The Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium’s new report explores a cleaner and cheaper transit solution using renewable natural gas as a fuel to operate CNG buses. With production offsetting both tailpipe and human activity-related emissions, biomethane has the potential of being zero-carbon and carbon-negative.
Hyliion and Cummins plan to obtain key environmental certifications for Cummins’ natural gas internal combustion engines to be used in Hyliion’s Hypertruck ERX powertrain. The Hyliion Hypertruck ERX is an electric range extender semi-truck powertrain solution using onboard power generation to recharge the batteries.
The Commonwealth of the Pamplona Region presented 13 buses powered by CNG with Renewable Guarantee of Origin that will form part of the fleet of the Regional Urban Transport. The new Scania vehicles are C340 CASTRO New City, seven of them 18-meter articulated and six 12-meter rigid.
BerQ RNG announced the successful startup of an animal manure anerobic digester to renewable natural gas facility located on a dairy farm in Western Michigan. The plant is expected to deliver over 85,000 MMBtu of biomethane annually, equating to approximately 750,000 gasoline gallon equivalents (GGE) of renewable vehicle fuel annually.
The Dongfeng sx5 SUV features a Mitsubishi 1.6 DOCH engine, front airbags, a 451-liter trunk and 16-inch wheels. This car contributes to sustainable mobility by running only on natural gas, which reduces CO2 emissions by up to 30% and the emission of polluting particulate matter by 90%, compared to gasoline and diesel vehicles.
India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer announced the ecomet STAR 1115 CNG truck in 11.44-ton GVW category. It is powered by 144 HP turbocharged engine which delivers a superior pick up and km-kg performance. With this product, Ashok Leyland strengthened its ICV CNG portfolio in the 11-ton segment.
The first hydrogen fuel cell bus is expected to arrive on the Central Coast later this year before starting a local trial of the technology. The project is a partnership with the Department of Planning and Environment, local bus manufacturer ARCC, Central Coast operator Red Bus, and Origin Energy.
Nuevo Pudahuel, the airport concessionaire, has made the first step to assure Santiago Airport becomes the first in Latin America to incorporate the use of hydrogen. Along with a group of leading energy companies (Air Liquide, Copec and Colbún), it signed an agreement to work on a plan to incorporate this carbon-free fuel into the operations of Chile’s main airport.
According to the Ministry of Energy and Mines, more than 36,000 light gasoline and LPG vehicles have accessed the use of natural gas to date, through the NGV Savings Program, which finances the conversion of their engines to natural gas with resources of the FISE. Its goal is closing this year with 70,000 vehicles converted to CNG.
Through a private investment of 15 million dollars, a modern organic waste processing plant will be installed in Tampico, whose purpose will be to contribute to the recycling and conversion of garbage through state-of-the-art technological processes. Hova Green will be in charge of installing this modern facility.
