EPA and NHTSA Issue Proposed GHG and Fuel Economy Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a joint proposed rule that would establish coordinated greenhouse gas (GHG) and fuel economy standards for heavy-duty trucks produced in model years 2014 through 2018. The standards would cover CO2, N2O, CH4, and air conditioning-related HFC emissions from tractor-trailers, “vocational [...]
L.A. METRO Public Transit Agency Contracts with Clean Energy to Operate & Maintain CNG Fueling Facilities in Four Agency Divisions
– Clean Energy Will Fuel METRO’s Entire 2,500 CNG Bus Fleet –
Seal Beach, CA (October 29, 2010) — Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) has secured a new 10-year contract from the L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO) to operate CNG facilities that fuel METRO CNG buses deployed in the agency’s Downtown Los Angeles, San [...]
Japan vows on climate bill, biodiversity goal
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s environment minister said on Tuesday he aimed to pass a climate bill soon and forge ahead with plans to launch an emissions trading scheme but gave few clues on how to win help from opposition parties in a divided parliament.
Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto also said a U.N. meeting in Japan this [...]
Deutsche Post DHL adopts Iveco ECODAILY Electric for environmentally-friendly transport
On September 22, Deutsche Post DHL, the world’s leading mail and logistics group, will be symbolically receiving the first Iveco ECODAILY Electric at the International Commercial Vehicle Show (IAA) in Hanover. The 10 vehicles will be deployed as of 2011 in parcel delivery at various locations in Germany, including Berlin, Bonn, Düsseldorf and Hamburg.
Deutsche [...]
Gas Natural Fenosa and ENEL end renewable energies partnership and divide EUFER’s assets
GAS NATURAL FENOSA, Enel Green Power S.p.A. (Enel Green Power) and its Spanish subsidiary Enel Green Power España (EGPE) have agreed to end their renewable energies partnership in Enel Unión Fenosa Renovables S.A., EUFER, a joint venture in which each group held 50% of the shares.
Under the agreement, each shareholder will receive approximately 50% of [...]
Getting Biomethane Into European NGVs
“It’s time to link European political mandates for biofuels with NGV market potential”, is the message from Dr. Jeffrey M. Seisler, CEO Clean Fuels Consulting.
The growth of renewable biogas and biomethane (biogas upgraded to pipeline quality standard) presents a new potential for the natural gas industry, demonstrating that natural gas is a diverse, renewable resource [...]
Chrysler Plans for Hybrids, EVs and Natural Gas Vehicles
Chrysler will soon start testing a plug-in hybrid Dodge Ram Pickup, but it’s not clear when it would arrive in showrooms.
ast November, Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne and his lieutenants spent a long day laying out the details of their plans for a new Chrysler that would compete on all fronts, including cars that would compete [...]
New MIT Report Calls On U.S. To Maximize Value Of Substantial U.S. Natural Gas Resources
New MIT Report Calls On U.S. To Maximize Value Of Substantial U.S. Natural Gas Resources By Using More Gas For Electricity Generation and Transportation — Large National Security and Environmental Benefits Seen From Fuel Shift
On June 25, 2010, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Energy Initiative capped a two year study on the role of [...]
NGVA Europe opens Brussels office
NGVA Europe, the only European Association promoting natural gas and biomethane in the transport sector, opened a new office in Brussels from September 1st as a consequence of its strong and continuously increasing presence in the Belgian capital.
The main objective of this strategic movement is to better coordinate the interests of the Association’s members, the [...]
Berlin, 7-9 June 2011 The next meeting for the NGV industry
Besides specialized conferences and exhibitions, NGV2010 Roma was also the scenery for the launch and signing of the agreement to hold the II NGVA Europe International Show and Workshops, in Germany.
Manual Lage, General Manager of NGVA Europe, and Claudio Kohan, director of NGV Communications Group, signed the contract for this upcoming event, which will take [...]