CNG-NGV Solutions have entered into a green partnership with the 63 year old Houston company for offering compressed natural gas fuelling systems and compressed natural gas vehicle transitions to the Houston- Galveston region government and business fleet operators.
CNG-NGV Solutions is the primary company in Houston to put into operation the environment friendly utilization of natural gas as an alternative to gasoline or diesel as its transportation fuel. It is believed that natural gas will bring down particulate discharges that is smog by 90% and greenhouse gas discharges by 30%.
This solution of the CNG-NGV Solutions will give it an unique chance to help clean the atmosphere and at the same time provide green jobs for the citizens. It will also reduce the dependency foreign oil.
CNG-NGV Solutions expects to have 10 new fuelling locations to be opened up in the Houston-Galveston region within a year.
Mack Trucks, Inc. has brought out the MACK TerraPro Low Entry model truck with weighty-duty natural gas engines provided by Cummins Westport, Inc. (CWI). The truck was set in motion by Mack at the WasteExpo 2009, in reaction to the rising need for less discharge alternative fuel vehicles. The TerraPro Cabover model will be obtainable later.
320 hp is the rating of the 9-liter Cummins Westport ISL G. Either compressed (CNG) or liquefied natural gas (LNG) can be used in this truck. It is also equipped with a 3 way catalytic converter to adhere to the EPA’10 expelling standards.
Groot Industries, Inc. which is a major rot hauler in the Midwest has already ordered for the TerraPro with ISL G engines. It is stated that the 20 units will run on CNG and are planned to enter into service in the Chicago region by the end of the year.
Maruti Suzuki, which is India’s top car manufacturer, has declared that it will break off working on its Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) versions and would launch the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) versions of its total collection by early 2010.
Maruti Alto, which is otherwise known as the bread and butter car for Maruti is going to be the I model to be wheeled with a CNG kit accompanied by other cars in the Maruti Stable.
The company is expecting for a more bettered dispersion network of CNG throughout the country, ab initio in the main cities. The company had also before this offered CNG models and has again now planned to reintroduce the CNG versions again in every segment.
BS-IV discharge standard will be enforced in 11 cities in the country from the following year, and Maruti is pitching itself to bring out CNG versions of its vehicles.
Source: Carazoo
Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL), the only provider of CNG in the national capital of India, increased the price of CNG by Rs. 2.10 to Rs. 21 per kg.
One of the company official stated that “The revision in prices would result in an increase of Rs. 2.10 per kg in the consumer price of CNG, increasing from the current price of Rs. 18.90 per kg.”
The rise in CNG retail prices will slightly affect the per kilometre (km) running cost for the vehicles. For autos, the increment would be 6 paisa per km, for taxi it would be 10 paisa per km and for buses it would be 60 paisa per km. But still the increased cost of CNG in Delhi at Rs. 21 per kg remains the cheapest in the country. When equated with diesel-driven vehicles the increased cost would be in favour of CNG at 31%.
Source: News Outlook India
Toyota Motors which is world’s top auto maker has plans for manufacture of fuel-cell car by 2015. This venture is taken by the company as an attempt to be in the lead in the race for green autos.
Fuel-cell engineering is believed to be a up-to-date answer to cut down carbon dioxide discharges. It brings forth electricity by blending fuel which is normally hydrogen with oxygen, and thus giving out only water. Toyota started selling limited versions of fuel-cell hybrid fomite in 2002 in the US and Japan. The technology from its Prius hybrids are used as an inspiration.
The present financial year could turn out to be more worse with the net loss anticipated to be 550 billion yen. The vehicle sales are anticipated to drop to 6.5 million. The company is projecting to spread out its line of hybrids and decrease costs to return to the green zone.
Calgary, Canada-based Alternative Fuel Systems (AFS) disclosed today the information with regard to its supplying of engine components for the past year to Mahindra & Mahindra which is the largest manufacturer of SUVs in India.
AFS are makers of natural gas engine controllers which can be used in compressed natural gas vehicles and includes Mahindra’s Maxx Maxi Truck. The proclamation comes after the company’s supply deal was signed with Mumbai’s Tata Motors around 2 years ago.
Jim Perry the AFS CEO did not reveal the measure of the Mahindra deal but informed the Cleantech Group that the 2 deals are sure to aid the company step-up its share of the little-but-developing market for compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles in India.
The roadblock to the adoption of CNG operated vehicle all over the world is insufficient distribution systems. India possesses the infrastructure for CNG refueling with 180 such natural gas fueling stations in Delhi alone.
Source: Cleantech
Cars on the CNG platform is being tried out before launching them commercially by the car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Limited. It is likely that the CNG platform car will be sold commercially in the next 2-3 years. At present only 11 cities in India had CNG facilitated cars. This was the reason for Maruti for not going in for such switch over previously.
Actually compressed natural gas (CNG) is a more environs-friendly choice to other fossil fuels like petrol or diesel. At present, no car runs on CNG version in the Indian market, even though Maruti 800 and Wagon R are obtainable on the LPG platform.
Even though external CNG kits can be fitted in new cars but with the launch of the Maruti CNG models the price would be much cheaper because of the economies of scale.
Volkswagen and Archer Daniels Midland, one of the world’s top agriculture processors and a principal in biofuels, have arranged to work toward fostering the growth and usage of biodiesel in the auto industry. This is a noteworthy step ahead for biofuels for the size of the companies involved. ADM’s key interest in this developing market, and VW’s respectable and developing use of advanced diesel engines in its product line.
In Europe, Volkswagen has combined with the Royal Dutch/Shell Group to exhibit the feasibility of cars motorized by synthetic fuel obtained from natural gas. For the past 5 month period, 25 VW Golf hatchbacks power-driven by 100 horsepower TDI diesel engines were fuelled by this spotless-fiery gas-to-liquids fuel. The object was to prove this fuel’s discharge savings features. This is also claimed to be comparable to that of compressed natural gas but at lesser cost.
Source: Yahoo!
Iowa gas prices increased by 10% in May. The average increase was about $2.16 per gallon for 10 % ethanol combined states a state survey undertaken on May 15. Natural gas prices augmented in the most recent monthly survey by 51 cents per MMbtu (decatherm) to $3.08 per MMbtu on May 14 this year.
The reason for the increase of natural gas prices according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, is supposed to be the increase in crude oil prices. This may be due to signals of a potential economic revival which is in the offing.
Tommi Makila, energy policy analyst for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources stated that “The expectation of future growth in consumption has been driving prices up, but relatively low overall demand and large inventories should moderate the price increases we see this summer”.
Heavy Duty OEMs in Australia have started using natural gas trucks and these trucks have been put up in the centre stage at the Brisbane Truck Show this week. This was in response to the increasing interest from fleet operators on both sides of the country.
Mack, Kenworth, Isuzu and Iveco all boasted compressed or liquefied natural gas (CNG or LNG) in their lineup. Some of them had more than one model on the show. Mack’s quality exhibit, a CNG fuelled concrete agitator sporting a 300 hp Cummins ISL-G engine, wrapped the show in several ways thus rendering a background to a Mack merchandise fashion show. This truck won the award for the event and was titled as the “Outstanding Truck Manufacturer Display”.
Isuzu, which had launched 4 new CNG trucks in Australia only last month exhibited 2 models – an FSR 700/850 ( 8 litre) and an NPR 300 (4.6 litre).