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Across the world

7.2 million NGVs Impressive growth of methane vehicles. It is

predicted 65 million NGVs by 2020

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The GVR: 2008 Journalistic timetable and NGV events

#Edition Month Deadline Special Report Events with massive distribution

Consumers: It’s a good deal to buy an NGV

NGV News in Europe

Germany: 1000 NGV drivers in Legoland®

The Italian CNG network at a crossroad

Czech Republic: Latest developments in CNG

Dual fuel tractors in Siberia

Eni: a new Agip multiEnergy eco-station also distributing H2

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The IANGV President assesses the state of the NGV industry

72 January November 30th LNG vehicles and fuelling facilities 73 February December 20th NG buses: how OEMs see the market place74 March January 25th Biogas projects in Europe 78th International Motor Show, 6-16 March Geneva, Switzerland75 April February 22nd Opinions from compressor manufacturers 14th ENGVA Conference, April Madrid, Spain76 May March 25th The world of valve and other component manufacturers 77 June April 18th Methane markets in Europe, USA, and Canada NGV 2008. 3-5 June, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil78 July May 19 th NGV 2008 balance79 August June 25th Vehicle conversion market in Europe: the companies and the technology80 September July 25th Special edition for Torino event 2nd World Fair of NGV, biogas & H2V, 25-27 September, Turin, Italy81 October August 25th Balance of the Torino event82 November September 19th The voice of cylinder suppliers83 December October 24th NGV statistics balance: the progress of 2008 activities

Worldwide NGV statistics


It's a good deal to buy an NGV

Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Sedan with bivalent natural gasdrive: E 200 NGTPrice for the base model E200Kompressor (incl. automatic transmission): 32.100 Euro.Extra costs for natural gas Technology: 2.950 EuroTotal: 35.050 Euro (German prices, without VAT)Price for a comparable diesel car: E 220 CDI (incl. automatic transmission and particulate filter): 33.400 Euro (German prices, without VAT)

Mer ce des Benz E 200 NGT

Vehicle model NGV price in Italy with incentivesfor private citizens - March 2007

Gasoline Diesel versioni 5porteparità di allestimento tra lemotorizzazioniincentivi governativiper metano

Engine Euro Engine Euro Engine EuroPanda 1.2 11,450 1.2 10050 1.3 11980Punto 1.2 13,000 1.2 13000 1.3 14400Multipla 1.6 20,500 1.6 19000 1.9 21720Doblo 1.6 16,110 1.4 14740 1.3 17060

Vehicle model Vehicle type NGV Gasoline

Engine Euro Engine Euro

Gasoline

Engine EuroBerlingo Multispace Plus Passenger car 1.4i 19.200 1.4i 16.240 1.9D 16.870Berlingo Kastenwagen 600 Van 1.4i 15.358 1.4i 12.574 1.9D 13.096Jumper Kastenwagen 33MH Van 2.0i 28.942 - - 2.2HDI 25.810

Fiat

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Zafira

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21,21023,720Energy consumption per 100 km 6.00 5.00 7.30Price per energy unit in Euro 1.16 0.86 1.37Cost per 100km in Euro 6.96 4.30 10.00Total fuel cost/year in Euro 1,044.00 645.00 1,500.15Insurance/year in Euro 650.00 514.00 514.00Vehicle tax in Euro 309.00 108.00 108.00Total cost/year in Euro 2,003.00 1,267.00 2,122.15Difference relative to diesel/gasoline 736.00 855.15Amortisation in years 0 2.84

Opel Zafira: cost calculation at 15.000 km/year

23,640

Diesel CNG PetrolList of price (incl. VAT) 23,720 23,640 21,210Running cost 1 year 0 0 0Running cost 2 year 0 0 0Running cost 3 year 0 0 0Total cost after 3 years 23,720 23,640 21,210Residual value after 3 years and 45.000 km 13,150 13,697 11,113Total cost after purchase 10,570 9,943 10,097Advantage CNG 627 154

Opel Zafira: cost calculation (German prices 2007)

Zafira

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14,56216,532Operating costsEnergy consumption 5.40 4.90 6.5Price per l/kg in Euro 1.16 0.86 1.37Cost per 100 km in Euro 6.26 4.21 8.905Annual fuel cost 939.60 632.10 1,335.75Annual insurance cost 727.00 532.00 532.00Vehicle tax 262.48 108.00 95.00Total cost/annum 1,929.08 1,272.10 1,962.75Difference vs diesel/gasoline 656.98 690.65Amortisation time (years) 2.8 5.5

Opel Combo: cost calculation at 15,000 km/year

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Diesel CNG PetrolList of price (incl. VAT) 16,532 18,394 14,562Running cost 1 year 1,929 1,272 1,963Running cost 2 year 1,929 1,272 1,963Running cost 3 year 1,929 1,272 1,963Total cost after 3 years 22,319 22,210 20,450Residual value after 3 years and 45.000 km 6,943 7,725 5,752Total cost after purchase 15,376 14,485 14,698Advantage CNG 891 213

Opel Combo: cost calculation (German prices 2007)


English

NGV in the worldBy end September 2007, there areover 7.2 million NGVs in the worldand over 12,000 natural gas refuelling stations. In Europe thereare about 750,000 methane vehicles and around 2,500 refuellingstations. Argentina, Pakistan andBrazil lead the market with their over80% NGVs in the fleet, while thefourth country, Italy, is home to 6%of the world’s total NGVs.

Italy420,000 NGVs ply across the country this 2007. Some 100,000of them are OEM manufactured thissame year. In some areas, NGVsnumber already accounts for 8% ofthe total vehicle fleet. Most cities inthe nation have decided to use natural gas buses: 2,100 in 50cities, whereas there are approximately800 LDVs and HDVs employed inurban distribution services. In order to attain a two-digit figure,according to the Consorzio NGVSystem, incentives for refuelling stations and vehicles should be

sustained, there should be tax stability, the stations network shouldexpand as well as self-service system should be adopted.

Czech RepublicWith the currently estimated 900NGVs in December 2007, CzechRepublic works hard to enlarge theNGV population with targets set at350,000 NGVs and 400 CNG stations by 2020. Besides the refuelling network, there is a plan tooffer CNG self-service stations andan option for customers to pay bycredit card. More OEM NGVs models are anticipated to beoffered. New technical standards formethane vehicles will also be issued.

SwedenThis country is conducting a biogasproject called Gothenburg BiomassGasification Plant (Gobigas) inGöteborg city, aiming to annually produce some 80 million Nm3 ofbiomethane via gasification of forestwaste from 2012. This project aims for a fuel output

NGV news in Europe corresponding with 70 % of theenergy contents in the biomassused. About 140MW of low gradebiomass will be transformed to biomethane. The result will primarily be distributed to end consumers via thenatural gas grid, and used for a variety of applications including vehicles, industrial purposes andelectricity production. The highmethane yield makes the process agood example of extraordinary economization of natural resources.In addition, most of the waste heatfrom the gasification process will beused for district heating. Thus, thetotal efficiency of the plant will beapproximately 90 %.

LithuaniaA new entry in the industry,Lithuania, has two methane carsand five natural gas buses with 2VRAs in the fleet. The country already has a nationalNGV association.Target for 2009 is set at 200 NGVsand 5 refuelling stations, of which 3are under construction. The big progress is expected tocome from the bus fleet sector.

Abbiamo un obiettivo: contribuire a far girare il mondo

per il verso giusto.

Creiamo tecnologie per una mobilità a misura

d’ambiente e siamo protagonisti nella produzione di

impianti per veicoli alimentati da carburanti alternativi,

a GPL e metano.

In oltre 50 anni di attività abbiamo progettato le

tecnologie che hanno consentito la diffusione dei

veicoli a GPL e Metano. Oggi continuiamo ad aprire

nuovi orizzonti con la ricerca su impianti per nuovi

carburanti, tra cui l’idrogeno.

Facciamo tutto questo in 50 paesi nei 5 continenti

e operiamo con le maggiori case automobilistiche a

livello mondiale.

Vogliamo continuare a essere protagonisti di un

mercato in crescita che risponde a una esigenza

sempre più urgente di sviluppo sostenibile.

FACCIAMO GIRARE IL MONDO

LANDI RENZO. PROTAGONISTA NEL MONDO DELLA MOBILITÀ SOSTENIBILE.

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Veicoli a gas naturale nelmondoAlla fine del mese di settembre 2007nel mondo circolavano oltre 7,2 milionidi veicoli a gas naturale e si contavanooltre 12'000 stazioni di rifornimento digas naturale. In Europa ci sono circa 750’000 veicoli a metano e circa 2'500 stazioni di rifornimento. Argentina, Pakistan e Brasile sono ileader del mercato, con una flotta diveicoli a metano superiore dell'80%,mentre in Italia, il quarto paese,accoglie il 6% del totale mondiale diveicoli a gas naturale.

ItaliaNel 2007 in tutto il paese vengonoimpiegati 420’000 veicoli a metano.100'000 di questi sono stati costruitiquesto stesso anno. In alcune regionila quota di veicoli a metano in circolazione è persino dell’8%. La maggior parte delle città italiane hadeciso di impiegare autobus a metano:2’100 in 50 città, mentre nei serviziurbani per la distribuzione vengonoimpiegati circa 800 mezzi pesanti. Secondo il Consorzio NGV System ènecessario mantenere gli incentivi afavore delle stazioni di rifornimento edei veicoli, ci vorrebbe inoltre una

Notizie sui veicoli a gas naturale in EuropaItalian

Consorzio NGV System Italia • via Serio 16 • 20139 Milano - Italia tel. +39 02 56810171 • fax +39 02 56810131 • www.ngvsystem.it • [email protected]

L’Industria italiana del gas naturaleper una mobilità sostenibile

NGV System Italia - the italian Industryof natural gas for a sustainable mobility

stabilità nel sistema delle tasse e sidovrebbe ampliare la rete di stazioni dirifornimento e adottare un sistemaself-service.

Repubblica CecaCon gli attuali 900 veicoli a gas naturale in dicembre 2007, laRepubblica Ceca si sta impegnando afondo per aumentare la popolazione diNGV, con l'obiettivo di raggiungere laquota 350'000 veicoli a metano e400 stazioni di rifornimento di metanoentro il 2020. Oltre alla rete di rifornimento, nel paese è pianificata l’introduzione di stazioni di rifornimentoself-service e la possibilità di pagarecon la carta di credito. Si prevede dioffrire un maggior numero di veicoli ametano nuovi di costruzione. Sarannoinoltre allestiti nuovi standard tecniciper i veicoli a metano.

SveziaQuesto paese sta conducendo un progetto biogas denominatoGothenburg Biomass Gasification Plant(Gobigas) a Göteborg, volto a produrrecirca 80 milioni di Nm3 di biometanoattraverso la gassificazione degli scartiforestali a partire dal 2012. L'obiettivodel progetto è di produrre circa il 70%della biomassa utilizzata. Circa 140MW di biomassa di scarsa qualitàsaranno trasformati in biometano. Il biometano prodotto sarà innanzituttodistribuito a clienti finali attraverso larete di gas naturale e impiegato peruna varietà di applicazioni, inclusi veicoli,scopi industriali e produzione di elettricità. Questa elevata quantità dimetano prodotto costituisce un buonesempio di straordinaria economizzazione di risorse naturali.Inoltre, gran parte degli scarti di calorescaturiti dal processo di gassificazionesarà utilizzata per il riscaldamento dellecase nel distretto. In questo modo, l’efficienza totale dell’impianto sarà dicirca il 90%.

LituaniaIn quanto nuovo attore nel mercato, laLituania conta due veicoli e cinqueautobus a metano con due compressori per il rifornimento domestico. Nel paese è già stata creata un'associazione NGV nazionale.L’obiettivo fissato per il 2009 è di 200veicoli a metano e 5 stazioni di rifornimento, 3 delle quali sono già incostruzione. Lo sviluppo maggiore èprevisto nel settore della flotta di autobus.


Noticias del GNV en EuropaNGV en el mundoHay a finales de septiembre más de7.2 millones de GNVs y 12.000estaciones de carga en el globo. En Europa existen alrededor de750.000 vehículos a metano y unas2.500 estaciones. Argentina, Brasily Pakistán lideran el mercado, conuna participación del 80%, mientrasque el cuarto país, Italia, alberga un6% del total de GNVs en el orbe.

Italia420.000 unidades a metano recorren el país en este 2007.Unos 100.000 de ellos fueron producidos directamente por lasfábricas de vehículos este mismoaño. En algunas áreas, el número deGNVs ya alcanza el 8% del total delparque automotor. Muchas son lasciudades italianas que han decididousar buses a GNC: son 2.100 en50 municipios, mientras también hayunos 800 vehículos de carga,empleados en servicios de distribución urbana.

República ChecaCon una población de vehículos a

metano estimada en 900 en estediciembre, la República Checa trabaja para aumentar el número,con objetivos puestos en 350.000GNVs y 400 estaciones de GNV enel año 2020. Además de la red deestaciones, existe un plan que ofreceestaciones de carga con auto servicio y opción para los usuariosde pagar con tarjeta de crédito. Se anticipa que habrá mayor ofertade distintos modelos de GNVs defábrica. Se producirán también nuevas normas y estándares.

SueciaLa nación está desarrollando unproyecto de biogas llamado Plantade Gasificación de Biomasa deGotemburgo, en la mencionada ciudad, apuntando a producir unos80 millones de m³ de biometano pormedio de la gasificación de desperdicios forestales desde el2012. El objetivo es obtener comocombustible un 70% del contenido energético de la biomasautilizada. Alrededor de 140MW debiomasa de baja graduación será

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transformada en biometano. Lo producido será primariamentedistribuido entre consumidoresfinales a través de la red de gasoductos, y utilizado para una variedad de aplicaciones que incluyenvehículos, industrias y produccióneléctrica. La buena ‘cosecha’ demetano hace del proceso un buenejemplo de una extraordinariaeconomía de recursos naturales.Además, la mayoría del exceso decalor originado por el proceso degasificación será utilizado para calefacción en el distrito. Así, la eficiencia total de la planta seráaproximadamente de un 90%.

LituaniaUn nuevo registro en la industria,Lituania tiene dos GNVs y 5 buses a metano, con 2 compresores domiciliarios en la flota. La nacion ya cuenta con una Asociación. El objetivo es tener unos 200 GNVs y 5 estaciones de carga en el2009 –de las cuales 3 están en construcción. El gran avance se espera lleguedesde el sector de buses.


Notícias do GNV na EuropaPortuguese

GNV no mundoExistem mais de 7.2 milhões de veículos a GNV e12.000 postos de abastecimento até setembro desteano no mundo. Na Europa existem aproximadamente750.000 veículos a metano e 2.500 postos. A Argentina, Brasil e o Paquistão lideram o mercado,com uma participação de 80%, enquanto o quarto país,Itália, alberga 6% do total de GNVs no universo.

ItáliaHá 420.000 unidades a metano percorrendo o país esteano. Cerca de 100.000 deles foi produzidos diretamentepelas fábricas de veículos este mesmo ano. Em algumasáreas, o número de veículos já alcança 8% do total doparque automotor. Muitas são as cidades italianas quedecidiram usar ônibus a GNV: são 2.100 em 50 municípios, enquanto também há cerca de 800 veículosde carga, empregados em serviços de distribuição urbana.

República ChecaCom uma população de veículos a metano estimada em900, em dezembro, a República Checa trabalha paraaumentar o número, com objetivos de pôr 350.000 veícu-los a gás natural e 400 postos de GNV em 2020. Além darede de postos, existe um plano que oferece postos deabastecimento com auto-serviço e opção para os usuáriospagar com cartão de crédito. Antecipa-se que haverá maioroferta de distintos modelos de veículos a GNV de fábrica. Serão produzidos também novos padrões e normas.

SuéciaO país está desenvolvendo um projeto de biogás chamado Planta de Gasificação de Biomassa deGotemburgo, na mencionada cidade, apontando a produzir cerca de 80 milhões de m³ de biometano pormeio da gasificação de desperdícios florestais de 2012.O objetivo é obter como combustível 70% do conteúdoenergético da biomassa utilizada. Cerca de 140MW debiomassa de baixa graduação será transformada em biometano. O produzido será primariamente distribuídoentre consumidores finais através da rede de gasodutos,e utilizado para uma variedade de aplicações que incluemveículos, industrias e produção elétrica. A boa ‘colheita’ de metano faz do processo um bomexemplo de uma extraordinária economia de recursosnaturais. Além disso, a maioria do excesso de calor originada pelo processo de gasificação será utilizada para aquecimento no distrito. Assim, a eficiência total da planta será aproximadamente de 90%.

LituâniaUm novo registro na indústria, Lituânia tem dois veículos a gás natural e 5 ônibus a metano, com 2 compressores domiciliários na frota. O país já conta com uma Associação. O objetivo é ter 200 GNVs e 5 postos de abastecimentoem 2009 –dos quais 3 estão em construção. O grande avanço espera-se chegue até o setor deônibus.


Erdgasfahrzeug-News aus EuropaGerman

Erdgasfahrzeuge weltweitEnde September 2007 gab es weltweitüber 7,2 Millionen Erdgasfahrzeugeund über 12'000 Erdgas-Tankstellen.In Europa sind es ungefähr 750'000Methanfahrzeuge und zirka 2'500Tankstellen. Argentinien, Pakistan undBrasilien sind marktführend mit einemAnteil von ungefähr 80% am gesamtenWagenpark, Italien auf dem viertenPlatz ist Standort für 6% derErdgasfahrzeuge der Welt.

Italien420’000 Erdgasfahrzeuge verkehrendieses Jahr auf den Strassen diesesLandes. Allein 100'000 davon kamenim Jahr 2007 neu ab Fabrik. In verschiedenen Sektoren erreichenErdgasfahrzeuge bereits 8% desgesamten Wagenparks. In den meisten Städten wird Erdgas für Bussebenutzt: 2100 in 50 Städten, außerdem ungefähr 800 Leicht- undSchwerverkehrsfahrzeuge fürAuslieferungsdienste im Stadtgebiet. Um einen zweistelligen Prozentsatz zuerreichen, müssen laut demKonsortium NGV System Italia Anreizefür Tankstellen und Fahrzeuge erhalten

und die Steuersätze stabil bleiben, unddas Tankstellennetz erweitert undSelbstbedienung eingeführt werden.

Tschechische RepublikMit einem geschätztenErdgasfahrzeugbestand von 900 Stück für Dezember 2007 arbeitet dieTschechische Republik hart am Ausbau des Bestands. Zielsetzung sind350'000 Erdgasfahrzeuge und 400CNG-Tankstellen bis 2020. Zusätzlichzum Tankstellennetzwerk sindSelbstbedienungstankstellen für CNGund Zahlungsmöglichkeiten perKreditkarte in Planung. Ein erweitertes Angebot an fabrikneuenErdgasmodellen wird erwartet. Neuetechnische Normen für Methanfahrzeugesollen erlassen werden.

SchwedenIn Göteborg wurde das ProjektGothenburg Biogas Gasification PlantGoBiGas in Angriff genommen, eineProduktionsstätte, die ab 2012 jährlich80 Millionen Nm3 Biomethan durchVergasung von Forstabfällen herstellen soll. Der produzierteKraftstoff soll 70% des Energiegehalts

der verwendeten Biomasse entsprechen.Ungefähr 140 MW aus minderwertigerBiomasse werden in Biomethan umgewandelt, das hauptsächlich überdas Erdgasnetz die Endkonsumentenerreicht und für verschiedene Zweckeverwendet wird wie Verkehr, Industrieund Elektrizitätsproduktion. Die hoheMethanauswertung macht denProzess beispielhaft für einenaußergewöhnlich sparsamen Umgangmit natürlichen Ressourcen. Außerdem soll ein Grossteil der durchdie Gasproduktion entstandenenAbwärme zu Heizungszwecken in derRegion verwertet werden. DieEnergieeffizienz der Anlage wirddadurch ungefähr 90% erreichen.

LitauenLitauen macht seinen Eintritt in denIndustriesektor mit zwei Methanwagen,fünf Erdgasbussen und 2 VRAs. Einenationale Vereinigung fürErdgasfahrzeuge existiert bereits.Zielsetzung für das Jahr 2009 sind200 Erdgasfahrzeuge und 5Tankstellen, 3 davon sind schon imBau. Die größte Zunahme wird imBussektor erwartet.


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70 % de l’énergie contenue dans la biomasse utilisée. Environ 140MW debiomasse de basse qualité seront transformé en biométhane . Le produitsera en tout premier lieu distribué auconsommateur final via le réseau dedistribution de gaz naturel et utlilisé pourune multitude d’applications telles queles véhicules, la production d’électricitéet à des fins industrielles. Le haut rendement en méthane fait que leprocessus est un bon exemple d’économie extraordinaire desressources naturelles. De plus, lachaleur produite au cours du procédéde gazéification va être utilisée en grandepartie pour le chauffage urbain. En conséquence, le rendement global de l’in-stallation sera approximativement de 90%.

LituanieNouvelle venue dans l’industrie du NGV,la Lituanie possède deux voitures et cinqbus au méthane alimentés au moyen dedeux home compresseurs. Le pays possède déjà une association nationaledu NGV. L’objectif pour 2009 estd’avoir 200 NGVs et 5 stations de fourniture, dont 3 sont en constructionactuellement. C’est surtout dans lesecteur des bus qu’il faut attendre l’expansion.

Vis-à-vis du monde Fin septembre 2007, 7.2 million deNGVs circulaient dans le monde et12.000 stations de fourniture étaienten service. En ce qui concerne l’Europe750.000 véhicules au gaz sont sur lesroutes et 2.500 stations environ lesalimentent. L’Argentine, le Pakistan etle Brésil dirigent le marché avec plusde 80% de NGVs au sein de leur flotterespective. Le quatrième pays, l’Italie,possède 6 % du nombre total deNGVs du monde.

ItalieEn 2007, 420.000 NGVs sont en service régulier dans le pays. Quelques100.000 d’entre eux sont des véhiculesmanufacturés par les constructeurs encette même année. Les NGVsreprésentent déjà 8 % du nombre totalde véhicules. La plupart des villes dupays ont décidé d’utiliser le gaz naturelpour leurs bus : au total 2.500 bus ausein de 50 villes, tandis que près de800 véhicules légers et camions sontutilisés dans les divers services urbains. En vue d’atteindre un nombre de deuxchiffres, selon les dires du ConsorzioNGV System, tant pour les véhiculesque pour les stations de fourniture, desprimes devraient être accordées, une

taxe fixe devrait être adoptée, le réseaude stations devrait être étendu et le sys-tème self-service devrait être envisagé.

République TchèqueAvec une estimation de 900 NGVs pourdécembre 2007, le pays travaille avecacharnement en vue d’augmenter lenombre de NGVs pour atteindre en2020, les objectifs fixés à 350.000véhicules et 400 stations de gaz naturelcomprimé. En plus de l’extension duréseau de stations de fourniture, il estenvisagé d’équiper les stations d’un système de self-service et d’offrir à l’utilisateur la possibilité d’utiliser unecarte de crédit. Beaucoup plus de modèles NGVs seront offerts par lesconstructeurs et de nouvelles normestechniques pour les véhicules auméthane seront élaborées.

SuèdeLe pays met en place un projet enbiogaz intitulé ‘’ Gothenburg BiomassGasification Plant ‘’ (Gobigas) àGöteborg, dans le but de produireannuellement 80 million de Nm3 de biométhane à partir de la gazéificationdes déchets forestiers et cela pour2012. Le projet espère une production de carburant représentant

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Газомоторные новости из ЕвропыГазобаллонные автомобили– ситуация в миреК концу сентября 2007 года в миреэксплуатировалось свыше 7,2 миллионаметановых автомобилей, которыезаправлялись на более чем 12 тысячахАГНКС. Только в Европе насчитываетсяпорядка 750 тысяч таких автомобилей иоколо 2500 АГНКС. Лидерами в этойобласти являются Аргентина, Пакистан иБразилия, на которые приходится более80% парка транспортных средств, работающихна природном газе, в то время как на Италию,занимающую четвертое место в этом списке,приходится 6% от общемирового числагазомоторных автомобилей.

ИталияВ 2007 году по дорогам страны ездит 420тысяч автомобилей, работающих наприродном газе, из них около 100 тысячвыпущено производителями в этом же году.В некоторых районах парк такихтранспортных средств составляет уже 8%от общей численности автомобилей. Вбольшинстве городов страны принятырешения об использовании автобусов,работающих на природном газе: ихколичество в 50 городах составляет 2100.Кроме того, во внутригородских перевозкахзанято около 800 легких и тяжелыхгазомоторных автомобилей.По мнению Consorzio NGV System, для

достижения плановых показателей в этойобласти необходимо стимулироватьразвитие сетей газозаправочных станций ииспользование транспорта, работающегона природном газе. Для этого необходимопостоянство системы налогообложения,расширение сети АГНКС и внедрениесистемы самообслуживания.

Республика ЧехияИмея 900 газомоторных автомобилей надекабрь 2007 года, в Чехии прилагают всеусилия для увеличения их численности до350 тысяч единиц при 400 станцияхзаправки компримированным природнымгазом (КПГ) к 2020 году. Помимо созданиясети АГНКС, планируется внедрить системузаправок КПГ с самообслуживанием, накоторых оплата производилась бы покредитным картам. Предполагается, чтопроизводители расширят модельный рядпредлагаемых газомоторных автомобилей.Кроме того, будут введены в действиеновые стандарты для метановыхтранспортных средств.

ШвецияВ этой стране реализуется проектстроительства завода для газификациибиомассы Gobigas в Гетеборге. Начиная с2012 года, проектная годоваяпроизводительность завода должнасоставить 80 млн. норм. м3 биометана,получаемого при газификации древесных

отходов. Целью проекта являетсяпроизводство топлива в объеме,соответствующем 70% энергоемкостииспользуемой биомассы.Предусматривается переработканизкосортной биомассы энергоемкостьюпорядка 140 МВт в биометан, которыйбудет поступать конечным потребителямчерез газораспределительную систему ииспользоваться в самых различных целях,в том числе для транспорта, впромышленности и для производстваэлектроэнергии. Высокий выход метанаделает эту технологию хорошим примеромвысокоэкономичного использованияприродных ресурсов. Кроме того, тепло,вырабатываемое при газификации, будетиспользовано для отопления зданий врайоне. Таким образом, общий КПД заводасоставит около 90%.

ЛитваНедавно выйдя на газомоторный рынок,Литва располагает двумя метановымиавтомобилями, пятью газомоторнымиавтобусами и двумя устройствами длязаправки газом. В стране уже создананациональная газомоторная ассоциация. К 2009 году планируется увеличить числотранспортных средств, работающих наприродном газе, до 200, а также построить5 АГНКС, три из которых уже строятся.Основной прогресс ожидается в секторегазомоторных автобусов.


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NGV in de wereldEind september 2007 waren er meerdan 7,2 miljoen NGV’s in de wereld enmeer dan 12.000 aardgas tankstations.In Europa zijn er zo’n 750.000methaanvoertuigen en ongeveer 2.500tankstations. Argentinië, Pakistan enBrazilië zijn marktleiders met hun aan-deel van 80% aan NGV’s in de vloot,terwijl het vierde land, Italië 6% bezitvan het wereldtotaal aan NGV’s.

ItaliëHet land werd in 2007 overstelpt met420.000 NGV's. Zo'n 100.000 hiervan zijn OEM gefabriceerd in ditzelfde jaar. In sommige gebieden zorgthet aantal NGV's al voor een aandeelvan 8% van de totale voertuigenvloot. De meeste steden in het land hebben besloten, aardgasbussen te gaan gebruiken:2.100 in 50 steden, waar ongeveer800 LDV's en HDV's ingezet wordenvoor stedelijke distributie service. Om een twee cijferig aantal te bereikenvolgens het Consorzio NGV Systeemzal het aansporend beleid gehandhaafd moeten worden tenaanzien van tankstations en voertuigen,

er zou belastingstabiliteit moeten zijnen het stationsnetwerk moet uitgebreidworden net zoals er een “ self-service”systeem zou moeten komen.

Republiek TsjechiëMet de huidige verwachting van 900NGV's in december 2007, werkt deTsjechische Republiek hard om hetaantal NGV's te vergroten metgestelde doelen van 350.000 NGV'sen 400 CNG stations in 2020. Naasthet netwerk tankstation is er een planom CNG self-service stations aan tebieden en een optie voor klanten ommet credit cards te kunnen betalen. Erwordt verwacht dat er meer OEM NGVmodellen zullen worden aangeboden.Ook zullen nieuwe technische normenvoor methaanvoertuigen worden gesteld.

ZwedenDit land leidt een biogas project met denaam Gothenburg Biomass GasificationPlant (Gobigas) in de stad Göteborg enmikt op een jaarlijkse productie vanzo'n 80 miljoen Nm3 biomethaan viavergassing van bos-afval vanaf 2012.Dit project richt zich op een brandstofopbrengst die overeen komt met 70%

van de energie inhoud in de begruiktebiomassa. Ongeveer 140 MW van“Low grade” biomassa wordt getransformeerd naar biomethaan.Het resultaat gaat in de eerste plaatsvia het aardgasnetwerk naar deeindgebruikers en wordt gebruikt voormeerdere doeleinden, zoals voertuigen industrieël gebruik en de productie vanelektriciteit. Deze hoge methaanopbrengsten maakt dit proces eengoed voorbeeld van een buitengewoneeconomisatie van natuurlijke bronnen.Hier moet nog aan worden toegevoegddat het meest van de afvalwarmte vanhet vergassingsproces gebruikt wordtvoor districtverwarming. Dus zal detotale efficiënte zo'n 90% bedragen.

LitouwenEen nieuwkomer in de industrie,Litouwen, heeft twee methaanauto's envijf aardgasbussen met 2 VRA's in z'nvloot. Ook heeft het land een nationaleNGV vereniging. Het doel voor 2009 isgesteld op 200 NGV's en 5 tankstations, waar er al drie van inaanbouw zijn. De grote vooruitgangwordt verwacht in de sector van debussenvloot.

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Nowości z rynku NGV w EuropieNGV na świecieDo września 2007, na świecie byłoponad 7,2 milliona pojazdów nametan oraz ponad 12 000 stacjitankowania CNG. Z tego w Europie –750 000 pojazdów na gaz ziemny iokoło 2 500 stacji. Argentyna,Pakistan i Brazylia są liderami rynkuNGV, mając ponad 80% flotpojazdów zasilanych CNG, zaśczwarta w rankingu Italia ma ichzaledwie 6%.

Włochy420 000 pojazdów CNG porusza siępo drogach tego kraju. 100 000 znich zostało wyprodukowanych w tymsamym roku. W niektórych rejonachWłoch, 8% całkowitej liczbypojazdów, jest zasilanych metanem.Większość miast zdecydowała się nau�ywanie CNG do napędu autobusówmiejskich: 2 100 w 50 miastach,poza tym około 800 samochodówdostawczych i cię�arówek. �eby uzyskać dwucyfrową liczbęzamiast tych 8%, Consorzio NGVSystem wysunęło szereg inicjatywdot. nie tylko budowy nowych stacji

tankowania metanem, ale te�dotyczących ulg podatkowych.

CzechyKraj ten cię�ko pracuje nadosiągnięciem do 2020 rokuzakładanych 350 tys. pojazdów nametan oraz 400 stacji tankowaniaCNG. W chwili obecnej w Czechachjeździ 900 pojazdów na gaz naturalny. Jeśli chodzi o stacjetankowania, to są pomysły nastworzenie sieci samoobsługowychstacji oraz z mo�liwością płatnościkartami kredytowymi. Pyzatym zwiększono ofertę rynkowąaut na metan.

SzwecjaWprowadzono w �ycie projekt dot.biogazu, o nazwie „GothenburgBiomass Gasification Plant” (Gobigas)a implementowany w Göteborgu.Jego celem jest roczna produkcjabiometanu na poziomie 80 millionówNm3 począwszy od roku 2012. Pozatym projekt zakłada otrzymanie 70%energii z biomasy. Około 140MWnisko wartościowej biomasy będzie

przerobione na biometan. Produkt końcowy będzie transportowany do u�ytkowników zapomocą rurociągów metanu iu�ytkowany zarówno do napędusamochodów, jak i w przemyśle i jakoźródło energii. Jest to przykład doskonałego wykorzystania naturalnych pokładów energii. Poza tym, większość z ciepła wytwarzanego przy procesie gazyfikacji będzie u�ywana do ogrzewania w sicie miejskiej. W związku z tym, całkowita efektywność będzie wynosiła 90%.

LitwaNa Litwie jak do tej pory są tylko 2samochody z napędem metanowymoraz 5 autobusów, które sątankowane na 2 stacjach. Poza tym Litwa ma ju� własnąorganizację NGV. Do roku 2009 zało�ono planosiągnięcia 200 pojazdów NGV oraz5 stacji tankowania, z czego 3 są wtrakcie budowy. Oczekuje się boomuw sektorze autobusów.

Natural Gas Vehicles appeared on the scene as a practical alternative togasoline and diesel powered vehicles during the second world war. It took 60 years to grow the world wide NGV population to 1.7 million vehicles by 2001. Those of us who have been in the industry for a longtime remember well all the efforts expended to develop standards, vehicles,fueling infrastructure, industry associations, government support and anawareness of the many benefits of NGVs compared to conventional fueled

vehicles. These activities successfully positioned the industry for rapid growth.

Between 2001 and today something happened to drive the NGV population to over 7 million vehicles, an astounding annual growth rate of 26%.

What happened? Many countries in the world finally became aware that NGVs were an important part of thesolution to the major global challenges of global warming, air pollution and energy security. Specifically, they nowunderstand that the use of NGVs:• Improves energy choice flexibility• Improves security of energy supply• Improves world economic stability (dampen oil price fluctuations)• Improves balance of payments• Can use renewable energy (biomethane)• Reduces greenhouse gases by 25%• Reduces harmful vehicle emissions

The industry projections show that at a conservative growth rate of 18% per year, there will be 65 million NGVsby 2020, representing 9% of the world’s vehicle population and reducing oil demand by 7 million barrels per day.

In addition to readily available vehicle conversion packages, a growing number of automobile companies are realizing the huge potential market and are now producing excellent and competitive natural gas vehicles.

The gas producing and delivery companies are now recognizing that by 2020 NGVs will represent a 400 billioncubic meter per year market (16% of today’s total world gas demand). Aggressive market development strategies by these energy companies are key to the success of the NGV industry.

All the elements are in place for the continued rapid growth of the NGV industry, however there is substantialcompetition from other fuels and many roadblocks that must be overcome. In order to achieve our objective of65 million NGVs by 2020 we must work diligently together to provide the market with what it needs and toensure the market place is aware of the benefits of NGVs. Specifically:• Governments must implement and support a long term NGV (natural gas and biomethane) strategy• Vehicle OEMs should increase production of NGVs and develop new models• Need to increase availability of economic, reliable, safe and environmentally friendly vehicle conversions• Aggressively develop the CNG refueling infrastructure• Natural gas industry needs to develop strategies to aggressively advance the use of NGVs: A 400 billion M³ peryear market

Industry associations are critical to the success of NGV’s rapid growth. The IANGV is the “umbrella” associationfor the industry which works with Regional and National associations to achieve the industry’s objective.

John Lyon

IANGVPresident


The International Association of NaturalGas Vehicle’s President Assesses theState of the NGV Industry.

65 million NGVs by 2020


Latin America

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Asia

Pacific

USANGVAmerica

Pakistan IndiaCanada

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ZealandEurope

ENGVA

Regional Associations National Associations

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Members

Austria - Belgium - Bosnia

Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech

Finland - France - Germany

Greece - Iceland - Ireland

Italy - Luxembourg - Norway

Poland - Portugal - Russia

Slovakia - Switzerland - Sweden

The Netherlands - Turkey

Ukraine - UK

Bangladesh - Japan

Korea - Malaysia

Thailand Etc.

Argentina - Brazil

Peru – Venezuela

Etc.Australia - Columbia – Egypt

Hong Kong - Iran - Mexico

Nigeria - Trinidad & Tabago

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Delegate Representation

Over 600 Members from Over 50 Countries

The IANGV and industry objective is to grow the NGV market to 65M NGVs (9% of world wide vehicle population)by 2020 through:• Government lobbying and policy assistance• Providing industry information to members and stakeholders• Standards development and dissemination• Standards harmonization• Organizing industry conferences, including its own conference held every two years• Collecting relevant statistical data• Facilitating technical information exchange• Marketing and industry awareness activities

It is critical that the NGV industry does everything it can to contribute to an improvedworld environment. I encourage you to support the IANGV and the Regional andNational associations. They are key to helping the industry achieve its objective.

John Lyon is the President ofIANGV and the President, CEOof FuelMaker Corporation


Mehr als 1.000 Erdgasautofahreraus Deutschland, Österreich, Italienund der Schweiz kamen zum 4.Internationalen Erdgasfahrertag undzum Erdgasfahrzeuge-Familientag inden Freizeitpark LEGOLAND®Deutschland. Trotz herbstlicherTemperaturen waren sie am 8.

September mit ihren Erdgasautos insbayerische Günzburg gereist. Auf dem Treff für Erdgasfahrer undsolche, die es werden wollen,erwartete die großen und kleinenGäste neben den zahlreichenLEGOLAND Attraktionen jede MengeSpaß und Unterhaltung.

Dass Erdgasautos große Freudemachen können, bewies derAutohersteller Fiat, in dessenAuftrag Daniel Muß dem VereinClown-Projekt e.V. einen Fiat Multiplamit Erdgasantrieb übergab. Damit können die KlinikclownsKindern in fränkischenKrankenhäusern das Lachen alsbeste Medizin überbringen. Ein weiteres Highlight war dieEröffnung einer vom

Energieversorger RWE Westfalen-Weser-Ems AG gesponserten Erdgastankstelle imLEGOLAND. Auch der erste Einsatzder von der E.ON Avacon AG bereitgestellten mobilen Tankstelleauf dem Erdgasfahrertag war einvoller Erfolg. „Wir haben 25Erdgasfahrzeuge mit insgesamt rund300 Kilogramm Erdgas befüllt“,berichtet Uwe Bolien,Anwendungsberater bei E.ONAvacon. Mit etwas Glück konnte mansich auch aus der Vogelperspektivevon dem Zulauf im Freizeitparküberzeugen: Denn es gab Fahrten imHeißluftballon zu gewinnen.

So gingen gegen Abend 18Besucher buchstäblich in die Luftund genossen eine Rundfahrt derbesonderen Art. Insgesamtbesuchten an diesem Tag rund

8.000 Gäste den Freizeitpark, vondenen viele die Gelegenheit nutztenund sich auf der 2.000Quadratmeter großenAusstellungsfläche rund um dasThema Erdgasfahrzeugeinformierten.

1.000 Erdgasautofahrer im Legoland®


More than 1000 NGV drivers from Germany, Austria, Italyand Switzerland attended the 4th international Natural GasDrivers Day and the NGV Family Day at the LEGOLAND®Deutschland theme park. Despite the autumn temperaturesthey got in their NGVs and made their way to Günzburg,Bavaria on 8 September. In 7addition to the many LEGOLANDattractions on offer, all kinds of fun and entertainment was lined up for the kids and grown-ups at theevent which brings together current and potential NGV drivers. Car manufacturer Fiat was on hand to prove thatnatural gas vehicles can put a smile on people’s face. DanielMuss presented an NGV Fiat Multipla to the Clown-Projekte.V organisation on Fiat’s behalf. The vehicle will enable theclowns to show the children they visit in hospitals inFranconia that laughter is the best medicine. Another highlight was the unveiling of a natural gas refuelling stationin LEGOLAND sponsored by power utility RWE Westfalen-Weser-Ems AG. A mobile refuelling station suppliedby E.ON Avacon AG was also used for the first time at theNGV Drivers Day and was a big success. “We managed torefill 25 NGVs with a total of around 300 kilograms of natural gas”, reported Uwe Bolien, Application Advisor atE.ON Avacon. Some of the visitors were even lucky enough toget a bird’s eye view of the crowds in the theme park afterwinning tickets for a ride in a hot air balloon. As eveningapproached around 18 visitors took to the air and enjoyed anexcursion of a special kind. Altogether, around 8000 guestsvisited the theme park on the day, many of whom made themost of the opportunity to learn all about natural gas vehicleson the 2000 square metre exhibition area.

BRC compressorsfor CNG filling stations

MTM srl Via La Morra, 1 - 12062 CHERASCO (CN) Tel. +39 0172 48681 - Fax +39 0172 488237 - www.brc.it - [email protected]

BRC compressors - Taurusseries - have been developedspecifically for CNG compres-sion and offer high safety,functionality, efficiency andmaintenance easiness. BRCTaurus compressors havebeen completely studied andmanufactured inside the com-pany using the most advancedcalculation, designing andmanufacturing equipment. Allthe above allowed to achievehigher efficiency, low noise lev-els, less maintenance and holddown dimensions. Moreover,BRC Compressors can be cus-tomised and adapted to differ-ent operation exigencies.

1000 NGV drivers in Legoland®


Italy has been one of the countrieswere CNG was first developed as anautomotive fuel. The basic networkwas made up of CNG-only stations,with specific containment standardsand locations due to past safetyrequirements. Then the network of original stationswas flanked by a network of new stations were CNG is associated tostandard fuels and LPG.This process brought to the presentnetwork that today is made up byabout 550 sites, with a grow rate ofaround 60 new sites per year.

Limits of Italian CNG networkItalian CNG network still shows several limits that are becomingmore and more a real limit for thedevelopment of NGV vehicles market.In particular:® CNG stations are not available

everywhere. Some regions or urbanareas have a good coverage andshow also a good share of NGV vehicles, while in some areas CNGstations are few or are lacking at all. ® Stations opening period are limiting CNG availability. By night andduring weekend opened CNG stations are less than 10. In comparison about a half of Italianliquid fuels service stations areequipped with self-service equipmentthat allows the customer to refuelgasoline and diesel widely every day,24 hours a day.® Investments returns for “old style”CNG stations become longer andlonger because of reduced profitmargins.® At the same time Italy has one ofthe biggest gasoline & diesel stationnetwork available in Europe and isfacing a structural change thatrequires to increase products andservices delivered to customers.

Our vision of the futureIn our vision we have to change ourapproach to the development of theCNG network. What was good in the

past and gave great results may notbe suitable for the future.The problems that have to be solvedto give a new pace to CNG and NGVin the country are:® Operating margin reduction® A network still limited on the territory® A service that is still differentfrom other fuels

The proposed solutions cannot beattributed to a single issue, andmost of them, if applied, may helpgetting the final result from differentdirections.

Margin reductionThis issue is of course complex, andthe contribution from equipmentmanufacturers may be important butstill partial.The points where a manufacturermay help operators in enhancing efficiency are:® operating costs® overall investments

Our answer to both questions is thecontinuous development of compactand efficient stations that may help

The Italian CNG network at a crossroadBy MichelePetraccone

Safe s.r.l. BusinessDevelopmentCoordinator


reducing equipment costs, spaceoccupation and compression powerconsumption. SAFE latest productsare offering the opportunity to exploitequipment that is suited on presentstation needs avoiding problems ofcosts due to over-dimensioning. The performances of these productsmay be well upgraded when stationbusiness would increase.

Network structureSelf-service and multifuel CNG dispensers may be the keys for anew generation of stations that mayconjugate service, efficiency andrational space use. These technologies, widely proved in otherEC countries, give the opportunity toincrease the offer of existing stationby adding CNG. It is an option thatrequires a change in national safetystandards, but when technologyimproves equipment performance itis necessary to take into account thenew experiences and set a new stepforward in standards evolution.

New servicesItalian service stations in Italy madebig advances in service offers inthese last 10 years. After ENIlaunch in ’97 of “fai da te” (self-service) campaign refuelingbecame a normal practice for Italiancustomers. At the same time self-service unattended system wereinstalled in more than a half of stations making 24h refueling a reality. Electronic payments, loyaltyprograms and other services basedon electronic cards managementwere developed as in other Europeancountries. But in this last 10 years the CNGuser could not benefit at all of allthese service improvements. CNGstations did not introduce any majorchange in service for customers,and this situation made wider thegap between CNG and other fuels.Today in Italy a CNG user cannot bea normal user. He still has to lookfor service stations and, when traveling outside usual areas, mapsand GPS systems are a standard.He still has to program its dailyroute and schedule according to theopening time of CNG stations.As far as this service gap will bemaintained between standard fuelsand CNG, the NGV market growthwill be conditioned only by the economic leverage. But fuel price,even if it is more and more important,cannot be the only driver for theachievement of a real culture of CNG.

For CNG these steps are key pointsto arrive to a two digits percentagewithin all fuels, meaning a matureconsolidated fuel in the country.

The role of institutionsThe central and local governmentsplayed an important role in the lastyears, funding programs for supporting conversion and sales ofNGV vehicles and for the opening ofnew CNG stations.It was an important work, but nowthe CNG market needs somethingmore than just funding. It is necessary an overall re-thinkingof the rules that are regulating, andin some cases limiting, the growth ofan organic CNG stations network.

An Italian recipe?What is happening in Italy is ofcourse for many reasons peculiar,but most of the solutions for Italymay be used on other scenarios. For instance, small stations may beuseful to complete mature networkscovering marginal areas or werepipeline is not available at all.Argentina, Brazil and some Asianleading countries may be consideredin this category. In this cases Safe’sunique expertise and product rangeis an important competitive advantage were small stations ordaughter stations are a must.

More info: [email protected]


Since 18 October 2007 Prague residents and visitors have been able to use the services of the company 1. CHEAP TAXI,s.r.o., which has started to operatethe first five ‘green’ taxis.You can come across the yellow OpelZafira CNG models, well visible anddecorated in good taste, in thestreets of Prague and hire themfrom the company’s operating control centre.

Opel supplies taxi models with specialaccessories and some adjustmentsfor connecting a taximeter, includinga more robust electrical system andthe ‘taxi’ designation on the roof.

Cheap Taxi, s.r.o. is planning toextend its pilot project of environmentally friendly taxicabs toinclude as many as 40 CNG vehicles. Having introduced a green taxi service using CNG vehicles, Praguehas joined the other European citiesthat regard the operation of environmentally friendly vehicles as amatter of course, and even necessary to improve air quality.

For example, 900 taxicabs, 87 driving school vehicles, 53 refusewagons and 14 buses running onCNG are currently operated inBerlin. There are 16 filling stationsto refuel these vehicles with CNG; ofthese, only three are companies’non-public CNG filling stations.

Czech premières atAUTOSHOW Prague 2007In respect of CNG vehicles,AutoShow Prague 2007, the 13thannual international exhibition specialising in passenger cars, lightutility vehicles and special vehicles,and automobile design (18 to 21October 2007), saw two Czech CNGpremières: Fiat Panda NaturalPower and VW Caddy EcoFuel, andthe Czech debut of a multi-productliquid fuel and CNG dispenser madeby Adamov-Systems, a.s.

A joint RWE Transgas, a.s. andCzech Gas Association display alsopresented a Citroen C3 and, as aPrague première, home CNG refuelling equipment, CNG Phill

The first ‘green’ CNG taxicabs in Prague

Czech Republic

Latest developments in CNG


(FuelMaker). Dealers have includedthese vehicles, now presented in theCzech Republic, in their catalogues.

This separate display of CNG vehicles is a unique opportunity inthe Czech Republic for the generalpublic to see serially produced CNGvehicles and also CNG refuelling systems, all in one place, and seefor themselves that operating thesevehicles is safe, environmentallyfriendly, and economical.

Prospects for the Developmentand Use of CNG in TransportA good place to meet professionalsfrom the NGV segment

This leading NGV event is aunique opportunity for you to:

1. Join our speakers and delegates for an unrivalled networking opportunity

2. Meet the latest NGV developments and their implications for the automotiveindustry and CNG infrastructure

3. Debate the key issues surrounding our transport andenvironmental future

4. Discover the latest developmentsin meeting climate change targetseffectively and economically

5. Learn from the valuable experience of the worldwideNGV range

6. Contribute to the discussionand pose your questions in theQ & A round table

Date of the Conference:23 and 24 January 2008

Venue:Dorint Hotel Don GiovanniPrague, Vinohradská 157a,Praha 3

Contact person:Pavel Novak, 00420 222 522900, [email protected],www.cgoa.cz

We look forward to meeting youat the conference in Prague, inJanuary 2008

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On the last week of October I had to travel again –told Eugene Pronin,Gazprom NGV Division Head. On the 25th of October there was an interesting event: the First Congress of the Siberian Agrarians. Gazprom wasinvited to present the use of natural gas as a fuel for agricultural tractors.Earlier real life experience has proved: a powerful tractor (270 horse power)running in a dual fuel (natural gas/diesel) mode helps to save at least 8,500Euros/year on fuel cost. Taking into account that retrofitting of a tractor costs5,700 Euros one will easily calculate that payback period is less then oneyear. Based on these assumptions the Congress has proposed to develop aCNG plan for Siberian agriculture.The pictures show the K-701 agricultural tractor in the field. It is a DDF -diesel/natural gas dual fuel - modification. Pilot diesel makes 20 - 30% in thefuel mix, the rest being compressed natural gas. Similar modifications areavailable for industrial (construction) applications. Price differential is a key toeconomics success: today in Russia CNG costs 50% less than diesel oil.Unfortunately all tractors we are operating are not OEM but retrofitted.People in the countryside will be happy to buy CNG tractors from the factory.

Esposizione - Ciclo di Conferenze MagistraliExhibition - Master Conferences

Dal 25 al 27 settembre 2008September 25-27, 2008

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On last 21 September in Mantua, Italy, Eni chief executive, Paolo Scaroni, and the President of theLombardy Region, Roberto Formigoni, opened the thirdAgip multiEnergy service station, a state-of-the-art facilitythat makes innovative use of new forms of energy toimprove respect for the quality of the environment and oflife. The station is part of the European Zero RegioProject, which aims to develop, in Lombardy and theRhein-Main region in Germany, integrated systems forsustainable mobility through the use of multifuel hydrogenservice stations for zero-emissions vehicles.

The Zero Regio Project, which is co-financed by theEuropean Commission, involves the construction andexperimentation of two innovative structures for the supply of multifuel hydrogen, in Mantua and Frankfurt,for the refuelling of fuel cell vehicles, using a range oftechnological options for the production and distributionof hydrogen.

16 partners from 4 European countries are involved inthe project and it is coordinated, at a European level, byInfraserv Höchst GmbH and in Italy by the LombardyRegion.

In Mantua hydrogen is produced, at the service station,using a gas-powered 20 mc/h reformer. The technology uses a high-temperature catalyticprocess with a pre-mixed flow of steam and natural gaswhich is transformed into hydrogen in successive stages.The fleet of vehicles is made up of three cell fuel-drivenFiat Pandas, bought by the Lombardy Region for themunicipality of Mantua.

Always with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions, theMantua and Frankfurt stations are also considered”Green Petrol Stations”, given that they are equippedwith solar panels of 8 and 20 kWp respectively, that cangenerate electricity from a renewable source of around30,000 kWh/year, which corresponds to a reduction ofaround 16 tonnes/year of CO2 emissions.

For the petrol-based part, multiEnergy is an innovativemodular concept that integrates the refuelling of hydrogen with a range of conventional liquid and gaseous fuels, including biofuels, with a view to contributing to the development of the new generation oflow/zero-emission vehicles that car manufacturers areoffering the market.

In terms of energy saving, the multiEnergy station couldbecome, in the short term, a platform for bio-construction and bio-architecture to test low-impactrecycled materials, electrical, heating, air-conditioningand lighting systems with efficiency gains that will make it possible to reduce energy consumption in terms ofkWh/m2/year as is happening across Europe.In the short term Eni will use hydrogen mixed with

methane. The aim being to launch, at a national andEuropean level, the use of this hydrogen-methane mix asan immediate solution, exploiting the Italian competitiveadvantage in terms of infrastructure and know-how inmethane compared with the rest of Europe.

Eni’s commitment has been formally recognised by twoimportant sustainability indexes: the Dow JonesSustainability Index and the FTSE4Good.

The creation of this new Agip multiEnergy station is a further demonstration of Eni’s commitment to the continuous improvement of the entire Agip network andthe objective of providing a wide range of services andproducts.

Eni has always viewed “Technology and Environment”together; the Agip network was the first in Italy to distribute unleaded petrol in 1987 and to produce, from the early ’90s, low sulphur diesel, as wellas products such as BluDiesel, BluSuper, sulphur-freediesel and petrol, anticipating by a wide margin the introduction of European norms in 2009.

Eni: A new Agip multiEnergy eco-station opens inMantua also distributing H2

A state-of-the-art facility in Mantua, Italy


On last 29 October DrJeffrey M. Seisler, thefounding Executive Directorof the European Natural GasVehicle Association (ENGVA)announced the opening of aBrussels-based consultancy,Clean Fuels Consulting tofoster a more proactiveadvocacy effort with theEuropean institutions, focusing on natural gas vehicles (NGVs), renewablebiomethane, hydrogen and other clean fuels.

Jeffrey Seisler brings 30 years experience on two continents helping to shape energy and environment policy as well as commercializing new technologies.“Today there are more legislative, regulatory, and policydevelopments related to energy, the environment, climatechange and transportation than in the past decade. For the clean fuels industry and technologies – and particularly for natural gas, biomethane, LNG, liquefiedpetroleum gas (LPG) and hydrogen -- it is important totarget the emerging policies that will set new directionsfor sustainable and secure energy in Europe. These legislative and regulatory initiatives include: the development of Euro 5 and Euro 6 emissions regulations; the revision of the Biofuels Directive; policiesand proposed mandates related to CO2 and passengercars; the Fuel Quality Directive; and the development ofnew and harmonized standards for vehicles and fuellingstations. We need to closely monitor and participate inthe policy making process and continue to educate theEuropean Commission and Parliament on a daily andfocused basis to ensure that the cleaner fuels have thevisibility they deserve,” said Seisler from his new office inBrussels.

Clean Fuels Consulting is a private company whose mission is to facilitate the commercialization of cleanfuels and technologies. Its activities will address the

complex, multi-dimensional needs of commercial sector,public sector, and not-for-profit-based clients on a globalbasis. Services will include: direct lobbying and government relations within the European Union institutions and the United Nations; policy development;strategic marketing; communications; technical and technology analysis; networking (including conference andworkshop development); training ; and the developmentof trade delegations, all related to clean fuels and technologies. Additionally, Dr. Seisler will maintain anactive role in the process to harmonize worldwidegaseous fuel vehicle standards and regulations, as wellas advocate the development of international standardsthat are needed to continue the growth of liquefied natural gas (LNG), renewable biomethane, and hydrogen.

“With strong competitive forces from status quo liquidpetroleum fuels and new blends of bio-fuels it is clearthat better balance in the European policy arena isrequired to achieve a more sustainable energy future,particularly in the transportation sector. It is an excitingtime to be part of the policy making process in Brussels.Clean Fuels Consulting plans on being part of thisprocess,” Seisler concluded.

As the Executive Director of ENGVA since its founding in1994 Jeffrey Seisler was part of the European leadership that helped develop the market for naturalgas vehicles (NGVs) and become a legitimized part ofEuropean energy and environment policy. Prior to thathe was the founding Director of the Natural Gas VehicleCoalition in Washington, D.C. from 1988 to 1994 wherehe served a similar function. He served two terms asthe President of the International Association for NGVsbetween 1998 and 2002 and remains active on theIANGV Executive Committee as the Vice President ofGovernment Relations.

For more info:32.2.647.3218jseisler@cleanfuelsconsulting.orgwww.cleanfuelsconsulting.org

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Jeffrey Seisler

Opening of a Brussels-based consultancy firm

New Idromeccanica compressor for Eastern Europe

High-flow CNG Compressor delivered to Ukraine

Compresor doble de alto caudal entregado en Ucrania

Compressore gemellare di alta portata per il mercato ucraino


The Company celebrated its 20 years inthe market with the presentation of itsrenewed industrial plant in Buenos Aires.

More than 500 guests visited a facility which "gives sustainability to the world-wide leadership of Galileo in thedevelopment of innovating technologies for the use ofCNG", stated the firm President Fausto Maranca.

The ceremony was chaired by Maranca himself and theGeneral Manager Osvaldo Del Campo and attended bythe Argentine Minister of Economy, Miguel Peirano, theSecretary of Industry, Leila Nazer, and the Fuels Under-Secretary, Cristian Folgar.

"The economic recovery of Argentina is consequence ofthe aptitude, capacity and vocation of Argentine industrialists and businessmen", said Peirano. The Minister also said that "this opening shows thepotential that Argentina has, the enormous capacity ofits industry, their enterprising spirit and the workers’ ability, altogether generating the possibility of investmentsfor the development". He also assured that Argentina "has returned to beingan industrial country, where factories are opened everyday, creating jobs and exports”.

Technological innovations"What began as a small company 20 ago years, by reinvestments, creativity, technology, efficiency of localand international marketing and a great commitmenttowards employees and clients, today is close to world-wide leadership in CNG and future gaseous fuels",declared Fausto Maranca. "For the sustainability of this position, it was necessaryto fix our house", he indicated.

According to him, the investment made will cover fromvehicular conversion systems to supply of residential,commercial and industrial gas, and even electrical generation. "Our virtual pipelines systems replace trunk pipelines,bringing time and initial investment benefits", heexplained. Also he anticipated that the firm is working onnew technologies for the use of biomass gas and hydro-gen.

The figuresThe purchase and rebuilding of the 6,500 sq/m industrial plant and its state-of-the-art machinery –named“cyber-manufacturing” allows automatic manufacture ofparts and pieces. It demanded an investment of around5 million Euros.

The company is made up by 200 direct employee and300 indirect ones, apart from over 500 people aroundthe world working in Galileo’s network.

Galileo invoices more than 25 million Euros/year, andbased on this new plant it is expected an annual growthrate of 15-20% in the next three years.

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Images of the opening and the new plant


FuelMaker Corporation announced that Gasum, ofHelsinki, Finland is its latest new dealer. Gasum will market, sell and service FuelMaker’s line of productsincluding Vehicle Refueling Appliances (VRA) and Phill, thehome refueling appliance.

Gasum is a full service supplier of natural gas in Finland.Since 2004 changes in taxation practices have made the use of NGV a much more attractive option in thecountry. Gasum has built 6 refueling stations and plansto increase infrastructure by building 25 more by 2010.Gasum plans to complement this station infrastructureby using FuelMaker VRAs and Phill where larger stationsare not feasible. The company will start first with commercial applications, focusing on areas that alreadyhave a natural gas network and are serviced by publictransit. This will include replacing its own private fleetwith NGVs.

Gasum’s plans also include working with Finnish carimporters to increase the availability and selection ofNGVS for the consumer. Gasum believes that Phill willbe an important factor in consumer acceptance ofNGVs. Home refueling will complement the use of commercial stations, providing a convenient network ofinfrastructure, which will in turn promote the use andacceptance of NGVs in Finland.

Gasum decided to use FuelMaker products because ofFuelMaker’s world-wide reputation for quality and reliability, as well as product specifications that matchedthe needs of the Finnish market and climate.

The addition of Gasum to the team of international Philldealers now makes the home device commercially available in the United States, France, Italy, Poland, theCzech Republic and Finland. It will soon be available inSwitzerland and the Netherlands, and is currently beingtested in Germany, Japan, Barbados, the U.K., Australia,Lithuania, and Pakistan. FuelMaker is in negotiationswith many other companies from around the world tobecome dealers.

News,News, Products,Products, TechnologyTechnologyFuelMaker vehicle refuelingappliances and Phills arenow available in Finland

"Man’s intervention almost doesnot exist under this model"

Before the officialopening, GVR hadthe opportunity totake a walk in theplant guided by theGeneral Manager,Osvaldo Del Campo.The new plant has"cyber-manufacturingtechnology thatallows to designcomponents in the computer and directly make them in the mechanized centers, prac-tically without the intervention of workers, guaran-teeing therefore unique quality level in all pieces",ensured Del Campo. He went deep into details: "the features of this newplant are revolutionary, since cyber-manufacturing isa new concept based on mechanized centersdenominated multitasking. In a single machine andalmost in a single operation, all pieces are practicallymade then they are checked by a measurementrobot that verifies the manufacture meticulously,thus closing a computer cycle", he explained. Under this process the traditional chain productionerrors are avoided because man does not interact. The facility has 6,500 m²; 4,500 for the plant itselfand the offices occupy 2,000 m2. There all manufacture and assembling process of compressors, virtual pipelines and components isperformed. The new factory is the best showroom of the company and the heart of the group, which has twoother plants in the country. According to Del Campo, throughout 20 years the company has experienced a sustained growth,"always adding new lines of products and developingnew markets". "We are the largest NGV exporter",he concluded.

Osvaldo Del Campo

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