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Volvo Bus Order to Increase
Norwegian CNG Bus Fleet by
Almost 50%
Wednesday, 27 June 2007
 Norway
Norway’s fledgling 77 strong
compressed natural gas (CNG) bus
fleet will increase to more than
100 with the pending delivery of
35 CNG buses from Volvo Bus in
the coming months. The order is
part of a 173 bus order for
Veolia Transport, the largest
Volvo Bus order in Norway to
date...
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ATFCAN, Mumbai Gold Cabs
Partner to Equip New Taxis with
Advanced CNG Kits
Wednesday, 27 June 2007
Mumbai, India
 The
President and CEO of Canadian
group ATFCAN, Rodney Semotiuk,
has announced a partnership
between ATFCAN with Mumbai Gold
Cabs Pvt. Ltd. As part of
ATFCAN’s CNG India project,
Mumbai Gold Cabs will supply 200
new Maruti Esteem and 50 new
Tata Indigo Marina vehicles for
conversion to compressed natural
gas (CNG) operation, using
conversion kits from ECO Fuel
Systems, also of Canada. The
ARAI-certified kits perform at
Bharat III emissions levels
standards, and will be installed
by ACE Gas Conversions Pvt. Ltd.
of Mumbai, in collaboration with
ECO Fuel Systems...
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Bangladesh Govt. Favors Heavy
Duty CNG Vehicles Through Tax
Cuts
Wednesday, 20 June 2007
Bangladesh, Dhaka
The Government of Bangladesh has
reduced taxes & supplementary
taxes for compressed natural gas
(CNG) heavy vehicles to 0% from
15%. The cuts were made by Dr.
Mirza Azizul Islam, Head of
Ministry of Finance during a
budget session earlier this
month. He also expressed that
due to the creation of a cleaner
environment in the Dhaka city
through the use of natural gas
vehicles, the Govt. is
interested in promoting imported
heavy CNG vehicles. Heavy diesel
vehicles are main contributors
of PM 10 & 2.5 in the city...
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Sinoenergy Signs Supply
Agreement with Sinopec
Wednesday, 27 June 2007
China, Qingdao
Sinoenergy Corporation, a major
manufacturer of compressed
natural gas (CNG) filling
station equipment and car/bus
conversion kits in China, as
well as an emerging developer
and operator of natural gas
filling stations in China, has
signed a natural gas sale and
purchase agreement between the
Company's 55% subsidiary, Hubei
Gather Energy Gas Co., Ltd. and
with China Petroleum and
Chemical Corporation, to replace
the former letter of intent
signed on May 21, 2007...
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Natural Gas Vehicles Reduce CO2
NOW – ENGVA Message to European
Parliament
Wednesday, 20 June 2007
France, Strasbourg
NGV
Stakeholders Converge on
Strasbourg
European OEMs Put Brakes on CO2
Reduction Targets
Natural gas vehicles (NGVs) and
NGV industry stakeholders have
converged on the European
Parliament in Strasbourg, France
taking a clear message to
parliamentarians and officials
in high EC offices – People
talk about climate change and
reducing CO2, Natural gas
vehicles do it and do it now.
In a move reportedly preceded
only by...
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New
Identity for European
Association
Wednesday, 20 June 2007
France, Strasbourg
The European Association for
Natural Gas Vehicles has
undergone a name change
following the acceptance at
today’s annual general meeting
of a recommendation by the
Association’s Board and
Marketing and Communications
committee. The association will
simplify its name, adopting its
former acronym ‘ENGVA’ as the
official name of the body, along
with the addition of a tagline,
for sustainable mobility...
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IANGV ENGVA Technical Committees
Meet in Strasbourg
Tuesday, 19 June 2007
France, Strasbourg
Members of the IANGV and ENGVA
Technical Committees have met in
Strasbourg, France, coinciding
with ENGVA’s annual conference,
with standards once again being
a key agenda item. Delegates at
the meeting heard from ENGVA’s
Technical Committee Chair,
Flavio Mariani, on the state of
play of a number of issues
currently on the ENGVA agenda...
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OMV CNG Rally Team on Podium for
First Time – Third Place for
Harrach
Wednesday, 20 June 2007
Austria
Environment wins too – 100%
biomethane knocks out GHG
emissions
NGV VW Golf makes ninth place
The pioneering OMV CNG Rally
Team has pulled their best
result ever, coming third and
reaching their top three target
in the Castrol Judenburg-Pölstal
Rally in Austria last week. The
result comes in spite of
problems with the engine
performance early on in the
event but further cements the
future of compressed natural gas
(CNG) in international rally
sport. Further affirming the
position of CNG in rally sport
was Hannes Danzinger, who drove
his CNG fuelled VW Golf into 9th
place at the event...
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CSA American Issues Addendum
PRD1b-2007 to the American
Pressure Relief Device Standard
Wednesday, 20 June 2007
CSA America has issued an
addendum to standards covering
pressure relief devices in the
US. Some of the more important
changes to the standard are:
• New definitions for
"Manufacturer's Specified
Activation Temperature" and
"Manufacturer's Specified
Service Pressure."
• The minimum design life of
PRDs has been increased from
15,000 to 20,000 cycles.
• Aluminum has been added as
an acceptable material for PRD
housings.
• A table has been added to
simplify the determination of
which tests are necessary for
new designs and design changes.
• The amount of leakage
permitted in the leakage test
has been lowered from 2.0 scc/hr
to 0.2 scc/hr...
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Natural Gas Buses Hit the
Streets of Mozambique
Friday, 08 June 2007
Mozambique, Maputo
Abundant natural gas available
locally
Natural gas powered buses have
begun plying the streets of
Mozambique’s capital Maputo,
with four buses launched by
publicly owned bus company TPM
last week.
All Africa reports that the
buses, manufactured by Yutong in
China, are part of a government
strategy to introduce natural
gas vehicles to lower the
country’s fuel costs...
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