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AltFuels AltFuels Magazine is a AltFuels publication of AltFuels magazine Communications Group AltFuels #14 / JULY 2018 NGVAFRICA ALONG WITH PIN ENERGIE, AIR LIQUIDE AND IVECO Carrefour opens biomethane production plant and filling station in France The project brings together for the first time the entire biogas value chain in a single site Asia United States New Volvo Eicher CNG trucks UPS invests $130M in more natural available in India gas vehicles and refueling facilities 2 GAS VEHICLES REPORT 2018, July THE GVR AltFuelsAltFuelsGAS VEHICLES REPORT 2018, July #14 3 magazine JULY 2018 Summary 04. NGV European News 37. New biogas facilities in operation in Kentucky and Iowa 07. The Italian NGV Industry 39. First Kenworth truck with 12L near-zero 10. Biomethane production plant and filling engine delivered station opens in France 40. Canada’s first retail H2 filling station opens in 11. Paris/Algeciras natural gas refuelling Vancouver corridor is 70% completed 41. United States’ first hydrogen fuel cell vessel 15. Iberia under construction 22. LNG Section 25. H2 Transport A global voice in the service of ecology and economy, AltFuels Magazine is a publication of AltFuels Communications Group, publishing house and fairs-conferences organizer, whose website is www.ngvjournal.com. AltFuels Magazine includes four existing publications: The 28. India: new Volvo Eicher CNG vehicles GasVehicles Report, Asian NGV Communications, NGV Journal.US, available and NGVAfrica. 29. UBER helps promote NGV adoption in India The Group also manages other magazines reaching the whole world, such as Prensa Vehicular Argentina and GNV Latinoamérica. We 30. Shell Eco-Marathon arrives in Chennai speak to over 100 countries. 31. Further steps to develop LNG bunkering in Moreover, Altfuels Communications sends a daily newsletter -in Singapore English and Spanish- to an email base with thousands of certified 32. Korean government signs deal to set up H2 contacts with the most significant and up to date news on the natural gas and other alternative fuels sector, which you can find at www. station network ngvjournal.com. The Group also sends a fortnightly newsletter with 33. Toyota plans further sales of hydrogen fuel the main global news of Autogas industry, which you can read at www.auto-gas.net. cell vehicles Signed articles are exclusive responsibility of the authors, as well as advertising companies and agencies are responsible for the published ads. Visit: www.ngvjournal.com 34. UPS invests $130M in more NGVs and Subscriptions: [email protected] refueling stations Member of: 35. U.S. legislation supports natural gas vehicle deployment 4 NGV European news matter emissions, in addition to benefits such as noise Belgium reduction and cost savings. With IVECO’s natural gas powered trucks, we can now provide customers with Along with the Executive for Environment and additional options for environmentally friendly long- Sustainability of Flemish Brabant Tie Roefs, DATS distance transport and further contribute to DHL’s 24 and gas.be have opened the 100th CNG station in GoGreen environmental goals.” Belgium. This facility is also the 60th of Colruyt Group’s With the group strategy in mind, to reduce all logistics- fuel supplier DATS 24. In 7 years’ time, natural gas has related emissions net to zero by 2050, DHL Freight was clearly come to stay as the most logical alternative inspired to purchase the tractors as a way to expand its for diesel or petrol. Most CNG stations are situated current service offering for the global sporting-goods in Flanders and drivers can refuel in 1 out of 4 towns manufacturer. The customer himself is ambitiously there. working on minimizing his environmental footprint. A sustainable transport solution to foster the partnership After the inauguration in Heverlee, DATS 24 will open was, therefore, the next logical step. another 15 CNG locations this year: in Wetteren, Basecles, Eupen, Erpe-Mere-, Ieper, Sint-Truiden, The option to choose sustainable shipping has evolved Hechtel-Eksel, Wommelgem and Knokke. Colruyt in the last two decades, growing from a niche market Group’s fuel supplier has also submitted several permit mostly confined to local urban solutions to now being applications with the competent authorities to continue cost-effective and implementable for heavy loads over expanding its refuelling network along the main roads long distances. The trucks purchased by DHL Freight in Wallonia. By 2020, there should be 170 CNG stations meet the strict Euro 6 emissions standards, making in Belgium. them an excellent choice for future operations. According to Juan Vazquez, general manager of sector federation gas.be, natural gas can and will play an Germany important part in greening mobility. “Driving cars on natural gas is the most dignified alternative for German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital polluting diesel and petrol cars today. They emit up to Infrastructure’s announcement of new subsidies 31% less CO2 and reduce the emission of fine dust and for energy-efficient and low CO2 trucks confirms NOx by 75%. And with the current development of the the country is promoting environmentally friendly CNG network, it is becoming feasible for everyone to vehicles and embracing natural gas as a solution switch to natural gas,” he said. to pollution. “We want to help logistics operators to switch to environmentally-friendly trucks. “Motorists want to green, but keeping their well-known Everyone will benefit from the change: the transport comfort,” commented Raf Flebus, Business Unit companies, the environment and the residents Manager of DATS 24. “The air quality is deteriorating along particularly polluted roads,” said Andreas at a fast pace in Belgium, especially in Flanders. Scheuer, Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Completely justified, the consumer also wants Infrastructure. to continue to enjoy the comfort and freedom of movement he is accustomed to. And CNG cars offer The Ministry has made a significant commitment to a few major advantages: they are cheaper and can be supporting this energy transition, and has set aside used everywhere and they contribute substantially to a 10 million euros in 2018 alone to fund the program, healthier environment.” which will run until at least 2020. The funding guidelines focus on heavy freight transport with Executive Tie Roefs also added: “Driving on CNG is trucks above 7.5 tons powered by natural gas, as well one of the many links in the transition to sustainable as specific electric drives. The subsidy amounts to mobility. We also encourage sustainable means of 8,000 euros for CNG and 12,000 euros for LNG, with a transport such as bicycles and public transport for ceiling of 500,000 euros per company. This maximum short and long travels as much as possible. But if amount of the funding will allow the development of a car is the only option, we feel a CNG car is a good the refuelling infrastructure, as it means subsidizing alternative for long distances. So we did not hesitate to a company’s purchase of 40 to 60 natural gas vehicles grant DATS 24 an environmental permit to set up a CNG – the perfect sized fleet to ensure a quick payback on installation.” the investment on a refuelling station. Also in Belgium, DHL Freight (one of the leading IVECO is ready to help logistics operators avail providers of road freight services in Europe) has themselves of the new subsidies with its full range of purchased four IVECO Stralis NP 400 trucks. These eligible CNG and LNG trucks, which have already a heavy-duty trucks have a driving range of up to 1,500 proven record in the fleets of major European logistics kilometres and enable a total weight of tractor and operator. “This announcement is further confirmation trailer of up to 40 tons. The new LNG-powered trucks of our vision of the future of the transport sector, with will be employed to create a sustainable transport natural gas traction being the mature technology that solution for one of the world’s largest developers and provides a viable and profitable solution today,” added sellers of athletic footwear and sportswear. Pierre Lahutte, IVECO Brand President. “As an excellent long-haul alternative to diesel, natural IVECO will be showcasing its full range of CNG and gas provides a great opportunity for DHL Freight LNG vehicles in the IVECO Natural Power Tour 2018 – to become front runner in sustainable road freight a demonstration program that will cover the German shipping,” said Uwe Brinks, CEO DHL Freight. “It offers territory from June to October, offering customers the the chance to reduce greenhouse gas and particulate opportunity to test drive the vehicles. THE GVR GAS VEHICLES REPORT 2018, July 5 France Siberia Endesa and SIGEIF (the inter-council association for Few places in the world are as isolated as the managing gas and electricity in Île-de-France) signed Russian city of Petropavlovsk in the Siberian region of in Paris the contract for the design, construction and Kamchatka. Cut off from the country’s network of roads, operation of a new public natural gas station in Île-de- it is only accessible by air or water, on a peninsula France, the metropolitan area of Paris. It will be located in with the Bering Sea lapping at its east coast. Extreme the area of Wissous to the south of the French capital and weather conditions, ranging from the plummeting will supply trucks passing through this major logistical hub. temperatures of a Siberian winter to the hot but brief summers, combine with the remote location to Endesa’s facility is expected to open in June 2019 and create challenging conditions for operating technical is part of the company’s growth strategy in France equipment. To reflect this, any industry hoping to gain a and Europe through NGV, a fuel that reduces particle foothold there must adopt the philosophy of “reliability emissions by 95% and NOx emissions by between 40% without compromise”.