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Altfuels Altfuels Magazine Is a Altfuels Publication of Altfuels MAGAZINE Communications Group AltFuels AltFuels Magazine is a AltFuels publication of AltFuels MAGAZINE Communications Group AltFuels #19 / DECEMBER 2018 NGVAFRICA LITHUANIA Scania helps launch first CNG truck pilot project With the logistics company Vlantana and natural gas infrastructure developer SG dujos Special report: NGV Africa United States Nigeria energy company goes green Californian waste collection fl eets with natural gas powered trucks speed up transition to NGVs 2 GAS VEHICLES REPORT 2018,December THE GVR AltFuelsAltFuelsGAS VEHICLES REPORT 2018, December #19 3 MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2018 Summary 36.- New hydrogen fuel cell buses expected to arrive in Korea 04.- NGV European News 08.- The Italian NGV Industry 10- Spanish port system’s fi rst natural gas 37. - Californian waste collection fl eets speed up station opens in Barcelona transition to NGVs 12.- Finnish fl eet operators lead transition to 38.- Pennsylvania allocates $2.6M to support CNG and LNG vehicles alternative fuel projects 14.- European Parliament admits role of biogas 40.- EPA recognizes Kansas initiative that to decarbonise mobility produces biogas for vehicle use 17.- LNG Section 41.- Houston transit operator achieves 10 million 22.- H2 Transport miles with CNG buses 42.- New partnership boosts LNG use in high- horsepower applications NGVAFRICA 43.- Hydrogen-powered making-pizza pickup truck exhibited in Las Vegas 24.- Nigeria energy company drives greener with CNG truck fl eet 24.- New collaboration plans to boost Egypt’s A global voice in the service of ecology and economy, AltFuels Magazine is a publication of NGV station network AltFuels Communications Group, publishing 25.- Tanzania wants to deploy 800 CNG buses in house and fairs-conferences organizer, whose website is www.ngvjournal.com. BRT system 25.- South Africa expands oil and gas industry AltFuels Magazine includes four existing publications: The GasVehicles Report, Asian NGV Communications, NGV Journal.US, 28.- Nigeria & Kuwait team up to increase LNG and NGVAfrica. industry The Group also manages other magazines reaching the whole world, 27.- New biogas plants under development in such as Prensa Vehicular Argentina and GNV Latinoamérica. We Rwanda speak to over 100 countries. Moreover, Altfuels Communications sends a daily newsletter -in English and Spanish- to an email base with thousands of certifi ed contacts with the most signifi cant and up to date news on the natural gas and other alternative fuels sector, which you can fi nd at www. 28.- Indian government plans to deploy natural ngvjournal.com. The Group also sends a fortnightly newsletter with the main global news of Autogas industry, which you can read at gas off-road vehicles www.auto-gas.net. 30.- Vietnamese cities roll out fi rst CNG waste Signed articles are exclusive responsibility of the authors, as well collection trucks as advertising companies and agencies are responsible for the 32.- Giant LNG-powered installation vessel was published ads. launched in China Visit: www.ngvjournal.com 34.- Chinese institute & Hyundai announce H2 Subscriptions: [email protected] Member of: fund to raise investments 35.- Korea invests in LNG bunkering development 4 NGV European news is the most direct way to transport the fuel from the site Lithuania of generation to the site of consumption, confi rming its guarantee of origin. Jointly with the logistics company Vlantana and natural gas infrastructure developer SG dujos, Scania has With this operation, Calvera consolidates its position in the presented the fi rst CNG truck in Lithuania, which will fi eld of renewable compressed gas transport and makes it be part of pioneering fi eld test project. The demand for an important European actor in terms of decarbonisation trucks compliant to the highest environmental standards of industrial activities, in line with the European Union’s demonstrates substantial growth in the Lithuanian premises on sustainability and circular economy. logistics industry as a result of improved infrastructure and good economic viability for haulers. UK “Scania offers sustainable and innovative solutions for transport, and the new generation CNG R410 truck is one Blue Bus Innovations has become the fi rst company in the of such examples. It is an eco-friendly and cost-effective UK to operate CNG minibuses after ordering three IVECO solution enabling reduction of CO2 and other emissions Daily Line Hi-Matic vehicles. The NGVs provide the Luton- by 15% and offering great potential of fuel effi ciency as based start-up with performance comparable to diesel, while well as the value of the quiet operation, with the dynamic also offering green benefi ts: 12% fewer NOx emissions, 76% characteristics equivalent to 13-liter diesel. During the CNG less particulate matter and up to 95% less CO2 emissions fi eld test we are aiming to collect more detailed information when using biomethane. Blue Bus provides seats on its and data for alternative fuel solutions,” said Darius Snieška, shuttle coaches from strategic pick-up and drop-off points in director of Scania Lietuva. central London, to-and-from Luton Airport between 7am and 11pm daily. Vlantana will be the fi rst fl eet to take advantages of sustainable transport provided by the new vehicle. “Scania “We pride ourselves on being a responsible business. Whilst natural gas truck provides a great opportunity to become we strive to offer our customers the best service, we are also front runner in sustainable transport and to contribute to aware we need to minimize our impact on the environment,” our eco-mobility together with improvement of life quality. said Blue Bus Managing Director Tazio Puri Negri. “That’s CNG truck will have many further advantages for us, such as why we turned to IVECO. Their natural gas offering is the empower to smoothly move in restricted and overcrowded best on the market and was the only choice for us as we get traffi c areas, and access board ferries and underground our business on the move. And with emissions restrictions parking areas”, said Vladas Stončius, the executive manager set to get even tougher, we will look to increase our fl eet of of Vlantana. alternative fuelled minibuses.” While the fi rst LNG station for vehicles is set to be available The 16-seater CNG vehicles (Daily 50C14GA8’s) are built on in 2019, Lithuania already has nine refueling stations for a 4,100mm wheelbase and are powered by IVECO’s 3.0-liter, CNG trucks. Public fi lling services are provided in Vilnius, 140 hp engine. Both passengers and driver will enjoy the Klaipėda, Šiauliai, and Panevėžys. “The natural gas is benefi ts of the quieter natural gas engine – which is at least becoming a perfect alternative for all transport market 4dB lower than its diesel equivalent, as well as cutting noise operators. This is not only because of the environmental pollution, which is a major benefi t particularly for late-night aspects but the affordable prices as well,” said Virginijus drop-offs. Korsakas, CEO of SG Dujos. “In 2019, we are planning to open at least two CNG stations and Lithuania’s fi rst LNG station.” The minibuses have been equipped with the eight-speed Hi- Matic automatic transmission which guarantees maximum performance with low operating costs. Offering absolute Sweden driving pleasure, the Hi-Matic gearbox is faster and more precise than a traditional manual transmission, offering The Calvera Industrial Group signed an important gear changes without torque interruption and in less than collaboration agreement with the Swedish company E.ON 200 milliseconds for high-level performance. It also returns Biofor Sweden, division of the German parent company of an additional 2.5% fuel saving versus the same specifi cation the same name, to supply its CNG mobile pipeline solution vehicle with a manual transmission. during the next years. This equipment will supply E.ON’s network of more than 40 biomethane stations in Sweden. Germany Since most of these facilities are located in places where there are no physical gas pipelines, it is necessary to Uniper subsidiary LIQVIS has opened its fi rst permanent transport the gas into CNG storage modules called “CNG public fi lling station for LNG vehicles. This marks another TSM”, high capacity and high technological cylinders step in the development of a station network aimed at produced by Calvera. This mobile pipeline will be meeting demand and the next phase in the company’s manufactured under the Hooklift fl exible system, which ongoing effort to expand LNG in the heavy vehicle sector. includes easy loading and unloading with a hydraulic arm The station will allow two vehicles to fi ll up with LNG coupled to a truck, and will leverage E.ON’s large station simultaneously round the clock, seven days a week. network in Sweden, a country where 90% of the natural gas Depending on the tank size, a single refuelling only takes used in mobility is already biomethane. between four and eight minutes and can be suffi cient for a route of up to 1,600 km. The supply of natural gas through mobile pipeline, very widespread in northern Europe and with great potential, The new facility is one of the fi rst permanent LNG stations in THE GVR GAS VEHICLES REPORT 2018, December 5 Germany and was built at a strategic junction in Grünheide which has been appropriately upgraded with shelter and just outside Berlin. Grünheide has an especially high volume distribution islands to supply CNG. Both facilities will supply of delivery vehicles and the station is able to fulfi l demand for a particularly high performing CNG, which ensures greater LNG due to its excellent accessibility for logistics companies autonomy and a quicker supply. Liquigas, leader in Italy in and heavy transport vehicles. the distribution of LNG for industrial and transport use, will guarantee the supply of the product to Acema.
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