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CNG News: 24th October 2011

Bo burning Network - Jade Energy for Thailand SAKOL tailored private CNG mother station

Jade Energy International Limited (GETWorldwideLtd) stationed in Thailand has been successful in today's world's largest private CNG mother station. Jade Energy International Co., Ltd. Thailand SAKOL tailored the energy company the world's largest private natural gas mother station. Thai House is located in the north marked the mother of ... read more

CNG News: 13th October 2011

ANGVA 2011 in Beijing

ANGVA 2011 will be holding in Beijing next week, Our Managing director and General Manager will be attending this conference and we are looking forward to meet you there for further discussion on any future cooperation. Hope to see you there.

CNG News: 21st September 2011

NEWS in ngvjournal.com

Our news of launching the largest mother station is published in ngvjournal.com For complete story, please check the link below: ... read more

CNG News: 23th September 2011

NEWS in NGVGlobal.org

Our news of Launching the biggest mother station in the world had been published in ngvglobal.org please follow the link below for full article: http://www.ngvglobal.com/g-e-t-launches-worlds-largest-cng-mother-station-in-thailand-0920#more-17259

CNG News: 21st September 2011

NEWS in gnvmagazine.com

The news that we have launched the biggest mother station in Thailand is published on gnvmagazine.com please check the link below for complete story. http://www.gnvmagazine.com/eng/noticia-g_e_t__successfully_launched_the_world_s_largest_private_mother_station_in_thailand-2218

CNG News: 20th September 2011

G.E.T. Successfully Launched the World's Largest Private Mother Station in Thailand

G.E.T. Worldwide Ltd. has custom-designed the largest private mother station in the world for SAKOL Energy Co. of Thailand. Located in Saraburi Thailand, the maximum capacity of the station is 720,000 Sm3/day of CNG, providing exclusive refilling service to Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT). In the G.E.T’s design, there are 6 units of ... read more

CNG News: 3rd March 2011

We are moving our office

To all of our valued supported, we would like to inform you there we are moving into our new office. address as below: 10/f, Empire Land Commercial Centre 81 Lockhart Road - Wanchai Hong Kong If you notice, it is only 3 floor above our original office, but we are occupying the whole floor of 10/f

CNG News: 1st Feb, 2011

Happy Chinese New Year

The Year of Tiger is almost over and The Year of Hare is on it\'s way. GET Worldwide wishes everyone a Happy Chinese New Year. GET Worldwide will close from 3rd Feb to 6 Feb 2011.

CNG News: 4 Jan 2010

Happy New Year.

GET Worldwide wish everyone a good beginning for 2011

CNG News: 19 October 2010

South Africa’s province aims to boost the use of CNG

Gauteng is showing interest in the introduction of clean fuels to power the province’s fleet as local green strategists are already partnering with the South African National Energy Research Institute (Saneri) to find innovative ways to replace conventional fuels with natural gas, according to the Department of Public Transport, Roads and ... read more

CNG News: 24 September, 2010

Qatar to import Iranian CNG equipment

September 22, 2010. Qatar is interested in importing Iran-made equipment of compressed natural gas (CNG) to expand its CNG refueling stations, an Iranian official says. Mohammad Rouyanian, who heads Iran’s Fuel and Transport Management Organization, said some neighboring countries such as Qatar are eager to use Iran’s expertise in CNG ... read more

CNG News: 21 September, 2010

Germany gives support to CNG

The Federal Government has clearly expressed its support for natural gas and biomethane as part of its long-term strategic commitment outlined in the new energy concept, informed erdgas.mobil e.V. through a press release. According to the plan’s section “The Challenge of Mobility”, the German government will boost the use of ... read more

CNG News: 20 september, 2010

3rd International Conference on CNG in Tehran

TEHRAN 18 September (Shana): Head of the Fuel and Transportation Management Headquarters, Mohammad Royanian, says the number of CNG stations have increased 30 times over the three last years. Addressing the 3rd International Conference on CNG in Tehran, Royanian also said the number of CNG stations would be increased by 400 up to the end of the c ... read more

CNG News: 16 September, 2010

Green Dragon Gas Acquires Regional CNG Refuelling Network in China

Green Dragon Gas, one of the largest independent companies involved in the production of CBM gas, and the distribution and sale of wholesale gas in China, is pleased to provide the following update in relation to its gas retail operations in Henan Province. The Company has entered into a binding agreement to add 25 new vehicle refuelling stations ... read more

CNG News: 15 September, 2010

MarBorg unveiled a CNG fueling station to supply its refuse trucks

The trash-hauling company has invested more than US$1 million to set up a compressed natural gas station which will supply its 16 new CNG-powered trucks. At the opening ceremony, MarBorg Industries director Mario Borgatello said he appreciated the incentive given by Councilmen, who encouraged him to convert trucks to CNG to reduce emission. The co ... read more

CNG News: 14 September, 2010

Californian school district installed a CNG station for its buses

Since last summer break, Chaffey Joint Union has its own facility at Vine Avenue and Fourth Street maintenance yard. Consequently, filling up the compressed natural gas vehicles will cost 33 percent less than going off-site, explained district director of Operations and Planning Mike Harrison. “We not only had a growing transportation fleet that b ... read more

CNG News: 10 September, 2010

Natural gas and environmental challenges in Chile

Our country is facing important decisions about their environmental future that affect areas that directly impact our economic development. Indeed, is pending an emission standard for the thermoelectric sector, which was chosen to differentiate the emission levels to meet depending on the type of fuel used to generate electricity, clearly favoring ... read more

CNG News: 09 September, 2010

DoE calls on investors to fund CNG public transport

The Department of Energy has been inviting companies to put a capital of about P2.73 billion for supporting the program, which plans to convert 500 buses to CNG in the Visayas region. This place is one of the three principal geographical divisions of the Philippines, along with Mindanao and Luzon. DOE director Jesus Tamang gave the details of ... read more

CNG News: 07 September, 2010

Santa Cruz de la Sierra will deploy CNG buses

The project, called Eco-Bus, seeks to supply the deficit of diesel by an abundant source as natural gas, which also contributes to environmental and sound protection. Fabros Motors general manager Ernesto Farell explained that in a first phase they would bring into operation 100 NGV buses in the central shafts of Santa Cruz city and then it is exp ... read more

CNG News: 06 September, 2010

Russia: Increasing share in the European NGV sector

The Russian natural gas extractor company has released an overview, which states that "national NGV market keeps growing" as in the recent ten years the number of NGVs and CNG demand raised four times. According to Gazprom’s NGV Division, Russia has today 100,000 methane powered vehicles (0.9 per cent of the world NGV population). They are served ... read more

CNG News: 03 September, 2010

Mercedes-Benz Celebrates Milestone With Citaro G CNG

After just twelve years of production, the 30,000th Mercedes-Benz Citaro has now been delivered. The Citaro G CNG sporting silver metallic paintwork offset with traffic orange is fitted with an environmentally friendly natural gas engine. The M 447 (h)LAG engine rated at 240 kW (326 PS) complies with the EEV (Enhanced Environmentally friendly ... read more

CNG News: 02 September, 2010

The largest NGV station of South America about to be finished

Peruana de Gas Natural (PGN) announced that the second NGV station of the Metropolitan corridor will be ready by the end of September. The northern head supplying point, located in the district of Comas, will supply natural gas to public buses. As in the southern, the northern CNG station has the latest technology and their operations are guarante ... read more

CNG News: 01 September, 2010

Baker Long-Range CNG Van

The Baker Long-Range CNG Van is traveling across the USA, using existing CNG fuel stations, making it an excellent choice for Airport Shuttle, Van Pools, Taxi, Utility & other long-range van applications. Please follow us and experience what it\'s like to drive a dedicated production CNG van from city-to-city and state-to-state, using clean, ... read more

CNG News: 01 September, 2010

Chennai evaluates to run its bus service on CNG

In order to reduce the emission levels and operational costs, the government-owned Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) intends to powered is bus fleet by compressed natural. Consequently, the company recently held meetings with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to determine the proper infrastructure to supply the fluid. "We are keen on shifting to ... read more

CNG News: 01 September, 2010

Peru: PGN will develop pilot program with mother-daughter stations

The initiative will be launched by the end of the year in five different points of Lima, said the firm's general manager Edgardo Escobar. Through this system, natural gas from Camisea is compressed and then transported by trucks to where there is no gas infrastructure. PGN will be supplied by the gas plant of Brazilian company Neogás, located in t ... read more

CNG News: 26 August, 2010

CNG/NGV worldwide statistic

Shown in the picture there is the worldwide CNG/NGV reality updated to July 2010. Please note that the \"Grand total\" of NGV is not equal to the accumulated number of cars/LDVs+buses+trucks as some countries only register total NGV population. Also, as some other countries/sources stopped counting NGVs based on the type of vehicles, the ... read more

CNG News: 26 August, 2010

Vietnam's city wants to quit import taxes on CNG buses

With the collaboration of Saigon Transportation Mechanical Corporation and the Saigon Bus Joint Stock Company, Ho Chi Minh -the largest city of this Asian country- will launch a pilot program to test compressed natural gas buses performance. Local government aims to shore up the project with tax exemptions for NGVs. The program initially involves ... read more

CNG News: 25 August, 2010

IKCO Increases Iran Bi-fuel Car Production 110%

Iranian automaker Iran Khodro Industrial Group, the country’s largest auto manufacturer, says it has produced 103,248 units of different types of bi-fuel passenger cars and pickups in the first quarter of Iranian calendar year (March 21 to June 21, 2010) — an increase of 110.3% in this field over last year. Similarly, in the third month of the cur ... read more

CNG News: 24 August, 2010

Brazilian gas firm committed to stimulating the use of CNG

The Gas Company of Rio Grande do Sul (Sulgás) launched a campaign to continue with the CNG program \"Green Light for Economy\", introduced in 2009. This initiative obtained great success in the state with more than 2,000 conversions performed from July 2009 to April of this year when the promotion of R$ 400 voucher plus 10 per cent discount on the ... read more

CNG News: 20 August, 2010

India to have 1.500 CNG stations by 2014-2015

The administration has decided to establish compressed natural gas (CNG) stations next to all the highways in India by 2013. The announcement was made by petroleum and natural gas regulator at the launch of Maruti Suzuki's novel series of CNG fitted cars. Mr. L. Mansingh, Chairman of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board, said he expects ... read more

CNG News: 19 August, 2010

Chinese province will develop alternative fuel cars

As part of an industry development plan for 2010, Sichuan government will build three production lines for electric, hybrid, compressed natural gas and liquid natural gas vehicles. The province is mainly focus on six auto projects, with an aggregate investment of 17.7 billion yuan (US$2.6 billion). This initiative, called “Promotion Year”, aims to ... read more

CNG News: 18 August, 2010

Rome’s ATAC Replaces Polluters with Irisbus CNG-Powered Citelis

Old polluting late-nineties ‘jumbo’ buses are being retired in central Rome by ATAC (Azienda Tramvie ed Autobus del Comune di Roma) in favour of new environmentally friendly CNG-powered Irisbus Citelis buses. Vehicle emissions are lower than those required by the EEV standard and are set up to accommodate people with mobility requirements, accordin ... read more

CNG News: 17 August, 2010

India - CNG distribution to be expanded

With the presence of state minister for petroleum and natural gas Shri Jitin Prasada, Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) recently opened its first piped compressed natural gas outlet at Sector 9 in Vaishali, Ghaziabad. Two daughter stations have already been operating in the city while the new facility is the first mother station. During the launching ... read more

CNG News: 13 August, 2010

PDVSA plans to convert 465.881 vehicles by 2012

August 6, 2010. Figures of Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) show that between 2006 and 2009 around 19.124 cars have been converted to dual fuel system (gasoline and natural gas), of which 74% (14.140 units) was transformed last year. The goal is to reach 465.881 vehicles for 2012. This follows from the operational and financial report of PDVSA ... read more

CNG News: 06 August, 2010

IRAN NGV 2010

The 3rd international conference on CNG and Related Industries “Iran NGV 2010” would be held in Iran in the summer of 2010 (September 18-20), by Hamayesh Sanat Institute as the Iranian permanent secretariat of CNG, National Iranian Oil Refining & Distribution Co. (NIORDC) as the key agent for developing CNG industries in Iran, Asia Pacific Natural ... read more

CNG News: 05 August, 2010

Major Upgrade for Thai NGV Stations

Temporary closure of NGV Stations to improve natural gas quality Thailand’s energy giant, PTT has temporarily closed 38 compressed natural gas refuelling stations in 8 provinces in an effort to improve gas quality dispensed at the stations. The closure applies to NGV stations in the suburb areas of Bangkok and the eastern part of Thailand, and st ... read more

CNG News: 02 August, 2010

Discount vouchers launched to encourage CNG conversions in Colombia

With an investment of 14.108 million pesos, Gas Natural, Transportadora de Gas Internacional (TGI), Ecopetrol and main service station chains in the country introduced 15,000 vouchers that will cover up to 50 percent of the vehicle conversion. Gas Natural will provide 31 percent, TGI 26 percent, Ecopetrol 31 percent, and CNG stations 13 percent. In ... read more

CNG News: 02 August, 2010

Grants to create alternative fuels infrastructure

A funding of £660,000 will be awarded for gas refuelling or electric vehicle charging facilities projects. The bidders are a private firm in Essex, three councils across Yorkshire and the West Midlands, a public body co-ordinating transport in Merseyside and a community group on the Isle of Lewis. This financial support is part of the Alternativ ... read more

CNG News: 30 June, 2010

Iran’s Push for Fuel Self-Sufficiency Drives NGV Growth

Iran’s natural gas vehicle industry is expected to continue growing amidst increasing energy related sanctions imposed on the country. The sanctions are driving Iran toward being fully self-sufficient in vehicle fuels by 2015, according to a Dow Jones report. Refinery upgrades are reportedly being implemented along with policies aimed at reducing d ... read more

CNG News: 28 July, 2010

First CNG station and 50 buses ready to serve Xiamen

This Chinese city has its first CNG facility, which is expected to become operational on August 1st. It is located in Caitang and will supply the first batch of 50 natural gas-fuelled buses in the city. In addition, five CNG filling stations, including a primary station, a standard station and three secondary stations, will be built during this ye ... read more

CNG News: 26 july, 2010

Joint Project Opens First CNG Fuel Station in Kazakhstan

A compressed natural gas fuelling station has been opened in a municipal vehicle park of Almaty city, marking the formal launch of the joint project of KazTransGas and BG Kazakhstan on converting Almaty municipal vehicles to CNG. Minimal capacity of the first CNG station in Almaty and in the Republic of Kazakhstan is about 1200 cbm of gas per hour ... read more

CNG News: 15 July, 2010

China Natural Gas Acquires NG Compressor Station in Hubei

China Natural Gas, Inc., a provider of compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicular fuel and pipeline natural gas for industrial, commercial and residential use in Xi’an, China, has completed the acquisition of a CNG compressor station in Hanchuan City, Hubei Province, China. The compressor station is located 38 km from the center of Wuhan in the eas ... read more

CNG News: 15 July, 2010

Moscow Resolves to Promote CNG as Vehicle Fuel

The city council of Moscow passed Resolution # 553-PP – State of the Works and Further Measures to Promote the Use of Compressed Natural Gas as a Motor Fuel for the Automotive transport of Moscow — in June. The Resolution aims to reduce the harmful effects of transport on environment and health of the population of Moscow by expanding the use of CN ... read more

CNG News: 6/9 July, 2010

VGT visit G.E.T. facilities

During the second week of July, Mr. Theerat (Managing Director of Venus Technology Co. Ltd) and Mr. Prasit (Business manager of Venus Gas Technology Co. Ltd) visited our facilities and CNG station in Italy. During their trip, they have been in Monza, to visit AGAM Spa CNG station, running 2 GETPACk Pro type 407 from 2002. In the second part ... read more

CNG News: 14 June, 2010

GET - ALSONS CONSOLIDATED INTERNATIONAL

G.E.T. Worldwide Limited and Alsons Consolidated International, signed an Exclusivity Agent agreement for Pakistan market. G.E.T. Managing Director, Mr. Simon Chow and ALSONS Chairman, Mr. Abdul Rehman Allana, signed the agreement with the purpose of developing the Pakistan market for GET CNG Turnkey Stations and also to provide maintenance to ... read more

CNG News: 4 June, 2010

GET-VGT for Thailand market

On the 4th of June 2010, Mr Nanthiya Darakananda, president of Thailand’s VGT and Mr Samson Chan president of G.E.T. Worldwide signed a distribution agreement between the two companies for the CNG sector of the Thailand market. VGT will be the exclusive distributor for the Thai market, offering the products manufactured by G.E.T. Worldwide, and wi ... read more

CNG News: 02 June, 2010

SEAT’s chairman put his eyes on CNG

James Muir, chairman of Seat’s Executive Committee, recently declared that CNG-powered vehicles could perfectly suit to the end of the “oil age” in the automotive industry. During a lunch in Barcelona, he said that electric engines are not the only alternative to face with the shortage of oil, and that compressed natural gas can turn into a valuab ... read more

CNG News: 02 June, 2010

Gas Summit Latin America 2010

In the third and last day of the event held in Rio de Janeiro, a great discussion about the use of NGV in heavy vehicles as a substitute for diesel was realized. According to participants, the substitution reduces emissions of pollutant gases and is a viable alternative, technologic and economic. For Rosalino Fernandes, chairman of the Latin Ame ... read more

CNG News: 30 May,2010

Chesterfield Biogas Project

Sheffield City Council is to conduct a demonstration running light vans and other council vehicles on biomethane. The council has signed an agreement to install a temporary filling station, said to be one of the first of its kind in the UK, to demonstrate the environmental benefits of biomethane powered vehicles. The biomethane gas filling station ... read more

CNG News: 19-21 May, 2010

GAS & HEATING CHINA 2010

During the GAS & HEATING China 2010 fair GET (G.E.T. Worldwide Ltd) and its partner HMGAS(Tianjin Huamai Gas Technology Development co., Ltd) presented the new GETPACK Pro to Chinese market. During the fair a lot of customers from different regions (He Bei - Xinjiang - Shang Dong - Neimongol - Sichuan and Hainan) came to visit us and see the ... read more

CNG News: 18 May, 2010

15th International Oil, Gas, Refining & Petrochemical Exhibition

On the 23rd up to the 26th of April the 15th International Oil, Gas, Refining & Petrochemical Exhibition, also called Iran Oil Show took place in Tehran. Almost 1400 companies including 929 local companies and also 435 foreign companies from 31 countries have attended to this fair which was placing in 30 halls covering almost 34000 square ... read more

CNG News: 07 May, 2010

FordonsGas Sverige Plans Multiple CNG Stations for 2010

FordonsGas Sverige AB is building what they say is the first natural gas filling station for heavy duty vehicles in Sweden, located in Gothenburg on the Stig Center and scheduled for completion in October this year. The service stations will use liquid biogas from Lidköping, where Gothenburg Energy, Swedish Biogas International and Lidköping Munic ... read more

CNG News: 06 May, 2010

To expand its network, Peru chooses mobile gas pipelines

Several companies in the NGV industry already have been investing in projects for the transport of CNG outside the core pipeline area. These initiatives will allow both refuelling stations as residential and industrial consumers to have access to the fluid in places where there is no gas infrastructure. Besides, they will significantly boost the ma ... read more

CNG News: 29 April, 2010

China Natural Gas, Inc. Subsidiary Demonstrates River Vessel Conversion to LNG

Hubei Xilan Natural Gas Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of China Natural Gas, Inc., has delivered a presentation at a River LNG Vessel Modification Conference sponsored by the China Classification Society (CCS). China Natural Gas, Inc., is a provider of compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicular fuel and pipeline natural gas for industrial, commerci ... read more

CNG News: 28 April, 2010

Peru: the number of CNG stations grew nearly 60 percent during the last year

By March 2010, this Andean country has 105 CNG fueling facilities, 39 more than the stations registered by March 2009. These figures represent an increase of 59 percent for the segment. At the same time, 100 new CNG stations are planned to be constructed, President of the Association of Refueling Stations of Peru (AGESP, in its Spanish acronym) Jo ... read more

CNG News: 22 April, 2010

Chesterfield BioGas Commissions First Ever Compac USB DCA for NGVs

Chesterfield BioGas in the UK has commissioned its first biomethane dispenser and DCA (driveway card acceptor) fuel management system, supplied by New Zealand-based Compac Industries Ltd. The DCA will utilise Compac’s newly developed USB module which provides a simple solution to changing system parameters and downloading transactions. The company ... read more

CNG News: 21 April, 2010

Peru: 70 new CNG buses for the Metropolitan corridor

These were introduced in astretch of the express way of the Segregated Corridor of High Capacity (Cosac, as its Spanish acronym), a project that will have 312 articulated buses on the main route and more than 200 feeder buses on the so-called feeder roads in southern and northern Lima. The recently added fleet will pass through a series of technic ... read more

CNG News: 19 April, 2010

Three VW Scirocco cars will run on biogas at demanding international race

From the 12th to 16th of May, the Volkswagen Scirocco bio natural gas GT24-CNG model will contest at Nurburgring motorsport complex, one of the toughest and most dangerous purpose-built racing circuits in the world. This is the second participation of the German OEM with a biogas-powered Scirocco in the Nürburg’s challenge, in Germany. But this yea ... read more

CNG News: 12 April, 2010

IKCO to Produce 125,000 Natural Gas Engines in 2010

Along with Iran’s government program for the rationalization of subsidies for energy, Iranian automaker Khodro Industrial Group (IKCO) has put fresh efforts into its agenda and plans to produce 125 thousand sets of natural gas engines for the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 – March 20). Ali Sheikhzadeh, IKCO Powertrain Deputy CEO said, “Thi ... read more

CNG News: 12 March, 2010

Peru saved USD 488 million thanks to natural gas

Users of natural gas in homes, businesses, vehicles and industries in Lima, Peru, have managed to save about 488.648.052 dollars in 2009, according to the company Cálidda Gas Natural del Peru. Cálidda general manager, Ernesto Cordova, said that depending on the customer base they have, people from Lima who uses natural gas at home saves up to USD ... read more

CNG News: 05 March, 2010

Fiat Sets New Benchmark with Twin-Air Bi-fuel Engine

Visitors to the Geneva Motor Show this year will find the two cylinder 85 HP Twin-Air (900 cc) engine, developed by Fiat Powertrain Technologies to run on either natural gas or petrol. In the world preview, the engine will be displayed both in a showcase and fitted aboard a Fiat 500, the first model on which it will be introduced next September. ... read more

CNG News: 01 March, 2010

Peru extends its CNG stations network in Lima

Peruana de Gas Natural Company (PGN) opened a natural gas refueling station in the district of Miraflores. This is the company’s 16th station and the first one with CNG in that district, which is largely identified as a central point of the Peruvian capital. Located on the corner of Paseo de la Republica and Ricardo Palma Avenues, it has capacity ... read more

CNG News: 26 February, 2010

A Whole New Ball Game

After more than 25 years of being a relatively low profile supplier of ball valves for the CNG industry, New Zealand based manufacturer, Oasis Engineering could become one of the most talked about players in the natural gas vehicle industry in 2009. A raft of innovations in product development, production management, marketing and customer relation ... read more

CNG News: 25 February, 2010

European Environment Committee said “yes” to CNG

Yesterday, Brussels -Belgium’s capital- became the venue of the voting on several suggested amendments that are part of a bill on the transportation future. Among these, amendment number 32, which urges the use of NGV, received a positive vote by the members of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) of the European P ... read more

CNG News: 05 Febraury, 2010

NGV Industry - who is who?

Asia is home to 6 out of the top-10 biggest NGV countries in the world 9 out of 15 biggest countries are also in Asia). In November, Iran with 1.64M NGVs has replaced Brazil as the 3rd biggest NGV country, joining Pakistan and Argentina in the top-3 list. The Asian top-10 list consists of Pakistan, Iran, India, China, Bangladesh, Thailand, Egypt, ... read more

CNG News: 02 February, 2010

Bolivia: important works to expand CNG supply in Tarija

The gas distribution company of this department (Emtagas) plans to build an energy ring to transport natural gas. According to Erick Magnus, general manager of this firm, they will change the current 2 inches gas pipeline -installed in the 80s- for a new one of 4 inches. This will have a length of about 23 thousand feet. The aim of the work is to ... read more

CNG News: 15 January, 2010

Training for CNG station employees in Pakistan

In order to prepare trained workforce for compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling stations, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) signed an agreement with All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA). Through this agreement, USAID under its Pakistan Jobs Project, along with APCNGA aims to improve the employees as well as the employers ... read more

CNG News: 15 january, 2010

Thai government to install CNG kits in taxis

The Energy Ministry of Thailand plans an open bid for private companies to install natural gas kits in taxis to help operators deal with rising oil prices. Norkhun Sitthipong, the deputy permanent secretary of the Energy Ministry, said that as oil prices have begun to jump again this year, they want to be prepared for a shortage of liquefied ... read more

CNG News: 13 January, 2010

Lucknow Gets CNG Mother Station for New Year, Another to Follow

Lucknow, the capital city of India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh, is celebrating a good news start to 2010 for NGV motorists and bus companies. It’s first online CNG station, at Aashiana, is set commence operation in January, with approval formalities all but complete. Lucknow will also get a second mother station, at Gomti Nagar, intended to s ... read more

CNG News: 13 January, 2010

Toyota Landcruisers with CNG Conversions Race the 2010 Dakar

Intent on proving natural gas is up to the demands of the one of the world’s toughest motorsport events, a newly formed Gasco-Terpel Gasel team have prepared two V6 Toyota FJ Landcruisers to compete in the 2010 Argentina-Chile Dakar. Both vehicles have undergone conversion to compressed natural gas, fitted with Pelmag conversion kits from Argentina ... read more

CNG News: 08 January, 2010

Seoul to install four natural gas stations for buses

Seoul City, in South Korea, plans to build four additional compressed natural gas (CNG) stations for buses as part of its effort to increase its fleet of environmentally-friendly natural gas-powered buses. In 2005, there were 20 CNG stations around the city, but the number increased to 43 by 2009. A city official said that residents near CNG ... read more

CNG News: 07 January, 2010

Pakistani province adds 2,000 CNG vehicles to its transport system

With the modern London\'s transport service as a role model, the province of Punjab plans to renew its own service by adding 2,000 CNG buses. With this project, $94 million dollars in fuel costs per year will be saved. To achieve this, the Transport Department of the province will join the Chinese company Yunma Aircraft Manufacturing, with the ... read more

CNG News: November 11, 2009

MACAU GP - GET was there!

After four attempts to conquer the Guia Circuit, Japan’s Keita Sawa, sponsored by GET, finally claimed victory at the wheel of his LKM-backed Lamborghini Gallardo GT3, winning the Macau GT Cup. Sawa grabbed the lead from pole-sitter Darryl O’Young in a Porsche Cup S at the rolling start and never looked back, although his Hong Kong rival fought ... read more

CNG News: December 18, 2009

NIPCO to complete its CNG plant in Nigeria

NIPCO Plc has said that work has reached about 95 per cent completion on its Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) plant in Benin Edo State, Nigeria. The firm had assured stakeholders that the plant would come on stream by the first quarter of 2010 According to the statement, what remains of the project was the proper testing of all the installed ... read more

CNG News: December 18, 2009

Rethinking the car industry

The car industry has been suffering the effects of the global economic crisis more than most. So profoundly, in fact, that it is being compelled to rethink its business model completely. Every crisis makes us discard our traditional way of looking at things. This one is forcing us in this direction but with the added complexity, long overdue, of en ... read more

CNG News: December 15, 2009

Indraprastha Gas exposes gas vehicles benefits

Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL), the New Delhi city’s sole supplier of compressed natural gas (CNG), has been invited to a parallel show of the summit on global warming which took place in Copenhagen to tell the world how natural gas can play a role in mitigating climate change by reducing vehicle emission. IGL managing director Rajesh Vedvyas sai ... read more

CNG News: 11th October 2009

Transport Firms seek funding to upgrade bus fleets...

Franchised bus and ferry operators have publicly sought government financial assistance to help them upgrade their fleets and switch to cleaner fuels if they are required to do so. The operators say they are seeking the unspecified help on the assumption that they will not be able to pass on the cost of improvements to the public through higher ... read more

CNG News: 2nd October 2009

Bangkok bus-lease deal approved by Thai Cabinet

The Bt66-billion NGV bus-leasing scheme, pushed by the Bhum Jai Thai Party, a powerful member of the Democrat-led coalition government, finally won the Cabinet's blessing yesterday despite strong criticism that it was more about political horse-trading... A Thailand Transport Ministry’s Bt66-billion (almost USD 2 billion) NGV bus-leasing scheme, ... read more

CNG News: 3rd August 2009

World’s largest plant of transformation of wastes into LNG

Before the end of 2009, the state of California will put into operation the first plant in the United States dedicated to the conversion of the landfill-generated methane gas in liquefied natural gas. The facility will be the largest in the world and it will use the resources of Altamont Landfill. Kenneth Lewis, director of Bay Area landfill ope ... read more

CNG News: 16th August 2009

Thailand subsidizes gaseus fuels

The Government of Thailand approved a package of energy subsidies by Bt 48 billion (USD 1.4 billion) to reduce the retail price of compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), biodiesel and traditional diesel in a bid to alleviate the fuel impact in the living cost, under the critical juncture facing the global economy. The ... read more

CNG News: 8th June 2009

The entire fleet of Barcelona’s waste management will be powered by CNG

More than 200 vehicles of three concessionaires, which are responsible of collecting garbage at this Iberian city, will be propelled by methane. The fuel will be supplied by Gas Natural (distributor of the fluid). In addition to guaranteeing the supply of natural gas, the company will build refueling stations to satisfy the demand of the urban ... read more

CNG News: 3rd June 2009

Bolivia: 95 percent of the vehicles in Cochabamba are powered by CNG

Approximately 60,000 CNG-driven units operate in this Bolivian department, which became the largest consumer of the fluid, in both vehicular and industrial application. Furthermore, the area ranks first in the country\'s vehicle fleet conversion to methane. Cochabamba Gas Company, local natural gas distributor, reported that this is the ... read more

CNG News: 13th May 2009

Fiat to Take Control of Chrysler

Following weeks of speculation, Chrysler\'s future is now in the hands of Fiat. USA\'s President Barack Obama said in brief remarks at the White House, \"Today, I am pleased to announce that Chrysler and Fiat have formed a partnership that has a strong chance of success,\" which he said will help Chrysler emerge from a swift and \"controlled\" ... read more

CNG News: 5th May 2009

Volkswagen returning to Nurburgring 24-Hour Race with Scirocco GT24-CNG

At the 24-Hour Race on the Nürburgring on 23/24 May, Volkswagen will field two Scirocco cars with innovative natural gas engines. Following the historic one-two victory at the Dakar Rally in January, which Volkswagen won as the first automobile manufacturer using diesel technology in the event, the Wolfsburg brand is now taking on another technical ... read more

CNG News: 5th May 2009

United States: Proposed bill pumps up CNG incentives

Senator Nick Gautreaux and Representative Jane Smith, from Louisiana, United States, announced they will co-sponsor a bill in the upcoming legislative session that will offer incentives for people to buy natural gas vehicles, or convert them to run on CNG. Smith said the bill has already attracted positive, bi-partisan feedback. The huge compon ... read more

CNG News: 29th April 2009

Thailand: Sammitr increases its business in gas vehicles

Sammitr Motors Manufacturing, one of the largest auto-parts manufacturers in Thailand, is diversifying its business through the installation of equipment for conversion to natural gas for vehicles (NGV) to Toyota, in response to increased local demand for alternative fuels in cars and trucks. The new line of business is developed by its subsidiary ... read more

CNG News: 29th April 2009

NGV's Rise to 1% of European Natural Gas Demand

According to Eurogas - the \"European Union of the Natural Gas Industry\" www.eurogas.org total 2008 sales of natural gas within Europe were 517 billion Nm3 ( see eurogas). Comparatively, NGVA Europe statistics estimate that by end of 2008 nearly 5 billion Nm3 of natural gas was used by European road vehicles, demonstrating that for the first ... read more

CNG News: 15th April 2009

Bangladesh saves 800 USD million thanks to NGV

Authorities of the oil company from Bangladesh, PetroBangla, reported that the local transport sector has saved more than US$ 800 million in annual oil import bill, thanks to the use of compressed natural gas (CNG). There are currently about 250 CNG refueling stations in the country and 121 workshops for conversion for about 138.000 vehicles ... read more

CNG News: 27th April 2009

Russian new NGV Caravan 'Blue Corridor'

In order to promote the Blue Corridors introduced by Russia and the use of gas motor fuel, a Caravan of CNG vehicles started this month in Russia, with the route “Moscow - Rostov-on-Don - Krasnodar - Novorossiysk- Sochi”, already reaching Novorossiysk and has already done 1500 kilometers. The final phase to Sochi is 240 kilometers through mountains ... read more

CNG News: 15th April 2009

Singapore bulds its largets NGV station

The local gas company Union Energy Corporation announced the start of construction of the largest refueling station for compressed natural gas (CNG) in Singapore. Located along Old Toh Tuck Road in Bukit Timah, it will be the fifth CNG station of the Asian country and Union Energy’s first foray into the market of gas vehicles. The new station, t ... read more

CNG News: 9th April 2009

Switzerland's NGVs exceed 7,000

The number of gas-powered vehicles in Switzerland rose in one year from 5\'830 to 7\'163, according to a report by Gasorama. There are 5\'408 cars, 1\'541 passenger vans and small buses, 159 buses and 55 trucks. The filling station network in Switzerland now includes 110 refuelling facilities. There are currently 27 different models of natural gas ... read more

CNG News: 9th April 2009

International CNG Signage One Step Closer

International road signage for natural gas vehicles has progressed following a meeting last month of the United Nations Working Party on Road Traffic Safety (WP.1) in Geneva. First proposed in 2004, the signage attained Consolidated Resolution status in 2006, meaning countries may legally use the signage but are not obligated to do so as it is not ... read more

CNG News: 8th April 2009

RTAF Purchasing CNG City Buses

The Royal Thai Air Force has recently purchased 6 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) City Buses from Italthai Industrial Co.,Ltd. The buses were manufactured by Higer Bus, reportedly the first bus company in China to be granted ISO 14001:2004 certification (Environment Management System). Air Vice Marshal Vittaya Kaewwattana, Directorate of ... read more

CNG News: 8th April 2009

NGV India Successful in Delhi - Mumbai Announced for 2010

India has taken its place on the global NGV events circuit with NGV India 2009 concluding successfully in Delhi last week. Supported by several interests, including the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Gail (India) Ltd, India\'s flagship natural gas company, the event attracted more than 6,000 visitors over three days, with more than 500 ... read more

CNG News: 30th March 2009

FIAT DUCATO 140 Natural Power

FIAT has released their compressed natural gas (CNG) fuelled Ducato 140 Natural Power for commercial sale. The model extends the FIAT Professional Natural Power range, currently comprising: Panda Van 1.2, Punto Van 1.2, Multipla Van 1.6, Doblò Cargo 1.6 and Doblò Cargo Maxi 1.6. The Ducato is likely to appeal to a broad market segment, according to ... read more

CNG News: 5th March 2009

The Government of Cantabria plans the introduction of buses operated to natural gas

The government of Cantabria, in Spain, through the Council of Industry and Technological Development tries to introduce vehicles operated to natural gas in the fleet of urban buses, according to one of the proposals contemplated in the Spanish Strategic Plan of Transports 2007-2016 (PETC). One of the axes of action in the PETC, taking into ... read more

CNG News: 5th March 2009

Iran Claims It Has Made World's Most Powerful NGV

The Middle East's largest automaker, Iran Khodro, has unveiled a four-door sedan, claiming its engine is the world's most powerful run by natural gas. It's a significant development in a country that has converted more than 250,000 cars to run on the stuff. The company says the turbocharged engine in the Samand Soren ELX produces 150 horsepower, ... read more

CNG News: 5th March 2009

Pakistan: CDGK to introduce 50 CNG buses in City

The CDGK will introduce 50 CNG buses in the Karachi metropolis of Pakistan by the end of March and prepaid card and e-ticketing system would be introduced to facilitate the passengers in these vehicles, according to the City Nazim Mustafa Kamal. The city government has finally decided to introduce at least 50 CNG buses on its own resources and ... read more

CNG News: 16th February 2009

Argentina CNG Motorcycle Ready for Big Markets

Argentinian motorcycle producer, Zanella, will in March this year release the country's first motorcycle optionally equipped with a compressed natural gas (CNG) system. The model chosen has 150 cc displacement and carries two tanks of gas, with a range of approx 200 kilometers (100 kms per cylinder). The cylinders are located in the same place ... read more

CNG News: 23rd January 2009

Pakistan encourages maximum CNG use

The Environment Minister of Pakistan, Hameedullah Jan Afridi, said that his Government has been making efforts to promote the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) as fuel for vehicles, including not imposing any tax on the import of equipment. Speaking at the 5th International Conference on CNG conducted on 14 and 15 January 2009 in the town of ... read more

CNG News: 20th January 2009

Buses manufacturer placed an order for 260 CNG engines

Cummins Westport, a manufacturer of alternative fuel engines for commercial vehicles of United States, has announced that North American Bus Industries, a US-based bus manufacturer, has ordered 260 compressed natural gas CWI ISL G engines for its CompoBus series. Guan Saw, president of Cummins Westport, said: “Production is underway to fill thi ... read more

CNG News: 20th January 2009

Vietnam: Green bus fleet prepares to leave HCM City depot

The first two energy-saving Compressed Natural Gas buses will begin running in HCM City, Vietnam, according to city officials. Duong Hong Thanh, vice director of the municipal Department of Transport, said the buses would help cut transport costs in half and protect the environment. Carbon monoxide emissions by the vehicles are expected to fall by ... read more

CNG News: 14th January 2009

The year of 2009 is promising for the Brazilian CNG

Because of the fall in the price of oil, the year of 2009 should be a year of reduction in the gas prices, which can push the market of CNG in Brazil, even with the global financial crisis. The projections are of CNG Committee member of IBP, Francisco Barros, for whom the use of CNG, more economical than gasoline and alcohol, usually presents ... read more

CNG News: 14th January 2009

Egyptian Government stimulates CNG conversions because of petrol’s prices.

Egypt has a growing fleet of roughly 100,000 vehicles that have been converted to run on cheap natural gas after the Egyptian government pushed for more reliance on greener energy. That number is expected to rise dramatically over the next few years - in a written statement to Reuters state-owned natural gas holding company Egas says it expects the ... read more

CNG News: 5th January 2009

Compressed natural gas is the ticket

As I am sure you are aware getting the big three automakers to change their ways is imperative to long-term success of the United States automotive industry and the broader economy in general. Hybrids are not the answer we should be asking for. Just like the executives very public drive down from Detroit to ask for help, they are simply a ... read more

CNG News: 5th January 2009

Peru will deliver the vehicle number 3000 of Mi Taxi during the first half of January

The director of the successful program Mi Taxi, Álvaro Chirinos, announced that in the middle of the first month of 2009, the taxi number 3000 will be delivered, with the support of the President Alan García, of Cofide, financial institutions and of the same taxi drivers. Chirinos commented that the great reception that the program has between ... read more

CNG News: 12th December 2008

Altech-Eco Gets US EPA Approval for Ford CNG Conversions

Altech-Eco Corporation, the conversion facility for Transeco Energy Corporation, has obtained an EPA Certificate of Conformity for converting 2008 Ford Focus models with 2.0 liter engines to run on compressed natural gas (CNG). The CNG conversion is backed by inclusion into Ford's motor credit arrangements for customers. The CNG Ford Focus runs on ... read more

CNG News: 12th December 2008

Thailand: Tata Unveiled the Xenon Super CNG at Motor Expo

Tata Motors of Thailand launched the Xenon Super CNG pickup truck at Bangkok International Motor Expo 2008. The Tata Xenon Super CNG is Thailand’s first pickup truck with a factory-installed 100-per cent CNG system. It offers one of the better energy-saving options available in Thailand and therefore one of the more cost-effective alternatives for ... read more

CNG News: 12th December 2008

Which Fuel Gets World's First Ecolabel? Methane, Naturally!

Methane from the Swedish company FordonsGas Sverige AB has received the accolade of \'world’s first ecolabelled fuel\', having fulfilled the stringent criteria of the Nordic Ecolabel. The Ecolabel concept is intended to stimulate interest within the automotive industry for alternative fuels, thereby contributing to sustainable consumerism. It looks ... read more