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

OEM NGV prices and fuel consumption/saving

More than 600,000 NGVs in Europe

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The GVR Volume V: 2006 Journalistic Timetable and NGV Events

#Edition Month Deadline Special Report Events with massive distribution - GVR own booth

48 January December 16 Egypt: an experience with perspectives - Germany: to the 1000 stations49 February January 20 The GVR 4th Anniversary50 March February 22 Italy: the first European market and main global exporter51 April March 29 The European NGV car market: OEM opinions 12th ENGVA Conference, 26-27 April, Brussels, Belgium52 May April 21 Refuelling stations equipment manufacturers53 June May 26 The European NGV bus market: OEM opinions IGU 23rd World Gas Conference, 6-9 June, Amsterdam54 July June 23 Not South American companies working in the regional market ExpoGNV Peru, 6-8 July, Lima, Peru55 August July 21 Europe and North America: NGV systems, valves and components56 Sept. August 22 Eastern Europe GasSuf 2006, September 19-22, Moscow, Russia57 October Sept. 22 The voice of cylinder manufacturers58 Nov. October 20 The European and North American contribution NGV 2006, 7-9 November, Cairo, Egypt59 Dec. Nov.22 2006 Balance, 2007 Outlook

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Vehicle model NGV Diesel Petrol

2.4(140hk)2.4D(163hk)S 60 28.480 29.230 25.250V 70 31.060 31.820 27.830


It's a good deal to buy an NGV

Volvo

Mercedes-Benz E-Class,Sedan with bivalent naturalgas drive: E 200 NGTPrice for the base modelE200Kompressor (incl. automatic transmission):32.100 Euro.Extra costs for natural gasTechnology: 2.950 EuroTotal: 35.050 Euro(German prices, without VAT)Price for a comparable dieselcar: E 220 CDI(incl. automatic transmission and particulate filter): 33.400 Euro (German prices, without VAT)

Mercedes Benz E 200 NGT

January 2006, prices in Sweden

Vehicle model NGV price in Italy with incentivesfor private citizens - Febr. 2006

Gasoline Diesel NGV vs GasolineKms. to get back

the diferenceEngine Euro Engine Euro Engine EuroPunto 1.2 13.100 1.2 11.750 1.3 13.600 35.000Multipla 1.6 22.130 1.6 20.660 1.9 23.360 24.000Dobló 1.6 15.640 1.4 14.300 1.9 17.200 29.000

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

Citroen

Zafira

List price in EuroDTI 16V 1.6 CNG 1.6 16V

18.42520.255Operating costsEnergy consumption 6.30 5.30 7.50Price per energy u.in Euro 0.93 0.67 1.16Costs per 100km in Euro 5.86 3.55 8.70Total fuel costs/year in Euro 1.172 710.20 1.740Insurance/year in Euro 909.00 767.00 767.00Road tax in Euro 309.00 108.00 108.00Total costs/year in Euro 2.390 1.585.20 2.615.00Difference relative to Diesel/Gasoline 225.20 804.80 1.029.80Amortisation in years 8.13 0.89 2.48

Opel Zafira: cost calculation at 20.000 km/year

20.975

Diesel CNG PetrolPurchase Price 20.225 20.975 18.425Total cost 1st year 2.389 1.585 2.615Total cost 2st year 2.389 1.585 2.615Total cost 3st year 2.389 1.585 2.615Total cost after 3 years 27.422 25.730 26.270Residual value 9.722 10.068 8.844Total cost after purchase 17.700 15.662 17.426Advantage CNG 2.038 1.764

Opel Zafira: cost calculation German prices


OEM NGV prices and fuel consumption/saving in GermanyEmission standard 14,670 15,970 15,764Emission standard Euro 4 Euro 4 98/69 EG l; B≈Euro 4Fuel Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 6.5 5.2 7.4 6.2 7.4 6.2Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 1,300 1,040 1,480 1,240 1,480 1,240Fuel cost/year (Euro) 1,625 884 1,850 1,054 1,850 1,054CNG fuel saving/year (Euro) - 741 - 796 - 796CNG fuel saving in 3 years (Euro) - 2,223 - 2,388 - 2,388

NGV price (Euro) 13,990 21,690 17,540 15,057Emission standard Euro 3/D4 Euro 4 Euro 4 Euro 4Fuel Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 6.3 4.3 9.0 6.3 9.2 6.3 9.2 6.3Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 1,260 860 1,800 1,260 1,840 1,260 1,840 1,260Fuel cost/year (Euro) 1,575 731 2,250 1,071 2,300 1,071 2,300 1,071CNG fuel saving/year (Euro) - 844 - 1,179 - 1,229 - 1,229CNG fuel saving in 3 years (Euro) - 2,532 - 3,537 - 3,687 - 3,687

NGV price (Euro) 22,925 31,616/33,147/33,843 31,523Emission standard Euro 4 Euro 3 Euro 3Fuel Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 7.3 6.3 11.0 8.6 11.0 8.6Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 1,460 1,260 2,200 1,720 2,200 1,720Fuel cost/year (Euro) 1,825 1,071 2,750 1,462 2,750 1,462CNG fuel saving/year (Euro) - 754 - 1,288 - 1,288CNG fuel saving in 3 years (Euro) - 2,262 - 3,864 - 3,864

NGV price (Euro) 18,800 17,110 29,464Emission standard Euro 4 98/69 EG I; A (≈Euro 3) 98/69 EG III; A (≈Euro 3)Fuel Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 7.8 6.9 7.8 6.9 13.2 10.7Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 1,560 1,380 1,560 1,380 2,640 2,140Fuel cost/year (Euro) 1,950 1,173 1,950 1,173 3,300 1,819CNG fuel saving/year (Euro) - 777 - 777 - 1,481CNG fuel saving in 3 years (Euro) - 2,331 - 2,331 - 4,443

NGV price (Euro) 42,154 41,543 35,854 37,632Emission standard Euro 4 Euro 4/EEV Euro 4/EEV Euro 4/EEVFuel Gasoline CNG CNG CNG CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 9.0 6.1 10.9 10.9 10.9Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 1,800 1,220 2,180 2,180 2,180Fuel cost/year (Euro) 2,250 1,037 1,853 1,853 1,853CNG fuel saving/year (Euro) - 1,213 - - -CNG fuel saving in 3 years (Euro) - 3,639 - - -

NGV price (Euro) 43,549Emission standard Euro 4/EEVFuel CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 10.9Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 2,180Fuel cost/year (Euro) 1,853CNG fuel saving/year (Euro) -CNG fuel saving in 3 years (Euro) -

NGV price (Euro) 23,825 17,180 20,715Emission standard Euro 4 Euro 3/D4 (≈Euro 4) Euro 3/D4 (≈Euro 4)Fuel CNG CNG CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 5.3 4.9 4.9Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 1,060 980 980Fuel cost/year (Euro) 901 833 833

NGV price (Euro) 23,355 19,894 18,937 18,831 24,475Emission standard Euro 4 Euro 4 Euro 4 Euro 4 Euro 4Fuel Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 10.0 5.9 10.0 6.0 10.0 6.0 10.0 6.0 8.1 6.0Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 2,000 1,180 2,000 1,200 2,000 1,200 2,000 1,200 1,620 1,200Fuel cost/year (Euro) 2,500 1,003 2,500 1,020 2,500 1,020 2,500 1,020 2,025 1,020CNG fuel saving/year (Euro) - 1,497 - 1,480 - 1,480 - 1,480 - 1,005CNG fuel saving in 3 years (Euro) - 4,491 - 4,440 - 4,440 - 4,440 - 3,015

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Mileage/year: 20.000 km.Premium gasoline price in Germany, March 2006was 1.25 Euro/litre.CNG price in Germany, January 2006 was 0.85Euro/kg = 0.70 Euro/Nm3.The CNG price in Germany is measured by kg.The normal density of CNG is 0.82 kg/Nm3.Data fuel consumption: EON Ruhrgas, Peugeot.

Driving concept of VW Touran and Caddy is quasi-monovalent (gasoline = reserve fuel).Engines for quasi-monovalent vehiclessuch as the Touran and the CaddyEcoFuel are specially designed torun on natural gas. This produces optimised fuelconsumption and lower pollutant emissions for gas operation.

References:

NGV price (Euro) 36,395Emission standard Euro 3Fuel Gasoline CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 11.0 8.6Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 2,200 1,720Fuel cost/year (Euro) 2,750 1,462CNG fuel saving/year (Euro) - 1,288CNG fuel saving in 3 years (Euro) - 3,864

NGV price (Euro) 30,220 34,820Emission standard Euro 4 Euro 4Fuel Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 8.8 6.8 9.1 7.2Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 1,760 1,360 1,820 1,440Fuel cost/year (Euro) 2,200 1,156 2,275 1,224CNG fuel saving/year (Euro) - 1,044 - 1,051CNG fuel saving in 3 years (Euro) - 3,132 - 3,153

NGV price (Euro) 16,368Emission standard Euro 3/D4 (≈Euro 4)Fuel CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 4.9Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 980Fuel cost/year (Euro) 833

NGV price (Euro) 28,304 27,376Emission standard Euro 3 Euro 3Fuel Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 13.2 9.3 13.2 9.3Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 2,640 1,860 2,640 1,860Fuel cost/year (Euro) 3,300 1,581 3,300 1,581CNG fuel saving/year (Euro) - 1,719 - 1,719CNG fuel saving in 3 years (Euro) - 5,157 - 5,157

NGV price (Euro) 34,916Emission standard EEVFuel CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 13.0Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 2,600Fuel cost/year (Euro) 2,210

NGV price (Euro) - 15,451Emission standard Euro 4 Euro 4Fuel Gasoline CNG Gasoline CNGFuel consumption/100 km (litre or kg) 7.8 5.8 7.8 5.8Fuel consumption/year (litre or kg) 1,560 1,160 1,560 1,160Fuel cost/year (Euro) 1,950 986 1,950 986CNG fuel saving/year (Euro) - 964 - 964CNG fuel saving in 3 years (Euro) - 2,892 - 2,892

English


Europe has well over passed thenumber of 600,000 NGVs. Italy continues to be the #1 countrymarketplace. This year expectation isno less than 50,000 more NGVs ofwhich around 50% will be OEMNGVs. It is also remarkable thegrowth of NGV buses in the peninsula.Germany expects to see 360,000NGVs on the roads by 2010. In themeanwhile, 2 or 3 new refuellingstations are opened every week.Currently there are almost 700 stations. By 2007, the nation willachieve the number of 1,000 refuelling stations. The plan is to

have one methane station every 5km in cities, 10-15km in mixeddeveloped areas and from 20 to 25km in rural areas: CNG supply will beensured for around 1,000,000NGVs. Also NGV marketing and promotion goes on, as for exampleduring the last World Football Cup and the successful participationof an NGV in the famousNürburgring race.In Eastern Europe, we find 87% ofthe total NGV trucks in the continentand 84% of methane buses -a fleetof 64,500 and 38,500 respectively-operating in Ukraine and Russia.

L’Europa ha superato di gran lunga il numero di 600'000veicoli a gas naturale. L’Italia continua ad essere il mercato n. 1. Per quest'anno si suppone una crescita dioltre 50'000 unità, di cui il 50% di veicoli a gas originali.Nella penisola è considerevole anche l’incremento del numerodi autobus a metano.In Germania, entro il 2010 sulle strade dovrebbero circolare circa 360'000 veicoli a gas. Nel frattempo, ognisettimana vengono aperte da 2 a 3 nuove stazioni di riforni-mento. Attualmente ci sono circa 700 stazioni. Entro il 2007in Germania si conteranno 1'000 stazioni di rifornimento. Ilpiano prevede una stazione di metano ogni 5 km nelle città,ogni 10-15 km nelle aree miste e ogni 20-25 km nelle areerurali: il rifornimento di metano sarà assicurato per circa1'000'000 di veicoli a gas. Si è fatto molto anche sul piano del marketing e della pro-mozione dell’NGV: durante i Mondiali di Calcio ad esempio,

ma anche con la partecipazione di un veicolo a gas nellafamosa corsa di Norimberga.Nell’Europa orientale, più precisamente in Ucraina e inRussia, troviamo l'87% del parco di camion a metano delcontinente e l'84% degli autobus a metano, pari rispettivamente a un numero di 64'500 e 38'500 unità. Il prossimo mese di settembre si terrà a Mosca la manifestazione GaSUF 2006, la principale esposizione russache si concentra sulla distribuzione del gas e sui combustibilialternativi: l'alternativa n. 1 è costituita dal metano.In Polonia l’uso di autobus a gas naturale è in crescita. Sonooperative a Przemysl, Rzeszów, Inowroclaw, Wroclaw eTarnów. Recentemente sono stati introdotti gli autobus ametano a Radom, e prossimamente sarà la volta di Varsavia. Risparmi, motivi ecologici e sicurezza del rifornimento: il set-tore dei veicoli a metano continuerà a crescere sull'interocontinente europeo.

More than 600,000 NGVs in Europe

Più di 600'000 veicoli a gas naturale in Europa

Next September, in Moscow, theGasSUF 2006 event will take place,the leading Russian exhibitionfocused on gas distribution and alternative fuels, NGV being the#1 alternative.In Poland the use of NGV buses isincreasing. They are working inPrzemysl, Rzeszów, Inowroclaw,Wroclaw and Tarnów. Methanebuses have been introduced recentlyin Radom, and the capital cityWarsaw comes next in line. Savings, ecological reasons and supply security: NGV will go on growing in our whole Old Continent.

Italian

Meer dan 600.000 NGV’s in EuropaEuropa heeft het aantal van600.000 NGV's duidelijkgepasseerd.Italië blijft op nr. 1 de landelijke marktleider. De verwachting is dat erniet minder dan 50.000 NGV'sbijkomen waarvan ongeveer 50% zalbestaan uit OEM NGV's.Opmerkzaam is ook de groei vanNGV bussen op de schiereilanden.

Duitsland verwacht 360.000 NGV'sop de weg te zien tegen het jaar2010. Intussen worden er elke week1 of 3 nieuwe tankstations geopend.Op het ogenblik zijn er bijna 700 stations. In 2007 zal het land hetaantal van 1.000 tankstations

hebben bereikt. Het plan is om eenstation per 5 km in de steden, 10-15 km in gemengd ontwikkeldegebieden en van 20-25 km in landelijke gebieden: CNG voorradenzullen verzekerd zijn voor ongeveer1.000.000 NGV's. Ook gaat de NGVmarketing en promotie door, zoalsbijvoorbeeld gedurende de laatsteWereld Voetbal Cup en de succesvolle deelname van een NGVin de beroemde race op deNürburgring.

In Oost Europa vinden we 87% vanhet totale aantal NGV trucks op hetcontinent en 84% van de methaanbussen, (respectievelijk 64.000 en

38.500) die in Oekraïne en Ruslandopereren. In Moskou wordt in september a.s. het GasSUF 2006evenement gehouden, de Russischetentoonstelling gericht op gasdistributie en alternatieve brandstoffen, NGV is het beste alternatief. In Polen stijgt het gebruikvan NGV's. Ze werken in Przemysl,Rzeszów, Inowroclaw, Wroclaw enTarnów.Methaanbussen zijn recent geïntroduceerd in Radom en dehoofdstad Warschau is de volgende.

Besparingen, ecologische redenenen voorraadzekerheid: NGV zal blijvengroeien in de hele "Oude Wereld".

Dutch


Uber 600’000 Erdgasfahrzeuge in EuropaIn Europa gibt es bereits weit über 600'000Erdgasfahrzeuge. Italien ist immer noch das Land mitdem wichtigsten Markt. Für dieses Jahr rechnet man mitnicht weniger als 50'000 neuen Erdgasfahrzeugen, dieHälfte davon Neuwagen. Ebenfalls bemerkenswert ist dieZunahme der Erdgasbusse auf der Halbinsel. InDeutschland erwartet man, dass bis im Jahr 2010360’000 Erdgasfahrzeuge im Verkehr sind. Unterdessenwerden jede Woche zwei bis drei neue Tankstelleneröffnet. Im Moment beträgt deren Gesamtanzahl knapp700, bis Ende 2007 werden es 1000 sein. Geplant sindErdgastankstellen in einer Distanz von 5 Kilometern inden Städten, von 10 bis 15 Kilometern in teilweiseurbanisierten Gegenden und von 20 bis 25 Kilometernauf dem Land: Die Kraftstoffversorgung von ungefähreiner Million Erdgasfahrzeugen ist damit gesichert. Auchin Sachen Marketing und Werbung wird weiter gearbeitet,z.B. während der vergangenen Fussball-WM und mit der

German

Europa já ultrapassou o número de 600,000 veículos aGNV. Itália continua sendo o país em 1º lugar no merca-do. Este ano a expectativa é de pelo menos mais50,000 veículos a GNV dos quais em torno de 50%OEMs.Também é notável o crescimento de ônibus a GNVna península.Alemanha espera ver 360,000 veículos a GNV nasestradas até 2010. Enquanto isso, 2 ou 3 novos postosde abastecimento são inaugurados toda semana.Atualmente existem em torno de 700 postos. Até2007, o país irá alcançar o número de 1,000 postos deabastecimentos. O plano é ter um posto com GNV acada 5 km nas cidades,10-15km nas áreas desenvolvi-das e de 20 a 25 km nas áreas rurais : CNG assegu-rará em torno de 1,000,000 veículos a GNV. O merca-do de GNV e as promoções continuam, como por exem-

Mais de 600,000 veículos a GNV na EuropaPortuguese

erfolgreichen Teilnahme eines Erdgasfahrzeugs am bekannten Nürburgring-Rennen. In Osteuropa sind 87% der Lastwagen und 84% derMethanbusse des Kontinents – eine Flotte von 64’000,beziehungsweise 38'500 Fahrzeugen – auf den StrassenRusslands und der Ukraine in Betrieb. Im nächstenSeptember findet in Moskau die Veranstaltung GasSUF2006 statt, die führende russische Messe zum ThemaGasverteilung und alternative Kraftstoffe mit Erdgas alswichtigster Alternative zu traditionellen Kraftstoffen.In Polen sind ebenfalls mehr Erdgasbusse im Gebrauch,in den Städten Przemysl, Rzeszów, Inowroclaw, Wroclawund Tarnów. Vor kurzem wurden in Radom Methanbusseeingeführt und die Hauptstadt Warschau wird baldnachziehen.Sowohl aus Spargründen, der Umwelt zu Liebe undwegen der Versorgungssicherheit: Das Erdgasfahrzeugist im Kommen auf unserem alten Kontinent.

Plus de 600.000 véhicules au gaz en Europe– en service en Ukraine et en Russie.En septembre prochain, à Moscou,l’événement GasSUF 2006 aura lieu,l’exhibition russe est axée sur la distri-bution de gaz et les carburants alter-natifs dont le gaz naturel en premièrealternative.En Pologne, l’utilisation de bus au gaznaturel est en augmentation. Ils sont opérationnels à Przemysl,Rzeszow, Inowroclaw, Wroclaw etTarnow. Les bus au méthane ont étéintroduits il y a peu à Radom, et lacapitale Warsaw va suivre. Pour des raisons économiques,écologiques et de sécurité d’approvisionnement, le NGV ne cessede croître dans notre vieux continent.

L’Europe a dépassé le chiffre de600.000 véhicules au gaz naturel.L’Italie continue à se situer en tête surles différents marchés. Il est prévucette année de dépasser les 50.000NGVS dont 50% environ seront desvéhicules OEM. L’accroissement dunombre de bus au gaz naturel dans lapéninsule est également remarquable .L’Allemagne prévoit 300.000 NGVSsur les routes en 2010. Entre-temps, deux à trois nouvelles sta-tions de fourniture de gaz sontouvertes chaque semaine. A l’heure actuelle, il y a presque 700stations. En 2007, le pays atteindra lenombre de 1.000 stations de remplis-sage. Il est prévu d’avoir dans les villes

une station tous les 5 km, tous les 10à 15 km dans les régions moyen-nement développées et tous les 20 à25 km, dans les régions rurales. La fourniture de CNG sera ainsiassurée pour près de 1.000.000 deNGVS. La promotion et le marketing du gaz naturel pourvéhicules vont de l’avant également;ainsi, par exemple, celle faite au coursde la Coupe Mondiale de Football et laparticipation avec succès d’un véhicule au gaz naturel àla fameuse course du Nürburgring. En Europe de l’Est, on y trouve 87% dela totalité des camions du continent et84% des bus au méthane – respective-ment une flotte de 64.500 et 38.500

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plo durante a Copa do Mundo e a participação de suces-so do GNV na famosa Nürburgring .Na Europa Oriental, nós encontramos 87% do total decaminhões a GNV do continente e 84% dos ônibus ametano, uma frota de 64,500 e 38,500 respectiva-mente, operando na Ucrânia e Rússia.. Setembro próxi-mo, em Moscou, a GasSUF 2006 conduzirá aExposição Russa focada na distribuição de gás e com-bustíveis alternativos, GNV será a primeira alternativa.Na Polônia o uso de ônibus a GNV está aumentando.Eles estão trabalhando em Przemysl, Rzeszów,Inowroclaw, Wroclaw e Tarnów.Ônibus a Metano foramintroduzidos recentemente em Radom, e a capital,Varsóvia será a próxima . Economia, razões ecológicas e segurança garantida : OGNV irá crescer em nosso velho continente .


Más de 600.000 GNVs en EuropaEuropa ha bien sobrepasado elnúmero de 600.000 GNVs. Italiasigue siendo el país-mercado No. 1.Este año se esperan no menos de50.000 más GNVs, de los cualesalrededor del 50% serán producidospor las automotrices. Es también notorio el crecimiento de los buses ametano en la península.

Alemania espera ver en las calles360.000 GNVs en el año 2010.Mientras tanto, 2 o 3 nuevas esta-ciones de carga son inauguradas cadasemana. Actualmente hay casi 700.En 2007 la nación llegará al número1.000 en bocas de expendio. El plan

es tener una estación de metanocada 5 km. en las ciudades, entre 10y 15km. en zonas medianamenteurbanizadas y de 20 a 25km. enáreas rurales: el aprovisionamiento deGNC estará asegurado para alrede-dor de 1.000.000 de GNVs. Tambiénlas tareas de marketing y promociónsiguen su marcha, como por ejemplodurante la última Copa del Mundo y laexitosa participación de un GNV en lafamosa carrera de Nürburgring.

En Europa del Este, encontramos87% del total de camiones a metanode todo el continente y un 84% de losbuses GNV –una flota de 64.500 y

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38.500, respectivamente- operandoen Ucrania y Rusia. El próximo septiembre tendrá lugar en MoscúGasSUF 2006, el principal eventoruso sobre distribución de gas y combustibles alternativos, con el GNCcomo opción número 1. En Polonia, el uso de buses GNV estácreciendo. Ya recorren Przemysl,Rzeszów, Inowroclaw, Wroclaw yTarnów. Han comenzado también acircular en Radom y la capital Varsoviaes la próxima ciudad.

Economía, ecología y seguridad en laprovisión: el GNV continuará creciendoen nuestro Viejo Continente.

Polish

Ponad 600 tys. pojazdów CNG w Europie

Dear Colleagues,

It is our pleasure to invite you to the 4thInternational Exhibition on Gas Distribution andEffective Use of Gas GasSUF- 2006. This is the leading Russian Exhibition focused ongas distribution and alternative motor fuels, naturalgas being the alternative # 1.Besides the Exhibition this year we invite to participate in the following related events:Conference on the development of the national gasdistribution system.Convention of the Federal Commissionon CNG and LPG.Business presentations: Manufacturers andCustomers Face to Face.The Exhibition and related events are jointly organized by MVK International ExhibitionCompany, Gasification & Use of Gas Directorate, Gazprom, Promgaz Institute andNational Gas Vehicle

Association (NGVRUS) GasSUF-2006 will take place in Sokolniki

Culture & Exhibition Centre, Moscow, Russia,September 19-21, 2006.The fundamental concept of GasSUF-2006 is E34U– environment, economics and energy security foryou.The scope of the Exhibition:Alternative fuel (CNG, LNG, LPG, Bio-Methane, Fuel Cell, Hydrogen, DME) on-boardequipment for vehicles; Alternative fuel (CNG, LNG, LPG, Bio-Methane, Fuel Cell, Hydrogen, DME) refuelingequipment;Design, construction and exploitation of steel and polyethylene gas pipes; Equipment and technologies to build, insulate, inspect and rehabilitate distribution gaspipelines; Gas metering and monitoring; Household gas equipment;

We invite you to participate in the GasSUF-2006 events.GasSUF-2006 – right place, right time, right people.

If you have the right product, come and sell.

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As we approach the turn of the third quarter of 2006we have to begin looking forward to the activities thatstill need to be accomplished to the end of 2006 andthose that will move the European NGV strategy into thenew year 2007. Politics tend to drive markets and markets are driven by economics.Today European market economics are driven by thehigher price of oil and the uncertainty of oil supplies,which is complicated by the current political circumstances in the Middle East.The great Russian supply of oil and natural gas, andEurope’s access to those supplies in the medium andlong term is another source of strategic consideration.Meanwhile the European Commission’s targets forreplacing fossil fuels with renewable biofuels remains onthe agenda, coupled with concerns about CO2 andmeeting the short and medium-term requirementsprescribed by the Kyoto accord.The European NGV strategy is complicated by theincreased interest in liquid biofuels and hybrid vehicletechnologies being aggressively advocated by the carmanufacturers.NGVs, meanwhile, represent the technology that shouldbe scoring highest on the list of alternatives that mosteffectively can address the concerns about energy supply, economic competitiveness relative to oil, and theneed to reduce CO2 and other harmful emissions.

But NGVs are not at the top of the policy makers’ thinking because methane is a gaseous fuel, presentingperceived challenges (particularly the development of afuelling infrastructure) that are not associated with acontinuation of the ‘status quo’ liquid fuel strategy.It is against this background that ENGVA moves forward with its NGV strategy.

Raising the Political Stakes

Awareness at the European Commission. On 25thApril 2006 ENGVA held a highly successful PoliticalRound Table in Brussels, followed by the 12th AnnualENGVA European NGV Conference. (You can visit the re-structured ENGVA website at www.engva.org. andsee the various Round Table presentations, photos, andextensive press coverage we received.)This represented the beginning of a refocusing of thepolitical agenda favoring and recognizing that natural gasand NGVs will be a clean, economical competitor that isnot only a fossil fuel but also a renewable fuel thataddresses related problems associated with waste management and water quality through increased use of biogas upgraded to biomethane for vehicles.

Enlisting the European Parliament’s Support. ENGVA now is preparing another Political Round Table to be held on 20th June 2007 in Strasbourg, France, in conjunction with the Annual ENGVA Conference andGeneral Meeting of the Members (19-21 June 2007).The purpose of this new focus on the EuropeanParliament is to bring together positive policy positionsthat will affect the thinking of the European Commissionwhen it comes to fuels and transportation technologiesthat recognize methane and NGVs.

by JeffreySeisler

ENGVA Executive Director

ENGVA at a crossroads

The EU parliament, alomg the River III


To highlight the availability of NGV technology ENGVA isplanning an NGV exhibit in the central courtyard of theParliament offices, special tours of Parliament, andopportunities for table top exhibitions in the conferencearea. (More information about this will be coming shortly but you may want to ‘mark your calendar’because early registration this year will be imperative due to a shortage of hotel space in Strasbourg.)

Better Visibility for Renewable Biomethane. ENGVAhas responded to the call for stakeholder comments onthe redrafting of the Biofuels Directive (2003/30/EC),which we felt currently is biased toward liquid biofuelsand which hardly addresses the potential of biogas-to-biomethane for the transport sector.ENGVA will work to ensure that the next biofuels directivefocuses on biogas not only as an electricity generatingfuel but also as a fuel potential for vehicles.

Support for the Clean Vehicle Initiative. ENGVA willcontinue to support the draft directive that would require25% of heavy duty municipal vehicles in Europe over 3.5tonnes to be Environmentally Enhanced Vehicles.The current language supports all EEVs regardless of itsfuel. ENGVA has advocated that the initiative apply onlyto non-petroleum EEVs, thus laying the groundwork forheavy duty NGVs since they lead the way in low emissions, although diesels with exhaust after-treatmentalso may catch up enough to be allowed.

Non-Methane Hydrocarbon Standard. Still on theagenda but now closer to reality than ever before, theNMHC standard for light duty vehicles is under consideration in the now-developing Euro 5 standard.ENGVA is part of the working group on Euro 5 that,hopefully, will include enough support to eliminate a regulatory barrier that continues as one of the regulatoryissues that can inhibit the marketing efforts of NGVs.

Supporting Vehicle Markets for Methane

LNG will be emerging on the European agenda asincreased imports from diversified sources make theirway into Europe. Currently there are concrete plans toadd as many as 17 new LNG receiving terminals to theexisting 11 around Europe. This will make LNG moreavailable, thus easier to encourage the L-NGV market.ENGVA will continue to support the development of standards for L-NGVs as well as LNG and Liquid-to-Compressed natural gas (LCNG) fuelling stations (as maybe required). ENGVA will offer an LNG VehicleWorkshop in Amsterdam on the 5th and 6th ofDecember 2006 in order to identify the most recentLNG activities and to help create a more organized effortto support LNG, LCNG, and the very broad LNG marketpotential, from trucks to ships that potentially can befuelled by cryogenic methane.

Biomethane is taking on new importance as a moreefficiently produced and lower well-to-wheel emissions biofuel than the increasingly popular ethanol.As mentioned above, the political vision of biogas as avehicle fuel needs to be asserted and the incentives forbiogas as an electricity generating fuel need to be broadened to apply to biomethane as a vehicle fuel aswell. ENGVA is involved in the four year EuropeanCommission-sponsored BiogasMax program and will beproducing a Decision Guide for Biogas and, later in theprogram, provide training for municipalities and otherslooking to implement the technologies and develop themarkets for biogas/biomethane as a vehicle fuel.

Communicating the Messages

ENGVA’s European Gaseous Fuels Training Institute willcontinue to serve the training needs of the NGV marketthrough its individual training sessions as well as by offering specialty trainings for individual countries andcompanies. Interest in expanding the Gaseous FuelsTraining Institute to new, developing NGV markets hasbeen expressed. Courses on vehicle technologies,fuelling, safety (including hydrogen) currently are scheduled for October 12th, and 13th, 28th November,and 7th December, all at ENGVA headquarters inHoofddorp. (Please see details on www.engva.org.)

Last but not least, the continual enhancement of theENGVA website will provide a new information portal toEuropean NGV activities and information. ENGVA’splanned NGV History section will allow companies tochronicle their NGV development activities and retain apermanent record showing their contribution to thedeveloping NGV technology and markets. ENGVA isoffering a wide range of options for sponsoring the website and increasing corporate visibility on a sitewhose ‘hits and visits’ continue to grow.

Racing Team lief nicht alles nachPlan. Ein elektrischer Fehler imKühlerlüfter führte zur Überhitzungdes Motors, der daraufhin ausgetauscht werden musste. Nach dreieinhalb Stunden konnte derBolide mit einem Ersatzmotor weiterfahren, wurde aber am frühenSonntagmorgen nochmals von einemgeplatzten Reifen gestoppt. Der dadurch beschädigte Kotflügelund der Kühler wurden ausgetauscht,und dann stand der Zieleinfahrt nichtsmehr im Wege. Christian Görke: „Wir sind überglücklich, dass wir dasgeschafft haben. Die harte Arbeit hatsich gelohnt. Das beweist, dass derErdgasantrieb auch renntauglich undsicher ist."

Das Erdgas Racing Team hat beim24-Stunden-Rennen am 17. und 18.Juni auf dem Nürburgring sein Zielerreicht. Durchkommen wollten sie,und das haben die vier Piloten umTeamchef Christian Görke mit derUnterstützung acht weitererTeammitglieder geschafft. Als 160.Fahrzeug im Gesamtklassement sinddie vier Piloten Christian Eigen, JuliaDrewes, Marc Hoyer und TimoFrings mit ihrem erdgasbetriebenenGolf V mit der Startnummer 244 insZiel gekommen. „Wir sind hier janicht um Gesamtsieg gefahren",erläutert Christian Görke, derTeamchef. „Es ging uns darum zubeweisen, dass man mit derErdgastechnologie auch Rennenfahren kann und die Fahrzeuge einehohe Standfestigkeit auch unterExtrembelastungen haben. DieErdgastechnologie hat das ganzeRennen über sicher, zuverlässig undvor allem auch leistungsstark gearbeitet. Nach dem gescheitertenVersuch des Abt-Teams im Jahr

2000 sind wir die Ersten, die miteinem Erdgasfahrzeug beim 24-Stunden-Rennen ins Ziel gekommensind." Möglich wurde der Start desTeams durch eine eigens dafür amNürburgring aufgestellte mobileErdgastankanlage. Bereitgestelltwurde sie vom Trägerkreis „DasErdgasfahrzeug", der das Team alsHauptsponsor unterstützte. Nacheinem geglückten Start drehte dasErdgasfahrzeug auf der rund 25Kilometer langen Strecke durch die„Grüne Hölle" seine Runden mit einerRundenzeit zwischen elf und zwölfMinuten. Der Erdgas-Bolidebehauptete sich in seinemKlassement, der Gruppe derAlternativen Antriebe, gegenüber der Konkurrenz. Hier waren auchFahrzeuge mit Antrieben wieBioethanol und Flüssiggas unter-wegs, die allerdings das Ziel nichterreichten. Auch Dieselfahrzeugefuhren in dieser Klasse mit, die dasErdgasfahrzeug vorbeiziehen lassenmussten. Doch auch beim Erdgas


Erdgastechnologie ist renntauglich und sicher

Das Erdgas Racing Team v.l.n.r.:Marc Hoyer, Timo Frings,Christian Eigen, Julia Drewes.


The Erdgas Racing Team achievedits goal at the Nürburgring 24-hourendurance race on 17 and 18 June.They wanted to make it to the finishing line and that's exactly what the four drivers and team manager Christian Görke did withthe assistance of eight other team members.

Finishing in 160th position in theoverall classification the four driversChristian Eigen, Julia Drewes, MarcHoyer and Timo Frings achievedtheir target with a natural gas-powered Golf V with startingnumber 244. "We didn’t come here to win the race", explains teamleader Christian Görke. "We wanted to prove that it is possible to race with natural gastechnology and that the vehicles arehighly stable, even under extremeconditions.The natural gas technology workedsafely, reliably and above all efficientlyfor the entire race. After the failedattempt by the Abt-Team in 2000,we are the first to reach the finishing line of the 24-hourendurance race with an NGV."

The team was able to get out of thestarting grid thanks to a natural gasrefuelling system which they set upat the Nürburgring especially for theevent. The facility was provided bythe team’s main sponsor, "DasErdgasfahrzeug" (initiative for gasvehicles). After a successful start,the NGV completed laps of the 25kilometre course through the "GreenHell" clocking times of betweeneleven and twelve minutes.

The natural gas racing car held itsground against other vehicles in the‘Alternative Fuels’ class, which alsoincluded vehicles running onbioethanol and LPG, which ultimatelydidn’t finish the course. Also competed in this class werediesel vehicles, which the NGV wasunable to keep up with. But noteverything went to plan for theErdgas Racing Team. An electricalfault in the cooling fan caused theengine to overheat, which then needed to be replaced. After threeand a half hours the racing car was

able to continue with a replacementengine, but was once again broughtto a halt with a flat tyre early onSunday morning. The radiator andwing that were damaged in theprocess also needed to be replaced.Once this was sorted out it was plainsailing right down to the finishing line.

Christian Görke: "We are overjoyedto have achieved this. The hard workpaid off. We have now shown thatNGVs are both suitable for racingand safe"

Natural gas technology issuitable for racing and safe

Nürburgring 24-hour endurance

Dear NGV people:

We are getting closer to the 10th.International NGV Conference andExhibition which, on next November7 – 9 will congregate in Cairo theNGV activity of the world. Timeruns fast and allows us to provethat some of our premonitions andforecasts have turned to be atough reality. In some of my previous letters I’ve tried to pointout the unstable future of oil availability and price. This is thefuture; we are all standing on it.The search of a replacement foroil derivatives liquid fuels is beingintensified, what is good , the useof the only clean, economic andready available fuel, NGV, expandsfirmly everywhere, what is better.We will have the chance of beingimmersed in the Conference andtake advantage of information onnew technologies and new opportunities for NGV projects.There is one application of compressed natural gas that, to myknowledge, is looking for its placeunder the sun and has very goodchances to find it. It is the DualFuel (CNG-Diesel) application. There are companies that throughR&D have reached to interestingresults which allow the conversionof diesel engines to work under aregime of diesel plus gas injection.There is no power loss and theengine works either 100% diesel orwith a proportion GNC-dieselwhich averages 70% - 30% andpeaks of 85%-15%. This happensbecause the energy provided (BTUs)remains unchanged throughout therange of operation. In countries likeRussia the dual fuel has been usedlong time since. There are thousands of them. The heavy dutytransportation, including medium

The cost of conversion is about1/3 of that of repowering the unit.The conversion can be performedon used or new vehicles. The elements of the conversion kitcan be easily dismantled to bemounted on another vehicle.Besides, the DF operation extends the life cycle of the engine since gas generates lesssoot than diesel avoiding lubricating oil contamination.As President of the IANGV I amconvinced that the harder the oilcrisis hit our everyday life the harder our attention will be focusedon available fuels. Natural gas isnumber one option because of it’sintrinsically characteristics and theexperience in its use accumulatedin a quarter of a century. The DFwill fill a gap in the medium andheavy load transportation. DF willbe perhaps the appropriate answerto economic and geographic circumstances as, for instance, inlocal Blue Corridors or in inland busservice. Our target of 50 MillionNGVs for the second decade of thiscentury will have a parallel one toinclude HD vehicles. No doubt, DualFuels will contribute to consolidatethis new target.

and long distance buses, is the natural objective of dual fuel application.Vehicles that run long distances witha steady rpm and power requirement allow the engine towork most of the time burning gas.The ability to transfer from diesel toCNG.-diesel and vice-versa is managedby electronic digital technology. An adequate software programmingadapts the conversion equipment topractically any diesel engine.The dual fuel characteristics to betaken into consideration include thelower cost of overall fuel since natural gas replaces an importantvolume of diesel oil. In some casessavings may be as high as 10.000pounds/year. Experience says thateach litre of diesel is replaced byone cubic meter of natural gas.Another one is that it can be usedwith CNG or LNG and reduces pollutant substances as NOx, CO2,CO, NMH and PM.The Chief Executive of Clean AirPower commented that …"If thewhole of the UK´s articulated lorryfleet were to be equipped with theDF product of the company the totalCO2 saving would be approximately3.5 million metric tones per year -almost 2% of the UK ´s total CO2output …..". No doubt DFs canmake a significant contribution tothe future of any clean air policy.Additional positive DF features:


Juan Carlos FracchiaPresident - IANGV

Info from the InternationalAssociation for Natural Gas Vehicles

Juan CarlosFracchia

IANGVPresident

To all fuel trucks


"AEB produce tutto ciò che è necessario per convertire un'automo-bile. Sulla nostra traiettoria collaboriamo con i principali fabbricanti di kit per veicoli a gas

naturale e GPL del mondo", segnalaMarco Ferretti, responsabile dellevendite di AEB. In Italia, oltre alleconversioni è molto presente anchela fabbricazione diretta di veicoli chefunzionano a gas naturale. Fiat adesempio offre modelli a metanocome la Multipla e la Doblò, costru-ite con prodotti della AEB. Questaazienda si è sempre illustrata per ilsuo carattere innovativo e di crescitain materia tecnologica. Ferretti ha

informato che, sulla stessa linea,prossimamente l’azienda intende lan-ciare un nuovo sistema di pressionepositiva per i veicoli dotati di iniezionediretta di benzina. "AEB è un pionieree prossimamente presenteremo ilsistema ai produttori", aggiunge Ferretti.

Nuovi posti

Con riferimento al mercato asiatico,Ferretti ha segnalato che l’azienda

Questa azienda produce dall’Italia una gamma completa di dispositivi elettronici per la conversione a metano e GPL. Dal 1984 conosce una costante crescita, che accompagnaquella dell'industria a cui appartiene. Attualmente i suoi prodotti vengono forniti in tutto ilmondo e prossimamente entrerà in esercizio una filiale dell’azienda in America Latina.

In Italia e dall’Italia a partire dalla presenteedizione di GVR pubblichiamo in italiano ein inglese notizie provenienti dal paese-

mercato n. 1 in Europa, culla dei veicoli ametano e dell'industria esportatrice conun'eccellente tradizione.

L’Italia esporta

Avanguardia e tecnologia in ambito elettronico

Ivan Paterlini

Presidentedi AEB


Alcuni dati storici

A.E.B. è stata fondata a ReggioEmilia nel 1984, grazie alla volontàdi due soci che desideravanocreare un prodotto (il variatore dianticipo) che permettesse la conversione delle automobili dabenzina a metano.

Una volta consolidata la sua presenza sul mercato italiano,inizia ad espandersi verso l’estero,

raggiungendo e consolidando lasua posizione di leader mondialenella pianificazione e produzione didispositivi elettronici per il settoredei veicoli a gas naturale e GPL.Attualmente i suoi prodotti sonodistribuiti in oltre 50 paesi come inGermania, Argentina, Australia,Brasile, Cina, Colombia, Olanda,India, Iran, Messico, Polonia,Regno Unito e Russia.

Aerial view of AEB factory

sta esportando in gran numeroequipaggiamenti per veicoli a gasnaturale in Bangladesh, India,Pakistan, Malaysia, Tailandia e altrenazioni, sia attraverso i suoi distributori che attraverso i fabbricantiche utilizzano i suoi prodotti.Tuttavia, l'obiettivo più importanteper il 2006 è indubbiamente quellodi passare formalmente alla faseoperativa della filiale AEB America. Si tratta di una fabbrica che l’aziendaha allestito in Argentina, più precisamente a Pacheco, a 30chilometri da Buenos Aires.Da questa località si fabbricano unagrande varietà di prodotti per competere in forma diretta con altriproduttori dell’America Latina,riducendo così costi di trasporto etasse. L’azienda si orienta anchecostantemente verso nuove opportunità di affari come Bolivia,Costa Rica e Perù, dove il settoredei veicoli a gas naturale stamuovendo i suoi primi passi. SecondoFerretti, "il segmento dei veicoli a gasnaturale sarà sempre più importante,perché il metano è il combustibile piùeconomico e meglio posizionato inambito ambientale, viste le sue basseemanazioni inquinanti.


"At AEB we do everything that isneeded for vehicle conversion. All along our history we have workedwith major NGV and LPG kits worldmanufacturers," said Marco Ferretti,Sales Manager of the company.In Italy, apart from conversions, thereis also a strong trend of OEM NGVs.For instance, Fiat has models withthese characteristics, Multiplá andDobló, equipped with AEB products.It has always been one of this

company’s features, technologicalinnovation and growth. Following thisline, Ferretti mentioned that they willsoon launch a new system of posi-tive pressure for automobiles withdirect gasoline injection. "AEB will be pioneer and we will soon introduce it to manufacturers," he stated.

New markets

Regarding the Asian market, Ferretti

highlighted that the company isstrongly exporting equipment for natural gas for vehicles toBangladesh, India, Pakistan, Malaysia,Thailand, and other countries, eitherthrough their distributing companies orthrough carmakers using their prod-ucts.But there is no doubt that the majorgoal for 2006 is to formally startoperations with AEB branch office inAmerica. It is a plant that the

This company is manufacturing in Italy a complete line of electronic devices for NGVand LPG vehicle conversions. Since 1984 it experienced a sustained growth, whichaccompanied that of the industry it belongs to. Their products are currently exported all over the world and it will soon have a branch office in Latin America.

In Italy and from Italy since this GVRedition, we publish news in Italian andEnglish coming from the #1

country-market place in Europe, cradleof NGV and an exporting industry withan excellence tradition.

Italy exports

State of the art and technology in electronics


History of growth

A.E.B. started in Reggio, Emilia, in 1984, thanks to the will of twopartners who wanted to create aproduct (timing advance processor)which would allow converting gasoline automobiles to natural gas.

Once its presence was consolidated in the Italian market,it started its expansion abroad,reaching and strengthening itsposition as world leader in

projection and production of elec-tronic devices for the NGV andLPG segments.

Now their products are distributedto more than 50 countries in several continents as for instance,Germany, Argentina, Australia,Brazil, China, Colombia, The Netherlands, India, Iran,Mexico, Poland, United Kingdom,and Russia.

Several AEB products

company set up in Argentina, moreprecisely in Pacheco, 30 kilometersfrom Buenos Aires city. It will manufacture a great variety of products to compete directly withmanufactures in Latin America, cutting down transport and tax costs.The company is also permanentlyapproaching new business opportunities like Bolivia, Costa Rica,and Peru, where NGV is still starting. According to Ferretti, "the natural gas for vehicles segmentis more important every day since itis the cheapest and best positionedfuel in terms of environment, due toits low polluting emissions."


Info from The United States

CNG Receives Major Tax Boost in New York State

New York Governor George Pataki recently signed legislation exempting CNG used as a motor fuel from:(1) the New York State motor fuel tax of 8 cents pergasoline gallon equivalent; (2) the New York State andlocal sales tax of approximately 20 cents per gasolinegallon equivalent and (3) the Petroleum Business Tax of15.9 cents per gasoline gallon equivalent. Theseexemptions go into effect on Sept. 1, 2006; they expireafter August 31, 2011. This savings will make a hugedifference with respect to the economics of NGVs inthe State. For example, the current cost of gasoline inthe New York metropolitan area is about $3.30 per

gallon. A GGE of CNG sells foran average of $2.51. With therecently announced tax cuts, theprice would now be reduced to$2.07. If the customer ownshis/her own station and takesthe 50 cents per gge federalexcise tax fuel credit, which goesinto effect on October 1, 2006,the customer’s cost of a gge ofCNG will be: $1.57 -- $1.73less per gallon than gasoline.

LA Ports Unveil Pollution Plan; NGVs to Play Key Role The ports of Long Beach and LosAngeles unveiled an unprecedentedplan to decrease air pollution. Theplan, which could cost upward of$2.6 billion, calls for modernizingcargo container trucks. The ports'plan, crafted with the help of stateand national air-quality agencies,calls for: cargo-handling equipmentand boats to meet stiffer emissionsstandards; railroad locomotives toswitch to cleaner running enginesand fuels; and oceangoing vesselsto fully comply with what's now avoluntary speed-reduction programthat cuts noxious emissions. Theoverall goal of the "San Pedro BayPorts Clean Air Action Plan," billedas the first effort of its kind at amajor seaport and in the UnitedStates, is to reduce public healthrisk from toxic air contaminants toacceptable levels, and to reducethe risks residents’ face of gettingcancer from port pollution.Measures in the plan would reducediesel particulate matter emissionsby more than 50 percent within fiveyears, and nitrogen oxide by morethan 45 percent.

One of the biggest goals is a $200million component to eliminate andreplace "dirty" trucks at the terminalswithin five years of its adoption. Bythe end of 2011, the plan calls for alltrucks that visit the port frequently(seven or more times per week) or

semi-frequently to be replaced orretrofitted to be cleaner than 2007EPA on-road particulate matter emissions standards, and be thecleanest available for nitrogen oxideemissions at the time of replacementor retrofit. Trucks older than modelyear 1993 would be required to usecleaner diesel or alternative fuels.Over 16,300 individual trucks, about80 percent of those that visit the twoports, would be affected.

Since thousands of truck ownersand operators do not have the financial resources to acquire cleanertrucks on their own, government-backed loan guarantees for gettingthe cleaner trucks could be a way tosolve that problem, the plan says.In addition, Ports will pay for infrastructure improvements, assistingwith turnover of owner/operatorand fleet-owned trucks to alternativefuel or clean diesel models, andinvestment in a technology advancement program.The SCAQMD has committed tofunds for 2006 and proposedmoney through the next five fiscalyears. In addition, Clean Energy haspledged to build three new naturalgas fueling stations that will be conveniently accessible to cargo container truckers serving the Portof Los Angeles and the Port of LongBeach, and they will offer specialfinancing packages to fleets and

independent owner-operators tohelp them acquire new natural gaspowered trucks. But even with thatfunding, plan writers acknowledgethey will have to search for moneyelsewhere, especially to pay fortruck-fleet replacements.A Novemberbond package that would includemoney for port infrastructure andtrade-related air-quality improve-ments could be an answer if votersapprove the measure.

The plan will be presented to har-bor commissioners at both ports inSeptember after suggestions fromagencies, port tenants and thegeneral public during a series ofpublic hearings starting in July.Port tenants, railroads and thetrucking industry will be expected tosign on and participate in theaction plan beginning Jan. 1,2007. The report, released in fivelanguages, including Chinese andKorean, was developed by staffs atthe two ports working with theSouth Coast Air QualityManagement District, the CaliforniaAir Resources Board and regionalofficials with the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency. It evolved aftera March 2006 meeting of officialsfrom the ports and the air qualitydistrict. They concluded that toeffectively reduce pollution, therehad to be a coordinated, joint effortthat combined resources.

Governor Pataki


New York Town Mandates CNG Trash Trucks

On Wednesday, the Town of Smithtown, New Yorkbecame the first municipality in the state to requireall contracted garbage carters to use only vehiclesthat run on CNG. Town Supervisor Patrick Vecchiosaid the move will save the town money, and thenew trucks will be better for the environment andreduce dependence on foreign oil.

Smithtown will put out bids for refuse collectioncontracts in the next few weeks. The five-year contracts will start in January. Winning bidders willneed to purchase new trucks that run on CNG. Toease the transition, Smithtown entered into anagreement with Clean Energy, which operates anNGV fueling station in Hauppauge, to set fuel pricesthrough 2012. The price for carters will start at$2.335 per DGE through 2008 and conclude at$2.947 per DGE in 2012.

Local environmentalists praised the town's decision."If the contractors buy in, I can see other towns following suit," said Andria Adler, executive directorof Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition, anenvironmental advocacy group."Over the life of our contract, we'll displace overtwo and a half million gallons of foreign oil, and we'lldo that while achieving major air quality improvements and protecting our residents fromthe costs of an unstable oil market," Vecchio said.

Ron Gulmi, director of KeySpan's Natural GasVehicle program, said the company will work withClean Energy to expand pipeline and gas service toaccommodate the commercial trucks. "This is anexample of KeySpan’s new market strategy to workwith our trade allies to build and expand the NGVmarket," Gulmi said.

Smithtown's contractors use 30 diesel-fueledgarbage trucks to collect solid waste and recyclables from approximately 35,000 households.The town says the converted fleet will reduce yearlyairborne emissions of nitrogen oxides by 177 tonsand particle matter by 173 tons.


regional and world epicenter of thisthriving industry.

Positive balance

Jockey Plaza Center has receivedexhibitors from several latitudes andfrom all segments of the NGV industry. Sports, street, prototype,vans, heavy-duty NGVs, valves andaccessories, (classic and new light)cylinders, compressors, dispensersand other products offered by suppliers for refueling stations, third,fourth, and fifth generation conversion kits, and much more,were exhibited at this show.

The slogan "NGV, in favor of savingand environment," summarizes perfectly well why Peru decided to bea part of this alternative. It is the possibility of gaining independencefrom oil fluctuations, saving money,having lower energy cost and in a widerange of products since freight serviceis cheaper. Moreover, the air quality isbetter and, consequently, the entirepopulation has health benefits.

3,300 people visited ExpoGNV Peru,Peruvian officers, businesspeople,and experts from different sectors ofthis industry. The success of theshow, which was the only meetingheld or to be held in Latin Americaduring 2006 and exclusively dedicat-ed to natural gas for vehicles, wasthe evidence of the development ithas had in the country that openedits doors to a cheaper and ecologicalternative.

ExpoGNV Peru 2006 opened aseries of possibilities even bigger for the growth of NGV in the country. It was a unique opportunityto do business in a market where everything is to be done and eagerto learn about the latest technological developments of this industry.

Visitors to the Exhibition were alsoable to have direct contact withproducts existing in this marketplace, attend live vehicle conversions, and a technical touraround NGV stations and workshops. Simultaneously, the 1stBrief Seminar on NGV allowed the population to get to know basic concepts of this fuel, and the scheduled conferences gave a strict

information framework to the event.On the other hand, the symbolic ribbon cut, with which the show wasofficially inaugurated, was performedby the Minister of Transport andCommunications, José Javier OrtizRivera, and the Minister ofProduction, David Lemor Bezdin.This highlights the political significance of ExpoGNV Peru 2006and the importance given to this fuelby the government.

Less then 2 years ago, natural gasarrived to this country and since theend of 2005, it started its sustainedgrowth. There is no doubt thatExpoGNV Peru 2006 helped to fuelthat engine which continues workingstrongly day by day. Therefore, Lima–during the three days- became the

ExpoGNV Peru 2006, commercialand political epicenter

General view of the exhibition

In situ conversion and in real time Lima focused on NGV


In situ conversion and in real time

Irsagas stand became highly attractive at this show,when the conversion to NGV of a Nissan Zuñí car wasperformed there. In order for the people to observethe process in detail, a camera was recording theprocedure, which was displayed on a giant screen,meanwhile, the workshop staff –equipped with microphones- explained the steps to be followed andanswered the questions to potential users.

The kit installed in the vehicle belongs to the Argentinatrademark Tomasetto Achille and it is closed-looped. Ithas a Mat cylinder with 71 liters of capacity.In order to carry out the conversion at the JockeyPlaza Center, authorization from the Ministry ofTransport and Communication was needed, which alsorequired an extension of workshop the insurance poli-cy to do it at the fair.

Another requirement and distinctive characteristic ofthis procedure was the constant presence of a certifi-cation agency as Bureau Veritas. At the same timethe conversion was performed, more people gatheredat the stand, which shows the interest people have inthe use of natural gas.Although some work was advanced at the workshopdue to technical and infrastructure reasons, theprocess of conversion in the fair took around 4 hours.It was then certified by the control agency, tests wereperformed and now the vehicle is one of the 1,500which are powered by natural gas and ready to bedriven on Peruvian streets, roads, and highways.


As the United Arab Emirates (UAE)owns the 4th largest reserve of natural gas in the world, it has beena natural decision to introduce NGVsto their people. Thus, a pilot projecton AFVs is being organised. AdnocDistribution is responsible for theproject: building a NG distributionnetwork in the UAE, which includeNGV expansion programme. The firm is a leading Marketing andDistribution Company of refinedpetroleum products including Natural Gas and associated servicesin the UAE, also distributes naturalgas and provides filling station facilities throughout the country.

The project has been started by constructing the first public NGfuelling station in the Emirate of AbuDhabi and the UAE, which was completed in May 2005. The company will also carry-out conversions of a limited number ofgasoline vehicles to bi-fuel vehicles.During the pilot project, 40 cars hasbeen converted to NGVs. In 2006,Adnoc Distribution is planning toopen more NG fuelling stations,

vehicles conversion centres, and setting-up a NGV training centre in the UAE.

Adnoc Distribution engaged TUVSaarland from Germany to carry out comprehensive analysis andreview of international NGV standards to recommend codes and

standards for Adnoc Distribution toadopt for its NGV Business. At the same time Coordination continue to take place betweenAdnoc Distribution and the EmiratesStandardization & MetrologyAuthority for recommended standards and codes to be adoptedfor the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

NGV expansion programme in the UAE

The first public NGV Refuelling Station in the UAE, in Abu Dhabi City

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