AltFuels AltFuels Magazine is a AltFuels publication of AltFuels magazine Communications Group AltFuels #28 / SEPTEMBER 2019 NGVAFRICA IRELAND First public natural gas fueling station opens in Dublin The facility, launched by Gas Networks Ireland, is located at Circle K’s Dublin Port premises Asia North America Almost 350 new CNG stations Biomethane market surpasses expected to open by 2021 in India 100-project pinnacle 2 GAS VEHICLES REPORT 2019, September THE GVR AltFuelsAltFuelsGAS VEHICLES REPORT 2019, September #28 3 magazine SEPTEMBER 2019 Summary 29.- Ports of L.A. and Long Beach: fleets receive first near-zero NGVs 04.- NGV European News 31.- BC Transit expands green fleet with 68 new 07.- The Italian NGV Industry CNG buses 10.- Blue Corridor ‘Gas into Engines’ 2019 Rally 32.- U.S. Senate approves $1 billion plan for kicked off in Turkey alternative fuels infrastructure 11..- Dutch bus operator rolls out nearly 100 34.- Growing demand for CNG modules in Citaro NGT hybrids Canadian mining operations 12.- SKODA launches first SUV with CNG 35.- LNG bunkering barge under construction for technology U.S. East Coast route 13.- Network of 50 LNG stations to be operational 37.- NGVAmerica submits comments supporting by 2020 in the Nordics fuel tank labeling guidance change 14.- LNG Section 17.- 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 18.- Almost 350 new CNG stations expected to website is www.ngvjournal.com. open by 2021 in India AltFuels Magazine includes four existing publications: The 19.- Kerala announces pilot project to convert GasVehicles Report, Asian NGV Communications, NGV Journal.US, fishing boat to LNG and NGVAfrica. 20.- New alliance plans to expand use of LNG in The Group also manages other magazines reaching the whole world, emerging markets such as Prensa Vehicular Argentina and GNV Latinoamérica. 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Visit: www.ngvjournal.com Subscriptions: [email protected] Member of: 27.- Biomethane market surpasses 100-project pinnacle in North America 4 NGV European news cars running on the most common fuel (or energy) types. Ireland This included greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated during vehicle manufacturing and recycling, as well Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) and Circle K launched as all emissions released during the fuel or electricity Ireland’s first publicly-accessible, fast-fill CNG station production, provision and consumption. In other words, at Circle K’s Dublin Port premises. The €1.45 million from well-to-tank as well as from tank-to-wheel. project is co-financed by GNI and the European Union’s Connecting Europe Facility as part of GNI’s Causeway In addition to carbon dioxide, which is mainly produced Project. It also marks the first public CNG station in a during the combustion of fossil fuels, methane emissions network of 150 facilities to be developed in Ireland in the (CH4) from gaseous fuels and nitrous oxide (N2O) from coming years. the cultivation of biomass were also considered. Ireland’s commercial transport fleet is responsible for The preliminary evaluation of the data provided a ‘small approximately a fifth of transport’s carbon emissions. surprise,’ as ADAC explains in its article: the natural gas In this regard, the new station, which has the capacity car has the best GHG balance over its life cycle. Only an to fill 50 HGVs a day with each fill taking no more than 5 e-car driving on 100% renewable electricity would have minutes, is also a strategic public infrastructure which a significantly better carbon footprint than a CNG car, will be capable of providing a fully carbon-neutral fuel according to ADAC. to the commercial transport market for the first time, helping reduce operational costs and emissions. Austria & Serbia “The opening of the station today is a major milestone in the development of clean transport in Ireland. The The logistics company Gebrüder Weiss and the development of this ground-breaking network of CNG consumer goods manufacturer Henkel are collaborating stations will, for the first time, allow Ireland’s commercial to implement an eco-friendly transport solution: from fleet to choose a cleaner fuel alternative,” said Denis now on, a truck fully powered by natural gas will be O’Sullivan, Managing Director, Gas Networks Ireland. carrying freight between the Henkel plants in Vienna “Working with partners like Circle K, private haulers and and Kruševac in Serbia. For each return trip, the public transport companies, work is well underway to Gebrüder Weiss’ truck will cover a distance of about deliver a comprehensive national network of stations.” 1,700 kilometers. The new, sustainable direct service scores very highly for its environmental footprint: the Gordon Lawlor, Managing Director, Circle K, also CNG truck saves about 20% of the CO2 on every trip, commented: “We are delighted to introduce Ireland’s compared with a Euro 6 diesel truck. first publicly-accessible, fast-fill CNG station through our partnership with Gas Networks Ireland. We are very “On this regular circuit, the truck will transport proud to offer Ireland’s commercial fleet operators a detergents and cleaning agents between Austria cleaner and more cost-effective fuel alternative. At Circle and Serbia two or three times a week, covering over K, we are committed to making our customers lives a 200,000 kilometers a year. We’re currently working with little easier every day and together with Gas Networks Gebrüder Weiss to see whether this transport solution Ireland we have plans to open additional CNG stations at could also be used on other routes,” said Patrick Csar, key motorway locations in the near future.” Logistics and Export Manager, Supply Chain Laundry & Home Care, at Henkel. “We welcome the opening of Ireland’s first fast-fill CNG station at Dublin Port. It is a positive move that is in For Gebrüder Weiss, the new truck for Henkel is already keeping with supply chain initiatives that we will pursue the third vehicle that runs on natural gas and represents during the period covered by the Dublin Port Masterplan another step in the testing out of eco-friendly drive 2018-2040, which aim to facilitate the achievement technologies in everyday logistics work. Other natural gas of sustainable transport objectives set out in both EU trucks are already in service at the locations in Vienna and national policies,” added Eamonn O’Reilly, Chief and Memmingen. Executive, Dublin Port Company (DPC). The partnership between Gebrüder Weiss and Henkel goes back over 25 years. By now, the logistics company Germany carries out large numbers of shipments by land and sea between various Henkel production locations in Europe Natural gas when used as a car fuel is currently the least and Asia. harmful to our climate, according to the preliminary results of a new study by Germany’s automobile club, ADAC. In the results, natural gas cars are followed by Italy electric- and diesel cars (which are practically on par). The ADAC study shows that – compared with petrol, A sustainable way to discover a region with up to seven diesel and electric cars, which drive using the current World Heritage Sites, people can go drive through electricity mix – CNG cars perform best if all the relevant Tuscany’s stunning landscape in a car powered by natural energy components are calculated across the entire life gas. 360 kilometers from the Renaissance city of Florence cycle of the car. to the natural paradise of the Lagoon of Orbetello and only 15 euros on fuel for an unforgettable trip. Conducted by research institute Joanneum Research, the study analyzed and compared the exhaust emissions from A room with a view: This classic British film gave us an THE GVR GAS VEHICLES REPORT 2019, September 5 open window look at the stunning city of Florence, the more than 200 species of birds that add a colorful tinge cradle of the Renaissance and World Heritage Site which to the coastline. Taking an evening stroll in the Tuscan is a treasure trove of art and architecture at every turn paradise is the perfect way to end an extraordinary in its historic city center, from the Piazza del Duomo to holiday after driving 360 kilometers and spending only the Ponte Vecchio, one of the most beautiful medieval 14.96 euros on fuel, which is 50% less than if we had bridges in the world. We head towards the outskirts of driven a petrol car. the city toward the Piazzale Michelangelo onboard a SEAT Arona TGI to enjoy one of the best panoramic views The fuel required by the SEAT Arona TGI: of the city, and from there we set off for the south west. Up to 360 km range Under the Tuscan sun: 60 kilometers away we find 13.8 kg of CNG ourselves in San Gimignano, also known as the 14.96 euros Medieval Manhattan for its particular skyline made 50% savings compared to petrol up of 13 thirteenth century towers.