News By Topic: Vehicles and the Environment: CNG-Methane

CNG At CountryMark Convience Stores

Jan 23, 2014

CountryMark announced that it is adding compressed natural gas (CNG) to its lineup of transportation fuels. ... Continue reading

Pennsylvania Awards 33 Incentive Grants for CNG Fuel Vehicles

Nov 8, 2013

DEP Announces Second Round Opening for Act 13 Natural Gas Vehicle Grants SCRANTON, Pa., Nov. 7, 2013; The Corbett Administration today awarded more than $3 million in Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants (AFIG) to 33 companies, counties and organizations making the switch to compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural ... Continue reading

Fiat's 'Methane Programme' Wins the 'Ecobest 2013' Award

Oct 21, 2013

The Fiat Group has been the leading European original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for methane-fuelled vehicles for more than 15 years: more than 560,000 units sold, comprising Natural Power cars and commercial vehicles. ... Continue reading

USA Alt Fuel Auto Loans Resume

Aug 28, 2013

U.S. to Revive $25 Billion Auto Loan Program A U.S. alternative-vehicle loan program criticized by Republican lawmakers for financing two failed startups will resume marketing to industry groups and possible applicants, an Energy Department spokeswoman said yesterday. Bloomberg reports that the $25 billion Advanced Tec ... Continue reading

Who's Supply, Who's Demand? World Petroleum Use Sets Record High In 2012

Aug 26, 2013

The world's consumption of gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, heating oil, and other petroleum products reached a record high of 88.9 million barrels per day (bbl/d) in 2012, as declining consumption in North America and Europe was more than outpaced by growth in Asia and other regions (see animated map). A previous arti ... Continue reading

BIO Welcomes Release of Final 2013 Renewable Fuel Standard Rules

Aug 6, 2013

The Biotechnology Industry Organization today welcomed the release of the final rule and 2013 Renewable Volume Obligations for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), noting that EPA's carefully balanced implementation of the RFS has provided advanced biofuel developers and investors with confidence that if they can produce ... Continue reading

JX Nippon Oil Discovers New Gas in the Carnarvon Basin Offshore Western Australia

Jul 24, 2013

Tokyo, July 23, 2013; JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation announced that its wholly owned Australian subsidiary, JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration (Australia) Pty Ltd (JX Australia) has made a gas discovery in the Bianchi-1 appraisal well in Retention Lease WA-49-R, located in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western ... Continue reading

NACS Testifies at Renewable Fuels Standard Hearing

Jul 23, 2013

Washington Report: NACS Testifies at Renewable Fuels Standard Hearing A two-day hearing in a subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee is putting the RFS in the hot seat, where panelists are sharing their insights on whether the mandate should be repealed or restructured. ​ WASHINGTON July 23, 2013; ... Continue reading

GM Pledges to Double Fleet of Vehicles that Get 40 MPG or More +VIDEO

Jul 12, 2013

Washington DC July 12, 2013; NADA reported that General Motors said [Thursday] it plans to double the amount of models that achieve 40 mpg highway or better by 2017. The goal was outlined in a June letter by CEO Dan Akerson that was included in the company's 2012 Sustainability Report. The Chevrolet Volt, Sonic, Cruze ... Continue reading

Hutch's An Oklahoma Convenience Store Chain Sees Opportunity With CNG

Jul 8, 2013

​ ELK CITY, Okla. July 8, 2013; NACSonline.com reported that an Oklahoma retailer is bringing the public up to speed on the advantages of natural gas. “Drive by the Hutch's Convenience Store and Gas Station, located off interstate exit 20, on a week day morning, and you will likely notice all four CNG pumps b ... Continue reading

CleanWorld Expanding Successful Sacramento BioDigester

Jun 24, 2013

On the heels of the successful launch of the Sacramento BioDigester in December, 2012, CleanWorld officially broke ground today to expand the 10,000 tons per year facility by 300 percent to 40,000 tons per year making it the largest commercial high-solids food waste digester in the United States. Upon completion in Dec ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: The Bio Natural Gas Opportunity: Developing Baseload Renewable Power

Jun 19, 2013

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Bio Natural Gas Opportunity: Developing Baseload Renewable Power" report to their offering. 'The Bio Natural Gas Opportunity: Developing Baseload Renewable Power' This report examines Bio Natural Gas (BNG); looking at issues such as addressable market, applica ... Continue reading

Volvo Trucks to Commercialize DME-Powered Vehicles for North America +DME Tutorial

Jun 7, 2013

GÖTEBORG, Sweden--Volvo Trucks (STO:VOLVA)(STO:VOLVB) today became the first manufacturer to announce plans to commercialize dimethyl ether (DME)-powered heavy-duty commercial vehicles in North America. As the latest step in its comprehensive “Blue Power�?? alternative fuel strategy, Vol ... Continue reading

Alternative Fuel Solutions of Pennsylvania Now Offers the 2013 Ford 5.0L CNG Bi-Fuel Conversion

May 26, 2013

Alternative Fuel Solutions of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce we have added the much anticipated 2013 F150 CNG Bi-Fuel truck to our available list of EPA certified conversions. The system is fully OBDII and EPA compliant. The F150 Bi-Fuel 5.0L truck conversion enables the vehicle to utilize clean burning Compressed ... Continue reading

Energy Department Authorizes Second Proposed Facility to Export Liquefied Natural Gas

May 19, 2013

WASHINGTON May 17, 2013; The Energy Department announced today that it has conditionally authorized Freeport LNG Expansion, L.P. and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC (Freeport) to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States from the Fr ... Continue reading