmful

emissions from operations at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles since 2005.

“As they did with the Prius and the Mirai, Toyota is taking a leap into the future of technology. By bringing this heavy duty, zero emission hydrogen fuel cell proof of concept truck to the Port, Toyota has planted a flag that we hope many others will follow,” said Mary D. Nichols, Chair, California Air Resources Board (CARB). “CARB will be following the progress of this feasibility study with interest, as we look to develop the best mix of regulations and

Toyota unveiled hydrogen fuel cell truck demonstration project

“Project Portal” hydrogen fuel cell system is designed for heavy-duty truck at the Port of Los Angeles. A feasibility study will examine potential usage of fuel cell technology in heavy-duty applications.

British firm collaborates on Toyota’s ‘Project Portal’

Toyota’s ‘Project Portal’ is designing a heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell system for class 8 truck use at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Ricardo provided technical assistance to the project, including areas of design, vehicle build, testing and development, and is currently supporting vehicle trials.

Project Portal is the next step in Toyota’s effort to broaden the application of zero-emission fuel cell technology that can serve a range of industries. It is a fully functional heavy duty class 8 truck with adequate power and torque capacity to conduct port drayage operations while emitting nothing but water vapor. Heavy duty vehicles make up a significant percentage of the annual emissions output at the San Pedro Bay ports, and the Portal feasibility study may provide another path to further reduce emissions.

Ricardo has assisted Toyota on this project across a wide range of engineering functions. These have included systems integration and packaging, including the fuel cells, power electronics, hydrogen tanks, cooling systems, batteries, electric motors and transmission. Many of the ancillary systems that are traditionally driven by the

engine were also electrified, including the air compressor, power steering and HVAC system, the controls of which required integration into the vehicle’s J1939 CAN BUS.

The Project Portal platform is designed to provide the target performance required to support port drayage operations. The truck generates more than 670 horsepower and 1325 pound feet of torque from two Mirai fuel cell stacks and a 12kWh battery, a relatively small battery to support class 8 load operations. The concept’s gross combined weight capacity is 80,000 lbs., and its estimated driving range is more than 200 miles per fill, under normal drayage operation.

“Ricardo was honored to collaborate with Toyota on this high profile fuel cell demonstration project,” commented Chris Brockbank, VP of Vehicle Engineering at Ricardo. “Heavy duty trucks are generally not amenable to the types of electrification used for passenger cars and other light duty vehicles, due to the size and cost of the required battery systems. For this reason, Project Portal provides an exciting opportunity to evaluate a further, practical option for a heavy truck ZEV application. We look forward to working with Toyota in the completion of the in-port trials, and to seeing the results of the project which, I believe, may well inform the future vision of heavy duty transportation.”

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incentives to rapidly expand the market for the cleanest, most efficient big trucks to meet the need for dramatic change in the freight sector.” Project Portal is the next step in Toyota’s effort to broaden the application of zero-emission fuel cell technology that can serve a range of industries. It is a fully functioning heavy duty truck with the power and torque capacity to conduct port drayage operations while emitting nothing but water vapor. Heavy duty vehicles make up a significant percentage of the annual emissions output at the Port of Los Angeles, and the Portal feasibility study may provide another path to further reduce emissions. “Toyota believes that hydrogen fuel cell technology has tremendous potential to become the powertrain of the future,” said TMNA Executive Vice President Bob Carter. “From creating one of the world’s first mass market fuel cell vehicles, to introducing fuel cell buses in Japan, Toyota is a leader in expanding the use of versatile and scalable zero-emission technology. With Project Portal, we’re proud to help explore the societal benefits of a true zero emission heavy-duty truck platform.”The Project Portal platform is designed to provide the target performance required to support port drayage operations. The truck generates more than 670 horsepower and 1325 pound feet of torque from two Mirai fuel cell stacks and a 12kWh battery, a relatively small battery to support class 8 load operations. The concept’s gross combined weight capacity is 80,000 lbs., and its estimated driving range is more than 200 miles per fill, under normal drayage operation.

“The Port of Los Angeles is excited to collaborate with Toyota to explore the feasibility of fuel cell technology for port drayage operations,” said Tony Gioiello, Deputy Executive Director of Port Development, Port of Los Angeles. “Our port and industry stakeholders have demonstrated their leadership in reducing pollution from port-related operations, and we see the potential of Toyota’s zero-emission heavy-duty truck technology as another solution to meet the long-term goals of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan.”

Project Portal is just one part of Toyota’s ongoing commitment to fuel cell technology and the potential of a hydrogen society. It follows on the company’s continued work to expand California’s hydrogen refueling infrastructure, including the recently announced partnership with Shell to increase the number of hydrogen refueling stations in the state.

“Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles play a role in California’s efforts to achieve greenhouse gas emission reduction goals, improve air quality, and reduce our reliance on fossil fuels,” said Janea A. Scott, Commissioner, California Energy Commission. “That’s why the California Energy Commission is investing in the refueling infrastructure needed to support adoption of these vehicles. The Commission applauds Toyota for putting this cutting edge technology to use in a heavy-duty freight proof of concept. This demo will show how fuel cells can help support the heavy-duty sector’s efforts to increase efficiency, transition to zero-emission technologies, and increase competitiveness.”

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N GVAmerica, the American Public Gas Association (APGA) and the American Gas Association (AGA) announced their 2nd Annual ‘From Sea-to-Shining-Sea’ NGV Road Rally Across America.

The event highlights the many benefits of using natural gas in transportation and the variety of vehicles available today that operate on natural gas over a two-week period, commencing this June.

“No other alternative fuel offers as many vehicles to meet the needs of consumers and fleets than natural gas,” NGVAmerica President Matthew Godlewski said. “This year’s event will showcase a variety of vehicles operating on clean-burning CNG, LNG and RNG over multiple stops throughout the country.”

This year’s 18-stop, 4,825-mile journey starts outside of Long Beach, CA on Monday, June 5th and concludes in Washington, DC on Friday, June 16th. Event media stops in-between include:

• Tolleson, AZ• Albuquerque, NM• Tulsa, OK• Conway, AR• Dickson, TN• Knoxville, TN• Salisbury, NC• Newport News, VA

Other rally events that tie into the main route will be held in:

• Houston, TX• Leesville, LA• Atlanta, GA• Spartanburg, SC

Additionally, a separate spur will also make its way to Washington, DC via:

• Fair Oaks, IN• Wixom, MI• Columbus, OH• York, PA

“The west coast-to-east coast road rally not only dispels the myth of NGV ‘range anxiety’ but will also draw media attention to the historic VW settlement program,” said event coordinator Tom Sheehan. “Every stop will serve to educate states on how NGVs are the most cost-effective use of funds for clean transportation projects as part of the $2.9 billion VW settlement.”

Each Drive NatGas road rally stop includes good food,

a variety of NGVs, award ceremonies and educational opportunities that highlight NGVs’ exemplary value proposition. All are welcome and attendees will include state and local government officials and policymakers, the media, NGV customers and advocates, industry stakeholders, DOE Clean Cities coordinators as well as the public.

The following organizations are sponsors of this year’s event:

Agility Fuel Solutions, ampCNG, ANGI Energy Systems, Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp, Atlanta Gas Light, Blue Bird Corporation, Blue Energy Fuels, Carolinas Public Gas Association, CenterPoint Energy, City of Richmond – Dept of Public Utilities, Clean Energy Fuels Corp, Clean Fuels Michigan, CNG Cylinders International, Cummins Westport Inc, DeKalb County Government, DTE Energy, EVO CNG, Gibson County Utility District, Greater Dickson Gas Authority, Greater Indiana Clean Cities Coalition, Knoxville Utilities Board, Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia, National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA), Norwich Clean Cities, Okaloosa Gas District, Oklahoma One-Call, One Gas, Ozinga Energy, Palmetto State Clean Fuels Coalition, Piedmont Natural Gas, Precision Fitting and Gauge/Precision CNG, S3 Services, LLC, Sevier County Utility District, Sheehy Mail Contractors, Inc, South Jersey Gas Company, Southern California Gas Company – a Sempra Company, Southwest Gas Corporation, TECO Energy, Tennessee Gas Association, Trillium CNG, TruStar Energy, Tulsa Gas Technologies, Inc, U.S. Venture/GAIN Clean Fuel, Virginia Natural Gas – a Southern Company, WEH Technologies Inc, and Worthington Cylinders.

2017 west coast-to-east coast NGV road rally announced

The 18-stop, 4,825-mile journey highlights the many benefits of using natural gas in transportation and the variety of vehicles available today that operate on natural gas over a two-week period in June.

CNGVC urges Los Angeles ports to adopt clean truck program

Members of the California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition (CNGVC) urged the San Pedro Bay Ports to develop and implement an aggressive clean truck program as part of the updated 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP). To accelerate the CAAP, the Coalition developed the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) Now Plan, which offers a cost-effective opportunity, using proven technology, to drastically and immediately reduce emissions from the 13,000 heavy-duty trucks serving the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Coalition members outlined the ACT Now Plan at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo, the nation’s largest clean fleet trade show.

Approximately 80% of the region’s smog comes from the transportation sector. The single largest contributor to this pollution is heavy-duty trucks that haul goods in and out of the San Pedro Bay Ports through busy transportation corridors near homes.

The Act Now Plan calls on the Ports to immediately

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increase the number of zero-and near-zero-emission trucks deployed to dramatically improve regional air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, drive job growth throughout the region and the state, and increase the competitiveness of the Ports and the entire California goods movement system.

As written, the Port’s CAAP Discussion Draft relies on a long-term transition plan to implement zero emission technology, leaving room for diesel trucks to continue polluting the air for another 17 years—affecting an entire generation. In contrast, Coalition members support Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Sustainable Freight Advisory Committee recommendation to deploy 100% zero- and near-zero emission trucks powered by renewable fuel within five years, by 2023.

“The latest generation of low-NOx, zero-equivalent natural gas engines powered by renewable natural gas exceed the required air quality standard by 90% and they are available today,” said Thomas Lawson, president of the California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition. “There is no reason to wait to clean Southern California’s air.”

“This is a public health issue—especially for the underserved communities living near the freeways that serve the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach,” said Greg Roche, vice president of Clean Energy, which operates natural gas fueling stations across the country. “The ACT Now Plan can save a generation from the ill-health effects of the NOx and smog-forming emissions coming from diesel trucks.”

“Near-zero-emission heavy-duty natural gas trucks can immediately deliver clean-air benefits and transform the Ports’ diesel-dominated freight movement system,” said George Minter, regional vice president for Southern California Gas Co. “One truck engine manufacturer recently certified a new natural gas engine under the state’s new ‘Low NOx Standard’ that, when fueled by renewable natural gas, reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent, and provides the performance the trucking industry demands. This is a game-changing option.”

The ACT Now Plan encompasses all zero- and near-zero emission technologies and fuels, including natural gas, propane, battery electric, hydrogen fuel cell electric, and others that meet a 0.02 grams per brake horsepower hour NOx standard and can achieve a minimum 40% reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions using renewable fuels or energy.Members of the California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition (CNGVC) urged the San Pedro Bay Ports to develop and implement an aggressive clean truck program as part of the updated 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP). To accelerate the CAAP, the Coalition developed the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) Now Plan, which offers a cost-effective opportunity, using proven technology, to drastically and immediately reduce emissions from the 13,000 heavy-duty trucks serving the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Coalition members outlined the ACT

Now Plan at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo, the nation’s largest clean fleet trade show.

Approximately 80% of the region’s smog comes from the transportation sector. The single largest contributor to this pollution is heavy-duty trucks that haul goods in and out of the San Pedro Bay Ports through busy transportation corridors near homes.

The Act Now Plan calls on the Ports to immediately increase the number of zero‐ and near‐zero‐emission trucks deployed to dramatically improve regional air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, drive job growth throughout the region and the state, and increase the competitiveness of the Ports and the entire California goods movement system.

As written, the Port’s CAAP Discussion Draft relies on a long-term transition plan to implement zero emission technology, leaving room for diesel trucks to continue polluting the air for another 17 years—affecting an entire generation. In contrast, Coalition members support Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Sustainable Freight Advisory Committee recommendation to deploy 100% zero- and near-zero emission trucks powered by renewable fuel within five years, by 2023.

“The latest generation of low-NOx, zero-equivalent natural gas engines powered by renewable natural gas exceed the required air quality standard by 90% and they are available today,” said Thomas Lawson, president of the California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition. “There is no reason to wait to clean Southern California’s air.”

“This is a public health issue—especially for the underserved communities living near the freeways that serve the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach,” said Greg Roche, vice president of Clean Energy, which operates natural gas fueling stations across the country. “The ACT Now Plan can save a generation from the ill-health effects of the NOx and smog-forming emissions coming from diesel trucks.”

“Near-zero-emission heavy-duty natural gas trucks can immediately deliver clean-air benefits and transform the Ports’ diesel-dominated freight movement system,” said George Minter, regional vice president for Southern California Gas Co. “One truck engine manufacturer recently certified a new natural gas engine under the state’s new ‘Low NOx Standard’ that, when fueled by renewable natural gas, reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent, and provides the performance the trucking industry demands. This is a game-changing option.”

The ACT Now Plan encompasses all zero- and near-zero emission technologies and fuels, including natural gas, propane, battery electric, hydrogen fuel cell electric, and others that meet a 0.02 grams per brake horsepower hour NOx standard and can achieve a minimum 40% reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions using renewable fuels or energy.

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