The EU’s TEN-T Programme will back with over €150,000 the national policy development for the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Portuguese road transport. LNG, a greener and cheaper alternative to conventional fuel, could help reduce the emissions of freight trucks on the main European highways. Continue reading
Gasum dropped the price of road fuel gases at all Gasum gas filling stations on Monday February 2. The comparative price of natural gas per equivalent liter of petrol is now €0.851/l and that of biogas €0.928/l. Gasum aims to ensure the continued price competitiveness of road fuel gases and achieve a considerable increase in the transport use of these environmentally advantageous gaseous fuels. Continue reading
The EU’s TEN-T Programme will co-finance with over €2 million a pilot deployment of compressed natural gas (CNG) filling stations on the northern Sweden’s main road network. The project aims to upgrade and extend the existing alternative fuel infrastructure to enable the supply of safer, greener and cheaper CNG. Continue reading
Omnitek Engineering Corp. (OTCBB: OMTK) today announced its natural gas engine technology is being utilized in two TEDOM natural gas locomotive engines powering a Czech Railways train in a pilot program with scheduled service three times daily between the Czech cities of Opava and Hlučín. The low-emission dedicated natural gas engines from TEDOM are certified to the Euro5 EEV emissions standard. Continue reading
Drivers of natural gas vehicles can now also refuel at DATS 24 in Overijse. The new CNG station was officially opened by Flemish Minister for Mobility Ben Weyts and Jef Colruyt, CEO of Colruyt Group. CNG, or compressed natural gas, is more economical than conventional fuels and has a much lower impact on the environment and people’s health. DATS 24, Colruyt Group’s fuel supplier, wants to open fifty natural gas stations in the coming years. Continue reading
As in 2013 and 2014, independent institute Ökotrend rates Zafira Tourer 1.6 CNG ecoFlex Number 1
Opel can already look forward to its first award in 2015. In their „Auto Test Winner in Green“ competition, the environmental institute Ökotrend and the trade magazine Auto Test have chosen the Zafira Tourer 1.6 CNG ecoFlex the most environmentally friendly vehicle in the van segment for the third year in a row. Continue reading
Madrid Regional Transport Consortium, the public body created to concentrate responsibility for regular passenger transport in the Madrid region, has purchased three new Euro VI-rated compressed natural gas (CNG) 12.8 metre buses to bring the number of CNG buses it directly operates on regional routes to 60, an increase of 50% over three years. Continue reading
Gas Natural Fenosa has opened a new natural gas service station for vehicles and lorries in Santa Perpetua de Mogoda (Barcelona), making Catalonia the autonomous region with the most LNG stations in Spain. The company has invested close to EUR 1 million (USD 1.24 m) in the facilities, which are capable of supplying 32 lorries and 115 light vehicles per day. Continue reading
The project involves an investment of €200 million for the construction of the refueling network over the next five years. The sites will be set primarily to serve trucks and buses, energypress.eu reported last week. CTIP Oil & Gas president and CEO Reda Ginena explained that local legal framework should be revised to permit CNG use as a transportation fuel. Continue reading
Gaz Métro and Fluxys are pleased to announce they entered into a collaboration agreement to pool their expertise and stimulate the liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) markets for industry and the transportation sector. Continue reading