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First refuelling station for biogas vehicles in

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4. NGV European News

6. The Italian NGV Industry

8. Andrea Gerini appointed Secretary

General of NGVA Europe

8. Audi e-gas now included as standard,

helps cut CO2 emissions by 80%

10. Eurocargo CNG, among ‘Sustainable

Truck of the Year’ winners

11. Czech Republic: CNG refuelling

network to be expanded in 2017

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Finland

A fleet of 12 Scania brand-new biogas buses became operational on 13 February in the City of Vaasa. On the same day the first refuelling station for biogas vehicles in the Vaasa region opened at Stormossen. These 12 buses can substitute an equivalent of 280,000 litres of fossil diesel fuel every year. The carbon dioxide emissions are on the same level as fully electric cars.

Chief planner Pertti Hällilä said the biogas bus project is the first of its kind in Finland. “It significantly promotes the initialization of national clean technology in the whole area, in production, distribution as well as the use of biogas in transport. For this project we received an honourable mention from Motiva for promoting the initialization of cleantech,” added Hällilä.

The biogas buses will be covering the busiest routes, 1–4 as well as 7–10. During weekends and during the summer the buses will be in operation on all routes. The vehicles can be recognized by the orange city silhouette of Vaasa and the theme Cleaner by biogas, and are numbered and marked by A1-A12.

According to Hällilä, the buses have been brought to the city by a leasing contract and are owned by a finance company. After the contract runs out the city can, if it wishes, buy the buses for its ownership.

At the Stormossen fuelling station the buses fill up the tanks during night time. The organic waste of the households in the Vaasa region as well as the sludge from the waste water of Vaasan Vesi Stormossen can produce biogas for about 1000 cars in addition to the buses. “Together with the bus refuelling station there will also be a fast fuelling station for cars,” commented the managing director of Stormossen, Leif Åkers.

“AWS is taking on the issue of fine dust emissions in Stuttgart,” stated AWS CEO Dr Thomas Heß. “And we are delighted that, when it comes to tackling the issue of exhaust gases and increasing safety in our extremely emission-laden city centre, we have an outstanding partner in Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks.”

With their 3900 mm wheelbase, AWS Stuttgart’s new, full air suspension Econic NGT waste collection vehicles are extremely agile. This is an immensely important advantage when it comes to busy urban traffic in Stuttgart’s city centre. They have a permissible GVW of 26 tons, which is identical to the diesel variant of the Econic. Moreover, for the first time the seven new Econic NGT models in Stuttgart feature the new Euro VI M 936 G natural gas engine with a displacement of 7.7 l and a powerful output of 222 kW (302 hp). The tank holds up to 600L of natural gas, allowing high ranges for daily waste collection operations.

Germany

Seven Mercedes-Benz Econic NGT models with a natural gas drive system and extensive safety features are set to take over waste collection and disposal duties in the city of Stuttgart, the regional capital of Baden-Württemberg. The official commissioning of the vehicles took place on 23 February at the AWS operations site in Burgholzstraße in Stuttgart-Münster. Peter Bauer, Head of Product Management Econic, Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks unit, handed over the Econic NGT models to Dr Thomas Heß, CEO of the local authority-owned enterprise AWS Abfallwirtschaft Stuttgart, and Dirk Thürnau, Technical Mayor of the City of Stuttgart. The new vehicles have already proven their worth during trials that have been running in Stuttgart for the past six weeks.

“The purchase of the latest generation of the Mercedes-Benz Econic NGT is of particular importance for Mercedes-Benz Trucks. The regional ties to Stuttgart play just as big as role as AWS’s long and intensive relationship with Mercedes-Benz products,” stated Dr Ralf Forcher, Head of Marketing, Sales and Services Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks. Since the market launch of the Econic in 1998, the regional capital has pursued an ongoing policy of purchasing Econic vehicles to replace its conventional waste disposal vehicles. Now the Econic NGT is joining AWS’s waste disposal fleet in Stuttgart for the first time.

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Ireland

Gas Networks Ireland and Topaz have agreed a €1.45 million contract to open and operate Ireland’s first public natural gas refuelling station at Topaz’s Dublin Port premises. The station will be able to service commercial vehicles including trucks, buses and vans, which using CNG will achieve significant transport cost savings as well as cutting harmful emissions.

Construction of the filling station, which will start this month, will take 10 weeks and will be the first in a network of 70 filling stations to be developed by Gas Networks Ireland, the company said. With the imminent introduction of renewable natural gas, this Dublin Port facility represents strategic public infrastructure which will be capable of providing a fully carbon-neutral fuel to the commercial transport market for the first time, it added.

“This is a significant step in the development of the market for natural gas and a stepping stone to carbon-neutral renewable gas in transport,” said Denis O’Sullivan, commercial sales manager with Gas Networks Ireland. “CNG, and soon-to-be-introduced renewable gas, will play a major role in making transport in Ireland cleaner. Gas Networks Ireland is determined to play our role in facilitating the development of this new, cleaner transport network.”

The new facility, co-financed by Gas Networks Ireland and the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), will have the capacity to fill up to 70 heavy goods vehicles, with each fill taking no more than five minutes.

Spain

The Community of Pamplona is testing a new Solaris bus propelled only by biomethane obtained in the Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Arazuri. This vehicle, which follows another bus tested in January and February of this year, is part of a pilot project developed by the Commonwealth of the Community of Pamplona together with the HERA Group and the collaboration of Gas Natural Fenosa and Sodena. The objective is to improve the biogas obtained at the Arazuri WWTP.

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This circular economy project seeks to take advantage of the sludge generated in the community to transform it into fuel, hence also the motto chosen for the project: “This bus is powered by you.” It is expected that the new Solaris bus will run until March 26, carrying out services on lines 8, 10, and 19. In addition, another Scania vehicle will soon be added. The set of tests will allow to verify if there are variations in the results obtained with vehicles of different manufacturers.

With the previous experience, carried out for more than a month, the Mercedes bus serviced lines 3, 5 and 6 and covered a total of 5,300 kilometres, an average of 180 a day. The vehicle refuelled the biomethane at night at the Arazuri WWTP and travelled full time transporting several thousand passengers in the region. According to the company TCC, the bus circulated with total normality, with the same performance of start and speed that a diesel bus but with a quieter operation.

This bus that finished the tests consumed an average of 57 m3 of biomethane per 100 kilometres, 20% lower than expected. The vehicles that served as a comparison consume 51 litres of diesel per 100 kilometres. The average CO2 emissions are 133 kg per 100 kilometres on diesel buses and 0 kg emissions with biomethane. The project also contemplates testing the technology used for the treatment of biogas in the WWTP to convert it into biomethane, as well as its economic costs.

Italy

IVECO and IVECO BUS have won public tenders to provide sustainable transport solutions to the city of Milan, Italy. 120 Urbanway Hybrid buses will be added to the city’s ATM public transport fleet, whilst 43 Eurocargo

CNG will be delivered to Milan’s AMSA entity providing environmental services. These vehicles will provide lower emissions, reduce noise and deliver improved performance.

Milan’s AMSA (Azienda Milanese Servizi Ambientali) manages the integrated cycle for waste collection, street cleaning and other services essential to the environment, hygiene and decorum of the city. Milan joins other major European cities such as Paris, France; Madrid, Spain and Bologna, Italy, which have already adopted natural gas vehicles from IVECO, confirming the brand’s technologic leadership throughout continental Europe.

Running on compressed natural gas, 43 IVECO Eurocargo CNG medium-duty trucks will enter Milan’s service within the end of this summer. A tentative agreement for a further 14 CNG vehicles could also come to fruition in the coming 18 months. The 120EL21/P Eurocargo CNG model is compliant with the current Euro VI emissions. It is fitted with a 210 hp IVECO Tector 6 engine, engineered by FPT Industrial.

The advantages offered by natural gas technology are numerous. Natural gas propulsion is the most efficient technical solution available to solve pollution issues in urban areas, thus making it the only true alternative to petrol and diesel. From an emissions viewpoint, natural gas is a “clean” fuel, since it produces 35% less nitric oxide (NOx) emissions 95% less particulate compared to diesel.

“These two major supplies demonstrate IVECO’s suitability as a city’s partner of choice whether it be for public transport or urban services, when searching for solutions to combat challenges related to air quality and alternatives to diesel,” commented Pierre Lahutte, IVECO Brand President.


M anufactured in the plant near Naples, the 300 thousandth Panda Natural Power has been celebrated by staff and is destined to be used in many events, beginning with the forthcoming

International Motor Show in Geneva.

No other methane-powered car in Europe has the Panda’s numbers. It was the first mass produced CNG car, and from 2007 to date, has been the best selling methane car in Europe. During the same time period, behind the Panda is another Fiat car: the Punto.

The record-breaking Panda is a white Lounge, which will be on show with a custom made livery. Equipped with a two-cylinder TwinAir Turbo Natural Power engine, with dual petrol - methane fuel, it develops 80 HP (59 kW) and consumes 4.5 litres of petrol or 3.1 kilos of methane (per one hundred kilometres of combined cycle), with minimal CO2 emissions: 106 g/km when using petrol and 85g/km when using methane.

Compared to petrol, methane reduces CO2 emissions by 23 per cent and nitric oxide emissions by 52 per cent.

FCA has been the leader in Europe for petrol-methane dual fuel vehicles for twenty years, with over 700 thousand sold vehicles and a range of six Fiat brand models (Panda, Punto, Qubo, Doblò, 500L and 500L Living), one from Lancia (Ypsilon) and four from Fiat Professional: Fiorino, Doblò Cargo, Ducato and Ducato Panorama.

In order to obtain real benefits in air quality, and thus

Panda record: the 300,000th Natural Power car is produced in Pomigliano

Yet another record for two Fiat Chrysler Automobiles stars: Panda - the ageless best seller of the Fiat brand, leader of the A class in Europe in 2016, with nearly 15% share, up 1.4% compared to 2015 - and the G. Vico di Pomigliano d’Arco plant, winner of several awards after its full renovation completed in 2011.

sustainable mobility, we need to continue working on combined traditional and alternative technologies, keeping in mind the specific rules of each market.

Among these, methane has the potential of being a renewable source thanks to biomethane, a fuel with high development potential. Biomethane denotes a bio-gas that yields a concentration of methane after a refining process (from urban, agricultural of farming waste), so that it can be used as bio-fuel for engine vehicles just like natural gas.

Biomethane produces 20% less CO2 emissions than petrol. The real advantage of biomethane becomes clear when we consider the full life cycle of this fuel, the so called “well-to-wheel” cycle. In this case reduction in CO2emissions can exceed 95 per cent, depending on the original raw material: biomethane fuelled vehicles produce the same amount of CO2 as electric cars using renewable source energy. If we consider a 40% methane-biomethane mix instead, its CO2 emissions are the same as those of an electric vehicle using energy from the energy mix of European production plants.

Like all other Fiat Chrysler Automobiles methane models, the Panda Natural Power is already biomethane compatible.

The Pomigliano d’Arco began production in 1972 with the Alfasud model. Over the years, its production lines churned out many models of Alfa Romeo (33 and 155, 145 and 146, 156 and 147, GT and 159) until November 2011, when Panda production began, reaching 830 thousand cars since then.

In 2012, the plant obtained a Silver award in the World Class Manufacturing certification programme, as well as the Automotive Lean Production Award as Best in Europe. In 2013 - only a year later, and still within the WCM programme - the plant was certified at Gold level. A new international accolade was obtained in 2014: the Lean and Green Management Award, a testament to the progress made in optimising all “resources” needed to produce cars. The G. Vico plant continues its drive to reduce the environmental impact of production via continuous improvements, including responsible consumption of energy and water, and quality air and waste management.

Finally, the plant is often visited by technicians and researchers (not just from the automotive industry), keen to study its technologies and efficiency.

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P rodotta nell’impianto situato a poca distanza da Napoli, la 300millesima Panda Natural Power è stata celebrata dallo staff prima di essere presentata in numerosi eventi, a cominciare dal

Motor Show internazionale di Ginevra.

Nessun’altra vetture alimentata a metano in Europa può vantare i numeri di Panda. E’ la prima autovettura CNG prodotta su così ampia scala, e dal 2007 a oggi, detiene il titolo di auto a metano più venduta in Europa. Sullo stesso periodo, dietro Panda c’è un’altra vettura Fiat: la Punto.

La Panda dei record è una bianca Lounge che sarà presentata con una livrea speciale. Equipaggiata con il motore due cilindri TwinAir Turbo Natural Power alimentata a benzina e metano, sviluppa 80 cavalli (59 kW) e consuma 4,5 litri di benzina o 3,1 chili di mentano ogni 100 chilometri in ciclo combinato con emissioni di CO2 minime: 106 g/km in modalità benzina e 85 g/km in modalità metano. Rispetto alla benzina, il metano riduce le emissioni di CO2 del 23% e le emissioni di monossido di azoto del 52%.

FCA è leader in Europa per quanto riguarda i veicoli a doppia alimentazione metano-benzina da ormai 20 anni, con oltre 700 mila vetture e una gamma di sei modelli Fiat (Panda, Punto, Qubo, 500L e 500L Living), un modello Lancia (Ypsilon) e 4 modelli Fiat Professional (Fiorino, Doblò Cargo, Ducato e Ducato Panorama).

“Con lo scopo di raggiungere reali benefici in termini di miglioramento della qualità dell’aria e di una mobilità sostenibile, abbiamo bisogno di proseguire nel lavoro sulle tecnologie combinate tradizionali-alternative, ricordandoci sempre le specifiche regole di ciascun mercato.”

Tra i diversi carburanti alternativi, il metano ha il potenziale di diventare una fonte rinnovabile grazie al biometano, un carburante con un elevato tasso di sviluppo. Il Biometano si realizza da un biogas che genera una concentrazione di metano a seguito di un processo di raffinamento (da rifiuti urbani, agricoli e di allevamento), così che possa essere usato come bio-carburante per motorizzazioni quali il gas naturale.

Il Biometano produce il 20% in meno di emissioni di CO2 rispetto alla benzina. Il reale vantaggio del biometano

Panda record: la versione Natural Power prodotta in 300 mila unità a Pomigliano

Un altro record per due stelle di Fiat Crysler Automobiles: Panda, la vettura iconica più venduta del brand Fiat, leader nel 2016 in classe A Europa, con quasi il 15% di mercato, +1,4% rispetto al 2015; e l’impianto produttivo G. Vico di Pomigliano d’Arco, vincitore di numerosi premi a seguito del suo ammodernamento completato nel 2011.

diventa significativo quando consideriamo il pieno ciclo di vita di questo carburante, il così detto ciclo “well-to-wheel”. In questo caso, la riduzione di emissioni di CO2 possono raggiungere il 95%, a seconda del materiale grezzo usato per produrlo: i veicoli alimentati a biometano producono la stessa quantità di CO2 delle vetture elettriche usando una fonte energetica rinnovabile. Se consideriamo un mix di metano-biometano invece, le emissioni di CO2 sono le stesse delle vetture elettriche che usano energia proveniente dal mix energetico degli impianti di produzione europea. Come tutti gli altri modelli FCA a metano, Panda Natural Power è già biometano compatibile.

Lo stabilimento di Pomigliano d’Arco è entrato in funzione nel 1972 con la produzione del modello Alfasud. Negli anni, le sue linee produttive hanno lavorato su numerosi modelli di Alfa Romeo (33 e 155, 145 e 146, 156 e 147, GT e 159) fino al novembre 2011 quando è stata avviata la produzione di Panda che ha totalizzato ad oggi 830 vetture.

Nel 2012, l’impianto ha ricevuto il premio Silver nel programma di certificazione World Class Manufacturing e il Premio Automotive Lean Production come Migliore in Europa. Nel 2013, solo un anno dopo, e ancora all’interno del programma WCM, l’impianto è stato certificato al livello Gold. Un nuovo riconoscimento internazionale è stato ricevuto nel 2014: il Premio Lean and Green Management, una certificazione al progresso fatto nell’ottimizzazione di tutte le risorse necessarie alla produzione delle vetture. L’impianto G. Vico prosegue la sua strada nella riduzione del proprio impatto ambientale attuando sempre nuovi miglioramenti, incluso il consumo energetico e di acqua responsabile, la qualità dell’aria e la gestione dei rifiuti. Finalmente, l’impianto è spesso visitato da tecnici e ricercatori (non solo del settore automotive), per lo studio delle sue tecnologie e dei suoi livelli di efficienza.


A ndrea Gerini, who was Head of Collaboration and Strategic Programs Area for the Powertrain Department at Centro Ricerche Fiat (CRF) in Italy, has a rich experience and solid technical

expertise in the sector of natural gas and other alternative fuels. He holds a degree on Mechanical engineering and during the years he took different positions dealing with the R&D programs addressing the engine technologies development and the use of alternative fuels.

Andrea Gerini said, “I am very pleased and honoured to serve NGVA Europe and to bring my expertise on the use

Andrea Gerini appointed Secretary General of NGVA Europe

The Board of Directors of NGVA Europe has appointed Andrea Gerini as the new Secretary General of NGVA Europe from 1 March.

of natural gas as transportation fuel, and especially in the current scenario where we will assist to a multiplication of the powertrain solutions as well as to a wider diversification of the primary energy sources. The use of natural gas as a transportation fuel brings excellent benefits that can significantly contribute to decarbonise the transport sector and improve the air quality, thanks to a mature, affordable and available technology. Natural gas, both as CNG and LNG and especially when produced from a wide range of renewable sources, will be a main player to perfectly support the transition to a real low-emission mobility.”

NGVA Europe looks forward to continue paving the road to sustainable mobility by highlighting the important role that the use of gas in transport can play and will keep working closely with EU policy makers, the NGV industry, gas companies and vehicle operators.

Andrea Gerini succeeds Matthias Maedge, who will now act as the General Delegate of IRU (International Road Union) Brussels Delegation.

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Audi e-gas now included as standard, helps cut CO2 emissions by 80%

Audi g-tron models will run for three years on Audi e-gas as part of special standard package deal. The offer begins immediately and will be valid until May 31, 2018. The sustainable Audi e-gas fuel binds as much CO2 during its production as the car releases during combustion.

A udi is presenting a very sustainable offer: The automaker is now offering customers climate-friendly Audi e-gas to power the A3 Sportback g-tron* – the fuel offer is included as standard and

customers will pay only the regular natural gas price. With this deal, Audi is reducing the CO2 emissions of the g-tron fleet when running on gas by 80 percent**. Early this summer Audi will further expand its product range with two new models – the A4 Avant g-tron* and the A5 Sportback g-tron*, and the e-gas offer as standard applies to both models.

Compared to a gasoline-powered car in the same performance class, the Audi g-tron models cut CO2 emissions by 80 percent. The green fuel Audi e-gas is what makes this reduction possible. This fuel is produced using renewable energy from water and CO2 or from organic residual materials like straw and plant clippings. During its production, the Audi e-gas binds exactly the amount of CO2 as is emitted by the car during combustion. Beginning immediately, Audi customers who order the A3 Sportback g-tron by May 31, 2018, will have access to their supply of this fuel for three years as part of the standard package.

“This offer is our next step in climate-neutral, long distance mobility. Our promise to the customers is: no compromises. The g-tron models are sporty, sophisticated and progressive – like every Audi. And with Audi e-gas they are also very climate-friendly on the road,” said Dietmar Voggenreiter, Member of the Board of Management for Sales and Marketing at AUDI AG.

Audi and its partners are producing the Audi e-gas with several processes and facilities in Germany as well as in a number of other European countries. Among other places, the brand obtains e-gas from its own power-to-gas facility in Werlte, a town in the German state of Lower Saxony. The process uses mostly excess green electricity to operate three electrolysers, which break water down into oxygen and hydrogen. In the methanation process that follows, the hydrogen reacts with CO2. This produces synthetic methane – the Audi e-gas.

The fuel is fed into the European natural gas grid and replaces the amount of natural gas that the g-tron model consumes in the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC).

Customers fill up their g-tron models at any CNG fuelling station and pay the regular price for the fuel. By feeding the computed volume of Audi e-gas into the natural gas grid, Audi works behind the scenes to ensure the green benefits of the program, including the corresponding

reduction in CO2 emissions. A fuel card is no longer used as the accounting tool. Instead, Audi automatically calculates the quantity on the basis of collected data and service data from the cars. TÜV Süd, a German testing and certification corporation, monitors and certifies the process. Audi g-tron customers receive a document that confirms their car will be supplied with Audi e-gas and informs them about the certification.

The family of g-tron models will continue to grow this year. In addition to the Audi A3 Sportback g-tron, Audi will soon have two more CNG models on the market. The Audi A4 Avant g-tron and the Audi A5 Sportback g-tron will be launched in early summer. Both models will be powered by a 2.0 TFSI engine with a power output of 125 kW (170 hp). The tank module, which consists of four gas tanks with a total capacity of 19 kilograms (41.9 lb) and a 25-liter (6.6 US gal) gasoline tank, allows for a range of up to 500 kilometres (310.7 mi) when the cars are running in pure CNG mode. The overall range can reach up to 950 kilometres (590.3 mi).

Audi A3 Sportback g-tron:Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 3.6 – 3.3*** (7.9 - 7.3 lb);Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 5.5 - 5.1*** (42.8 – 46.1 US mpg);Combined CO2 emissions in g/km (CNG): 98 – 89*** (157.7 – 143.2 g/mi);Combined CO2 emissions in g/km (gasoline): 128 – 117*** (206.0 – 188.3 g/mi)

Audi A4 Avant g-tron:CNG consumption in kg/100 km: 4.4 - 3.8*** (9.7 - 8.4 lb);Combined fuel consumption in l/100km: 6.5 - 5.4*** (36.2 – 43.6 US mpg);Combined CO2 emissions in g/km (CNG): 117 – 100*** (188.3 – 160.9 g/mi);Combined CO2 emissions in g/km (gasoline): 147 – 124*** (236.6 – 199.6 g/mi)

Audi A5 Sportback g-tron:CNG consumption in kg/100 km: 4.2 - 3.8*** (9.3 – 8.4 lb);Combined fuel consumption in l/100 km: 6.3 - 5.4*** (37.3 – 43.6 US mpg);Combined CO2 emissions in g/km (CNG): 114 – 100*** (183.5 – 169.0 g/mi);Combined CO2 emissions in g/km (gasoline): 143 – 124*** (230.1 – 199.6 g/mi)***Figures depend on the tire/wheel sets used.

* The collective fuel consumption values of all models named and available on the German market can be found in the list provided at the end of this MediaInfo. ** In pure e-gas mode (CNG) with a well-to-wheel analysis (a life cycle assessment that includes fuel production and normal driving of the automobile), in comparison with an equivalent model in the same performance class with a conventional gasoline engine.Fuel consumption of the models named above:


I veco takes home two top prizes in the “Sustainable Truck of the Year 2017” award category: the Eurocargo CNG is victorious in the DISTRIBUTION category, while the New Daily Electric wins this

prestigious accolade in the VAN category. Entries for the awards, held in 2017 for the first time and split into three categories (“Tractor”, “Distribution”, and “Van”), consisted of new units produced by several manufacturers during 2016 that are currently in production and available to order and represent a step forward in terms of sustainability.

Vado e Torno, the magazine that organized the initiative, stated that the individual prizes were awarded “based on a sustainability and efficiency concept meant not only as a reduction of polluting exhaust emissions, but also with the ability of lowering the risk threshold for both driver and road users, making driving more relaxing, reducing the impact of transit on the population and entering a manufacturing cycle informed by sustainability from beginning to end, providing for end-of-life recyclability of parts”.

Maurizio Cervetto, Chief Editor of Vado e Torno, presented the prizes to Pierre Lahutte, Iveco Brand President, during Transpotec 2017, the Transport and Logistics Trade Fair in Verona from 22 to 25 February.

Pierre Lahutte, said: “We are very proud to win these two awards at the inaugural ‘Sustainable Truck of the Year’ event, with our New Daily Electric and Eurocargo CNG. The commitment to sustainability is a consolidated reality for Iveco and is based on technological excellence: today we are the only manufacturer to have a full range of vehicles powered by natural gas, all the way up from light to heavy range and also buses. We are also champions of sustainability as a brand of the CNH Industrial Group,

Eurocargo CNG, among ‘Sustainable Truck of the Year’ winners

The Iveco Eurocargo CNG was victorious in the DISTRIBUTION category. Vado e Torno, the magazine that organized the initiative, stated that the prizes were awarded “based on a sustainability and efficiency concept meant not only as a reduction of polluting exhaust emissions, but also with the ability of lowering the risk threshold for both driver and road users.”

which for the sixth consecutive year has been confirmed as Industry Leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for Europe and the World. Our product strategy – added Lahutte – is founded on one of our key objectives: to provide our customers with vehicles that help them to become more sustainable. Iveco has reached the finals with three of its vehicles, one per category, and has won an amazing two out of three titles, with the multi award-winning Daily Electric and the Eurocargo CNG. We are even more proud to receive these awards in this city, Verona, just a stone’s throw from our plants in Suzzara and Brescia, the homes of the Daily and the Eurocargo respectively”.

With regard to the Eurocargo CNG, Cervetto commented: “With over 10 thousand natural gas trucks sold in the last twenty years, IVECO has secured the pole position in the field of alternative fuels. The Tector 6 natural gas engine is exceptionally clean: virtually no particulate, a reduction of CO2 (over 80% using biomethane) and of noise levels below 60 decibel. The Eurocargo takes advantage of well-established, readily-available and cost-effective technologies, and is not limited by city access restrictions, boasting an enviable range of configurations with a weight of up to 16 tons. And with a range of 400 km, it allows operators in the distribution sector to wave diesel vehicles goodbye with no regrets”.

Already elected “International Truck of the Year 2016”, the Eurocargo CNG is fitted with a new “super-eco” 210 HP version of the Tector 6 engine, fuelled by compressed natural gas. Thanks to the re-engineering of ignition coils, blow-by valve, pistons and ring seals, IVECO has managed to achieve significant advantages in terms of efficiency, emissions and maintenance.

The vehicle offers increased performance, with 210 hp and maximum torque of 750 Nm. Compliant with Euro VI Step C emissions regulations, Eurocargo Natural Power can enter restricted town centre areas, a key advantage for multi-stop missions. The advantages offered by natural gas technology are numerous, both from the environmental and economic sustainability point of view. Natural gas propulsion is the most efficient technical solution available to solve urban area pollution issues, thus becoming the only true alternative to petrol and diesel. From an emissions viewpoint, natural gas is a “clean” fuel, since it produces 35% less nitric oxide (NOx) emissions 95% less particulate compared to diesel.

Moreover, natural gas-powered Eurocargo models are extremely quiet, which makes them perfect for night-time urban use in particular.

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Czech Republic: CNG refuelling network to be expanded in 2017

Bonett Gas Investment retained its position as the largest CNG vendor in the Czech Republic in 2016. It also plans to expand the network to include ten new naturalgas stations at the Makro/Metro Cash & Carry hypermarkets stations.

B onett Gas Investment retained its position as the largest CNG vendor in the Czech Republic in 2016, and has the most extensive Czech network of fuelling stations. The company sold 7.5 million m3 of CNG, up

by almost 13% year-on-year. It will also plan to expand the network to include ten new natural gas stations at the Makro/Metro Cash & Carry hypermarkets petrol stations.

“Low prices of conventional fuels competed with CNG throughout 2016, but our and others’ results show that CNG is becoming increasingly popular and not only amongst businesses,” said Václav Holovčák, Bonett Gas Investment Vice-Chairman. The continued rollout of the company’s proprietary fuelling station network also helped to achieve another record-breaking year.

“We opened additional new stations; at the end of 2016, we operated 24 stations and we want to have 40 stations by the end of 2017,” said Holovčák. “We expect sales to the tune of 10 million m3 of natural gas from our stations. We have opened additional new CNG stations at an OMV station in Havlíčkův Brod and at a Shell station in Hodonín, and are currently investing in CNG stations in the Makro/Metro hypermarket chain.”

This year, Bonett wants to invest another up to CZK 150 million in building new and reinforcing and upgrading existing stations. “We are also considering the development of our own LNG projects and a major biomethane production plant as a source of renewable natural gas,” explained Holovčák.

Bonett took a 13% share of the total CNG consumption in the Czech Republic, which in 2016 amounted to almost 60 million m3, i.e. a record volume; the 13% share is the largest among all the entities that operate with CNG for transport. “We expect the market to grow by up to 30% this year. Our company promotes the growth in CNG consumption through a system of special discounts for municipalities and the central government, and potentially for other CNG users. This support should help set the market in motion,” added Holovčák.

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GASVEHICLESREPORT

IBERIA #06

March 2017

Congreso Gasnam: “El

gas natural garantiza

la calidad del aire”

GVRIBERIAPamplona pone a prueba nuevo bus a biometano

El autobús de la marca Solaris funciona completamente con biometano obtenido en la Depuradora de Aguas Residuales

de Arazuri. Este vehículo, que sucede al que también circuló en pruebas en enero y febrero de este año, forma parte

de un proyecto piloto que desarrolla la Mancomunidad de la Comarca de Pamplona junto con el Grupo HERA y la

colaboración de Gas Natural Fenosa y Sodena.

Carrefour inicia reparto

con camiones a GNV en España

Dentro de su estrategia de reducción de CO2, la

cadena de supermercados se convirtió en la primera

empresa de distribución de España en incorporar a

su flota camiones a gas natural tritemperatura para

realizar las entregas de pedidos de e-commerce junto

a furgonetas de reparto a domicilio de idénticas

características.

Lanzan primer motor a gas

natural para barcos de pasajeros

Gas Natural Fenosa y Baleària presentaron en el Port

de Barcelona el primer motor a gas para ferris de

pasajeros de España. Ambas compañías impulsaron

el desarrollo e instalación del motor auxiliar, así como

de un tanque de GNL de 30m3 (con autonomía de

una semana), en el ferry Abel Matutes, que opera

diariamente la ruta Barcelona-Palma de Mallorca.

Durante el 7 y 8 de marzo, tuvo lugar en Madrid la quinta

edición del congreso anual de la Asociación Ibérica del Gas

Natural para la Movilidad, GASNAM, que reunió a más de

400 profesionales y autoridades del sector del transporte

y la energía, que participaron de ponencias y mesas

redondas sobre el presente y el futuro del gas natural

como solución ecológica y económica para la movilidad.


Congreso Gasnam: El gas natural garantiza la calidad del aire

La sesión inaugural del V Congreso GASNAM estuvo a cargo del presidente de GASNAM, José Ramón Freire, que destacó “el creciente interés que despierta el GNV entre las administraciones y los principales actores del sector del transporte”.

La primera mesa redonda del congreso, “La movilidad con gas natural ya es una realidad”, fue moderada por Isabel del Olmo, jefa del Departamento de Transporte de IDAE, y participaron Gaetano de Astis, director general IVECO España y Portugal; Emilio Bruquetas, director general de Reganosa; Claudio Rodríguez, director general de Infraestructuras de Enagás Transporte; Nuria Rodríguez, directora de Negocio de Distribución de Gas España del Grupo Gas Natural Fenosa, y Luis Moura, administrador de Galp Gás Natural.

Posteriormente, Alejandro Cros, subdirector general de Políticas Sectoriales Industriales del Ministerio de Economía, repasó el Marco de Acción Nacional de Energías Alternativas en el Transporte dentro de las iniciativas que están llevando a cabo las administraciones nacionales y locales para favorecer la expansión del gas natural como combustible alternativo en los distintos modos de transporte.

Tras la mesa política, Manuel Lage, secretario general de GASNAM, presentó el nuevo catálogo de vehículos a gas natural disponibles en el mercado y dio paso a los participantes de la mesa redonda que cerró la jornada. Bajo el título “Emisiones casi cero en la ciudad. El final del diesel”, en ella participaron: José Antonio Díaz, coordinador general de Medio Ambiente, Sostenibilidad y Movilidad del Ayuntamiento de Madrid; Antonio Pires, administrador de Carris (Transportes Municipales de Lisboa), y Jordi Vila, responsable de Medio Ambiente de la Autoridad Portuaria de Barcelona.

E l 7 de marzo se inauguró en Madrid la quinta edición del congreso anual de la Asociación Ibérica del Gas Natural para la Movilidad, GASNAM, que, bajo el lema “El gas natural garantiza la calidad del aire”, reunió

a más de 400 profesionales y autoridades del sector del transporte y la energía. A lo largo de la jornada, los asistentes participaron de ponencias y mesas redondas sobre el presente y el futuro del gas natural como solución ecológica y económica para la movilidad en todos los ámbitos.

Maria Neira, directora del Departamento de Salud Pública y Medio Ambiente de la Organización Mundial de la Salud, fue una de las ponentes destacadas de esta edición. Para Neira, “la energía que usamos en la movilidad tiene cada vez un mayor impacto en la salud de las personas: 12,6 millones personas mueren cada año por exposición a factores de riesgo medioambientales, especialmente la contaminación. De ahí que la movilidad sostenible, junto a la gestión de residuos eficientes, sea la base para un aire saludable y de calidad en las ciudades”.

Tras su intervención, fue el turno de los representantes políticos, con la mesa redonda sobre el papel del gas natural en la política medioambiental. José María Cazalis del PNV opinó que “aunque España parte con ventaja, no podemos dormirnos y dejarlo todo a la inversión privada. Las administraciones deben facilitar que el uso del gas natural vehicular (GNV) sea sostenible para los ayuntamientos”. Para Ángel Manuel Mato, senador del PSOE, “España necesita seguridad jurídica en la política energética que garantice la amortización de las inversiones”. Por su parte, Javier Viñarás, representante del Grupo Parlamentario Ciudadanos, afirmó que “es necesario una importante labor de información y promoción del GNV por parte de las administraciones”.

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Reganosa impulsa el uso de GNL en el transporte

Una cadena logística eficiente es la clave para impulsar el avance del gas natural como combustible para el transporte. Para ello cada uno de los actores implicados debe afrontar el reto de trabajar coordinadamente para hacer competitiva su parte de la cadena. Así lo señaló el director general de Reganosa, Emilio Bruquetas, durante su intervención en el V Congreso de Gasnam en Madrid.

Como ejemplo de la colaboración entre actores, Bruquetas apuntó al trabajo que realizan las asociaciones sectoriales, como Gasnam, y al programa europeo Core LNGas Hive, que agrupa a más de cuarenta empresas y organismos públicos, entre los que se encuentra Reganosa, trabajando juntos en el desarrollo de una cadena logística integrada, segura y eficiente en la Península Ibérica.

El director general de Reganosa también indicó la necesidad por parte de las empresas gestoras de infraestructuras de hacer un esfuerzo de modernización con el objetivo de convertir las actuales terminales de GNL en auténticos centros logísticos, en la línea de otras europeas. En este sentido, Bruquetas destacó que la mayor parte del camino está recorrido, tan solo se

necesita un último empuje para completar ese 5% que faltaría por desarrollar. Este desarrollo logístico debe ir siempre acompañado de una adecuada política de precios que sitúe el gas natural a un nivel competitivo.

Entre las actuaciones llevadas a cabo por Reganosa para el impulso del gas natural como combustible para el transporte, Bruquetas recordó el trabajo que su empresa ha realizado en los últimos años para conocer las necesidades reales de los armadores y las flotas, así como para desarrollar las infraestructuras suficientes para que el GNL esté disponible allí donde lo necesiten.

Bruquetas participó en la mesa redonda «La movilidad con gas natural ya es una realidad», junto a representantes de empresas del sector gasista como Gaetano de Astis, director general de Iveco España, Claudio Rodríguez, director general de Infraestructuras de Enagás, Nuria Rodríguez, directora de Negocio de Distribución Gas España de Gas Natural Fenosa, y Luis Moura, administrador de Galp Gas Natural.

SEGUNDO DÍA

El 8 de marzo culminó la 5° edición del congreso anual de GASNAM. Las ponencias y mesas redondas de la jornada se dividieron en dos secciones paralelas, una terrestre y otra marítima. En ambas, los 450 asistentes registrados pudieron conocer los diferentes casos de éxito así como los nuevos proyectos nacionales y europeos presentados desde España y Portugal, relativos a la movilidad con gas natural.

Sección Terrestre

La presentación de la Sección Terrestre estuvo a cargo de José Luis Pérez-Souto, vicepresidente Terrestre de GASNAM, y Luis Fernando Velasco Gimeno, jefe de Área de Vehículos de la Dirección General de Tráfico, que han dado paso a varias ponencias y mesas redondas acerca del respaldo administrativo, la infraestructura, el transporte y la movilidad con gas natural.

Juan Alberto Ortigosa, jefe del Área de Automoción de la Subdirección General de Políticas Sectoriales Industriales del Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, presentó un borrador del nuevo plan MOVEA. Entre las previsiones del Ministerio está destinar 2.08 millones a los vehículos a gas natural, una cifra superior a la del año pasado debido al éxito de la demanda.

Posteriormente, Carla García, de los servicios técnicos de la Sección Terrestre de GASNAM; Gloria Etxebarria, responsable del Área de Transporte del Ente Vasco de la Energía; Jorge Juan Jiménez, director de Planificación y Gestión Energética en la Administración Pública de la Agencia Andaluza de la Energía, y Miquel Àngel Escobar i Mariné, responsable de Mobilitat Eficient del Institut Català d’Energia, presentaron una serie de ponencias acerca de las infraestructuras del gas natural en la península ibérica y cómo están preparados para dar atención a la demanda creciente.

Sección Marítima

José Poblet, en representación del vicepresidente Marítimo de GASNAM, y Rafael Rodríguez Valero, director general de la Marina Mercante, inauguraron la Sección Marítima. Agustín Benjumeda, adjunto al director de Servicios Energéticos Integrales de ENDESA Energía, fue el encargado de moderar la primera mesa redonda de la mañana: “Buques de suministro de gas natural como combustible”.

Acto seguido, Manuel Carlier, director general de la Asociación de Navieros Españoles, presentó una serie de ponencias sobre la tecnología y el diseño de buques a GNL. Mercedes de Juan, jefe de proyectos I+D+i de la Fundación ValenciaPort, explicó la transformación de un motor diesel dual-fuel. Por su parte, Guillermo Alomar, director de Flota de Baleària, habló de la apuesta de su compañía y sus nuevos buques en construcción, y José Poblet, gerente de COTENAVAL, sobre la finalización del proyecto Abel Matutes. Por último Carlos Fernández, responsable del departamento de Ingeniería e I+D de Gabadi, presentó la tecnología LNG Brick: tanques de membrana para el uso de GNL como combustible en buques.

Jorge Pinto, Senior Principal Surveyor de DNV GL, introdujo el estado de implantación global del GNL como combustible marítimo. Fernando Impuesto, director de Servicios Técnicos y Comerciales de Enagás, explicó el proyecto Core LNGas Hive. Panos Mitrou, Marine Technology & Innovation Manager de Lloyd’s Register, habló sobre el Proyecto Poseidon y, finalmente, Carolina Remiro, Safety Surveyor, Design Assessment de Bureau Veritas HO, presentó una ponencia sobre el suministro de GNL a buques.

El V Congreso GASNAM ha contado con Enagás, Galp, Gas Natural Fenosa, Iveco y Reganosa como patrocinadores y con Bureau Veritas, DNV GL, Endesa, Ferrosite, IDIADA, Lloyd’s Register, NIPSA, Molgás y Renault Trucks, como colaboradores.


L a Comarca tiene en circulación un nuevo autobús de la marca Solaris propulsado en su totalidad por biometano obtenido en la Depuradora de Aguas Residuales (EDAR) de Arazuri. Este vehículo, que

sucede al que también circuló en pruebas en enero y febrero de este año, forma parte de un proyecto piloto que desarrolla la Mancomunidad de la Comarca de Pamplona junto con el Grupo HERA y la colaboración de Gas Natural Fenosa y Sodena. El objetivo es mejorar el biogás que se obtiene en la EDAR de Arazuri.

Este proyecto de economía circular busca aprovechar los fangos generados en la Comarca para transformarlos en combustible, de ahí también el lema elegido para el proyecto: “Este autobús lo mueves tú”. La previsión es que el nuevo bus Solaris circule hasta el día 26 de marzo realizando servicios en las líneas 8, 10, y 19. Además, próximamente se sumará otro vehículo de Scania. El conjunto de pruebas permitirá comprobar si hay variaciones en los resultados obtenidos con vehículos de diferentes fabricantes.

Con la anterior experiencia, llevada a cabo durante más de un mes, el autobús de Mercedes realizó el servicio de las líneas 3, 5 y 6 y recorrió un total de 5.300 kilómetros, una

Pamplona testea nuevo autobús a biometano

media de 180 al día. El vehículo repostaba por la noche el biometano en la EDAR de Arazuri y circulaba en jornada completa transportando a varios miles de pasajeros en la Comarca. Según señaló la empresa TCC, el bus circuló con total normalidad, con las mismas prestaciones de arranque y velocidad que un bus a diesel y siendo además muy silencioso.

Este bus que ya finalizó las pruebas consumió una media de 57 m3 de biometano cada 100 kilómetros, un 20% inferior a lo previsto. Los vehículos que han servido de comparación consumen 51 litros de diesel cada 100 kilómetros. Las emisiones medias de CO2 son de 133 kg cada 100 kilómetros en los buses a diesel y 0 kg de emisiones con el biometano. El proyecto también contempla comprobar la tecnología utilizada para la depuración del biogás en la EDAR para convertirlo en biometano, así como sus costes económicos.

Inauguran una nueva estación de carga de GNV pública en Madrid

G as Natural Fenosa cuenta ya con siete estaciones de suministro de gas natural para vehículos en la ciudad de Madrid. El coordinador general de Medio Ambiente, Sostenibilidad y Movilidad,

José Antonio Díaz, la directora general de Sostenibilidad y Control Ambiental del Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Paz Valiente y el director de Soluciones de Movilidad de Gas Natural Fenosa, José Ramón Freire, inauguraron en el barrio de San Blas la séptima estación de servicio de la multinacional en la capital. Con esta instalación, la firma energética ya gestiona nueve estaciones en la Comunidad de Madrid.

La nueva estación está situada en la calle Fuembellida, muy cerca de la salida de Madrid por la autovía A-2, una zona que cuenta con una importante concentración de empresas de transporte y logística. La instalación, abierta al público, cuenta con dos surtidores en modalidad de autoservicio y suministra gas natural comprimido a una presión de 200 bares. La infraestructura está diseñada para poder suministrar a 220 vehículos ligeros al día (12,5 GWh/año).

En palabras del director de Soluciones de Movilidad de Gas Natural Fenosa, José Ramón Freire, “la posición del gas natural como combustible para vehículos ha avanzado mucho en los últimos años: las administraciones están involucrada a todos los niveles, el problema medioambiental en las grandes ciudades está en el centro del debate y los fabricantes han equiparado los precios de los vehículos de gas natural y los diesel”.

La nueva instalación se ha construido en un módulo compacto, cuyo aspecto final es el de una estructura de dimensiones reducidas, y con un diseño moderno, que permite una óptima integración con el entorno urbano.

Además, cuenta con altos niveles tecnológicos, que aportan calidad y seguridad. La estación dispone de dos surtidores, de manera que dos vehículos pueden repostar de manera simultánea, así como sistemas auxiliares de pago, vigilancia y telemedida.

La estación de Fuembellida forma parte de las cinco cuya construcción y explotación se adjudicó a Gas Natural Fenosa en concurso público promovido por el Ayuntamiento de Madrid. Además de Fuembellida, la compañía ha puesto ya en servicio estaciones en Moncloa-Aravaca, San Blas, Vicálvaro y Villaverde.

En la actualidad, existen en España 49 estaciones públicas de gas natural vehicular, de las que 27 son gestionadas por Gas Natural Fenosa. En los próximos años se prevé un crecimiento importante de vehículos domésticos particulares que funcionen con gas natural, por lo que el número de estaciones crece mes a mes a lo largo de todo el país.

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Lanzan primer motor a gas para barcos de pasajeros

Carrefour trabaja políticas en materia de calidad, prevención, salud, seguridad alimentaria, seguridad de productos y protección medio ambiental, y basa su enfoque de RSC en tres pilares: lucha contra cualquier forma de desperdicio, favorecer la protección de la biodiversidad y compartir con sus socios comerciales para evolucionar juntos.

La plataforma de venta online de Carrefour es ya un referente en el e-commerce español con 100 millones de visitas, medio millón de referencias y 700.000 pedidos en 2016. Su supermercado de alimentación online cuenta con 24.000 artículos, el mayor surtido de frescos online en España, y es el primero en dar servicio y cobertura al 95% de la población. La clave de este servicio, es la posición preferente de Carrefour en productos frescos, ya que 7 de cada 10 clientes de Carrefour online compran estos productos.

Carrefour inicia reparto con camiones a GNV en España

C arrefour, dentro de su estrategia de reducción de CO2, se convirtió en la primera empresa de distribución de España en incorporar a su flota camiones a gas natural tritemperatura para realizar

las entregas de pedidos de e-commerce junto a furgonetas de reparto a domicilio de idénticas características. Estos vehículos reducen hasta un 99% la emisión de óxidos de nitrógeno (NOx) y un 95 % el nivel de partículas emitidas en comparación a otros motores diesel y además disminuyen la contaminación acústica.

En su interior la empresa instaló un sistema de cajas tritemperatura con tres cámaras independientes (congelado, refrigerado y seco), cada una adaptada a una temperatura adecuada. De esta forma, se consigue que cada producto viaje en su respectivo ambiente, llegando al punto de entrega en perfectas condiciones. Carrefour irá incrementado el número de estos vehículos a GNV y tritemperatura de forma progresiva en toda España.

G as Natural Fenosa y Baleària inauguraron en el Port de Barcelona el primer motor de gas natural para ferris de pasajeros en España. Las dos compañías han impulsado el desarrollo e instalación del

motor auxiliar, así como de un tanque de GNL de 30m3 (con autonomía de una semana), en el ferry Abel Matutes de Baleària, que opera diariamente la ruta Barcelona-Palma de Mallorca. El proyecto de transformación del ferri se ha realizado sin interferir en las operaciones y rutas del barco.

El acto de inauguración contó con la presencia del presidente de Baleària, Adolfo Utor, el director general de Negocios Minoristas de Gas Natural Fenosa, Daniel López Jordà, y el presidente del Port de Barcelona, Sixte Cambra.

El presidente de Baleària, Adolfo Utor, señaló que este proyecto “supone el primer paso firme en la apuesta de Baleària por el gas natural”, en cuyo uso la naviera es una de las pioneras a nivel mundial con la construcción actual de tres smartships propulsados por GNL. Utor remarcó que el compromiso con el medio ambiente y el uso de energías no contaminantes “es una determinación estratégica de la compañía”.

Por su parte, el director general de Negocios Minoristas de Gas Natural Fenosa, Daniel López Jordà, afirmó que el proyecto “es una apuesta importante de nuestra compañía por la innovación, con el objetivo de lograr una mejor calidad del aire, tanto urbano como en el ámbito portuario. El gas natural será un protagonista clave en los próximos años en el sector del transporte, por su clara contribución a la reducción de emisiones y de partículas en suspensión”.

El presidente del Port de Barcelona, Sixte Cambra, destacó que esta iniciativa demuestra una gran visión de futuro por parte de Baleària y “marca el camino a seguir”. “En esta línea, la pieza clave del Plan de Mejora de la Calidad del Aire del Port de Barcelona es la adopción del GNL como combustible alternativo de movilidad ya que, además de reducir notablemente las emisiones a la atmosfera, hace más competitivo el transporte y, por extensión, también la industria. Además, contar con infraestructuras de suministro de GNL, permitirá al Port de Barcelona atraer a los barcos “más

modernos y eficientes energéticamente”.

Un proyecto pionero para mejorar la calidad del aire urbano y portuario

El nuevo motor a gas natural está integrado en la planta eléctrica del barco, permitiendo un funcionamiento con cualquiera de los auxiliares y sin impacto visual. El barco consume gas natural en las maniobras de aproximación y salida del puerto y para la producción de energía eléctrica durante el tiempo que está atracado, sustituyendo al combustible habitual. El ferry, que tiene una eslora de 190 metros, dispone de una capacidad de 900 personas y 2.235 metros lineales de carga rodada. Con la aplicación de este sistema, se consigue una reducción de emisiones y un ahorro anual de cerca de 4.000 toneladas de dióxido de carbono (CO2), más de 60 toneladas de óxido de nitrógeno (NOx) y 6 toneladas de óxido de azufre (SOx).

Gas Natural Fenosa desarrolla desde hace años soluciones a medida innovadoras para aquellos segmentos de mercado que quieran ser ejemplarizantes en las transformaciones hacia equipamientos de última generación, que conlleven ahorro económico y mejoras medioambientales. Tras una dilatada experiencia en el ámbito terrestre, la compañía se adentra en los usos del gas natural para el sector marítimo.

El proyecto de Gas Natural Fenosa y Baleària se integra en la iniciativa CLEANPORT y está cofinanciado por la Unión Europea a través del programa CEF-Transport. Cuenta además con la participación de los puertos de Barcelona y Palma de Mallorca y la Dirección General de la Marina Mercante.


Misión comercial reúne a industria del hidrógeno de España y Escocia

L a empresa española Calvera tuvo un importante papel en la misión comercial que ha reunido en Zaragoza a importantes actores internacionales del ámbito del hidrógeno y las pilas de combustible

de Aragón y de Escocia. La misión comercial estaba promovida por el Gobierno de Aragón a través de la Fundación para el Desarrollo de las Nuevas Tecnologías del Hidrógeno en Aragón y por la Asociación Escocesa del Hidrógeno y las Pilas de Combustible (Scottish Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association, SHFCA).

Además de hacer posible con su patrocinio la celebración de esta misión inversa, Calvera, que forma parte del patronato de la Fundación del Hidrógeno de Aragón, ha reforzado sus relaciones internacionales participando en las reuniones técnicas y ha recibido en su nueva planta de Épila (Zaragoza) a los participantes -22 empresas, centros de I+D e instituciones-, a los que ha presentado su centro de desarrollo y fabricación.

Esta visita ha permitido a la empresa aragonesa mostrar varios de sus sistemas, entre los que destacan los siguientes: contenedores de 20 pies para el almacenamiento de hidrogeno a presiones de hasta 300 bares con botellas de composite, con las homologaciones CSC (contenedores) y ADR (transporte de mercancías peligrosas); bloques compuestos de botellas de acero para el almacenamiento de hidrogeno hasta 450 bares homologados para ser transportados (TPED).

Aprovechando este encuentro internacional, Calvera ha presentado un nuevo producto con una alta carga de innovación en su línea de GNC (gas natural comprimido y biogás). Se trata del sistema de distribución NG-POD, un módulo para transportar gas comprimido a 250 bares para clientes múltiples de bajo y medio consumo. Este sistema

de distribución permite una gran flexibilidad de rotación en punto de consumo según las necesidades de cada cliente, con el intercambio optimizado de bloques llenos por otros vacíos de forma rápida. Por sus características, es una solución idónea para atender la demanda de las empresas distribuidoras de gas con necesidad de abastecer a poblaciones remotas -ya sea en zonas de montaña o dispersas- o a clientes del sector terciario, lejos de las infraestructuras de transporte convencionales y con consumos reducidos.

El Grupo Calvera participa actualmente en Escocia en varios proyectos relacionados con los sistemas de almacenamiento y transporte del hidrogeno. Entre ellos, una de las iniciativas de promoción del hidrógeno más ambiciosas de cuantas están en marcha en Europa, BIG HIT (Building Innovative Green Hydrogen Systems in an Isolated Territory: a pilot for Europe). Con un presupuesto cercano a los 11 millones de euros 2 de los que la Comisión Europea aporta 5, BIG HIT desarrolla en las Islas Orkney de Escocia una infraestructura de producción, almacenamiento y distribución de hidrógeno con fines de abastecimiento energético de forma local a partir de fuentes renovables como la eólica o la fuerza de las mareas.

Este proyecto es heredero de una iniciativa anterior en la que también participaba el Grupo Calvera, Surf´n’ Turf, que con las mismas islas escocesas como escenario, buscaba promover la generación local, el almacenamiento y la distribución de hidrógeno a partir de energías renovables. La empresa española está asimismo involucrada en el proyecto The Hydrogen Office, suministrando los almacenamientos de hidrógeno para equipar y proporcionar suministro energético y calefacción a un complejo de edificios ubicado en la localidad escocesa de Methil

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Vos Logistics expands international LNG-powered truck fleet

In the ambition to further reduce CO2 emissions, Vos Logistics introduced LNG-powered trucks in the international mega trailer network in 2015. For this purpose truck manufacturer Iveco developed five LNG low deck prototypes equipped with dual fuel tanks allowing for a range of up to 1,000 kilometres. These trucks have been tested successfully for the past 18 months.

Based on this experience, the capacity of LNG low deck trucks can be further expanded in the international network of Vos Logistics. In the first quarter of 2017 five new low deck LNG trucks will be taken into operation. Additional expansions are in preparation.

In order to fully utilize the benefits of LNG-powered trucks in sustainable as well as financial terms, these trucks are predominantly deployed on lanes where a high kilometre production can be achieved between Benelux, Sweden and France.

Especially for dense transport flows with high requirements in terms of speed, security and reliability, Vos Logistics developed a transport solution named ‘Hotwheels’. Careful planning of drivers and trucks allows the LNG trucks to be operated non-stop. In this concept trucks reach a monthly production of up to 35,000 kilometres, an equivalent of three trucks.

“Hotwheels fully unleashes the potential of LNG. A large emissions saving is realized due to the high production of the trucks, while at the same time the solution becomes more cost effective,” said Wojciech Cybulski, operations manager at Vos Logistics.

Chart delivers LNG storage tanks to Klaipėda port in Lithuania

Three of Chart’s Decinske Giants cryogenic storage tanks, designed and manufactured for the Klaipėda LNG reloading station, have been shipped from the Chart Ferox facility in the Czech Republic and are en-route to AB Klaipėdos Nafta port in Lithuania. River barges will first take the tanks to Hamburg where they will be re-loaded

onto a sea cargo carrier and sailed through the Baltic Sea to the port of Klaipėda.

Foundations at the site of the LNG reloading station have already been prepared, by partner company PPS Pipeline Systems, in anticipation of the first three tanks’ arrival in mid-March. The two remaining tanks are scheduled to arrive from the Czech Republic at the beginning of the summer to provide an initial storage capacity of 5 million litres of LNG, which is about 3 billion liters of natural gas in gaseous form.

Marius Pulkauninkas, CEO of AB Klaipėdos Nafta, said: “Having followed this complex reloading operation and witnessed that the first LNG tanks were successfully and timely loaded onto a barge, we are convinced that the project is being implemented according to schedule. We are supplied with high quality LNG storage tanks which will be safely shipped to the port of Klaipėda in due time. When the LNG distribution station is put into operation, the port will become the LNG hub for the Baltic countries and north-eastern Poland.”

The LNG reloading station is aimed at creating a small-scale LNG operational infrastructure and developing the LNG market in the Baltic Sea region. The station will be comprised of LNG tanks with a total capacity 5,000 m3. Gas from the floating LNG storage and regasification unit Independence will be delivered to the storage tanks by a gas tanker and distributed by road tank trucks or vessels. There are plans to expand the LNG station’s capacities up to 10,000 m3. The LNG station will be equipped with two truck filling stations and will be accommodated for reloading LNG onto gas tankers.

Hans Lonsain, President of Chart Europe, said: “We value the very close cooperation with the customer, an operator of the Klaipėda Oil Terminal based in Klaipėda, and project partner covering civil work and local permissions, PPS Pipeline Systems. Collaboration between our respective technical experts has facilitated first class performance in delivering this Lithuanian LNG terminal. Chart’s primary role is preparation and delivery of the cryogenic part of the terminal project, comprising five HT1000 LNG cryogenic storage tanks, two truck loading bays, one LNG bunkering jetty and the regasification plant. First commercial operation is expected in third quarter of 2017. Chart will support the customer in follow up projects and help to create the small scale LNG value chain for power generation, vehicle fuelling and other end-use applications.”

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As demand grows, ISO issues new safety standard on LNG bunkering

Some ships in northern Europe have been using LNG as their fuel source for over a decade, with an extremely good safety record. But as the use of LNG-fuelled vessels spreads to other parts of the worlds, and as demand for LNG-fuelled vessels has increased, so has the demand for practical, cost-effective and efficient LNG bunkering, so there was an urgent need for an International Standard to ensure LNG bunkering operations could be conducted safely. The new ISO 20519, Ships and marine technology – Specification for bunkering of LNG fuelled vessels, will help operators select vessel fuel providers that meet defined safety and fuel quality standards.

In recent years, the ships and vessels fuelled with LNG have become larger, transit greater distances and may bunker in a greater number of ports in different countries. As a result, the number of parties involved in LNG bunkering is growing rapidly. Standardizing safety practices had become necessary to ensure that, no matter where the bunkering took place, there would be a common set of requirements that were understood across the board – from LNG provider to ship personnel.

ISO 20519 contains requirements that are not covered by the IGC Code, the prevailing international code for the safe carriage by sea of liquefied gases in bulk. It includes the following items: Hardware: liquid and vapour transfer systems, Operational procedures, Requirement for the LNG provider to provide an LNG bunker delivery note, Training and qualifications of personnel involved, and Requirements for LNG facilities to meet applicable ISO standards and local codes.

“The requirements of ISO 20519 can be incorporated as a management objective into existing management programs and provide verifiable compliance,” said Steve O’Malley, Chair of technical committee ISO/TC 8, Ships and marine technology, subcommittee SC 11, Intermodal and short sea shipping, and Convener of TC 8 working group WG 8 that developed the standard. “The requirement to comply with ISO standards is often incorporated into business contracts and may also be referenced by local regulations”.

First LNG bunkering operation took place in Australia

Western Australia is leading the nation in providing access to a cleaner shipping fuel for marine vessels, with the first commercial bunkering operation undertaken by Wesfarmers’ EVOL LNG in the state’s north‐west. Under an agreement with Woodside, EVOL LNG successfully refuelled the platform supply vessel, Siem Thiima, on January 23 at King Bay Supply Base near Dampier.

“Our decision to enter the LNG bunkering market is part of a long‐term strategy that recognizes environmental and economic sustainability of LNG as a transport fuel,” said EVOL LNG Business Manager, Nick Rea. “It also recognizes that the LNG marine fuel market is still in development so the fact EVOL has over 15 years’ experience in distributing LNG means we saw an opportunity to provide a suite of services that perhaps others can’t.”

“With growing demand for lower emission fuels over the past decade, we’ve seen the number of LNG‐fuelled ships in operation worldwide increase steadily from a handful to more than 75, with an additional 80 expected to be built in the next three years,” added Rea. He also said that as emission reduction efforts continued to become more important globally, including in Australia, the adoption of LNG as a low emission marine fuel was expected to increase accordingly.

EVOL LNG will be able to supply Fremantle customers with LNG at a price competitive and will be able to refuel ships at up to 45 tons per hour, which is comparable to traditional bunker fuels.

ENGIE debuts LNG bunkering vessel destined for Northern Europe

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ENGIE, Fluxys, Mitsubishi Corporation, and NYK have taken delivery of the world’s first purpose built LNG bunkering vessel (LBV) from Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. Ltd., at the Yeongdo shipyard in Busan, Korea. She will run on LNG for her maiden voyage, after a few days of loading LNG delivered by trucks at the shipyard.

Zeebrugge in Belgium will be the home port of the vessel, which has been named ENGIE Zeebrugge accordingly. From there, the 5,000 m3 LNG capacity LBV will supply LNG as a marine fuel to ships operating in Northern Europe. The two LNG-fuelled pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) operated by United European Car Carriers will be its first customers. ENGIE Zeebrugge will load LNG at Fluxys’ LNG terminal in Zeebrugge, where small carriers with capacities from 2,000 m3 can dock at the recently commissioned second jetty.

The challenge in making LNG grow in the bunker market is to develop sufficient supply infrastructure to support the increasing number of LNG-fuelled ships that are likely to come into operation. ENGIE Zeebrugge, in this respect, marks a milestone in the development of the European LNG bunkering chain. While LNG-fuelled ships up to now have been largely dependent on fixed bunker locations or the limited bunkering capacity of LNG trailers, ENGIE Zeebrugge has been designed to service a variety of LNG-fuelled ships.

Last September, ENGIE, Mitsubishi Corporation and NYK launched “Gas4Sea”, a brand name for marketing ship-to-ship LNG bunkering services worldwide, firstly via the ENGIE Zeebrugge in Northern Europe. Under this common brand, the three partners intend to support the development of LNG as a marine fuel, thus contributing to an environmentally friendly maritime industry.

Western Australia boosts LNG supply and use in transport

Woodside and GE have signed an agreement to work together to support the use of LNG as a fuel in Western Australia. The agreement will provide customers with the option of seamless access to reliable LNG supply and natural gas-fuelled transport and power generation solutions. According to Woodside CEO Peter Coleman, this type of collaboration is key to development of the LNG fuel market in Western Australia.

“The agreement between our companies will harness

the combined experience and offerings of Woodside and GE, allowing customers to choose LNG as a fuel that will deliver significant cost and emissions reductions. Woodside is ideally placed to lead the transition to LNG fuelling, with world-class LNG facilities in the Pilbara in close proximity to heavy industries,” he said.

Mary Hackett, Regional Director for GE Oil & Gas ANZ/PNG agreed, saying there is a pressing opportunity to develop the LNG market as a transition fuel that provides an alternate, cleaner fuel source.

“Developing new fuel technology to power industries such as marine, transportation and mining is key – and as a Digital Industrial Company that works across multiple industries and sectors, GE looks forward to working with Woodside to deliver gas technology solutions for customers,” she said.

Shell opens its first hydrogen refuelling station in the UK

Shell announces the launch of its first hydrogen refuelling station in the UK at its Cobham service station on the M25. The new hydrogen station has been supplied by ITM Power and is the first fully branded and public hydrogen refuelling site in the UK. It is the first of three hydrogen stations Shell plans to open in the UK in 2017.

Matthew Tipper, Vice President, Future Fuels at Shell said: “Hydrogen has the potential to become a clean and versatile transport fuel for the future, and the Cobham hydrogen site is one of the ways Shell is encouraging the use of alternative fuels to contribute to the energy transition. This will provide customers with hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles the ability to refuel simply and quickly, at one of the largest petrol stations in the UK.”

The opening of Shell’s first UK hydrogen site follows the success of sites in California, and in Germany where Shell is part of a joint venture with the ambition to open a network of up to 400 hydrogen sites by 2023. Shell is in the process of assessing the potential of future projects in the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Austria, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

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In addition, Shell is a founding member of the Hydrogen Council, announced at Davos in January 2017, comprising energy companies, OEMs and technology partners with a collective pledge to accelerate investment in the development and commercialisation of the hydrogen and fuel cell sectors.

Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles convert hydrogen into electricity and produce only heat and water when driven. They offer an alternative to the conventional internal combustion engine, a driving experience similar to electric cars, and no local emissions. Hydrogen vehicles can drive up to 700 kilometres without refuelling and can be refuelled in a few minutes at a standard forecourt with a hydrogen pump.

Sinead Lynch, Shell’s UK Country Chair, commented: “We believe the journey to a low-carbon economy requires a coordinated and collaborative approach among organisations in the transport sector, including providers of energy and transport vehicles, users of transport vehicles, local authorities as well as government. The Cobham retail site is a small but significant first step toward developing infrastructure needed for increased usage of hydrogen vehicles.”

The hydrogen is generated on-site using an electrolyser which requires only water and electricity to generate the hydrogen gas. The hydrogen station at Cobham is the third hydrogen site in the UK to be supplied by ITM Power and opened as part of the HyFive project. The initiative has been partially funded by the European Fuel Cell, Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, and the UKs Office of Low Emission Vehicles.

Graham Cooley, CEO of ITM Power, said: “ITM Power is pleased to partner with Shell to bring their first forecourt hydrogen fuelling site to life. Electrolytic Hydrogen is the cleanest and lowest cost renewable fuel available for fuel cell electric vehicles. We look forward to working with Shell to introduce additional hydrogen stations on their forecourts in the UK in the near future.”

Bart Biebuyck, Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) Executive Director, commented: “While FCH JU project HyFIVE already delivered significant results and contributed to addressing major EU challenges, we are very pleased to see an important industry player joining the venture. The opening of Shell’s first station in UK occurs one month after the Hydrogen Council announcement at Davos, and reinforces the industrial commitment towards decarbonisation.”

Shell’s Cobham site opened in 2012 and was built for the 150,000 vehicles that travel on the M25 on a daily basis. The site received more than a million customer visits in 2016.

Trade mission on hydrogen gathers key actors from Spain and Scotland

The Spanish company Calvera for high pressure compressed gas transport and storage systems has played a key role in this trade mission held in Zaragoza, gathering leading international actors on fuel cells and hydrogen

from Aragon and Scotland. This trade mission was promoted by the Regional Government of Aragon through the Foundation for the Development of New Hydrogen Technologies in Aragon and by the Scottish Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association, SHFCA.

As well as sponsoring this reverse mission, Calvera, a trustee in the Foundation for the Development of Hydrogen Technologies in Aragon, has strengthened its international ties through its participation in technical meetings and by showing the other 22 participants, R&D centers and institutions, its center for development and manufacturing in its new plant in Epila (Zaragoza).

During this visit, the Aragonese company had the opportunity to display some of its systems, including: 20 foot containers for hydrogen storage up to 300 bar pressure with composite bottles, with CSC certification (containers) and ADR certification (transport of dangerous goods by road); bundles for hydrogen storage up to 450 bars, certified for Pressured Equipment transport (TPED).

Seizing the opportunity provided by this international gathering, Calvera presented a new and highly innovative product for its CNG and Biogas line: an NG-POD distribution system, a module for compressed gas transportation at 250 bars for a range of low and medium consumption clients. This distribution system allows ease of turnover at the consumption point according to the clients’ specific needs, thanks to the optimized swift replacement of full and empty NG-Pods. It is a suitable solution to cater for the demand coming from those gas distribution companies having to supply gas to populations in remote areas – either scattered or mountainous-, or to those clients in the tertiary sector, with low consumption and distant from conventional transport infrastructures.

Currently, Calvera group is present in Scotland as a partner in several projects dealing with hydrogen transport and storage. Amongst them, we find one of the most ambitious European initiatives, BIG HIT (Building Innovative Green Hydrogen Systems in an Isolated Territory: a pilot for Europe). With a near 11 million euro budget –5 million coming from the European Commission- BIG HIT is developing an infrastructure for the production, storage and distribution of hydrogen with a view to supplying power locally on the Orkney Islands from renewable sources such as wind power or tidal power.

This project is heir to the previous initiative, Surf’ n’ Turf, which having Calvera as a supplier, sought the promotion of the local production, storage and distribution of hydrogen from renewable sources on the Orkneys.

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Likewise, the Spanish company is involved in The Hydrogen Office project, supplying hydrogen storage equipment and supplying power and heating for a block of buildings in the Scottish town of Methil.

More orders for Hexagon hydrogen transport cylinders

Hexagon Composites’ newly acquired subsidiary, xperion Energy & Environment, has received a substantial order for hydrogen high-pressure cylinders from Air Products GmbH in Germany. The X-STORE® high-pressure cylinders will be used in trailers for transportation of hydrogen to

German industrial customers by Air Products. Deliveries are scheduled to commence by the end of first quarter and through second quarter of 2017.

“We are proud to enter into a business relationship with Air Products, one of the leading hydrogen providers in the market,” says Hartmut Fehrenbach, Business Unit Director of Mobile Pipeline® at xperion Energy & Environment. “While there is still a considerable fleet of Type 1 steel trailers in the European transportation market, we observe a tendency for Type 4 composite solutions successively replacing steel. This confirms that our Type 4 cylinders are the preferred alternative to traditional steel cylinders in terms of weight, safety and design.”

“We are always looking to implement innovative technologies to improve the value proposition to our customers. By introducing sustainable lightweight composite solutions to our transportation fleet, we continue to meet stringent environmental and safety standards and improve our own operational practices,” says Thomas Hollad, Bulk Transport Manager Northern Continent at Air Products. “We are pleased to have xperion as one of our preferred suppliers for hydrogen transport cylinders.”

With this delivery of the X-STORE® Type 4 hydrogen cylinders, the Hexagon Composites Group is strengthening its position in the hydrogen transportation market. The Group has established a strong position in the European hydrogen transport market and has previously delivered mobile transport modules and transport cylinders to multiple leading hydrogen distributors.

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