The Annual, Biannual, and Triennial Balances of NGV Industry in Asia

Volume 2 Number 8 December 2006 The annual, biannual, and triennial balances of NGV industry in Asia

Cairo, Egypt Asia Took place the 10th Current NGV activities IANGV conference at a glance and exhibition

2 December 2006 Summary

The 2006 NGV market 04 assessment

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The 2006 NGV market assessment

Asian region has reinforced its "Market tendency based on type of importance in the current and near vehicle" statistics). In the heavy-duty future NGV industry. Half of the top ten vehicle (HDV) section, both Korea and countries with the biggest number of Philippines mainly use NG public buses, natural gas vehicles and methane while Australia, Burma, Japan and fuelling stations worldwide are Asian. Russia are focusing more on trucks for Among the top countries, China, India, private and/or public service. Iran and Pakistan are persistently within the top ten NGV nations. In Japan and Korea, almost 100% NGVs are OEM made. In Korea, only This year annual balance has positioned few used for R&D purposes are Asia as second best region with NGV converted vehicles. Although some growth after Latin America (LAC). Yet, countries have OEM NGVs available in both occupy the same top position in the domestic market, the rest of the terms of fuelling station escalation. region is still (more) in the conversion This evaluation was made based on market, except for China and Iran which data from 22 Asian countries, 31 are in both OEM and retrofit sectors. European countries, and 9 nations in LAC with a total of 4,6M NGVs and Fuelling stations NGVs are booming in Asia 9,000 stations in 2005, and 5,5M NGVs Pakistan, China, Iran, India and Japan and 10,400 stations in 2006. In the have positioned themselves in the top Philippines have more private stations. vehicle sector, Asian growth rate ten countries with highest number of The first two mainly use taxis while the reaches 32% comparing to 51% in LAC NG fuelling station; each has 300-900 other two, as said above, focus on and 24% in Europe. North America stations. Public fuelling facilities are buses. shows an increase of 3%, however, this popular in this region, portraying its last data is from 2002-2004 (new data confidence to mass-market light-duty Fuel is not available). For fuelling station, Asia NGVs among private customers, such Business-wise, it becomes more and LAC show a rise of 32% each as those in China, Iran, Japan, Thailand, profitable to invest in this industry since comparing to 24% growth in Europe Egypt and Malaysia (mostly is still CNG shows a healthy price increase by and 17% in North America. serving taxi fleets), Turkey, and Russia. 50% in 2004-2006, while gasoline price The statistics in numbers are as follows: In Asia absolutely majority of methane rose at 40% and 52% for diesel. 580,000 additional NGVs and 690 new facilities are public stations rather than Fuel prices in Egypt and Iran are kept at fuelling stations in Asia, 196,000 private. a steady rate since 2004. vehicles and 330 more stations in LAC, 45.465 additional vehicles and 96 The relation between type of vehicle Despite of the increase, natural gas has stations were added in Europe *. market and type of fuelling facilities can proved to have eased the burden of also be seen in Korea. Hence almost energy import cost especially in NGVs 100% of NGVs are public vehicles; the transport sector as it is much cheaper Pakistan joined the 1M plus countries payment method that acquires a special than traditional fuels. Methane price together with Argentina and Brazil by fuelling account has created obstacles advantage over gasoline is about early 2006 as the world’s for –so far-- very few private NGV 50%-85% and about 25%-70% "the big-three". India, Iran, China and owners to access this facility. cheaper than diesel in Asia in 2006. Egypt follow with 335,000 – 70,000 This payment method is created to units of NGVs each. Remarkable serve public fleets only as there is National targets developments are seen in Thailand and hardly any methane LDVs operating in China has surpassed its 100,000 Iran, which have added 13,000 and this country. Thus, in practice, it works methane units target by 2010; this year 85,000 methane vehicles (NGVs) in as a "private" fuelling facility rather than there are already around 130,000 NGVs 2006, showing a growth rate of 156% public facility. Also, those countries with on the roads. Iran has also exceeded its and 133% respectively, followed by large number of public stations own 2006 target having 148,000 methane Malaysia at 52% rate of almost 8,000 more NG LDVs than HDVs—ready to vehicles instead of the expected additional vehicles—mostly taxis. In facilitate passenger car market/mass 100,000 units. Pakistan, NGV population rose by 43%, market, with an exception for type of with more than 300,000 units more in vehicles in Japan and Russia where Both India and Iran show a good pace this last one year alone. 53%-76% of their NGV fleets in achieving their fueling station target. respectively are trucks owned by Light-duty vehicles (LDVs) are popular in government and/or private fleets. Notes: Asia as more than 50% of NGVs used About 40% of Japan NGVs are LDVs. * All numbers are rounded up. in eleven out of sixteen countries For more data on Asia, please refer to assessed are LDVs (see in this issue Bangladesh, India, Korea, and statistics in last pages of this magazine.

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CNG cylinders in a daughter station Fuelling a CNG bus in China December 2006 7 8 December 2006 December 2006 9 10 December 2006

Evaluasi NGV industri di tahun 2006

Region Asia telah menggaris bawahi meningkat 43% dengan tambahan HDV—siap untuk melayani pangsa posisi pentingnya di industri NGV 300,000 unit lebih dalam setahun ini saja. pasar kendaraan pribadi kecil, dengan (kendaraan berbahan baker gas alam) pengecualian tipe kendaraan di Jepang saat ini dan di masa depan. Light-duty vehicles (LDVs/kendaraan dan Rusia yang mana 53%-76% dari Separuh dari Negara sepuluh terbesar bermesin kecil) sangatlah popular di armada NGVnya adalah truk milik NGV di dunia terletak di Asia. Diantara Asia yang mana lebih dari 50% NGV di pemerintah atau perusahaan Negara-negara tersebut, Cina, India, sebelas negara dari enam bleas negara pribadi.Sekitar 40% dari NGV di Jepand Iran, dan Pakistan berada dalam yang dianalisa menggunakan LDV (lihat adalah LDV. top-ten list secara konsisten. statistic "Market tendency based on type of vehicle" di majalah ini). Di sector Bangladesh, India, Korea, and Filipina Balans tahunan 2006 menempatkan heavy-duty vehicle (HDV/kendaraan mempunyai lebih banyak tank stasiun regio Asia di posisi no. 2 setelah region bermesin besar), baik Korea dan Filipin pribadi daripada stasiun umum. Latin Amerika (LAC) dalam hal and Philippines kebanyakan menggunakan Dua negara pertama pada umumnya peningkatan jumlah NGV. Kedua region bus umum berbahan baker gas alam, mempunyai NG taxi sedangkan kedua ini menempati posisi pertama dalam hal sedangkan Australia, Birma, Jepang dan negara lainnya lebih berfokus pada bis. eningkatan jumlah station pengisian Rusia lebih berfokus pada truk untuk bahan bakar gas alam (tank stasiun). pelayanan perusahaan pribadi atu umum. Bahan bakar Evaluasi ini dibuat berdasarkan data Berinvestasi di industri NGV saat ini dari 22 negara di Asia, 31 negara di Di Jepang dan Korea, hampir 100% sangatlah menguntungkan karena telah Eropa, 9 negara di LAC (dan 2 negara dari NGV adalah buatan OEM (pabrik terjadi peningkatan harga CNG sebayak di Amerika Utara). Dengan total 4,6 M kendaraan). Di Korea, hanya ada 50% di tahun 2004-2006, sedangkan NGVs dan 9,000 tank stasiun di tahun beberapa kendaraan retrofit (modifikasi harga bensin meningkat sebanyak 40% 2005, dan 5,5M NGVs dengan 10.400 mesin) yang digunakan untuk R&D. dan 52% untuk diesel. Harga bahan stasiun pada tahun 2006. Di sector Meskipun OEM NGV juga tersedia di bakar di Iran dan Mesir stabil sejak kendaraan, Asia mengalami peningkatan beberapa negara lainnya, sebagian tahun 2004. sebanyak 32% dibandingkan dengan beasra Negara-negara tersebut masih 51% di LAC dan 24% di Eropa. cenderung bermain di pasar retrofit, Meskipun harga NG meningkat, Amerika Utara mengalamai peningkatan kecuali Cina dan Iran yang berkecimpung pemakaian bahan bakar ini telah sebanyak 3% namun data terakhir ini baik di pasar OEM dan retrofit. terbukti mengurangi beban pemerintah diperoleh dari tahun 2002-2004 (data untuk membeli bahan bakar import baru tidak tersedia). Untuk tank stasiun, Tank stasiun terutama yang digunakan untuk sektor Asia dan LAC masing-masing Pakistan, Cina, Iran, India dan Jepang transportasi karena NG jauh lebih menunjukkan pengembangan sebanyak menduduki posisi negara-negara murah daripada bensin atau diesel. 32%, sedangkan di Eropa top-ten bersama dengan beberapa Harga metan lebih murah 50%-85% pertumbuhannya mencapai 24% dan negara-negara lain yang memiliki disbanding bensin dan sekitar 17% di Amerika Utara. Data peningkatan populasi NG tank stasiun terbesar; di 25%-70% lebih rendah daripada harga jumlah tiap unit adalah sebagai berikut: mana tiap negara mengoperasikan diesel di Asia pada tahun 2006. 580,000 NGV tambahan dan 690 tank 300-900 stasiun. Fasilitas tank stasiun stasiun baru di Asia, 196,000 NGV dan untuk umum sangatlah popular di Asia. Target nasional 330 stasiun baru di LAC, 45,465 NGV Hal ini menunjukkan keyakinan negara- Cina telah melebihi targetnya untuk dan 96 stasiun di Eropa*. negara tersebut untuk memasarkan NG mengoperasikan 100,000 NGVpada LDV secara luas di antara consumer tahun 2010; pada tahun ini, sekitar NGV pribadi, seperti di Cina, Iran, Tailand, 130,000 NGV telah beroperasi di Di tingkat the big three, Pakistan masuk Mesir, Malaysia, dan Rusia. negara ini. Iran juga telah melampaui dalam 1M+ club mengikuti Argentina target 2006-nya degan populasi NGV dan Brasil sejak awal 2006. India, Iran, Keterkaitan antara pangsa pasar untuk sebanyak 148,000 unit dibandingkan Cina dan Mesir mengikuti Negara-negara tipe kendaraan terntentu dan jenis dengan target untuk memiliki 100,000 NGV besar ini masing-masing dengan fasilitas pengisian bahan bakar juga unit NGV. 335,000 – 70,000 unit NGV. dapat dilihat di Korea. Karena hamper Pertumbuhan yang hebat terlihat di 100% NGV adalah kendaraan umum, Baik India dan Iran menunjukkan Tailand dan Iran yang telah menambah cara pembayarannya yang mewajibkan kecepatan yang bagus dalam mencapai 13,000 dan 85,000 kendaraan metan kepemilikan account khusus untuk target peningkatan jumlah NG tank (NGV) di tahun 2006 dengan peningkatan pengisian bahan bakar gas alam—sam- stasiunmasing-masing. sebayak 156% dan 133% secara pai saat ini-- telah menimbulkan berurutan, diikuti dengan Malaysia kendala bagi pemilik NGV pribadi untuk Catatan: dengan percentage sebanyak 52% dan mengakses fasilitas ini. Di samping itu, * Semua angka dibulatkan. Untuk tambahan NGV sebayak 8,000 unit negara-negara dengan jumlah tank mendapatkan data lebih lengkap yang mana sebagian besar terdiri dari sasiun umum umum yang besar tentang Asia, silahkan melihat statistic taxi. Di Pakistan, populasi NGV memiliki lebih banyak NG LDV daripada di halaman-halamn terakhir majalah ini. December 2006 11 12 December 2006 IANGV to conduct gap analysis of international NGV standards

Author: Dr Hien Ly Harmonising international NGV standards

The International Association for Natural Gas Vehicles (IANGV) The immediate purpose of this analysis is to provide input has awarded a contract to Dr Hien Ly to perform an analysis to the ISO Roundtable on Gaseous Fuels for Vehicles, to be of the gaps in the international NGV standards. held in Geneva on 10th of January, 2007. This will enable the Dr Ly has worked in the whole range of technical and experts from various countries and with various fields of commercial areas of NGV for over 25 years in several interest to understand the need for international standards countries. He is a long time IANGV Technical Committee and regulations to cover the range of issues facing the member, and has been in the committees of several national industry. and international NGV standards, some of them as IANGV’s The objective of the study is to identify the relevant representative. He is currently chairman of Standards international standards and regulations pertaining to NGVs, Australia Committee AG 009 (CNG refuelling stations). to compare them and identify key differences and to spot areas where there are currently no published international standards or regulations. The final report will contain a commentary on the results of the investigation to assist other parties and experts to decide on what is an appropriate course of action. Currently harmonization work is in progress to address the differences between ECE R110 and ISO 15500 (CNG vehicle gas system components), thus the project will not over this issue. The areas covered by the study include vehicles, refuelling stations, cylinder refuelling, and gas quality including natural gas, compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG) and bio-methane. The international standards and regulatory bodies include the International Standardization Organization (ISO), the Committee for European Standards (CEN), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE) and International Organization for Legal Metrology (OIML). The study will also identify areas where there are no international standards or regulations, and existing international standards and regulations that need revisions or amendments, in light of new industry and market requirements. It should be noted that as part of the ongoing maintenance process, ISO is currently considering the revision of several of its CNG standards; other ISO standards will fall due according to a schedule. Dr Ly will work in consultation with the IANGV Technical Committee. The work is expected to be completed by 30th of November, 2006. Enquiries, comments and suggestions should be directed to Dr Ly at [email protected] or by phone on +61 2 9875 3983, or +61 433 988 360.

14 December 2006 Current NGV activities at a glance

Expanding CNG business in next 3-5 years China will focus on CNG First hydrogen refuelling China infrastructure and the use of NGVs to station for China Everest Kanto Cylinders (EKC) has gain more energy independence and to In November 2006, the soft opening of targeted to manufacture 3 M reduce vehicular emissions. The current the first hydrogen refuelling station in cylinders/year by 2010 and to become NGV population of 130,000 units with China took place at a suburb of Beijing the largest manufacturer of 400 refuelling stations is anticipated to in the Beijing Hydrogen Park. high-pressure gas cylinders in the reach up to 500,000 and 2,000 fuelling This station is the largest hydrogen world, according to Puneet Khurana, facilities by 2010. Thus, a healthy reason station—4,000 sqm--operated by the Executive Director. to expand the business to China. British Petroleum (BP). Although this Beside its offices in India (Everest Kanto EKC has a wide range of products and fuelling station will offer hydrogen from Cylinder Ltd.) and UAE (EKC Industries), its customer relationship is also their renewable energies and, in the future, EKC has already formed a subsidiary in key strength. Their concerns are CNG from synthesis gas (a combination of China called EKC Industries (Tianjin) infrastructure and the industrial growth coal, O2 and steam), the station will be Ltd. Puneet Khurana stated that in the in the country, concluded Khurana. able to turn natural gas into hydrogen on site by 2007, stated Bill Fitzharris, the General Manager of BP Hydrogen Transport Technology. The cost of producing hydrogen is 2-3 times more expensive than the cost of producing gasoline, and fuel cell vehicles ten times more expensive than conventional gasoline fuelled vehicles. Mass production of fuel cell vehicles and the development of commercial hydrogen refuelling stations would not happen before 2015 or 2020, he said further. This station will also serve a hydrogen vehicle fleet which will be used in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Only CNG buses for Seoul city in 2010 The Seoul Metropolitan Government has revealed its plan to ban all other buses except CNG buses from Seoul roads by 2010 to reduce air pollution caused by vehicular emission. Currently, more than 36% registered city buses in Seoul are CNG buses. The government will encourage the replacement of 4,256 diesel buses with new CNG buses by 2010. About Euro 80M will be allotted to offer bus operators a subsidy of Euro 19,000 for a purchase of each CNG bus. The price difference of a CNG bus and a diesel bus is about Euro 21,900 as a unit of CNG bus costs about Euro 78,400, while for a diesel bus the price is about Euro 56,500. Malaysia to double its CNG fuelling station facilities The Parliamentary Secretary Hoo Seong Chan of the Malay Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry has announced the government intention to add more than 50 gasoline stations with NGV fuelling facilities in 2006-2008. December 2006 15

According to Petronas, there are 47 More CNG stations and CNG stations in operation, mainly conversion workshops in the UAE providing services for taxis. Another 29 United Arab Emirates will have 16 units are under construction of which public fuelling stations, 9 of these will 28 units will be open for public. be in Abu Dhabi city and the surrounding areas, 2 in Al Ain, and 5 in Potential tax exemption for the Emirate of Sharjah. CNG vehicle CNG cars in Thailand conversion workshops will be opened in The Thai Ministry of Energy plans to 9 of those stations; 5 in Abu Dhabi and discuss with the Ministry of Transport surroundings, 1 in Al Ain and three in on the urgency to endorse the use of Sharjah. The Abu Dhabi National Oil CNG in cars and motorcycles. Included Company (ADNOC) is evaluating the in the agenda are the measure for the possibility to construct more fuelling red-plated taxis to use natural gas facilities in other emirates in the future. engines, the tax exemption for CNG The Government of Abu Dhabi expects passenger cars, and a stricter that 20% of the government-owned examination on the standard of liquid vehicle fleet and taxis will be converted propane gas in cars. to run on natural gas by 2012. A CNG bus in Korea On the other hand, PTT Public Company Limited President Prasert Bunsumpun has disapproved the Energy Minister Piyasvasti Amranand’s proposal to increase natural gas price for vehicle as it could lead to a decrease of interest in using NGVs. Nevertheless, this fuel price can be increased a little when more NGV service stations are available and when those stations are more ready to serve the customers, he added. CNG is currently exempted from consumption tax. The Energy Ministry will also soon reconsider the government's 2012 bio-diesel target to gain a demand of 8.5 M litres/day as palm-oil production may not be sufficient enough to supply this target. NGVs for greater fuel economy As more and more Thai customers are requiring greater fuel economy in vehicles, Hino plans to study more economic fuel technologies such as NGV and DDF (Diesel Dual Fuel), the latter being a blend of diesel and more than 50% CNG. DDF system allows the vehicle to run on diesel once CNG in the cylinder is used up. Activities for increasing NGV population continue as Thanachart Bank is assigned to loan money for converting gasoline vehicles to NGVs to the bank’s customers. About 1B baht is allocated for the financing programme. About 4%-5% interest rate over 60 months is imposed to lenders. To stimulate local customers and get acquainted with more CNG technology options, Thailand will host the 2nd ANGVA exhibition and conference, ANGVA2007, in Bangkok city. The date of the event has been changed to November 27th-29th, 2007. 16 December 2006 CNG fuelling network in 46 cities in India

GAIL in India is planning to expand its CNG distribution network to 46 cities over the next four years. The slow pace of the provision CNG fuelling amenities outside big cities has slowed down the rapid adoption of NGVs outside these cities. Therefore, the expansion plan was established.

Currently CNG fuelling stations are available in Delhi, Mumbai, Agra, Kanpur and Lucknow. Soon, more stations will be constructed in Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Pune, Patna, Jodhpur, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, Gwalior, Indore, Silchar and Jaipur.

GAIL is confident that this expansion project and the operation of these new stations will be successful as motorists prefer CNG rather than gasoline whereas CNG price is one third of gasoline. The economic advantage of NGVs is even highlighted when fuel sales tax, especially that for diesel, was set as high as 21%-34%, resulting in strikes among diesel dealers. Fuelling daughters stations Government set favourable regulations for NGVs such as banning old vehicles of age 25 years or more from Srinagar more in the NGV industry in India. Beside the existing city’s road and other cities, and instead introducing NGVs. Mahindra & Mahindra’s Scorpio CNG version, nine cars and utility vehicles fuelled by CNG/LPG will be introduced this Many car global and local car makers are eager to invest year, including those CNG versions of Ford Ikon, GM Optra, Hyundai Santro. Bajaj Auto and TVS, two-wheelers manufacturers, are studying the prospect to launch CNG motorcycles.

India’s automotive industry follows the example of developed markets around the world by adopting H2V technology within the local market.

The H2V development is still at a prototype stage in which the operating cost of this vehicle is currently about 25%-30% higher than those of traditional fuelled vehicles and CNGVs. However, many Indian auto-makers are investing in this industry. Mahindra & Mahindra has "Hy-Alpha", a hydrogen cargo three-wheeler. Bajaj Auto’s Scorpio H2V was introduced in 2005. Eicher Motors will follow with its hydrogen Light Commercial Vehicle. Under the guidance of SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturer), five major local OEMs, Bajaj Auto, Ashok Leyland, Tata Motors, Mahindra and Eicher Motors are about to launch a prototype of hithane vehicle powered by a new fuel which consists of a combination of hydrogen and CNG within six months.

The first H2V is planned to operate by 2007 whereas fuel infrastructure will be provided to serve 1,000 vehicles operating on 100% hydrogen by 2008. Two H2 fuelling facilities will be constructed in Faridabad and New Delhi cities. Later, 135 existing CNG stations in New Delhi will be made HCNG compliant. About 100,000 H2Vs are expected to ply Indian roads by 2010. However, unlike NGVs, as the initial purchasing price of these new alternative fuel vehicles is still too high, the commercial feasibility of these vehicles are still many years away, according to an official at Baja Auto. December 2006 17 Pakistani NGV and fuelling station growth in 2006 The most remarkable NGV country in factories. Duties exemptions are Asia in terms of growth and number of granted for CNG fuelling station and vehicle and fuelling facility is Pakistan. vehicle conversion machinery and With over 1M NGVs operating on the equipment. Euro 200M have been road, Pakistan has added more than invested to construct 900 CNG 100,000 CNG vehicles in 2006 alone. stations of which 400 were opened in During the first half of this year, this 2005 and over 160 in 2006. country has imported more than In 2007-2009, 40B rupees will be 100,000 CNG kits of 30 foreign brands invested by the private sector. from countries such as Italy and Municipalities also support the growth Argentina. Demand for CNG cars rose of this industry by realising favourable by 35% within a year. CNG cars, two regulations for NGVs. In Karachi, for wheelers, and buses accounted for 40% example, the Sindh High Court issued of the total 2.5 million cars operating on a decree in April 2006 for phasing out the road. About 12,000-14,000 NGVs faulty and air polluting public transport are added on a daily basis. vehicles from the city within three Almost 1.000 stations The private sector activities are being month. However, the success of this strongly supported by the government. mandate requires the present of in the country Locally, Pakistan has 40 NGV related concrete measures to enforce the decree. average and five times higher than companies operating in this industry. During an Economic Survey of Pakistan developed countries and Latin America. And the government helps those in 2005-2006, air pollution level in During the survey, rickshaw owners and companies to establish manufacturers Pakistani cities proved the highest in the drivers stated that they were willing to to produce CNG kits, cylinders and world and still rising. The survey convert two-stroke rickshaw into dispensers. Additionally, the government revealed smoke and dust particle four-stroke rickshaw, using CNG as an plans to grant licenses to private sector known as SPM that causes lung environment friendly fuel but they need which intends to set up compressor diseases in Karachi are twice the world financial assistance from government. 18 December 2006 The challenge to convert public and private vehicles into NGVs in Bangladesh When the oil price hit US$ 70/barrel, the whole world was stunned. But look where we are now. Oil prices hit record highs above US$78/barrel in the Asian market. And several important oil producer countries are having disputes, threatening world’s crude oil supply stability. Some analyst predicted that shortly, crude oil prices would reach US$80/barrel and even US$ 100/barrel if the conflicts in those countries are not resolved soon. Such abnormal high prices will hit the Bangladesh economy drastically. Currently Bangladeshi import bill is more than US$1,5B and reaching towards US$2 B if oil prices continue to increase. The government aims to cut fuel cost by switching to CNG as Public transport in Bangladesh alternative fuel in transport sector. However, the country is still facing a high conversion cost in switching its vehicles to workshops throughout the country has slowed down NGVs. About 715 vehicles have been converted into CNGVs the process, and, thus, hampering government plan to in 2003-2004, 845 vehicles in 2004-05, and over 1,900 units cut fuel cost. in 2005-2006, according to the Energy and Mineral A car fuelled by 1 litre diesel or 1Nm3 CNG was reported to Resources Division (EMRD). The EMRD has reported that be able to cover the same distance. While the fuel cost of until July 2006, there were a total of 50,285 gasoline LDVs CNG is about Euro of diesels’. A substantial saving/economic being converted to CNGVs. Those consist of small cars, advantage for car operators. However, the conversion cost of microbuses, auto-rickshaws and taxi-cabs. Meanwhile, only a diesel bus to CNG in Dhaka city, for example, is at least Tk 495 diesel (heavy-duty) vehicles were converted into CNG. 0,14M-0,21M. The government plans to convert all of public vehicles to NGVs but the high conversion cost in 80 conversion NGVs for Dhaka City The government is convinced to switch to CNG to fuel public and private vehicles in the country to ease air pollution negative impacts and dependence on imported petroleum. A study report showed transportation system contributes 34% of the total NO emission and 47% of the total sulphur in Dhaka City caused by petroleum fuels. The government set up the Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Limited (RPGCL) in 1986 to encourage NGV use. RPGCL constructed four CNG refuelling stations and converted 750 gasoline vehicles into NGVs in 1996. By 2001, private sectors joined the market by establishing conversion workshops. The RPGCL has fixed a target to convert all vehicles in Dhaka City into NGVs by 2010. According to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA ), until 2005 there were some 34,950 buses, mini-buses and trucks; and 146,447 cars, station-wagons, jeeps and taxi-cabs in Dhaka City. The country has a total of 123,353 HDVs and 195,865 LDVs. According to Air Quality Management study in 2004 on polluted vehicles titled ‘Roadside Vehicle Emission Testing Programme in Dhaka’ which includes 2,140 vehicles, about 68% of the citizens are willing to pay higher fare for cleaner non-polluting buses, while 37% supported CNG conversion and 27% were for an outright ban and aged-based retirement of the diesel vehicles. Abu Naser Khan, an environmentalist, suggested that awareness campaign on pollution level among buses and trucks owners needs to be performed as 74% of those vehicles operators think that their petroleum vehicles are non-polluting. He continued that government should issue annual fitness certificate for commercial vehicles and issuing licences for commercial vehicle drivers need to be streamlined. December 2006 19 Australia consumer expectation to move toward NG HDVs provision

Isuzu CNG NPR 400 Light Trucks in the Waverley Council (NSW) fleet

The high petroleum fuels prices have to switch its heavy duty truck fleet to However, the government already created a pressure on truck and engine NGVs as other AFVs such as LPG, provided assistance to heavy vehicle makers to offer alternative fuels to bio-diesel and ethanol vehicles they operators to use CNG, which does not power their products. Especially used in their trial project have not been attract excise, concluded Minister companies with heavy duty vehicles proven as a feasible alternative for Minchin. On the private sector side, (HDVs) fleets are forced to use HDVs. On the other hand, more support industrial giant Wesfarmers has alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs). from the Australian government is announced they will spend AU$138M to For example, Boral, a major building needed. The government offers build a liquefied natural gas plant at material company, uses five natural gas subsidies for vehicle conversion into Kwinana. This plant will serve the cement mixer vehicles as a trial. In LPG vehicles. However, although some expansion of the availability of LNG as 2005, the cement and concrete motorists wish to switch their vehicles an alternative to diesel in HDVs. industries used up about 500M litres to NGVs with government funding, the Advanced Engine Components (AEC) diesel worth about AU$500M. The high government has decided not to extend has also expanded its business increase in fuel cost has cut Boral’s the funding for this purpose, stated overseas by establishing a joint venture pre-tax profit by AU$50M. A good time Finance Minister Nick Minchin. with a Bangladeshi NGV company.

A joint venture between Australian and Bangladesh

Advanced Engine Components (AEC) buses, RAINO highway buses and expands its business overseas. KENDO trucks within their NGV The firm has made a deal to assortment. collaborate with Inter Baraka Holdings Through this joint venture and local Motors Ltd (IBH) of Bangladesh to production, IBAC Motors could save up assemble natural gas engines in to 30% of tax duty on importing the full Bangladesh, whereas the base converted engine. A revenue of more engine will be imported from AEC’s than AU$8M/year is anticipated from manufacturing partner in China. the NG engine conversion kits sales of The new joint venture company is IBAEC Engine Ltd. called IBAEC Engine Ltd. The engine AEC has also will be available for both domestic predicted a big profit in 2006 from its market in Bangladesh and for export NG conversion kits sales in China after market. IBH is part of the Inter having signed an agreement with Baraka Holdings group. Dongfeng Nanchong Automobile Co. IBH produces CNG vehicles which Ltd. to develop an NG engine to meet include TARO city buses and mid-city EURO 3 emission standards. 20 December 2006 CNG fuelling station and bus plan in Philippines Philippines government is working on Department of Transportation and the promotion of NGV industry, Communications (DOTC) were asked to especially in Manila City. President impose a mandate to use CNG in Arroyo signed Executive Order 488 PUVs to address air pollution problem. granting import duty exemption on The government has issued Philippine parts, accessories and components for Clean Air Act of 1999, in which CNG the assembly of NGVs and some other as alternative fuel was not even alternative fuel vehicles, early 2006. mentioned. Unless such law is The government also established an amended, the LTFRB and DOTC NGV Programme for Public Transport cannot propose that PUVs must use (NGVPPT) in which the target is 200 NG CNG. Nevertheless, the needs of CNG buses in Metro Manila and to build 10 as cleaner, colourless and odourless President Arroyo CNG fuelling stations within two years. and environmentally-friendly fuel for As part of this project, Philippines Shell transport sector were noticed. dust, dirt, smoke and other pollutants Petroleum Corp. (PSPC) will open a The petitions were presented together from diesel and gasoline vehicles have CNG mother station near its refinery in with a statistical data on air pollution resulted in the prevalence of pulmonary Batangas by May 2007, stated the caused by gasoline and diesel vehicles diseases such as tuberculosis, which is Energy Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla. emission and the health cost highest among jeepney drivers. On the other hand, a petition requesting consequences, studied by the Asian A study conducted by the University of the application of CNG in public utility Development Bank (ADB), the the Philippines showed that there is a vehicles (PUVs) was rejected due to the Environmental Management Bureau 4.8%-27.5% prevalence of respiratory lack of an appropriate ruling or an (EMB), the Metro Manila Transportation symptoms among school children and enabling law from Congress, requiring and Traffic Situation Study of 1996, and 15.8%-40.6% among child vendors in the use of CNG. The Land the Manila Observatory and the 1990-1991 and 1994. It was claimed Transportation Franchising and Department of Environment and Natural that pollution-related health problems Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and the Resources (DENR). The mixtures of cost over Euro 337M in 2006. December 2006 21 OEM NGV Price Advantage

Hyundai Super Aero CNG city bus Mercedes-Benz E200 NGT Daewoo Low Step

Pass these charts on… Help your country to have a cleaner air

The first and second charts which you can see that using a CNG bus 2.8km per litre diesel and per m3 were originally made by Daewoo and could be more and more profitable CNG;Fuel consumption for Hyundai Hyundai were modified as the fuel since diesel price continues to increase bus: 2.3 km/litre diesel and prices change over time. The 2004 a lot while CNG price either increased a 2.1km/m3 CNG; Use your current and 2005 diesel and CNG prices little or even decrease (2005-2006). CNG and diesel prices: current fuel were previously in US$. price x (90,000/fuel consumption). We converted them into Euro with You can calculate your country price Fuel savings may vary for each current currency rate of US$1= Euro advantage by using your local fuel country as fuel prices (and fuel 0.835446. However, main data, such prices. The data that you can use for energy contents) also vary. as fuel consumption, remain the your calculation is as follows: Show the comparison chart above same as it was used as a reference in Set a mileage, for example, to your government and local the calculation above. 90,000km/year; public transport companies,…and In the comparison 2004-2006 chart, Fuel consumption for Daewoo bus: buy CNG buses. 22 December 2006 OEM and dealer fitted NGVs

As many people are looking for alternative vehicles to "ease" Brand NGV models Remarks Australia their pocket from the sky-rocketing petroleum prices, the HDV 8x4 rigid truck with Cummins Iveco Acco question of which alternative vehicle one should take came Wesport C Gas Plus (8.3l) engines Isuzu CNG NPR 400 Light into their mind. Is it now (economically) wise to switch to Isuzu Truck Truck NGVs? An example of a good answer came from India. In this China country, driving a CNG or bi-fuel car is highly recommended if LDVs Biyadi Automobile Co., Ltd Biyadi QCJ7160A/CNG you drive more than 50 km/day or if you have a taxi fleet with Chery SQR7160E/CNG Chery Automobile Co., Ltd Chery SQR7162A15/CNG a large mileage. Bi-fuel cars Chery SQR7200/CNG Chongqing Chanan Suzuki Automobile Chanan SC7130B Co., Ltd This recommendation is based on investment pay-back Dongfeng EQ102H15QAC Bi-fuel light-duty truck period from installing CNG kit which is about Rs 50.000/car. Dongfeng Automobile Co., Ltd Dongfeng EQ6490H15QAC commercial car With a mileage of 40-50 km/day, the pay back period is Dongfeng Citroen DC7163MAN Dongfeng Citroen DC7163RAN Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile around two-three years. Shenlong Fukang DC7142RDN Co., Ltd After that, will come the saving from the differences of petro- Shenlong Fukang DC7142EDN Shenlong Fukang DC7142EAN leum fuel cost versus CNG price, of which calculation is Dongfeng Yueda Kia Automobile Co., Kia YQZ7130CNG based on today's price differences only. Ltd FAW Hongqi CA7180G4 Jetta FV7160CiF.C Jetta FV7160CiX.C A good move economically speaking, especially if you have a Jetta FV7160CiX/CNG FAW Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd Jetta FV7160CiF.C taxi fleet with a large mileage or even operating natural gas Bi-fuel cars Jetta FV7160GiX.C HDVs. Installing CNG kits in authorised dealers in India which Jetta FV7160CiX/CNG Shanghai Volkswagen Automobile Co., are appointed by the vehicle manufacturers allows you to Santana SVW7180Kei Ltd keep all vehicle warranty for the conversion plus the original Jinbei SY6483LT1 Shenyang Brilliance Jinbei Co., Ltd Jinbei SY6483LT2 warranty given by the manufacturers. Zhonghua SY7200T Vela CA7156UM Vela CA7166UM No more worries about whether the car will perform properly Xiali TJ7101AULM or not. Also, there is no welding involved and no fundamental Tianjin FAW Xiali Automobile Co., Ltd Xiali TJ7101AUM Xiali TJ7101BLM changes to the body structure. Chevrolet, which will launch its Xiali TJ7101BUM Xiali TJ7101UM Optra CNG version this year, will guarantee the quality of the HDVs Anhui Hualing Automobile(Group) Co., Hualing Star HN4180PT23C4M CNG systems for 3 years [36 months] or up to 100,000 km Dedicated CNG tractor Ltd CNG Tractor from the date of its installation. Jinghua BK6141CNG Hinge Beijing Bus General Plant Jointed City Bus Changjiang CJ6110G3Y7H Bus In the bajaj sector, India CNG auto rickshaw has even made Changjiang CJ6110SG2Y7H Double Decker Bus Changzhou Iveco Bus Co., Ltd its debut in Brighton city in the UK, in last summer. About 100 Changjiang CJ6110SG2YH Dedicated CNG buses more units will be imported from India by end 2006 to be Double Decker Bus Changjiang CJ6120G2Y7H Bus demonstrated in London and other major British and Chongqing Jiangchuan Automobile Chuanjiang CJQ6790KCS Bus European cities. Manufacturing Co., Ltd Dongfeng EQ6830RACN Bus Dongfeng Automobile Co., Ltd Chassis(Class 3)* Dongfeng EQ6111RCDN Bus In Thailand, Chevrolet will introduce Optra bi-fuel passenger Chassis(Class 3) Dedicated CNG buses car with dealer-fitted CNG equipment which will be done Dongfeng EQ6122KS Bus Chassis(Class 3) under the supervision of GM engineers; a QVM product. Dongfeng EQ1165F Truck Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd The version of factory-fitted (OEM) will be coming soon by Dongfeng EQ1165K2 Truck Dongfeng EQ1140GL1 Truck Dedicated CNG trucks end of 2006. Due to tax reduction policy given by Thai Dongfeng EQ1140GL Truck Dongfeng EQ1250GL2 Truck government, the company will be able to sell the OEM version Dongfeng EQ1250GL3 Truck Dongfeng Nanchong Automobile Co., Dongfeng EQ6590PC1 Bus cheaper than the Qualified Vehicle Modifier (QVM) version. Dual fuel buses Ltd Dongfeng EQ6590PC Bus Jiefang CA1127L5A CNG Truck Dedicated CNG trucks Jiefang CA1150P1L1A80 CNG NGV availability in Asia Truck First Auto Works (FAW) Brand NGV models Remarks Jiefang CA6101D92-9 Bus Korea Chassis(Class 3) HDVs JiefangCA6110D118-1T Bus Daewoo BS090 9 m city bus: 24+1 seats Chassis(Class 3) Dedicated CNG buses BS106 10.6 m city bus: 26+29+1 seats JinlngJLY6101SA CNG Double BH115 11.5 m Inter city bus: 45+1 Nanjing Jinling Double- decker Bus Decker Bus BC211M 11 m Low floor bus: 29+28+1 Plant JinlngJLY6101SB CNG Double BV120MA (12 m) 12 m Low floor bus : 25-45 seats Decker Bus 12 m Ultra low floor bus: 25-44 BS120CN (12 m) Shanqi SX4254BK294T Tractor Dedicated CNG tractor seats Shanqi SX6112F Luxury City In development (for demonstration Shaanxi Automobile (Group) Co., Ltd Dedicated CNG bus LNG bus Bus project) Shanqi SX6112C City Bus Dual fuel bus Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicles Garbagetruck (Roll Pack) 19.3 _ Shanghai Huizhong Automobile Co., Ltd SHAC SH4251A4B31K Tractor Dedicated CNG tractor Manufacturing Co., Ltd Garbage truck (Arm Roll) 11 Ton (Payload) In development (for demonstration Yaxing YBL6110GNH Bus 11 litre-LNG tractor Yaxing-Benz Motor Coach Co.,Ltd Dedicated CNG bus project) Chassis(Class 3) Hyundai Aero City City bus: 21+1 seats The company was reported to have 120 models of NGV vehicles Aero Inter City City bus: 38+1 seats Yantia Shuchi Vehicle Co NGV buses Aero Inter City City bus: 45+1 seats exported to Europe, Japan, Aero City Bus de GNV Low-floor bus: 27+1 seats Bangladesh and Pakistan Shinjeon Sweeper To be launched Yuchai Diesel Engine Co.,Ltd For export purposes December 2006 23

Samand bi-fuel Tata Indigo Marina CNG three-wheelers

Brand NGV models Remarks Brand NGV models Remarks Japan Iran LDVs LDVs Daihatsu Hijet Cargo CNG (LE-S320V) Cargo van Samand D class, 1.800 cc, passenger car Mira Van CNG (GBD-L250V) Van Peugeot 405 C class, 1.800 cc, passenger car Mazda Familia van Van Iran Khodro Co. Peugeot RD C class, 1.600 cc, passenger car Mitsubishi Motors Minicab GD-U61V (2WD) CNG van Peykan 1.600 cc, pick-up Emission reductions: 20%-30% Nissan-Diesel AD Van CNGV (CEF-VGY11) less CO2, 50% less NOx Saipa Pride C class, 1.400 cc, passenger car Caravan CNGV (LC-VPE25) Van Saipa Group (Zamyad subsidiary Co.) Zamyad 2.400 cc, pick up 3 Suzuki Wagon R (CBA-MH21S) Thailand Toyota Probox CNG (DFE-NCP52V) LDVs Subaru Legacy TA-BL5 Passenger car DaimlerChrysler Mercedes E200 NGT Bi-fuel passenger car HDVs Chevrolet Optra Sedan bi-fuel Hino Dutro Delivery & garbage trucks To be launched end 2006/early 4 1,6 litre Ranger Truck General Motors 2007. Both manual and automatic Chevrolet Optra Estate bi-fuel transmissions. Middle-size low-floor bus Bus 1,6 litre 2 tonnes delivery & garbage Isuzu Elf AFG-NKR82AN Honda Expected to enter the market trucks Monika CNG tuk-tuk 4 tonnes delivery & garbage Forward PB-FRR35J3S trucks Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd. Car and van In plan Volvo (S80) Expected to enter the market 4 tonnes delivery & garbage Forward PB-FRR35K3S trucks HDV Wagon R (CBA-MH21S) Truck In plan: pick-up truck to run on Big-size low-floor bus Bus Chevrolet Colorado dual fuel 80% CNG and 20% diesel. Can be Middle-size low-floor bus Bus switched to 100% diesel. Mazda Titan AFG-LKR82AN Truck Isuzu Low-duty to Heavy-duty trucks In plan Mitsubishi-Fuso Fighter NX Delivery & garbage trucks Assembly of CNG buses and Summitr Motors Big-size low-floor bus Bus trucks Canter KK-FE73CEV Truck Yantia Shuchi Vehicle Co In plan: opening an NG bus plant NGV bus(es) Nissan-Diesel Atlas KR-AKR81EP 2 tonnes truck and investment in fuelling facility Condor AFG-BKR82EP 2 tonnes truck Indonesia 5 Condor PB-MK36A 4 tonnes truck Condor PB-PK37A 7 tonnes truck HDV Big Thumb KL-CD48L 10 tonnes truck Daewoo CNG city bus Bus Big-size low-floor bus Bus Malaysia Middle-size low-floor bus Bus HDV Civilian KK-BHW41 Small-size low-floor bus Kosmo Motor Company Sdn Bhd Kosmo Bus Toyota Dyna Toyoace Delivery truck Toyota Dyna Toyoace 7 tonnes truck Truck Notes Specialty vehicle Kanto Machine Centre Working vehicle 1 The above China OEM list only includes those NGVs which Komatsu Forklift Forklift Mitsubishi Motors Forklift must be registered to get plate licenses according to China's Nissan-Diesel Fighter Working vehicle Forklift law. Except for Yantia Shuchi Vehicle Co. and Yuchai Diesel Subaru Working vehicle Sumitomo Yale Forklift CNG 11-FG25PV1 Forklift Engine Co.,Ltd., the list does not include those manufactur- TCM TCM Forklift ers and NGV models that are not inquired to be registered, Pakistan LDVs such as vehicles for military use or for export purpose. Dewan Passenger car Mehran, Alto, Baleno, Bolan, However, Dongfeng Motor Corporation, Dongfeng Nanchong Pak Suzuki Motor Co. Cultus Mehran Automobile Co.,Ltd., and Nanjing Jinling Bus Co.,Ltd sell Alto 800, 1.000, 1.200, and 1.300 cc their NGV products in domestic and abroad markets too. Baleno Bolan 2 Hindustan Motors, General Motors and Tata Motors made Cultus Suzuki Liana an agreement with CNG installation specialists who perform Indus Motors Co. Ltd. Daihatsu Cuore 800 cc Adam Motors Co. Ltd. Revo 800 cc the installation of CNG kits at the dealers. Shahab Enterprises Pervaaz (3 wheeler) 125 cc 3 CNG buses are imported from overseas. Nexus Autos Chevrolet (under trial) 800 and 1.000 cc HDV 4John Thomson, Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Hino CNG bus India 2 Aftersales for Chevrolet Sales Thailand, stated that an exten- LDVs Atul Auto CNG four wheeler In plan: mini truck sive testing on Chevrolet Optra has been conducted in real Powered by CNG/gasoline; to be One-tonne twee-wheeler launched life driving conditions – covering more than 200,000 km over Bajaj Auto Tavera 20 continuous hours per day – without recording a single Bi-fuel two-wheeler Planned for 2007 DaimlerChrysler Merc Passenger car defect. Ford Ikon Passenger car Bi-fuel car with 140-150km 5 Bi-fuel two-wheeler CNG with four-stroke engine is import- coverage on full fuel tank. The running cost is 70% cheaper than ed from India (Bajaj Auto) in August. About 250 units of this General Motors India Chevrolet Optra the gasoline version (Rs.1.92/km with CNG vs Rs. 5.20/km with vehicle will be operated by October 2006, whereas 15,000 gasoline) Passenger car (factory-fitted Hindustan Motors Ambassador units in total are anticipated to ply on Jakarta road. CNGV) Hyundai Motors Santro Compact car Champion CNG Natural gas engines Mahindra & Mahindra CNG three-wheelers Tempo Korea Scorpio CNG Passenger car For HDVs Passenger car with 1,5 litre engine Mitsubishi & Hindustan Motor Lancer (factory-fitted CNGV) Doosan Infracore Co., Ltd GE08TI 8,1 litre Dedicated CNG Engine (240ps, 260ps), Maruti Udyong Ltd Omni 5-seater CNG Tata Engineering and Locomotive GE12TI 12 litre Dedicated CNG Engine Indica Bi-fuel passenger car, BS III Company Ltd compliant (Bharat stage III is (290ps, 310ps, 340ps) Tata Motors Indigo Marina India's emission standard) Malaysia HDV For LDVs Tata Motors CNG bus Bus Proton & Petronas Proton CNG E01 Under development, passenger car Ace truck engine with 1,8 - 2,2 litre Mahindra & Mahindra CNG bus In plan 24 December 2006 The promising scenery of ExpoGNV 2007

The third version of ExpoGNV, to be held 3-5 May, 2007, offers a promising context to the thousands of visitors and businessmen who will gather there. This time, the chosen city is São Paulo; it has over 400 NGV supplying stations. Brazil, overall, has more than 1,200,000 vehicles of this type circulating along its roads. The ExpoCenter Norte venue, with more than 8,000 squared meters, will be the stage where the booths of the exhibiting companies and the spaces dedicated to the conferences will be set up. Both activities, together with the technical tour to stations, conversion kits producers and more, will integrate the attractive agenda of the event. The NGV potential will be fully Sao Paolo from above showed at ExpoNGV 2007, fair organized by the IBP (Brazilian Institute Reserves market share, in the order of 7%, has a of Gas and Petroleum), and Folha do The use of natural gas worldwide has great expansion capacity. The use of GNV, a company of NGV increased during the last 10 years at a CNG grows around 67.3 % as per the Communications Group. rate of 1.7 % yearly, with a forecast that Brazilian Association of Natural Gas for The ExpoCenter Norte provides the it will reach 3.2 within the next 20 years, Vehicles. most modern technical choices. It is of according to some information sources easy access from the most important of the industry. The country produces some 38.5 M spots in São Paulo and it is 20 minutes cubic meters of NG per day. After dis- away from the Congonhas Airport. Brazil, although with a relatively small covering the Campos deposit, in Rio de December 2006 25

Currently, many energy options are under evaluation and put into practice. But they require big investments, a long period of time for its massive implemen- tation, and they run the risk of being adulterated. None of these issues occur with CNG. Meaningful numbers Since 1996, when the NGV program started in Rio de Janeiro, a lot of milestones have characterized the noticeable growth of this fuel, which nowadays allows the existence in Brazil of more than 1,324 fuelling stations. The Rio de Janeiro state has at present 38% of NGVs in the nation, and from An evening scenery of Sao Paolo there, it increased towards the rest of the country. Tax exemptions greatly Janeiro, in the eighties, today there are Projects and advantages contributed to consolidate this trend. also Santos gas reserve, on the São In the country, there are various Brazil shows its driving force by Paulo coastal area –with 419 B cubic projects for conversion of buses into occupying the 2nd position in the world meters of this fuel- and more reserves NGV. This will allow reducing diesel NGV ranking, behind Argentina. in Espiritu Santo state. Thus, the nation import, benefiting the commercial Undoubtedly, investments from big becomes independent from oil. balance of the country by facilitating a companies, government support and By 2015, it is expected a consumption saving of U$S 2 B. the massive acceptance of the of CNG of 10 M cubic meters daily, out Without doubt, the low cost of NGV is population, place NGV in a privileged of the 80 M foreseen to be used in an advantage. In Brazil, it makes it site.With this background, ExpoGNV total. In accordance with the National possible a saving of up to 70 %. Other 2007 will be a key occasion for this Petroleum Agency (ANP), the Brazilian significant factor, mostly in big urban vigorous industry, which grows in a gas reserves –236 B cubic centres, is the low- contaminating sustained way and still has a lot to give. meters- should rapidly triple. emissions. Contact: [email protected] 26 December 2006 Aspro development center

Aspro’s new plant

It has been opened a new model plant that produces Currently, the company exports to the five continents with a compression systems share market of more than 20% globally and 50% in the In order to meet the increasing world demand, the Argentinean and Brazilian markets. Argentinean company Aspro has carried out a huge It is pertinent to remark that Aspro manufactures 85% of the installation where it researches, designs, develops and tests components of a compression system; the firm has its own the equipment that exports afterwards to the five continents. original spare parts. It also has a technical training With latest generation technology, the plant is the only one in department and gives its worldwide clients the chance to be Latin America destined to the exclusive manufacturing of instructed in the use of their compression systems. compression systems. Its capacity allows creating a new and Those technicians are trained in real working conditions, complete compression system every six hours. which represents a plus of this course. Founded in 1975, Aspro is a company dedicated to the production of equipments for CNG. It has manufacturing State-of-the-art technology plants in Argentina and Brazil, countries where it also has a The new plant in Escobar, Argentina, was thought to attend whole network of its own flag. to the increasing international demand of the company. In the The Aspro products are certified by the EC (European facility, there is a fuelling station used to test abnormal situa- Community) and the Bureau Veritas, while its quality tions of the new developments. process is certified by the ISO 9001:2000 standards. The brand new installation has a covered surface of 18,000 These certifications are a guarantee of these products m2 and it is located within an area of 67,000 m2. and of the actions taken by the company and constitute With 350 employees working, it manufactures and one of the reasons for the high acceptance its equipments assembles compressors, electronic boards, dispensers have all over the world. and methane storage.

Views of the high-tech facilities December 2006 27 Beijing Landi Renzo

Beijing Landi Renzo Autogas Systems CO., LTD is the daughter company wholly owned by Landi Renzo S.P.A, one of the most famous companies in the field of LPG/CNG vehicle conversion systems. It was established in November 2005, with the purposes of distributing Landi Renzo CNG/LPG products and providing technical assistance and training in China and nearby countries. This is the list of Landi Renzo CNG/LPG conversion systems: mixer conversion system with regulator and electronic switch for vehicles with carburetor; mixer conversion system with regulator and electronic switch for vehicles with electronic injection; mixer conversion system with regulator and lambda control system for vehicles with electronic injection and catalytic muffler; OMEGAS multipoint sequential injection system. Beijing Landi Renzo in China Landirenzo Omegas system represents a new generation of bi-fuel conversion system. quantity of energy that will be really released by the gas. The principle with which the gas ECU calculates the The conversion of petrol injection times in gas injection times injection times actuated on the gas injectors is based on is carried out on the basis of a series of parameters, in the acquisition of petrol injection times during gas mode. addition to the petrol injection times acquired by the gas ECU: In order to maintain the coherence with the petrol system, the gas pressure & temperature in the rail, engine water gas ECU drives gas injectors in the same sequence as petrol temperature & revolutions, battery voltage. injectors. It is minimally invasive with respect to the original petrol engine management system. Roughly, the gas ECU Please visit www.landirenzo.com.cn or call 0086 10 converts a certain quantity of energy that should have been 67856675-201 to get more information. released from petrol into a corresponding By:The Technical Department of Beijing Landi Renzo, China 28 December 2006 NGV 2006 took place in Cairo, Egypt

From 7th to 9th of November, the 10th IANGV biennial Conference and Exhibition was held. The fair was marked by intense business activity whereas the conference, with hundreds of delegates, had the dynamic presence of the most outstanding international NGV leaders. The event, under the auspices of the Egyptian Government (the main sponsor what the Ministry of Petroleum), represented the end of Juan Carlos Fracchia’s IANGV presidential term.

The elected President is John Lyon, from Canada, who will direct the institution until next NGV 2008, which will be organized in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by June 3-5, 2008.

From Thailand, PTT Plc Executive Vice Hand over of IANGV Presidency, President NGV Nuttachat Charuchinda. from Juan Carlos Fracchia (r) to John Lyon Our continent was represented by several speakers from the region. December 2006 29 30 December 2006 The new CNGmass for refuelling CNG-powered vehicles. Small, compact and highly accurate.

When it comes to billing and paying for the amount of compressed natural gas actually dispensed, measuring accuracy at the dispenser is just as important as with any other fuel.

So the "heart" in every CNG dispenser is a flowmetre that measures the quantity of fuel transferred from the storage vessel to vehicle with total accuracy reliability day after day. CNGmass is, the latest-generation Coriolis mass-flow meter specifically designed by Endress+Hauser for these applications. Fits everywhere CNGmass has approvals for worldwide use and is application-tested and totally robust. Its extremely compact design enables it to be installed virtually anywhere (DN 15: 277 _ 139 _ 308 mm; DN 25: 316 _ 139 _ 313 mm). Two sizes are available for convenient By:Stefan Zimmerli, Product Manager of E+H ease of installation - DN 15 for refuelling passenger cars and DN 25 for trucks custody-transfer approvals for both and buses. pulse output and MODBUS. Traceability plus high Simple, dependable accuracy commissioning The excellent measuring accuracy The "ToF Tool – Fieldtool Package" (±0.5% o.r.) of CNGmass invariably configuration and service software from ensures that every driver pays exactly Endress+Hauser is a simple, what is owing for the fuel dispensed – dependable way to commission / accurate to the cent. modify device parameters in flowmetres This allows the end-user to optimize the Flexible process connections overall operation with the benefits of We want our customers to benefit from flow diagrams for functional analysis. the outstanding flexibility in the choice of process connections, so CNGmass The "Fieldview" add-on module is for can be ordered with _" (DN 15) or 1" visualizing measured data, with graphic (DN 25) internal threads. This makes logging and diagnostic evaluations for them compatible with process pin point individual meter analysis. connections from Swagelok, Parker This provides system suppliers and Ermeto, Hy-Lok and other manufacturers. operators insights into the refuelling CNGmass & a car wheel process itself, so visualisation is System control possible if optimization becomes For more information, The CNGmass offers options for necessary. please contact: measured-value evaluation and Endress+Hauser Instruments communication: Pulse output ( Phase Process parameters and meter data International AG shift are 0º, 90º and 180º) can be printed, archived or emailed with Kaegenstrasse 2, 4153 Reinach, MODBUS link (RS485) with a status Fieldtool, adding essential detail to Switzerland output. customer documentation. Phone +41 61 715 81 00, Needless to say, provision has been This ensures data is available when [email protected], made for the appropriate required for servicing or maintenance. www.endress.com/cngmass