The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) said that more than 35 percent of U.S. public transportation buses use alternative fuels or hybrid technology, as of January 1, 2011. This is a striking contrast to the 1.3 percent of automobiles that used alternative-fuels in 2010, according to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Outlook. “Public transportation [...]
Sichuan Chuangang Gas, of which Kunlun Energy is the holding company, collaborated with the Nanchong Transportation Department of Chuan Zhong Oil-Gas-Mining of South-West Oil and Gas filed on the modification work of LNG vehicles. Two diesel powered crude oil tankers went through modification process to be successfully powered by LNG as single fuel. It took [...]
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LNG4Trucks&Ships will be held next September 19-21 in Amsterdam City. The event will put together a comprehensive LNG-for-transport workshop, table tops exhibition, a unique technical tour to an LNG filling station in Zwolle City, vehicle display and technical demonstration and a natural gas boat tour along the UNESCO’s Rings of Canals Amsterdam World Heritage. “A [...]
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today said that Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) and MOL will conduct gas injection demonstration run utilizing a temporarily modified electrically-controlled type slow speed diesel engine. The engine is designed, manufactured and delivered to a shipyard with oil injection specifications for one of the MOL newbuilding vessels, however [...]
![USA: Staten Island Ferry to Run on LNG]()
The Staten Island Ferry will receive $2,340,000 in federal funding for a pilot program for conversion from diesel fuel to liquefied natural… (silive) Source: silive, August 16, 2011;
![Australia: Climate Policy Debate Can’t be a 2009 Re-Run, APPEA Says]()
The Australian oil and gas industry says the political and commercial landscapes have changed significantly since the Australian Parliament last considered pricing carbon and this needs to be recognised in the treatment of Australia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters. The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association’s submission to the Government’s Multi-Party Climate Change Committee [...]
![China: FAW LNG Buses Run on Dalian Road]()
The first batch of CA6112URN31 liquefied natural gas (LNG) buses would be driven on the Dalian roads from Aug 21 this year, announced FAW Dalian Bus Factory, a wholly owned subsidiary of FAW Group. The new models of CA6112URN31 and CA6890URN31 LNG buses which may significantly save energy and reduce emission are developed by FAW [...]
![China Natural Gas Announces Successful Completion of Single Machine Test Run and Ignition Ceremony of Its Jingbian LNG Plant]()
China Natural Gas, Inc. , a leading provider of compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicular fuel and pipeline natural gas for industrial, commercial and residential use in Xi’an, China, announced today that it successfully completed the single-machine test run and ignition ceremony of its Jingbian liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant on June 30, 2010. Mr. [...]
