The university’s hydrogen program Hycel and PACCAR Australia will develop zero-emissions solutions for the domestic heavy haulage market using the first hydrogen prime mover in Australia. The truck is one of 10 prototype Kenworth T680 fuel cell vehicles in existence and was included in world-first operational trials in the Port of Los Angeles in 2022.
The company has developed an industry-first NGV technology, the Altroz iCNG, which offers no compromise on boot space and comes with best-in-class features that ensure customers enjoy all the comfort and luxury of a premium hatchback. Making this fuel a cool proposition for young car buyers, the company has also rolled out the “OMG! It’s CNG” campaign.
As the exclusive biomethane fueling supplier for Werner during trials to validate commercial production of the engine, Trillium will fuel Werner’s Peterbilt Model 579 field trial truck powered by the Cummins X15N natural gas engine with biomethane from its Omaha, Nebraska and Rockford, Illinois CNG stations.
The Optimus, a long-term chartered LNG bunker vessel by Titan and owned by Elengir, has completed the first LNG bunkering operation of AIDANova, AIDA Cruises’ eco-friendly cruise ship. The operation was successfully carried out and it ran smoothly as planned. This was the first LNG bunker supply ever performed in the Port of Kiel.
In line with the values of a sustainable sport such as cycling, the IVECO S-Way LNG truck carries out various steps towards decarbonization also during the Giro d’Italia, thanks to a mature and available technology such as biomethane, which allows achieve a reduction of emissions of up to 121%, as demonstrated by the study prepared by the CNR.
The newly launched mobile application allows users of four-wheeler natural gas vehicles to book time slots for refueling at a dedicated CNG dispenser at BEST bus depots. Currently, this service is available at Goregaon – Oshiwara and Ghatkopar bus depots, with plans to have similar facilities in other 13 bus depots across Mumbai that are managed by BEST.
Europe reached a total of 1,322 biomethane-producing facilities by April 2023. These 299 new plants represent nearly 30% more than the ones reported in the previous edition of this map in 2021. Compared to the previous editions of the map, the number of plants in Europe has steeply increased: 483 plants in the 2018 edition, 729 in 2020 and 1,023 in 2021.
The supply of goods needed by the Costa Firenze, such as some types of food, beverages, and technical supplies, will be transported from Costa Cruises’ warehouses in Genoa to Kiel using LC3 Trasporti trucks powered by bio-LNG. The use of this alternative fuel for the road transport of goods will cut CO2 emissions by almost 90%.
Mi Bus announced the start-up of a six-month pilot project to test two CNG buses, which will begin to provide service on May 22. The initiative, which included the development of the natural gas refueling station, is carried out together with Colon LNG Marketing, with the companies AES Panama and TotalEnergies as partners.
Hicid, the operator of the Vila-real urban transport service added two Scania CNG buses built by Castrosúa at the end of last year. The bus operator and its drivers speak highly of the vehicles: they are new, comfortable and very spacious. The response from the citizens of Vila-real was also positive: the number of passengers has multiplied almost 20 times.
