LNG
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Transport Consortium Establishes LNG Refuelling Infrastructure for 120 Heavy Duty Trucks in Tasmania
September 08, 2008
LNG Refuellers Pty Ltd (LNGR), an Australia-based consortium comprising seven Tasmanian transport operators, has struck a deal with industrial gas company BOC for the supply of LNG fuel for more than 120 LNG-powered heavy-duty vehicles. Tasmania is an Australian state—and island—located 240 kilometers (150 mi) south of the eastern side of the continent, being separated from it by the Bass Strait.
The trucks will mostly be new vehicles with Westport engines with some existing Caterpillar powered vehicles fitted with the Clean Air Power Dual-Fuel system (earlier post).
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Westport Innovations in Alt-Fuel Vehicle JV with China’s Largest Heavy-Duty Engine Manufacturer
July 16, 2008
Westport Innovations Inc.; Weichai Power Co. Ltd, China’s largest heavy-duty engine manufacturer; and Hong Kong Peterson (CNG) Equipment Limited have formed a joint venture—Weichai Westport Inc. (WWI)—to research, develop, design, manufacture, market, distribute and sell advanced, alternative fuel engines (plus relevant parts and kits) for use in automobiles, heavy-duty trucks, power generation and shipping applications.
Westport supplies a range of systems such as HPDI (earlier post) and H2DI (earlier post) enabling engines to operate on cleaner-burning gaseous fuels such as compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), hydrogen-natural gas blends (HCNG), hydrogen and biofuels such as landfill gas. Westport’s joint venture with Cummins Inc.—Cummins Westport Inc.—manufactures and sells low-emissions alternative fuel engines for commercial transportation applications such as trucks and buses.
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Westport Awarded US$2.25 Million to Support Development of Next Generation Heavy-Duty LNG Fuel System
February 13, 2008
Westport Innovations Inc. has been awarded US$2.25 million in funding from the California South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
The funding will support the development, demonstration, commercialization and certification of Westport’s heavy-duty LNG (liquefied natural gas) fuel system for the Cummins ISX to meet the US EPA 2010 NOx (0.2 g/bhp-hr NOx) emissions standard prior to 2010.
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Wal-Mart to Introduce Four Class 8 HPDI LNG Trucks Into Service in California
February 05, 2008
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| The Peterbilt aerodynamically-styled 386 Class 8 truck. |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. will introduce four liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelled Peterbilt 386 trucks equipped with Westport Innovations’s HPDI LNG system and Cummins ISX engines into service at its distribution center in Apple Valley, California. HPDI uses a small amount of diesel to ignite the natural gas in the engine and provides diesel-equivalent torque, horsepower and a range of 400-450 miles. (Earlier post.)
The deployment will be supported in part by funding from the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District’s (MDAQMD) Mobile Source Emission Reductions Competitive Bidding Program.
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Kenworth To Begin Production of Class 8 LNG Trucks in 2009
January 24, 2008
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| The Kenworth T800 LNG truck. |
Kenworth Truck Company will begin production of Kenworth Class 8 T800 LNG trucks at its manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington in 2009. Under an exclusive agreement with Westport Innovations Inc. in Vancouver, B.C., Kenworth will use Westport’s LNG HPDI fuel system technology adapted for the Cummins ISX 15-liter engine.
HPDI uses a small amount of diesel to ignite the natural gas in the engine and provides diesel-equivalent torque, horsepower and a range of 400-450 miles. (Earlier post.)
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Westport Heavy-Duty LNG Highway Trucks Start Fleet Operations In Australia
November 06, 2007
Westport Innovations announced the start of fleet operations of four Westport heavy-duty liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks as part of the previously-announced Australian LNG truck demonstration program. Additionally, Westport has received the first Australian pre-orders for its 2008-model year LNG truck systems.
With the assistance of the AUD$1.4 million award from the Australian government’s Alternative Fuels Conversion Programme (AFCP), Westport has been working to develop and test its HPDI (high pressure direct injection, earlier post) system for heavy-duty highway trucks in Australia’s demanding operating conditions. Australian truck fleets operate the highest mileage, highest load trucks in the world.
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SES Launches Fourth LNG Yard Hostler Test
November 03, 2007
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| SES LNG yard hostler. |
Sound Energy Solutions (SES) and International Transportation Service, Inc. (ITS) will jointly develop a one-year demonstration project to test the operations of three LNG-powered yard hostlers at the ITS container terminal in the Port of Long Beach, California.
Long Beach-based SES, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation in Japan, is in the process of permitting an LNG receiving terminal in the Port of Long Beach. SES has been actively promoting the use of low-emission LNG yard hostlers in the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles and in intermodal rail yards since 2005.
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Westport and OMVL Form JV for Sub-5-Liter Class Alternative Fuel Engines
October 26, 2007
Westport Innovations Inc. and OMVL SpA have formed an equity joint venture to design, produce and sell alternative fuel engines in the sub-5-liter class for global applications. The new, jointly controlled company will be headquartered in Vancouver, Canada and will exploit the global engineering, production and distribution strengths of OMVL and its parent company, SIT Group, to deliver engines worldwide.
Westport, with expertise in engines and fuel systems which use gaseous fuels such as compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), hydrogen, and hydrogen-enriched compressed natural gas (HCNG), will support the new venture through supply of technology, design, testing and market development services.
