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>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> LO/0267/2008 validità dal 18/02/2008 NATURAL GAS VEHICLES VEHICLES, ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT YEAR 9 - N. 2 - NOVEMBER 2009 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> N V CONTENTS NATURAL GAS VEHICLES Vehicles, energy, environment >> TRENDS Milano, November 2009 Mestre and its “canals” for bicycles ......................................................................................... 2 Year 9 - Issue 2 Biogas upgrading and purification systems ........................................................................ 4 Six-monthly magazine Reg. Tribunale Milano nº 416 del 9 giugno 2000 Registro operatori di >> FOCUS ON NGV comunicazione n° 8654 Editor in chief: Reggio Emilia, the city that has bet on electric sustainable mobility ......................... 16 Alfredo Zaino Editor: City air work: the three keys of the success of the Piaggio Porter............................. 18 Com-Media S.r.l. Via Serio, 16 - 20139 Milano The future of NGV in the vision of Federmetano ................................................................ 20 Tel. +39 02-56810171 Fax + 39 02-56810131 E-mail: [email protected] To be an environment councillor in Italy: is it an affordable challenge? ................... 24 Internet: www.watergas.it Publisher: The energy that drives world originates at the foot of Alps ......................................... 26 Com-Media S.r.l. Page layout by: Interview to Paolo Petracchi Dresser Wayne Pignone ....................................................30 Briefing - Milano Advertising: Com-Media S.r.l. Printed by: >> NGV SYSTEM ITALIA SECTION Multigraf S.r.l. Via Colombo, 61 A group of twenty large firms, committed to the NGV sector ..................................... 32 20155 Gorla Minore (VA) >> TECHNICAL SECTION The new Ministry decree on multi-dispenser and self-service for CNG ....................38 >> EVENTS The eleventh IANGV Conference NGV 2008 – Rio de Janeiro Brazil ...................... 44 >> NEWS FROM NGV COMPANIES News from NGV companies ........................................................................................................ 68 Circulation: >> USEFUL PAGES 5.000 issues Copyright © by Italian manufacturers of components for the NGV market ......................................... 77 Com-Media S.r.L. Milano All rights reserved. Cover: Grande Punto Natural Power MESTRE AND ITS “cANALs” FOR BICYCLES In 2005 a turn has occurred to the policies for the sustainable mobility of Venezia: in the mainland the bicycles mobility plan BICIPLAN, has been approved for the main city of Veneto. The clear target devised by the administration have allowed to elaborate an ambitious project, which contemplates the increase from 53 to 99 kilometres of the bicycle lanes and a series of other interven- tions to promote the use of the bicycle, for example the reduction of the vehicle traffic. time, to connect the bicycle lane structure on the When the plan will be accomplished, there will be main land to the most valuable itineraries reaching TRENDS sixteen main itineraries, crossing the whole city far places which are worth visiting. 2 from suburb to downtown. The enquiries done revealed that in the city about 50% of the trips Some of the target: are no longer than 4 kilometres, a distance which • increase the mobility by bicycle from the present can perfectly be travelled over riding a two whe- 3-7% to 15-25% of the total trips, offering to eled vehicle. bicycle rider safety, protection and comfort; • apply the rule that trips shorter than 400 metres As it happens in Bolzano, the use of the bicycle is are done on foot, those shorter than 4 km are also promoted by means of information campaigns, done by bicycle, above this distance, the trips are aimed at renovating the positive image of the bi- done by means of other vehicles, better if they cycle, proposing it in a different fashion compared are collective usage vehicles; to the way it is often seen by many people still to- • re-qualification of the life of people and of the day, i.e. a thrifty and uncomfortable travelling tool. imagine of urban space; “Riding a bike …. you taste the best part of the • making the bicycle a friend of the retail at the city”, “…the people”, “…your time”, just to quote block shop via the creation of space and oppor- some of the slogans used on the posters hanging tunities in downtown, where it be possible to on the walls all over the city: “The bicycle carries establish a well settled mobility by bike like it is your smile around”. in the rest of Europe. The plan substantial- Some fundamental criteria have been identified ly contemplates three for the design of the bicycle lane network and of steps, to be accompli- the measures to be taken for the modernisation shed in the long run: of traffic, to create an efficient, practical and safe step 1 is concerning the for users: hierarchy, continuity, capillarity, recogni- planning of the sixteen zability, globality, safety, linearity, attractiveness, main urban itineraries comfort. which link the suburb to downtown, where The constant combination of these elements, the there is a bicycle lane consciousness of their importance to obtain go- ring of Mestre; step 2 od results, seem to be now factors which cannot is concerning the plan- be renounced when planning of the interventions ning of all the seconda- for promotion of the use of bikes. Mistakes in this ry bicycle itineraries and planning would result in poor attractiveness of this the re-qualification of network, discouraging people from using the bi- the existing itineraries, cycle lanes, or even the bicycle at all. And there is to be connected to the the risk of itineraries that might be less safe than main structure; step 3 expected. will be the planning of Venezia seems to be walking on the right path. The the extra-urban itine- results of this are an increase of bicycle riders and raries and of the spare a better satisfaction. Last but not least, comes the promotion of the use of the bicycle and measures such as sufficient and efficient parking areas, which are suitably located; and interventions on the system of signs, which helps in particular the occasional users or the tou- rists to better orienting in the city. Then there are special maps for bicycle users, and info points along the whole itinerary structure; dedicated traffic lights. There are bicycle transit counters, to monitor the trend of the use of the two wheeled vehicle, to analyse the bicycle user behaviour, to better know the “customer”, so to be able to offer him an even more satisfactory product. Lorenzo Giorgio TRENDS 3 BIOGAS UPGRADING AND PURIFICATION SYSTEMS Vehicle bio-methane is a first-generation bio-fuel We have also seen that biogas is an optimum that has kept its viability. It has no polluting effect “strategic partner” for CNG, as it is a renewable in water and in air quality. After several years of energy source, which can take profit from the sa- tests related to bio-fuels, “crop-fuels" can no me infrastructures. Politicians and decision makers longer offer a solution to reduce our fossil fuel at the national and EU level are more and more consumption and cut down on Green House Gas sensitive to this theme. emissions. Their intensive production raises social, Some experts believe that the fossil fuels have left environmental and energy problems that cannot now a short horizon, and in particular the liquid be resolved for the moment. fossil fuels have peaked already; so we have to The European Union encourages the diversity of find alternative solutions as soon as possible. bio-fuel use and second-generation bio-fuel de- Among the renewable energies, biogas has proba- velopment. bly a higher potential than solar and wind energy This second-generation fuel comes from various together. TRENDS types of bio-mass and allows the recycling of And it offers the side benefits of a remarkable 4 all organic residue found in organic products. contribution to sustainable waste disposal, and It also eases the pressure on the ever-increasing in some case also by-products that are still inte- encroachment of pollution on agricultural land. resting, such as the natural fertilisers. Nevertheless, Biomass to Liquid (BTL), which is But every peach has a stone; in fact we have also the pathway of biomass transformation into li- seen that even if the raw biogas, as it is, can feed quid fuels, is far from being reached, since it still an oven or a power plant steam generator, or a requires enormous investment in research and de- boiler, it can not be directly used as fuel for an velopment, and could take up to ten years before automobile engine. its arrival on the fuels market. In the meantime, Before it can, it need undergo some deep “refine- bio-methane for vehicle use still has its place as ry” process, which frees it from some components a secure bio-fuel. that are not proper, as corrosive, or because they The procedure of bio-methanisation is not par- reduce to an unacceptable extent the energy con- ticularly complex; therefore it could facilitate its tent, thus shortening too much the running range rapid development in production. It still offers a of the vehicle. It is necessary to remove from raw great potential, in terms of technological progress, biogas carbon dioxide, which content is very high, as it is expected to be produced more by a better varying from 30 to 40% and in some case even means in collection and treatment of the organic more that that. wastes as well as plant operation optimization. And it is necessary to eliminate all sulphur com- This means less bio-methane vehicle consumption pounds, nitrogen and all other impurities (e.g. H2S, for more efficient vehicles. To achieve the Europe- SO2, halogens, NH3, siloxanes, moisture, etc). By an target (5.75% of bio-fuel by 2010 and 10% this way, the so called bio-methane is produced. by 2020), diversity is essential. Bio-methane is absolutely identical to the natural Therefore, bio-methane is a bio-fuel with a great gas distributed by the gas pipeline network.