Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and CalBio announced a joint investment in their second holding company to produce and market dairy biomethane as a renewable natural gas transportation fuel in California. At signing, the holding company, CalBioGas Hilmar LLC, secured initial funding from Chevron to build infrastructure for biomethane projects in Merced County.
The initiative is an action by Ambipar that brings safe and intelligent mobility to chemical products transport operations for Dow. In the first year of circulation of the new Scania R 410 6X2 CNG trucks, which will be used on the transport routes between Dow and Whirpool, Ambipar estimates a 20% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions in the Corridor.
Gaussin and Lhyfe will study the possibility of developing a comprehensive renewable mobility solution combining the H2 vehicles of Gaussin and the green H2 produced by Lhyfe. The partnership also includes a commercial component aimed at identifying potential customers, in France and abroad, likely to be interested in this solution for logistics, port and airport sites.
The Ministry of Energy and Mines signed an inter-institutional cooperation agreement with the Regional Government of Puno, with the aim of developing actions so that Puno and Juliaca has cheap and clean energy for vehicular, domestic and industrial use. It will contribute to reducing energy costs and boosting economic reactivation.
AIRA has just learned about the strategy followed by the Finnish dairy sector to reduce its emissions and promote the circular economy through biomethane, among other measures. Two VALIO cooperative’s farms were visited, which use biomethane produced mainly from manure and farm waste to generate bio-CNG for use in vehicles.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced $2.9 million in grant funding. The new Driving PA Forward Truck and Bus Fleet Grant-funded projects will take 42 old diesel trucks and buses off the road, replacing them with electric, CNG and LPG vehicles. These are located in high-population areas with dense traffic and high air pollution levels.
The companies plan to build a bio-LNG liquefaction plant on the site of a biogas plant in the Nuremberg region. The biomethane will be made available to customers in the transport sector. About 700 tons of biofuel will be produced each year. This means that around 2,800 vehicles can be refueled in a few minutes with a 250 kilogram tank filling.
After completing the test period in real operating conditions of the demo unit, Transportes Imaz decided to incorporate a Scania G410 CNG truck that allows it to contribute to caring for the environment. Imaz confirmed they will not only continue betting on Scania’s New Generation vehicles, but that CNG is already beginning to be a strategic ally in their operations.
The rebranding of its adsorbed natural gas vehicle business (ANG) to NeuFuel™ will allow the company to better reflect its ability to help fleets immediately and cost-effectively transition to a cleaner, carbon-neutral renewable natural gas, and meet market needs to expand benefits to existing diesel vehicles.
The Intra V20 is India’s first bi-fuel (CNG + gasoline) commercial vehicle with 1000kg payload and longest range of 700km. It features a 1.2L bi-fuel engine with 106Nm torque, and combines the robustness of the proven Intra V20 capabilities with the lower operational cost of natural gas to deliver more value.
