Promoting CNG As A Fuel Through Strategic Partnership Friedhelm H. Wannagat / Head of Cooperation Eastern Europe

21st Annual Session Working Party on Gas / UNECE Geneva, 18 January 2011

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Interests

  Positive political environment   Expand/increase density of service station network   International standards   Continued development of automotive engineering   Innovations (biomethane)   General awareness raising

Promoting CNG As A Fuel Through Strategic Partnership

Objective

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Promoting CNG As A Fuel Through Strategic Partnership

The 'Power' of Forward-Thinking Partnership

  Bringing in core competencies

  Bundling of interests

  Concerted action Gas

industry

Car makers

Politics/Groups

Oil industry

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CNG / Best Practice for 'Cleaner Transport in Future'

Transport – the most dynamically growing sector of global industry – consumes around 1/4 to 1/3 of primary energy resources

Transport volume in Germany 2010 to 2050: 430 to 850 billion tonne/kilometres

  Creation of right regulatory framework and incentive schemes

  Ongoing development of low-emission drive systems

  Use of renewable energies (Bio-M)

  Use of environmentally friendly fuels like CNG

Promoting CNG As A Fuel Through Strategic Partnership

German market currently around 2.5 billion kW/h p.a. Growth rate approx. 15 % p.a. 90,000 vehicles / 900 service stations

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1862

Étienne Lenoir Builds first gas powered vehicle

(Nicolaus August Otto) Develops 4-stroke engine with gas/air mixture

1993

First mass-produced vehicles on German market: BMW, Ford, Volvo

1994

First CNG station in Germany

2002 2003

Established

(1,000 CNG stations in Germany)

Study 'Blue Corridor'

Established

(100 additional stations on German autobahns)

2007 2009 1876

Lobby Initiative 'Blue Fuel for Blue Skies'

2008 2010

/VNIIGaz CNG St. Petersburg-Moscow Rallye (1500 km)

/VNIIGaz CNG Moscow-Sochi Rallye (800 km)

Study 'Use of Gas in

Transport in UNECE Countries'

UN

NOK rus / Volkswagen Agreement on CNG and other vehicles for Sochi (Carbon neutrality)

/VNIIGaz

2011

Study Outlook Legal and

Regulatory Environment for Filling Stations in

Europe

Promoting CNG As A Fuel Through Strategic Partnership

CNG Moscow-Moscow Rallye (3060 km)

Stadtwerke Mainz, MAN, LMF

with

Pioneering work in joint venture / E.ON Ruhrgas and Gazprom

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Promoting CNG As A Fuel Through Strategic Partnership

Ongoing scientific/technical

cooperation (programmes)

Blue Corridor Project UNECE (2003)

Forward-looking groundwork

'Blue Fuel' Project EBC Lobbying Initiative Russia & Bulgaria

2009 - 2011

EBC Study

Framework for EU service station building/operating

Ongoing Consultation Development Initiative

international (2009 to present)

UNECE/IGU Study Development of NGV

in EU 2009-12

Blue Corridor PR Rally NGVRUS

2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 active completed

Open ongoing dialogue and collaboration

with international platforms

- Examples -

Pioneering work in joint venture / E.ON Ruhrgas and Gazprom / Outstanding projects

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Working Model: 'Funding Group CNG Europe' (Example from practice: Initiative: Natural Gas as a Fuel in Germany)

Involving existing initiative groups at local/regional levels

Vehicles/ Engineering

Awareness/ Politicians and

Public

National Associations/

Fleets Marketing

Nucleus / Initiators

(E.ON Ruhrgas/ OAO Gazprom)

Specific Work Platforms / Action Tables

Building an international carrier group Oil industry/automobile clubs/motor manufacturers/politicians/associations

Promoting CNG As A Fuel Through Strategic Partnership

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Objectives of the 'CNG Development Group'

 Growth in European demand for natural gas vehicles  Expand/increase density of European CNG station networks  Strengthen the motivation of motor manufacturers and traders  Motivating prominent user groups (e.g. fleet operators and local public

transport)  Appropriate design of political and regulatory framework

Bundling CNG expertise and concerted awareness raising at international / European level

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Promoting CNG As A Fuel Through Strategic Partnership

'E.ON Ruhrgas-Gazprom Cooperation NGV' on Display

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Promoting CNG As A Fuel Through Strategic Partnership

'Best Practice' for Awareness Raising – 'Blue Corridor' 2010

Discussion platforms with administrators,

industry, politicians, the press and the

public

Image advertising

Fitness test 8000 km total (3060 km tour

through Russia)

E-ON 200

Special applications demo

Demo application

diversity

Combining strengths Attention

… Manufacturers

Curiosity

… and Converters

Interest

Mot

ivat

ion

Presence

Awareness

Visibly joining forces

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Promoting CNG As A Fuel Through Strategic Partnership

  E.ON Ruhrgas/OAO Gazprom: Continuing scientific/technical cooperation and the international joint-venture projects to promote CNG

  Together organising and mounting the 4th 'Blue Corridor 2011' Tour

 Moscow – Prague – Germany – Moscow (end of May/early June 2011)

 TOP Events 'EBC 14th AGM'/Prague, 'NGV 2011'/Berlin  Sponsorships

  Clarification of 'CNG Europe' Development Group

 A working German example: the 'Natural Gas as a Fuel' Initiative

  Diverse projects with cutting-edge character

Outlook

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„Сделать энергию чище и лучше!“

… давайте работать над этим вместе!

'Cleaner and better energy'

… Let's work on it together!

friedhelm.wannagat@eon-ruhrgas.com

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