Anniversary edition

4May 2010Gas Vehicles ReportEnglishNGV news in EuropeItalySeveral initiatives are taking place inthe market days away fromNGV2010 Roma:Atac Roma, sponsor of the Romanevent, will add 24 NGV buses to itsfleet –the largest in Europe- thissummer, as announced by theCommunity Advisor Sergio Marchi.Next May, an LNG refuelling stationwill start operating in Villafalletto,Cuneo Province. This will be the firstliquid methane dispensing point in Italy.Several companies have made upthe Consortium Cryotrucks,European Cryogenic Gas FuelTransporters Association. The goalof the consortium is to spread allover the Continent the use of motorsand tools necessary for the liquefiedcryogenic natural gas for theIndustrial and Public Transport.SpainAlberto Ruiz-Gallardón, Mayor ofMadrid, said that the City Council ofMadrid is preparing a regulation thatwill prevent the purchase of newtaxis and urban buses running ondiesel.Qualityalwayswins.For many, NGV total operatingcosts are still too high. But, youcan drive them down by usinghigh-quality components. LetSwagelok Company show youhow at:SWAGELOK BOOTH A5NGV China 2010May 13 to 15andSWAGELOK BOOTH B14NGV Roma 2010June 8 to 11In the Veneto Region they havecreated the project Clean Power(Project for the conversion of theheavy goods transport on trucks toliquefied natural gas for the abatementof polluting emissions and costs).Czech RepublicAlready a fifth CNG refuelling stationwas put into operation for the publicin Prague. This new, and at the sametime the first low-energy CNG stationconnected to a high-pressure gaspipeline, is also the first CNG stationon the left bank of the river Vltava.Vehicles are refuelled on aself-service basis and the station isin non-stop operation.Twenty-five public CNG refuellingstations are currently in operation inthe country.According to NGVA Europe,Gallardón also stated that “TheTransport Municipal Company (EMT)will not buy diesel vehicles and thetaxis renovation will not be done withdiesel vehicles anymore”.The NetherlandsAccording to Rolande LNG B.V., aspecialist in supplying LNG and LBGfor road transport applications, thefirst truck running on liquid biogashas been introduced recently: anIVECO Stralis CNG was convertedinto a truck being capable of runningon LNG/LBG.The Gas Vehicles ReportWith this edition, our magazinereaches 100 issues. To celebratethis, more than 8,000 copies will beprinted since now, arriving at 80countries of all five continents. Also,as usual, this month edition andprevious ones may be downloadedfrom www.ngvgroup.com.This publishing landmark had notbeen possible without the faithfuland continuous readers’ renewal aswell as the sustained support of theindustry through their advertising.To all of them, we say thank you andguarantee our commitment to keepon working for the marketdevelopment.© 2010 Swagelok Company