Volvo Trucks North America, part of the Volvo group, has unveiled plans to launch a 13 liter heavy-duty natural gas engine featuring Westport high pressure direct injection (HPDI) technology. The engine’s advanced high pressure diesel ignition technology will provide significant fuel efficiency gains compared with current natural gas products. Under the terms of the Volvo-Westport agreement, each...

GreenMan Technologies, Inc.’s subsidiary American Power Group Inc. (APG) and Linde North America’s Energy Solutions business have established a formal business relationship to introduce and expand the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for APG retrofitted dual-fuel diesel engines in the oil and gas industry.  “Our joint working relationship with APG enables oil and gas customers working in exploration...

Lincoln Composites TITAN Module System for bulk transportation of CNG. Lincoln Composites, a business unit of Hexagon Composites, has gained approval in Australia for the sale and use of its TITAN transport modules. The modules use high-pressure composite cylinders for bulk hauling of compressed natural gas (CNG) in ISO container form. The Workcover NSW approval gives Lincoln Composites the ability...

Vocational Energy, a turnkey compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel solutions provider with expertise in the waste management industry, has launched a portable fuel system (PFS) that can fuel up to eight garbage trucks simultaneously and is delivered to site by a standard roll off truck. The PFS was presented at the 2012 Waste Expo, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the start of May. Compressed Natural Gas...

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., a natural gas, hydrogen and hybrid/electric vehicle technologies provider, has received a $4.8 million purchase order from natural gas fuel system integrator Agility Fuel Systems, for Quantum’s high capacity ultra-light weight natural gas tanks, for heavy duty trucks, buses and specialty vehicles. This purchase order will be the cornerstone of...

Waste Management has commenced construction on its new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling facility in preparation for its fleet conversion to natural gas, fro truck servicing the Columbus, Ohio area. This will be Waste Management’s first fleet of compressed natural gas trucks in Ohio. The CNG fueling station is being built at its Canal Winchester location. “This new fueling facility will give...

Canadian energy utility FortisBC has introduced an incentive funding program to assist qualifying heavy-duty fleet operators to purchase natural gas vehicles, following the announcement Government of British Columbia’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction regulation announcement. ”FortisBC sees the potential of liquefied and compressed natural gas as a transportation fuel solution in British Columbia,”...

Vancouver-based Westport Innovations Inc., manufacturer of natural gas engines, has introduced a range of product enhancements for natural gas Class 8 trucks. First and foremost, the Westport HD 15L will now deliver up to 550 horsepower and 1850 lb-ft of torque, targeted for North American heavy haul vocations with the most exacting performance requirements. This power/torque option now matches what...

British Columbia’s Ministry of Energy and Mines has instituted a greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction regulation that will help to diversify and increase the market for natural gas in British Columbia’s transportation sector as well as deliver on its Natural Gas Strategy. Announced by the Minister of Energy and Mines Rich Coleman, this regulation allows utility companies to deliver natural gas transportation...

Atmos Energy’s 2012 Honda Civic will be leading a group of professional racers who are vying to become the next NASCAR “All-Star” this Saturday, May 5, at the grand opening of the Revolution Park Racing and Entertainment Complex, Louisiana. “It’s an unbelievable opportunity to drive the first natural gas-powered pace car in a Nascar race,” said Atmos Energy service...