We had a great interview with Anthony Cabrera from Channel 4 in Tucson featuring Vice Mayor of Marana, Herb Kai with his 3 CNG vehicles and 2 FuelMaker VRA's, Herb has been running NGV's for over 13 years, then Dave Clement was interviewed along with an explanation of how a home
Phill works. 4:00 PM News KVOA 4, from May 1st. For more info contact: acabrera@kvoa.com
FuelMaker Installed In Flagstaff Last Saturday
A Gilbert customer builds piping and electric into his new Northern Arizona home for a FuelMaker so we could hook him up and
get him going in an afternoon. He now can fuel at both ends of his journey, since there is NO CNG public fueling infrastructure in Flagstaff
or Northern Arizona yet. He now plans to add one more NGV to his family fleet for his daughter attending NAU in Flagstaff.
This brings our Northern Arizona FuelMaker count close to 30 units, including the Forest Service, Unisource Energy & private owners!
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will be buying up to 260 new high-capacity buses that run on cleaner-burning compressed natural gas (CNG). The Metro Board has approved the purchase of the CNG buses including spare parts, diagnostic equipment, training aids and modifications for a contract value of almost $175 million, inclusive of sales tax, and subject to completion of the required Buy America Pre-Award audit. They will be purchased from North American Bus Industries.
The Australian Government has approved a 'Commercial Ready Plus Grant' to assist Advanced Engine Components (AEC) Limited develop natural gas (NG) engine and vehicle technology for the Isuzu 295 and 510hp engines. AEC's current development programme will enable the 295 and 510hp Isuzu vehicle operators to convert their diesel engines to CNG or LNG engines through the incorporation of AEC's NGVS. Once converted, vehicles operating on NG will comply with Euro 4 emission standards (required under new legislation effective 1 January 2008) and maintain the same performance as the diesel equivalent. ( I have a soft spot for Australia since I spent 2 years on a church mission in Melbourne & Tasmania many years ago! Dave )
The town of Visalia, California recently added three new compressed natural gas (CNG) trolleys to its public transit fleet for its downtown free bus loop service. They are part of an effort by city officials to put more cleaner-burning transit vehicles onto the streets, lessening the impact on the area's poor air quality. The trolleys replaced older diesel trolleys. "Compressed natural gas has many benefits -- it's about five times cleaner and it's cheaper," said Monty Cox, city transit manager. He said prices for CNG are about $1 per gallon less than gasoline or diesel. While prices for those fuels are expected to rise during the summer months, Cox said, CNG prices usually go down in the summer because the need for heating goes down. The city has its own CNG fueling station.
Orion Bus Industries, the mass transit bus affiliate of Daimler Buses North America, has received an initial order for 60 Orion VII Next Generation CNG transit buses for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Long Island Bus, and also received confirmed options for 40 buses. In 1992, Long Island Bus began replacing its diesel bus fleet with buses operating using CNG. Now, the Long Island Bus fleet is made up almost entirely of CNG buses which service about 96 Long Island communities.
Hydrogen 'Microcabs' part of research project Station powered by renewable energy
The UK's first hydrogen gas fuelling station has opened at the University of Birmingham's Department of Chemical Engineering where research projects are being carried out to ascertain the viability of hydrogen in transport applications as part of Birmingham's Science City hydrogen energy project. Engineers will be comparing five hydrogen powered vehicles with the University's own fleet of petrol, diesel and pure 'electric' vehicles so that they can learn more about their efficiency and performance. The researchers will determine how these vehicles need to be adapted in order to make hydrogen an attractive and cost effective option as a future fuel.
QuestAir Technologies Inc. has announced that it will supply an M-3200 pressure swing adsorption (PSA) system to the 'Biomethane for Vehicle Fuel' project located at the Hilarides Dairy in Lindsay, California. Phase 3 Renewables LLC (Phase 3) will integrate QuestAir's PSA into a plant that upgrades a portion of the biogas generated from the anaerobic digestion of manure at the 9,000-cow dairy in California. QuestAir's M-3200 purifies methane-containing gas streams such as anaerobic digester gas and landfill gas to high purity methane, suitable for supplementing existing natural gas supplies. The system can upgrade up to 250,000 cubic feet of biogas per day. (Go BIOGAS! Completely Renewable & Does not compete for food!)
Alternative fuels supplier Clean Energy Fuels has been awarded the contract to supply compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel and provide operations and maintenance for two transit fueling stations in Las Vegas, Nevada, by the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Southern Nevada. The two stations currently fuel more than 50 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses and paratransit vans serving the greater Las Vegas region. A total of 45 new CNG buses are on order for delivery in 2009. The RTC is both the transit authority and the transportation planning agency for Southern Nevada.
One more customer running clean domestic natural gas in Arizona, in a dedicated natural gas Dodge van, No imported petroleum used here!
Drive Clean, Drive For Less, Drive Natural Gas!
We don't have to disrupt our lives over the high cost of imported petroleum, we have a proven alternative.
Don't let up, keep it on the minds of Our Legislators, Our Vehicle Manufacturers! And your family & friends too.
Dave Clement President/Owner CNG Services of Arizona Authorized FuelMaker Dealer for Arizona Phone 480-461-5166 Cel. 480-789-1498 Fax 480-615-4338 www.CNGaz.com
http://blog.cngaz.com Specialists in Compressing Natural Gas into Clean Vehicle Fuel 439 N. Clement St. Mesa, Arizona 85201 Help Keep Arizona Skies Clean and Blue- Drive a Natural Gas Vehicle! ROC231066
Upcoming activities & meetings
May 11-14 Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference, Las Vegas www.afvi.org
9/2/2008 6:45 PM
robert s poston wrote:
Nat gas con be converted into H2 and CO2 in the well known "water gas" reaction a/k/a steam-methane reforming. CO2 can be removed and geosequestered--i.e. not emitted into atmosphere and then we have an entirely pollution free transportation fuel--elemental H2. Reply to this
9/4/2008 10:55 AM
David Polanco wrote:
I would like to know how I can have my vehicle changed over to natural gas. Are there any companies in Houston, Texas area that do these conversions? Reply to this
Nat gas con be converted into H2 and CO2 in the well known "water gas" reaction a/k/a steam-methane reforming. CO2 can be removed and geosequestered--i.e. not emitted into atmosphere and then we have an entirely pollution free transportation fuel--elemental H2.
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I would like to know how I can have my vehicle changed over to natural gas. Are there any companies in Houston, Texas area that do these conversions?
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