FAW LNG BUSES RUN ON DALIAN ROADS
Published at 05.12.2010 in Alternatives, Environment
New LNG bus models, the CA6112URN31 and CA6890URN31 developed by FAW Dalian Bus Factory, have been supplied to the city of Dalian in China’s northeast. The first batch of 71 LNG buses has been delivered to Dalian Suntong and Zhongshan Company, two city public transport companies. Another 110 LNG buses will be handed over later this year.
CHINA TO PROMOTE LNG IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Published at 03.12.2010 in Alternatives, Environment
China, the world’s second largest energy user, is considering switching to natural gas particularly LNG, instead of oil to run public transport vehicles. According to China’s energy ministry, private sector LNG firms are already targeting heavy-load trucks, city buses and river fleets across the country. LNG is a clean fuel and also cheaper by a third compared with other fuels. China’s Energy ministry projected LNG to grab at least ten percent of the daily diesel usage of 1.6 million litres in the country by 2015.
SWITCH BUSES TO NATURAL GAS, SAYS ENERGY VISION
Published at 25.07.2010 in Alternatives, Environment
Energy Vision, a leading U.S. authority and public educator on alternative transportation fuels, conducts research and outreach at national, state, and local levels to hasten the transition from import-dependent oil-based fuels to sustainable, job-creating domestic fuels, supported by contributions from corporations, foundations, individual donors, and public agencies.
NEW DIESEL CATALYST DEVELOPED
Published at 21.07.2010 in Technology, Environment
Diesel engines use less fuel and emit less carbon dioxide than their gasoline counterparts, but a problem is the emission of smog-producing pollutants. With catalysts and DPF’s these problems could be solved. But a new problem was created due to the use of platinum, one of the most precious metals in the world. Now scientists have produced a new type of catalytic converter that could make catalysts cheaper for diesel engines.
DSM CLAIMS BREAKTHROUGH ON BIOFUELS
Published at 28.06.2010 in Alternatives, Environment
DSM, the Dutch chemicals company, is moving into the potentially huge market for second-generation biofuels, according to an article in the Financial Times. At this week’s world congress on industrial biotechnology in Washington, DSM will announce “a breakthrough in bioconversion.” This will improve the efficiency with which fuels can be made from “secondgeneration” sources – agricultural waste such as corn stalks and wheat straw, wood chips and energy crops grown on land that is unsuited to food production.
