With financing from the Energy Social Inclusion Fund (FISE), the NGV Savings program, which is present in nine regions of Peru, “has allowed many small business owners in the transportation sector to be financed, generating a direct benefit for them and their families,” according to the ministry.
Food Express has begun operating a Class-8 truck fitted with a Cummins X15N, which will be commercially available in 2024. Clean Energy Fuels is providing renewable natural gas for the new Kenworth vehicle at its fueling station in Fontana, California. The carrier currently runs a fleet of 88 heavy-duty trucks that operate on biomethane.
Gasum is building a filling station offering renewable CNG and LNG in Södertälje. The new facility is located near the Södertälje Syd road junction right next to Scania’s production plant and will open in the first half of 2024. This partnership marks a significant development in promoting a more sustainable transport system in the region.
Westport Fuel Systems completed a heavy transport demonstration with its H2 HPDI fuel system equipped prototype truck hauling a refrigerated trailer in Madrid. The trial, which also included Disfrimur, Scale Gas and Versallis, marks the first of its kind in Spain and an important step forward in the decarbonization of Spanish mobility.
According to Vanti, installations of natural gas equipment increased by 268%, especially in the last four months of 2023. The departments where conversions have grown the most are Cundinamarca, Boyacá, Santander and Cesar. So far this year, a total of 6,273 installations have been carried out compared to the 3,598 performed in 2022.
The X15N is the first natural gas engine to be designed specifically for heavy-duty and on-highway truck applications, with 400 to 500 hp and 1,450 to 1,850 lb-ft of torque. Freightliner will offer the new engine in the Cascadia 126″ BBC, in both sleeper and day cab configurations. Production is targeted to begin in 2025.
The facility is operated by BTSG Company Limited, a joint venture between Bangchak Corporation (51%) and Thai Special Gas Company Limited (TSG) (49%). The company aims to develop and provide LNG-related services by capitalizing the strength of Bangchak’s extensive network of over 2,200 service stations nationwide.
In the run-up to Paris 2024, Toyota is announcing the supply of 500 fuel cell Mirai vehicles as part of its official fleet for this major sporting event. The cars will be refuelled with hydrogen from renewable sources provided by Air Liquide, official hydrogen supporter of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024.
Manure produced by the 500 cattle kept at the farm is harvested and upgraded on site, producing fugitive biomethane. This not only fuels machinery, but significantly reduces the carbon footprint. A pioneering facility has been built to provide sustainable fuel which will help cut down up to 1,300 tons of carbon per year.
Knight Transportation has been successfully testing Cummins’ new X15N natural gas engine in Southern California – realizing NOx and greenhouse gas reductions without compromise to performance. The truck is fueled exclusively with Clean Energy Fuels’ ultra-low carbon renewable natural gas, anchored by Clean Energy’s station in Carson.
