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EstoniaLocal gas supplier plans to develop 50 filling stations.The privately owned gas distributor Eesti Gaas is planningto expand local fueling infrastructure with 50 natural gasand biomethane stations around Estonia to provide fuelfor trucks, buses and also smaller vehicles. The companycurrently has five CNG stations (in Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnuand Narva), but they service only private companies.Raul Kotov, board member at Eesti Gaas, saidpossibilities have to be offered before consumption cangrow, adding that the stations will be built in cooperationwith the state, local companies and municipalities,reported the Estonian public broadcaster (ERR).

SwedenCentric Sweden adds bi-fuel Volvo cars with Westport’sCNG system. The staffing and recruitment solutions firmfor the technology and health industries has made theofficial switch to Volvo V60 and V70 Wagons featuringWestport’s technology for their fleet operations. Thecompany had previously been using only VolkswagenPassat EcoFuel vehicles in their fleet. “Centric Sweden’scommitment to compressed natural gas vehiclescombined with Volvo’s reputation for safety and quality aswell as our ability to offer the vehicles at excellent value

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was the driving force behind the change,” says AndersJohansson, Managing Director, Westport Sweden.

Germany

Daimler and Linde kick off joint venture to build 20hidrogen stations. Both companies will team up with oiland gas companies TOTAL, OMV, Avia and Hoyer thisyear to significantly increase the number of hydrogenfueling stations in Germany. To this end, Daimler andLinde will invest around EUR 10 million in ten stationseach. On 29 September, the first of the Daimler- andLinde-initiated public stations for fuel-cell vehicles wasofficially opened at a TOTAL multi-energy station onJafféstrasse in Berlin-Charlottenburg. The following stations are expected to be operational bythe end of 2015. TOTAL sites will be located inGeiselwind, Bavaria; Fellbach, Stuttgart region; Ulm;Karlsruhe; Neuruppin, Brandenburg; Cologne-BonnAirport; and Berlin city center (upgrade of the existingfueling station at Holzmarktstrasse). OMV stations will bein Greater Munich area; Greater Nuremberg area; andGreater Stuttgart area. Finally, there will be a station inStuttgart-East, at an AVIA facility; and other in Leipzig, ata Hoyer site.

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EstonieLe fournisseur de gaz local envisagede construire 50 stations defourniture. Le distributeur de gazprivé Eesti Gaas va entreprendrel’extension de l’infrastructure localedes stations de fourniture decarburants avec 50 stations gaz etbiométhane en Estonie pour lescamions, les bus et aussi pour lesplus petits véhicules. Actuellement lasociété a cinq stations (Tallinn, Tartu,Parnu et Narva) mais elles nedesservent que des compagnies privées.Raul Kotov, membre du conseil d’Eesti Gaas, déclare que despossibilités sont offertes avant quela consommation ne s’accroisse,ajoutant que les stations serontconstruites en coopération avecl’état, les compagnies locales et lesmunicipalités, rapporte ERR(Estonian Public Broadcaster).

SuèdeCentric Sweden utilise des voituresVolvo bi-carburant équipées dusystème CNG de Westport. La firme

de solutions d’organisation et derecrutement pour les industries detechnologie et de santé a fait lechangement officiel vers les VolvoV60 et V70 équipées de latechnologie Wesport, pour leursopérations de flotte. La société avaitauparavant uniquement des WWPassat Ecofuel dans leur flotte.‘’L’engagement de Centric Sweden àutiliser des véhicules au gaz naturelcombinés avec la réputation de Volvoquant à la sécurité et la qualité aussibien que notre capacité d’offrir desvéhicules d’une excellente valeur aété la force motrice du changement’’dit Anders Johansson DirecteurGénéral de Wesport Sweden.

AllemagneDaimler et Linde ont mis en routeleur association pour la constructionde 20 stations de fournitured’hydrogène. Les deux firmes vontfaire équipe avec des compagniesgazière et pétrolières TOTAL, OMV,AVIA et HOYER cette année pour

Gaz naturel et autres carburants propres en Europeaugmenter d’une manière significativele nombre de stations de fournitured’hydrogène en Allemagne. A cettefin, Daimler et Linde vont investirchacun aux environs de 10 milliond’euros dans 10 stations. Le 29septembre la première stationpublique initiée par Daimler et Linde aété officiellement ouverte pourvéhicules à piles à combustible ausein d’une station multi combustiblessituée Jafféstrasse à Berlin–Charlotteburg.Les prochaines stations sontattendues pour fin 2015. Les sitesTOTAL sont situés Geiselwind,Bavaria, Fellbach, la région deStuttgart, Ulm, Karlsruhe, Neuruppin,Brandenburg, Cologne-Boon Airportet au centre de la ville de Berlin(renforcement d’une station situéeHolzmarktstrasse). Les sites OVMseront situés dans la région du grandMunich, dans la région du grandNuremberg, du grand Stuttgart.Finalement, une station sera établie àStuttgart – Est chez AVIA et une àLeipzig et une sur un site Hoyer.

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Italian

EstoniaUn fornitore locale prevede diimplementare 50 stazioni dirifornimento. Il distributore privato digas Eesti Gaas prevede di espanderel’infrastruttura locale di rifornimentoaggiungendo 50 stazioni dirifornimento di metano e biometanoin Estonia per rifornire camion,autobus, ma anche veicoli più piccoli.L’azienda attualmente possiedecinque stazioni CNG (a Tallinn, Tartu,Pärnu e Narva), ma provvedesoltanto compagnie private.Secondo l’emittente pubblica estone(ERR), Raul Kotov, membro delladirezione di Eesti Gaas, ha detto cheoccorre mettere a disposizione leinfrastrutture prima che aumenti ilconsumo. Aggiunge che le stazionisaranno costruite in cooperazionecon lo Stato, aziende e municipalitàlocali.

SveziaCentric Sweden aggiunge veicolibifuel Volvo dotati di un sistema CNGdi Westport. Per la sua flotta,

l’azienda specializzata in soluzioni inambito di personale e reclutamentoper l’inustria della tecnologia esanitaria è passata ufficialmente alleauto familiari Volvo V60 e V70dotate della tecnologia di Westport.La flotta dell’azienda primacomprendeva soltanto veicoliVolkswagen Passat EcoFuel.“La forza trainante di questocambiamento sta nell’impegno diCentric Sweden nei confronti del casnaturale compresso, nellareputazione di Volvo in materia disicurezza e di qualità e non da ultimonella nostra capacità di offrire veicolia un prezzo interessante”, hariportato Anders Johansson,direttore generale di Westport Svezia.

GermaniaDaimler e Linde lanciano un’iniziativavolta a costruire 20 stazionid’idrogeno. Ambedue le compagniequest’anno si uniranno allecompagnie di petrolio e di gasTOTAL, OMV, Avia e Hoyer peraumentare il numero di stazioni di

Notizie sul gas naturale e altri combustibili puliti in Europarifornimento di idrogeno inGermania. Daimler e Lindeinvestiranno circa 10 milioni di Euroin dieci stazioni ciascuna. Il 29novembre scorso è stata apertaufficialmente la prima stazione dirifornimento pubblica per veicoli acelle combustibili, presso unastazione multienergia della TOTALsulla Jafféstrasse a BerlinoCharlottenburg. Le altre stazioni saranno operativeentro la fine del 2015. Le stazionidella TOTAL saranno collocate aGeiselwind, Baviera; Fellbach,regione di Stoccarda; Ulm;Karlsruhe; Neuruppin, Brandenburg;aeroporto Cologna-Bonn e nel centrodella città di Berlino (potenziamentodella stazione di rifornimentoesistente sulla Holzmarktstrasse).Quanto alle stazioni di OMV, sarannosituate nelle agglomerazioni diMonaco, Norimberga e Stoccarda.Inoltre vi sarà una stazione aStoccarda-Ovest, presso unastazione AVIA, e un’altra a Lipsia inun sito della Hoyer.


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в сфере технологий и здравоохраненияофициально перешла на использованиев своем автопарке автомобилей VolvoV60 и V70 с технологией WESTPORT.Ранее компания использовала толькоавтомобили Volkswagen Passat EcoFuel.«Среди основных причин этогонововведения можно назватьориентацию компании Centric Sweden наиспользование автомобилей, работающихна компримированном природном газе,репутацию Вольво в том, что касаетсякачества и безопасности, а также то, чтомы смогли предложить автомобили поисключительно выгодной цене," - заявилгенеральный директор Westport SwedenАндерс Йоханссон.

ГерманияDaimler и Linde объединили свои усилиядля строительства 20 водородныхзаправок. Эту деятельность обекомпании будут проводить в этом годусовместно с нефтегазовыми компанимиTotal, OMV, Avia и Hoyer, что позволитзначительно увеличить количествоводородных заправочных станций вГермании. Для достижения этой цели

Природный газ и другие экологически чистыевиды топлива – новости из Европы

* Translated by Gazprom VNIIGAS, Moscow.Перевод ООО «Газпром ВНИИГАЗ», Москва

Daimler и Linde инвестируют по 10 млневро в десять станций. 29 сентября намногофункциональной автозаправке наЯффештрассе в берлинском районеШарлоттенбург была официальнооткрыта первая из созданных поинициативе Daimler и Lindeобщественных заправочных станций дляавтомобилей на водородных топливныхэлементах.

Заправочные станции планируетсяввести в эксплуатацию к концу 2015 года.Автозаправочные станции Total будутрасположены в Гайзенвильде (Бавария),Фелльбахе (район Штутгарта), Ульме,Карлсруэ, Нойруппине (Бранденбург),аэропорте Кельн/Бонн и в центреБерлина (модернизированиесуществующей заправочной станции наХольцмарктштрассе). Станции OMV будутнаходится в районе Мюнхена, Нюрнбергаи Штутгарта; кроме того, будутпостроены станция в восточной частиШтутгарта (автозаправка Avia) и вЛейпциге (автозаправка Hoyer).

ЭстонияМестная газовая компания планируетоткрыть 50 автозаправочных станций.Частный газовый концерн Eesti Gaasпланирует расширить местнуюинфраструктуру, построив 50 станцийзаправки природным газом и биометаномпо всей Эстонии, где смогутзаправляться грузовики, автобусы, атакже транспортные средства меньшегоразмера. У компании уже есть пятьзаправочных станций КПГ (в Таллинне,Тарту, Пярну и Нарве), обслуживающиетолько частные предприятия.Член правления Eesti Gaas Рауль Котовотметил, что для роста потреблениянеобходимо создать необходимуюинфраструктуру, добавив, что станциибудут построены совместно сгосударственными предприятиями, атакже местными и муниципальнымикомпаниями, сообщает эстонскаятелерадиовещательная компания (ERR).

ШвецияCentric Sweden приобретает битопливныемодели Вольво с газовой системойWESTPORT. Эта рекрутинговая компания

Portuguese

EstôniaUma empresa fornecedora de gásprevê instalar 50 postos de serviço.Trata-se da distribuidora de gás privadaEesti Gaas planeja ampliar ainfraestrutura de abastecimento dopaís com 50 pontos de abastecimentode gás natural e biometano queabastecerão caminhões, ônibus eveículos menores também. Atualmente,a empresa conta com cinco postos deGNV (em Tallin, Tartu, Pärnu e Narva),mas prestam serviço só a algumasfrotas privadas. Raul Kotov, membro dajunta da Eesti Gaas, assinalou que háque oferecer mais possibilidades deabastecimento antes de que oconsumo cresça e acrescentou que osos postos serão construídos emcooperação com o Estado, empresas emunicípios locais, segundo informou ocanal público da Estônia (ERR).

SuéciaA Centric Sweden soma autos Volvo

com sistema GNV de Westport. Aempresa de soluções de pessoal erecrutamento para as indústrias detecnologia e saúde decidiu optar pelamudança para os carros familiaresV60 e V70 da Volvo com tecnologiaWestport para suas operações. Aempresa previamente havia utilizadosomente o Volkswagen Passat EcoFuelem sua frota.“O compromisso da Centric Swedencom os veículos a gás natural junto areputação da Volvo no que se refere asegurança e qualidade, assim comonossa capacidade para oferecerautomóveis a um preço excelente foi aforça impulsora atrás da mudança”,disse Anders Johansson, diretoradministrativo da Westport Suecia.

AlemanhaColocada em marcha iniciativa paraconstruir 20 postos de hidrogênio.Este ano Daimler e Linde se unirãocom as empresas TOTAL, OMV, Avia e

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Hoyer para aumentar significativamenteo número de postos de hidrogênio naAlemanha. Para isso, investirãoaproximadamente 10 milhões de eurosem dez pontos de abastecimento cadaum. Em 29 de setembro, o primeirodos postos públicos do projeto conjuntoentre Linde e Daimler foi inauguradooficialmente em um dos centros daTOTAL, em Jafféstrasse, Berlim-Charlottenburg.Espera-se que os outros postosestejam em operação no fim de 2015.Os sete da TOTAL estarão localizadosem Geiselwind, Baviera; Fellbach,Stuttgart; Ulm; Karlsruhe; Neuruppin,Brandeburgo; o Aeroporto de Colonia-Bonn; e o centro da cidade de Berlim(será uma melhora de um postoexistente em Holzmarktstrasse). Ostrês postos da OMV estarão nas áreasmetropolitanas de Munich, Nuremberge Stuttgart. Por último, AVIA terá umposto no leste de Stuttgart e Hoyer umem Leipzig.


German

EstlandLokaler Gaslieferant plant 50Tankstellen. Der Gaslieferant inPrivatbesitz Eesti Gaas sieht vor, dielokale Betankungs-Infrastruktur inEstland um 50 Erdgas- undBiomethan-Tankstellen zu erweitern,zur Versorgung von Lkws, Bussenund auch kleineren Fahrzeugen mitErdgas. Das Unternehmen verfügtzurzeit über 5 CNG-Tankstellen (inTallinn, Tartu, Pernau und Narwa),aber ihre Dienstleistungen stehen nurPrivatfirmen zur Verfügung.Raul Kotov, Vorstandmitglied bei EestiGaas, sagte, es müssten zuerstMöglichkeiten geschaffen werden,bevor der Konsum wachsen könne,und fügte hinzu, dass die Tankstellenin Zusammenarbeit mit dem Staat,lokalen Unternehmen undStadtbehörden gebaut werden sollen,wie der estländische öffentlicheRundfunk (ERR) berichtete.

SchwedenCentric Sweden führt bivalente Volvosmit CNG-Antrieb von Westport ein.Die Firma für Personallösungen imTechnologie- und Gesundheitssektorist für ihren Wagenpark offiziell aufVolvo V60 und V70 mit Westport-Technologie umgestiegen. DasUnternehmen hatte vorherausschließlich Volkswagen PassatEcoFuel im Einsatz. “Das Engagementvon Centric Sweden für Fahrzeuge mitkomprimiertem Erdgasantriebzusammen mit Volvos Ruf für sichereund qualitativ hochstehende Autosund die Tatsache, dass wir dieFahrzeuge zu einem ausgezeichnetenPreis anbieten konnten, gaben denAusschlag für diesen Wechsel”, sagteAnders Johansson, Geschäftsführerbei Westport Schweden.

DeutschlandDer Automobilhersteller Daimler unddas Gase- und Engineering-Unternehmen Linde werdenzusammen 20 Wasserstofftankstellenerrichten. Die beiden Unternehmenwerden noch in diesem Jahr beginnen,gemeinsam mit denMineralölunternehmen TOTAL, OMV,Avia und Hoyer die Anzahl anWasserstofftankstellen in Deutschlanddeutlich zu erhöhen. Mit diesem Zielinvestieren Daimler und Linde jeweils

Erdgas und andere saubereKraftstoffe: News aus Europa

rund 10 Mio. EUR in zehn Tankstellen.Als erste der von Daimler und Lindeinitiierten öffentlichenBetankungsmöglichkeiten fürBrennstoffzellenfahrzeuge ist am 29.September eine TOTAL-Multi-Energie-Tankstelle in der Jafféstraße in Berlin-Charlottenburg offiziell eröffnet worden.Bis Ende 2015 sollen weitereZapfstellen an folgenden Standorten inBetrieb gehen: TOTAL-Tankstellen sind

vorgesehen in Geiselwind,Unterfranken, in Fellbach im RaumStuttgart, in Ulm, Karlsruhe,Neuruppin in Brandenburg, amFlughafen Köln-Bonn und in Berlin-Mitte(Umbau der vorhandenen TankstelleHolzmarktstraße). OMV-Tankstellensollen im Großraum München, imGroßraum Nürnberg und im GroßraumStuttgart entstehen, Avia plant eine inStuttgart Ost und Hoyer eine in Leipzig.


Aardgas en andere schone brandstoffen, Nieuws uit EuropaEstlandDe locale gasleverancier wil 50tankstations gaan ontwikkelen. Deprivate gasdistributeur Eesti Gaas is vanplan om de locale tank infrastructuur uitte breiden met 50 aardgas enbiomethaan stations rond Estland ombrandstof te kunnen leveren voor trucks,bussen en ook kleinere voertuigen. Op dit ogenblik heeft de maatschappijvijf CNG stations, (in Tallinn, Tartu,Pärnu en Narva), maar leveren alleenaan private maatschappijen.Raul Kotov, bestuurslid bij Eesti Gaas,zei dat eerst de mogelijkhedenmoeten worden aangeboden vòòrdatde consumptie kan groeien en voegdeer aan toe dat de stations gebouwdzullen worden in samenwerking metde staat, locale maatschappijen engemeenten, volgens de Estlandsepublieke nieuwszender (ERR).

ZwedenCentric Sweden voorziet bi-fuel Volvo

auto's met het Westport’s CNGsysteem. De firma voor het wervenvan personeel voor de technische engezondheid industrie heeft deomschakeling gemaakt voor hunvloot operaties naar de Volvo V60 enV70 en gebruikt hierbij deWestport’s technologie. Tot nu toegebruikte de firma alleen deVolkswagen Passat EcoFuel in hunvloot. “Centric Sweden’sbetrokkenheid bij CNG voertuigen,gecombineerd met Volvo's reputatie vanveiligheid en kwaliteit, alsmede onsvermogen om de voertuigen aan tebieden tegen een goede prijs was deeigenlijke aanleiding voor dezeverandering”, volgens Anders Johansson,managing director bij Westport Sweden.

DuitslandDaimler en Linde starten een jointventure om 20 waterstof stations tebouwen. Beide firma's gaan samen metTOTAL, OMV, Avia en Hoyer nog dit jaar

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zorgen voor een significante stijgingvan het aantal waterstof tankstationsin Duitsland. Uiteindelijk investerenDaimler en Linde zo'n 10 miljoen euroin elke tien stations. Op 29 septemberwerd het eerste Daimler en Lindepublieke tankstations voor fuel-cellvoertuigen officieël geopend bij eenTOTAL multi-energie station in deJafféstrasse in Berlin-Charlottenburg.De volgende stations worden naarverwachting operationeel tegen heteinde van 2015. TOTAL stationsworden gebouwd in Geiselwind,Bavaria; Fellbach, Stuttgart regio; Ulm;Karlsruhe; Neuruppin, Brandenburg;Cologne-Bonn Airport; en Berlijncentrum, (uitbreiding van het bestaandestation in de Holzmarktstrasse). OMVstations komen in het Groot Münchengebied; het Groot Nuremberggebied; en Groot Stuttgart gebied.Tenslotte komt er een station inStuttgart-Oost, bij een AVIA faciliteit;en een andere bij een Hoyer site.

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EstoniaUna empresa proveedora de gas prevéinstalar 50 estaciones de servicio. Setrata de la distribuidora de gas privadaEesti Gaas planea ampliar lainfraestructura de repostaje del paíscon 50 puntos de carga de gasnatural y biometano que abastecerán acamiones, autobuses y vehículos máspequeños también. Actualmente, lacompañía cuenta con cinco estacionesde GNV (en Tallin, Tartu, Pärnu yNarva), pero brindan servicio sólo aalgunas flotas privadas. Raul Kotov,miembro de la junta de Eesti Gaas,señaló que hay que ofrecer másposibilidades de carga antes de que elconsumo crezca y agregó que lasestaciones se construirán encooperación con el Estado, empresasy municipios locales, según informó lacadena pública de Estonia (ERR).

SueciaCentric Sweden suma autos Volvocon sistema GNV de Westport. La

firma de soluciones de personal yreclutamiento para las industrias dela tecnología y la salud decidió optarpor el cambio hacia los carrosfamiliares V60 y V70 de Volvo contecnología Westport para susoperaciones. La empresapreviamente había utilizado solo elVolkswagen Passat EcoFuel en su flota.“El compromiso de Centric Swedencon los vehículos a gas natural juntoa la reputación de Volvo en loreferido a seguridad y calidad, asícomo nuestra capacidad paraofrecer automotores a un precioexcelente fue la fuerza impulsoradetrás del cambio”, dice AndersJohansson, director administrativode Westport Suecia.

AlemaniaPonen en marcha iniciativa paraconstruir 20 estaciones dehidrógeno. Este año Daimler y Lindese unirán con las empresas TOTAL,OMV, Avia y Hoyer para aumentar

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significativamente el número deestaciones de hidrógeno enAlemania. Para ello, invertiránalrededor de 10 millones de eurosen diez puntos de carga cada uno. El29 de septiembre, la primera de lasestaciones públicas del proyectoconjunto entre Linde y Daimler fueinaugurada oficialmente en uno delos centros de TOTAL, enJafféstrasse, Berlín-Charlottenburg.Se espera que las otras estacionesestén operativas a finales de 2015.Las siete de TOTAL estarán ubicadasen Geiselwind, Baviera; Fellbach,Stuttgart; Ulm; Karlsruhe;Neuruppin, Brandeburgo; elAeropuerto de Colonia-Bonn; y elcentro de la ciudad de Berlín (seráuna mejora de una estaciónexistente en Holzmarktstrasse). Lostres puntos de OMV estarán en lasáreas metropolitanas de Munich,Nuremberg y Stuttgart. Por último,AVIA tendrá una estación en el estede Stuttgart y Hoyer una en Leipzig.

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Wärtsilä will equip LNG icebreakers serving project in Northern RussiaThe Daewoo Shipbuilding and MarineEngineering (DSME) yard in South Koreahas ordered a total of 54 Wärtsilä dualfuel engines to power 172,600 cbmicebreaking LNG carriers being built foruse in arctic conditions to serve theYamal LNG project in Northern Russia.For each carrier Wärtsilä will supply 12-cylinder and 9-cylinder Wärtsilä 50DFengines. The total power output fromthe engines is 64,350 kW per vessel.

“The fitting of Wärtsilä 50DF enginesonboard the first LNG carriers in 2006set a trend in the industry and sincethat introduction, 65% of all new LNGcarriers have been fitted with Wärtsilädual-fuel engines. The strong successof this particular engine over thealternatives is based on its propulsionefficiency and the clear environmentaladvantages that operating on gasallows,” said Lars Anderson, VicePresident, Wärtsilä Ship Power.

The Wärtsilä machinery is capable of operating on LNG, HFO, or low-viscosity MDO but LNG will be the main typeof fuel to be used. When operating in arctic waters the engines will be operating in ambient temperatures of asmuch as minus 50 degrees Celsius on LNG carriers breaking through ice more than two meters thick, inoperating modes that allow dramatic variations in engine load within a limited period of time.

The Arc 7 design ships will be owned by one joint venture between Teekay LNG Partners of Canada and China LNGShipping (CLNG), and another joint venture between China Shipping LNG Investment Co. Ltd. (CSLNG) and Japanbased Mitsui O.S.K. The order for engines was placed with Wärtsilä’s Korean joint venture company, WärtsiläHyundai Engine Co., (WHEC) in October.


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Baltic Sea ferry operator orders its first LNG-powered shipThe Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) yard in South Korea has ordered a total of 54 Wärtsilädual fuel engines to power 172,600 cbm icebreaking LNG carriers being built for use in arctic conditions to servethe Yamal LNG project in Northern Russia. For each carrier Wärtsilä will supply 12-cylinder and 9-cylinder Wärtsilä50DF engines. The total power output from the engines is 64,350 kW per vessel.

“The fitting of Wärtsilä 50DF engines onboard the first LNG carriers in 2006 set a trend in the industry and sincethat introduction, 65% of all new LNG carriers have been fitted with Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines. The strong successof this particular engine over the alternatives is based on its propulsion efficiency and the clear environmentaladvantages that operating on gas allows,” said Lars Anderson, Vice President, Wärtsilä Ship Power.The Wärtsilä machinery is capable of operating on LNG, HFO, or low-viscosity MDO but LNG will be the main type offuel to be used. When operating in arctic waters the engines will be operating in ambient temperatures of as muchas minus 50 degrees Celsius on LNG carriers breaking through ice more than two meters thick, in operating modesthat allow dramatic variations in engine load within a limited period of time.

The Arc 7 design ships will be owned by one joint venture between Teekay LNG Partners of Canada and China LNGShipping (CLNG), and another joint venture between China Shipping LNG Investment Co. Ltd. (CSLNG) and Japan basedMitsui O.S.K. The order for engines was placed with Wärtsilä’s Korean joint venture company, Wärtsilä Hyundai EngineCo., (WHEC) in October.

Germany: European Union supports innovative LNG-fueled hopper bargeThe EU's TEN-T Program will co-finance with over€1.5 million the construction of the first in Europehopper barge powered by LNG, a fuel that couldhelp reduce air pollution caused by barge transportservices. Hopper barges carrying sand dredgedfrom ports are most often using conventional, morepolluting fuel than accepted by the Europeanregulation for future shipping services (2050onwards). The hopper barge will be anchored in theports of Bremerhaven and Bremen in Germany.

The pilot project features the technical design of thenew barge, granting permissions to operate in theinland waterways of the port areas, as well asactual construction and testing of the barge underreal life conditions. It also includesrecommendations and best practice for a larger roll-out of this vessel type.

The action is expected to have a multiplier effectdue to the high demand for dredging in the sandy North Sea and inland ports. Using LNG-powered vessels wouldcontribute to reducing the transport industry’s impact on the environment. Furthermore, the project's findingsand solutions could be replicated on all types of inland navigation vessels.

The project, scheduled to be completed by December 2015, was selected for EU funding with the assistance ofexternal experts under the TEN-T Annual Call 2013, priority 'Decarbonisation (oil substitution or environmentalcost reduction)'. Its implementation will be monitored by INEA, the European Commission's Innovation andNetworks Executive Agency.


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Finnish government funds construction of LNG terminal with 28 million euros The Ministry of Employment and the Economy has granted 27,660,000 euros in investment subsidies toHaminan Energia for the construction of a terminal at the Port of HaminaKotka’s oil and gas harbor, which willsell LNG to industry and to maritime and road transportation sectors. The subsidies shall cover at most 30% ofthe project's approved realized costs.

The Haminan Energia facility, expected to be completed in autumn 2018, will feature a 30,000 m3 LNG tankand equipment related to receiving, unloading, storing and delivering LNG. An estimated 118,000 tons of gaswill travel through the terminal each year.

“The ministry has granted investment subsidies to four LNG projects this autumn. This will launch over 300million euros in investments in liquefied natural gas terminals. The objective is to build a comprehensive terminalnetwork on Finland’s coastline, which will generate alternative sourcing options for maritime transport andindustry,” said Minister of Economic Affairs Jan Vapaavuori.

The terminal differs significantly from previously subsidized projects in that it is situated in an existing gasnetwork. This would make it possible to replace gas with LNG, and increase competition in the gas market bycreating an alternative for the gas currently imported from Russia. Moreover, the significance of the project onreliability is significantly greater than that of other subsidized projects.

A sum of 123 million euros has been allocated from this year’s State budget as investment subsidies for LNGterminals. In September, the MEE granted a total of 65.2 million euros in subsidies to three projects; MangaLNG is to build a terminal in Tornio, Skangass is to build one in Pori and Aga is to build one in Rauma.


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Lidl to operate Italy's largest natural gas fleet through its 570 sales pointsLC3, a customer of CNHIndustrial's commercial vehiclesbrand Iveco, will providetransport and logistics servicesto multinational supermarketchain Lidl with a fleet of 15Stralis Natural Power heavytrucks powered by LNG engines.This new affiliation furtherreinforces the company'sposition as one of the Europeanleaders in natural gas vehicles.

As a result, starting in 2015,Lidl Italia will operate the largestnatural gas fleet in all of Italythrough its nationwide networkof 570 sales points. The trucksare equipped with Cursor 8 LNGEuro VI engines manufactured byFPT Industrial, CNH Industrial'spowertrain brand.

The implementation of this LNG fleet is managed by LC3, a leading temperature controlled transport logisticsspecialist. The 15 vehicles destined for Lidl Italia are part of a supply of 50 Stralis LNG vehicles which Iveco isdelivering to LC3.

Considered to be one of the cleanest fuels on the market, the advantages of operating a fleet of liquefied naturalgas vehicles are numerous in terms of environmental sustainability and operator profitability. With respect todiesel, natural gas significantly reduces a vehicle's overall impact on its surrounding environment (95% lessparticulate emissions, 35% lower NOX emissions and a 10% reduction in CO2 emissions) and carries muchlower costs, 20% less in comparison.

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Gasnam, the Spanish Association of Natural Gas forMobility, has almost doubled its membership sinceJanuary, in a concerted bid to raise awareness amongindustry and societal stakeholders. José Ramón Freire,president of Gasnam, is optimistic about the future fornatural gas in Spain.

“Efforts by our association to contact all relevant players,also in the maritime industry, are paying off”, said Freire,interviewed last month in Madrid. “Our next step is tocontact all of the energy and transport entities in thedifferent national and regional administrations in ourcountry. We cannot yet say that all stakeholders knowwho we are and what we do, but we are sure we willreach this goal by the end of next year”.

What are the main hurdles for gas-powered mobility inSpain?

“Spain already has a good number of heavy-duty trucksand buses running on CNG in the urban environment,and is also the most advanced country in Europe withregard to LNG trucks for long-distance transport, withthe limitation being the lack of more powerful trucks. Themain hurdle is the lack of a medium to long-term visionon taxation of natural gas as a vehicle fuel”.

Is EU Directive on alternative fuel infrastructure goodfor Spain?

“The Directive is going to be of great help to consolidateand develop the different private initiatives regarding LNGand CNG stations. We are in contact with the ministry incharge, in order to give our help for the implementationof the Directive.”

How is Gasnam perceived by the government?“Our advantage is that we represent all activities relatedto natural gas as a fuel in a single organisation. Ourfeeling is that the government is well aware of ouractivities and we already have achieved a high level ofcredibility”.

Association member Gas Natural Fenosa justannounced to significantly expand the refuellinginfrastructure for LNG in Spain. Could you elaborateon these plans?

“It is a brave investment decision given the manychallenges to developing the market that still exist today.The government is a key player in the process and willhave to play an increasingly strong role to develop

natural gas as a transportation fuel. To date no oilcompany in Spain has installed an LNG station yet, whilethere are hundreds for LPG and thousands for diesel andpetrol. We see similar developments across Europe.Alternatives to oil-based fuels definitely need support toovercome the dominance of oil in transport, which hasbeen lasting for the last 100 years”.

What are your expectations for Spain’s market? Whatare the prospects of LNG as a fuel?

“Spain is very well positioned with LNG stations, asalmost half of the country’s territory is already alignedwith the 400 km distance reference between LNGrefuelling points. However, the development of themarket for gas-powered cars is still slow and willprobably stay like that for a while. The Minister ofIndustry has declared that natural gas is going to be thefuel of the future. We expect to see a trend towardsdual-fuel conversions. We are convinced LNG will play anincreasingly important role in both road and maritimetransport”.Source: NGVA Europe

NGVA Europe... for sustainable mobility

“We need a vision on taxation of gas as a fuel”Gasnam president Freire highlights challenges for gas vehicles in Spain

Gasnam's José Ramón Freire


Competitive fuel pricing and theneed to comply with the EU’sstricter emission standards haveestablished natural gas as a realalternative to conventional fuels,says ACER. In particular the useof liquefied natural gas (LNG) forroad transport will gain ground inthe years to come.

ACER complements andcoordinates the work of thenational energy regulators in theEU and works towards thecompletion of a single Europeanenergy market for natural gas andelectricity. The agency, amongother things, monitors marketdevelopment and coordinatesregional and cross-regionalinitiatives which favour competitionand market integration.

In this study ACER focussed inparticular on the regulatoryenvironment of the supply ofnatural gas. ACER states that themarket development of bothcompressed natural gas (CNG)used by cars and other light-dutyvehicles as well as LNG willdepend on EU policies promotingits use.

The European Union has recentlyadopted the Directive onAlternative Fuels Infrastructure,which obliges the development ofa gas-refuelling networkthroughout the EU.

This will help deliver some of theinvestment security that theindustry needs.However, uncertainty regardingthe future taxation of gas isholding back further marketgrowth. Sustained low taxation ongas in comparison to other fuelswill be necessary to supportfurther investment in vehicles andinfrastructure for natural gas,ACER concludes.

ACER evaluates the role of newdevelopments in the gas supply chainand is fairly optimistic about theneeded adaptations to accommodatethe larger use of gas in transport.

For instance, virtual pipelines, thenon-pipelined supply of CNG/LNG viaroad, rail or sea to end users, couldclose the last gaps in theinfrastructure for transport-use inthe short-term due to reducedinvestment costs compared topipelines.

Because of the existing synergieswith the use of gas in transport,further development of virtualpipelines is likely, ACER highlights, asthe combination of both applicationshelps to reach economies of scaleand increases cost effectiveness.This would stimulate consumption

while bridging the period untilstructural infrastructure changeshave been made.ACER notes that the new power-to-gas technology, currently in thepilot phase, will become fullycommercial in the medium-term.

Once the technology is fullymature, by 2022 according toACER’s estimations, Power-to-Gasplants will act as a balancing toolin the electricity market,absorbing curtailed renewableenergy.

Source: ACER - Regulatoryimplications of new developmentsin the gas supply chain, NGVAEurope

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The amount of gas used as a fuel for road transport will increase substantially in the coming years,according to a study published by ACER, the European Agency for the Cooperation of EnergyRegulators. In the study’s base scenario, ACER forecasts the amount of gas used for transport onroads and waterways to increase more than tenfold by 2025, with heavy-duty transport expectedto show the largest growth.

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This year, the news of our industryhave originated in many differentregions, and although each regiondisplays different characteristicsand stages of development, it isclear to see natural gas fortransportation is gatheringmomentum, no longer justconfined to on-road transportationbut to marine, off-road, rail andother modes. Some of 2014’shighlight, notated per region, arelisted below.

AFRICA

New beginnings are evident inAfrica.Prins Autogassystemen, recentlyacquired by Westport, holds aunique joint venture position inNigeria with a large industrialcustomer, operating one of thelargest truck fleets in Africa –moving to natural gas trucks builtby one of China’s largest truckmanufacturers using Prins’ dual-fuel systems.The Government of EquatorialGuinea has entered into anagreement that will implement acompressed natural gas (CNG)plant and refilling stations tosupport a new fleet of CNG busesto be acquired for the cities ofMalabo and Bata.At the UN Climate Summit in NewYork, the African DevelopmentBank affirmed its $US 175 billioncommitment to financing ofsustainable transport projects inAfrica over the next ten years. Algeria is planning to implement

liquefied natural gas (LNG) as amarine fuel, to be used by ships toreplace the traditional fuel andreduce operating costs, includingfishing. Commuters in Johannesburg willsoon be commuting on a new fleet ofCNG buses. Currently there areabout 400 taxis and buses operatingon CNG in the state of Gauteng,where Johannesburg is located.

ASIA

The breadth of Asia, from the MiddleEast to the Pacific, is bustling withactivity. China is perhaps the busiest of allAsian countries and will get busier. InDecember the Asian DevelopmentBank (ADB) signed loans of up to$450 million to help China scale upits use of natural gas for transportto curb fast-rising emissions fromautomobiles and river freight. Theplanned output is big: 600compressed natural gas (CNG), 200liquefied natural gas (LNG) refuellingstations, and 20 LNG filling stationsfor river vessels by 2018.

New LNG corridors are planned forheavy duty transport. China LNGGroup has expressed intent fordirect investment in a minimum100,000 LNG-fuelled trucks andindirect-investment in 200,000 LNG-fuelled trucks by 2020. In March,Chart Industries agreed to provideequipment for 50 LNG fuel stationover 30 months.Israel, Malaysia, Indonesia, UAE andAustralia are holding in-countrydiscussions on ways to stimulatenatural gas for transportation. Indiacontinues to expand CNG refuellinginfrastructure and is testing natural-gas fuelled locomotives. Sharjah inthe United Arab Emirates is planningto convert heavy vehicles like forkliftsand cranes at construction sites toCNG. Sydney-based AGL EnergyLimited announced plans in April toroll out CNG refuelling stationsacross Australia’s east coast.OEM’s Tata Motors, Maruti Suzuki,Honda, and Nissan have expandedtheir range of natural gas vehicles.Canada’s Westport Innovations andTata Motors Limited of Indialaunched a new spark-ignited (SI)

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natural gas 3.8L turbochargedengine featuring the WestportWP580 Engine Management System(EMS). Marine Developments are forgingahead in Asia. Korea’s DSME,Japan’s KHI and China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard are just three ofmany ship builders with dual-fuelnewbuildings underway, including180,000 LNG carriersJapan’s Niigata Power Systems Co.,Ltd has had its new dual-fuel engineapproved by Class NK, planned forinstallation in a tugboat. And DNVapproval was granted to KawasakiHeavy Industries (KHI) for itsdedicated 2 MW natural gas engine.LNG-fuelled tugboats with Wärtsilädual-fuel engines are operated byDrydocks in Dubai. In Qatar, DNV GLand shipyard Nakilat-Keppel Offshore& Marine (N-KOM) have agreed tojointly promote LNG as fuel withinthe maritime and offshore industry.Finally, the United Arab ShippingCompany has increased its orderbook to 17 LNG-ready newbuildings,an investment of more than $2billion.

EUROPE

Policy development andimplementation, LNG bunkeringfacilities, LNG for heavy dutytransport and dual-fuel ship-buildinghave dominated Europeandevelopment this past year.In September, New EU rules wereadopted to ensure the build-up ofalternative refuelling points acrossEurope. In October, the EC adoptedan FQD proposal that obligessuppliers to reduce by 6% the lifecycle greenhouse gas intensity of fuelsupplied for use in road vehicles by2020. In November, the ECreiterated its position that alternativefuels are urgently needed to breakthe over-dependence of Europeantransport on oil. Ports in Belgium, France, Finland,Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden andThe Netherlands have planned,commenced the construction of, orestablished LNG bunkering facilities.TEN-T funds are in place for amultitude of projects including LNGbunker facilities for Teesport (UK),an ‘Archipelago-LNG’ project forGreece, the first LNG-poweredhopper barge and LNG refuelling inBelgium. In all, the EuropeanCommission announced 19 natural

gas projects in 2014 (12 more thanfor the previous year).Passenger and vehicle ferryoperators in Denmark, Estonia,Finland, Germany, Norway and Spainhave ordered, or commencedoperations with, LNG dual-fuel vessels.Vessel retrofits to dual-fueloperations are also gainingmomentum. A Caterpillar-Bolier jointproject recently enabled theconversion of a vessel to natural gaswith just six weeks downtime. AProviridis-Cryostar project completedthe first river boat conversion toLNG in France.Newbuildings include ice-class LNG-fuelled LNG carriers for Arcticoperations, LNG dual-fuel tugboatsfor ECA ports, and dual-fuel vesselsfor short-sea container shipping.Rolls-Royce and Wärtsilä launchedmarine medium-speed dual-fuelengines. Gazprom has been active in thenatural gas fuelling marketthroughout 2014, with road maps tostimulate the NGV market in Belarusand Kaliningrad, and agreementson expanding natural gas use inkedwith the Governments of 32 Russianconstituents. In Russia itself,Gazprom has allotted some RUB 1.5billion (USD 30 million) in 2014to the construction of new CNGfilling stations, and plans to have50% of its own fleet converted tonatural gas by 2018.Czech Republic, Greece, Hungaryand Iceland and others haveexpanded their CNG refuellingnetworks. Greece, in particular, has

commenced a major program forCNG infrastructure growth. InMarch, Italy broke new NGVground by reaching 1,000 naturalgas filling stations.Fleet operators are slowly butsteadily increasing the number ofLNG-fuelled heavy duty vehicles,encouraged by the European LNGBlue Corridors Project whichfosters the implementation of thisfuel along the region’s majorlogistics routes. Spain now has 38LNG fuelling stations after theopening mid-December of a newstation in Barcelona. 40 LNG-powered tractors will be employedfor port operations at Asyaport,Turkey.Biomethane continues to makemajor inroads into emissionsmanagement in Finland, Germany,Norway, Sweden, The Netherlandsand United Kingdom, with Italylooking to take advantage of thisalmost-zero carbon fuel in thenear future.European OEMs Daimler, GAZ,Kamaz, MAN, Scania, Škoda,Volvo and VW have introducednew models, many of which havebeen adopted by European fleetmanagers. MAN Lion’s City GLCNG city bus was acclaimed as“Bus of the Year 2015 . Westportspark ignited natural gas systemsare being used for a new range ofGAZ Group CNG commercialvehicles.

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LATIN AMERICA

The Latin American market ischaracterised by NGV conversionsas the means adopted bygovernments to increase use ofnatural gas for transportation inorder to reduce oil importationand consumption as well ascutting vehicle emissions.Nevertheless, Chile has introducedMercedes-Benz Sprinter NGTs andScania has taken its Euro 6 CNGbus to Peru for trials this year.Argentina’s President CristinaFernández de Kirchnerinaugurated a LNG plant forBuquebus Group in August. TheLNG, produced using argentine-based Galileo technology, is usedto fuel the world’s fastest ferry,the ‘Francisco’, which plies the Riode la Plata between Argentina andUruguay. Vehicle conversions inArgentina continue to grow andNGVs will soon reach 2.5 million. In Bolivia, the government supplied200 CNG engines for ToyotaCoaster transit buses for publictransport and the NationalHydrocarbons Agency hasauthorised the construction of 26new CNG service stations acrossLa Paz. The NGV populationexceeds 250,000.Price and Incentives in Brazil aremaintaining the upward growth ofNGV numbers in Brazil, whereethanol and gasoline are doublethe price of CNG. Motor vehicle taxis only 40% of the standard rate.The Colombian NGV count hassurged to almost half a million withabout one third being in the capitalcity of Bogotá.Thirty eight heavy trucks are beingconverted to natural gas in theDominican Republic, where NGVsnumber around 10,000.Peru is well on the way to 20,000CNG conversions this year leadingto 180,000 NGVs.

NORTH AMERICA

The North American NGV marketcontinues its rapid growth ofinfrastructure and the roll-out ofnatural gas fleets. The Canadian and U.S.governments released a JointForward Plan early Septemberthat set the stage for

improvements in the way regulatorydepartments and agencies in bothcountries work together; it identifiesnatural gas as a transportation fuelidentified as a priority area. North American OEMs use QualifiedVehicle Modifiers to deliver theirproducts to market with natural gasconversions. US EPA has approved amultitude of dedicated and bi-fuelvehicle conversion platforms fromcompanies like Omnitek, AmericanPower Group, IMPCO, NatGasCarand Landi Renzo. Mining haul trucksare being converted to LNG.Honda has rolled out its 2015factory-built 2015 Civic Natural Gas.U.S. sweeper manufacturer TYMCOhas added a dedicated CNG sweeperto its range. Greenkraft and EDI arejointly planning to develop a CNG-hybrid EV. Kenworth now sells itsT880 vocational truck and T680sleeper with factory-installedCummins Westport ISX12 G 400-hpspark-ignited natural gas engine, asdoes Freightliner with its new 114SDsevere duty truck, and 579 and 567natural gas models. Westport andCollins Bus launched a dedicatedCNG Type A School Bus.Clean Energy Fuels, the major USdeveloper of CNG and LNG fuellingstations, has constructed andcompleted 69 stations in 2014. Ithas secured deals with major fleetoperators across the country andtogether with an increasing numberof other installers, has built anational network of fuel stations thatenable continent-wide travel usingnatural gas. In Q3 it delivered 50.6million CNG Gallons. Trillium CNG ison target to build 101 CNG stationsby end-2016.

Refuse fleets like WasteManagement, Republic Services andProgressive Waste Solutions, withthousands of trucks between them,are gathering waste in quieter,cleaner vehicles and in manyinstances, preparing that waste forlandfills from which renewable gaswill be harvested, to power thosesame trucks and more.Logistics fleets are choosing toreplace old and high-emissionvehicles with CNG or LNG, in someinstances planning to change overtheir entire fleet to gas. RyderSystem has leased 100 CNG sleepertractors to fleet managementcompany C.A.T. Core-Mark Holdingexpects to reach 200 CNG tractorsby end 2014. The Ledcor Group ofCompanies is taking ownership ofover 200 CNG vehicles, creating oneof the largest CNG fleets in Canada.UPS is on target to deploy morethan 1,000 LNG tractors by the endof 2014. In May, AT&T deployed its8,000th compressed natural gasCNG vehicle.Transit bus and school bus fleets allover the nation are migrating tonatural gas, attracted by thereduced costs of fuel and reducedemissions impact. In January, DallasTransit in Texas announced plans toconvert its 580-strong fleet to CNG.Agility Fuel Systems has designedgas storage equipment that enablestruckers to go that extra mile.Hexagon Lincoln, xperion, and Luxferare offering new lightweight high-strength gas cylinders. Blu delivereda low-cost LNG fuelling system forClass 8 trucks and launched a gasrecapture system for LNGinstallations. Parker Hannifin


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introduced a CNG Vehicle GasRegulator System for medium- andheavy-duty vehicles that increaseduser range by 10-15%, and a newIndustrial Bulk CNG Dispenser, inMay. Cummins Westport and Eatonhave collaborated to deliverautomatic transmission for theWestport ISX12 G engine. WestportInnovations unveiled its newestproprietary technology in September,the first generation of an enhancedspark-ignited (ESI) natural gas system.Since NGV Global 2012 in MexicoCity there have been many newdevelopments in Mexico also. DHLExpress has acquired 30 natural gaspowered Mercedes-Benz SprinterNGT vans. Scania has introduced aEuro 6 test bus. Omnitek hasreceived Mexican certification for its6.6 litre natural gas engine forbuses. Gas Natural Fenosa unveileda 20-year plan that if fullyimplemented would see 4.5 millionNGVs operating in Mexico FD. AndKorea’s Daewoo is to build aproduction plant northeast of MexicoCity for CNG buses.Marine activity is evident here too,driven by North American ECAs. The

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)has released its own notation forLNG fuel-ready vessels. Ferries inBritish Columbia, Quebec,Washington State and on the GreatLakes are in the process of beingbuilt or converted to natural gas.LNG-powered towboats will soon sailinland waterways, and LNG OSVs areoperating in the Gulf of Mexico.Sea Star Line awaits the first of twoLNG-powered container vessels in2015 and 2016 along withcompletion of an LNG bunkeringstation at Jacksonville Port inLouisiana. LNG America and BuffaloMarine Buffalo Marine are cooperatingon the design of a LNG bunker fuelnetwork for the U.S. Gulf Coast region.A MARAD Study demonstratednatural gas fuels reduce air qualitypollutants substantially, and reducemajor greenhouse gas (GHG)emissions slightly when compared toconventional marine fuels (low- andhigh-sulphur petroleum).North America is a bustling naturalgas transportation market displayingcreative technologies, investmentgoodwill and new thinking that willdrag others along in its wake.

2015 a Bright New Year

2014 has advanced the statusand presence of natural gas fuel inmany markets, evidenced by theselection of achievements above.In recognition of the growingimportance of this market, NGVGlobal has been invited to host a“Natural Gas for Transportation”(www.wgc2015.org/natural-gas-transportation-village/) village atWGC 2015 in Paris, in June. Wehave also been invited to host asimilar-style pavilion at Gastech2015 in Singapore, in lateOctober. Both invitations signifypositive change and growingopportunities.

NGV Global works on behalf of theentire natural gas fortransportation sector, advocatingfor and promoting new andharmonised regulations, improvedstandards and safety, inclusive andfair representation, and knowledgesharing. We invite you to join ourassociation in 2015.

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L’industria italiana NGV

Si è svolto l’1 dicembre 2014 a Isoladella Scala (Verona) la “Giornata delbiometano”, incontro organizzato dalCIB (Consorzio Italiano Biogas),Assogasmetano e NGV Italy con lapartnership di CNH Industrial e FiatChrysler Automobiles. Alla giornataoltre ai rappresentanti delle aziendeorganizzatrici hanno partecipatoanche Barbara Degani,sottosegretario all’Ambiente, eGiuseppe Castiglione, sottosegretarioall’Agricoltura. L’incontro – di frontea oltre un centinaio di persone, trastakeholder istituzionali e delle filiereagricole e industriali del metano edel biometano per autotrazione – èstato l’occasione per verificare uncaso concreto, nel contesto dellaCooperativa Agricola Zootecnica LaTorre, di come l’uso del biometanopossa migliorare la competitivitàdelle imprese agricole, sviluppareinnovazione e creare posti di lavorostabili.

All’incontro hanno parlato MarioGuidi (presidente di Confagricultura),Daniele Chiari (responsabile diProduct Planning & InstitutionalRelations in Fiat ChryslerAutomobiles), Michele Ziosi(responsabile delle RelazioniIstituzionali di Europa, Africa e MedioOriente di CNH Industrial) e PieroGattoni (presidente del CIB), chehanno messo in evidenza lepotenzialità del biometano in terminidi riduzione delle emissioni di CO2 inatmosfera.

Il biometano si ottiene dal processodi “upgrading” del biogas e hacaratteristiche e condizioni di utilizzoequivalenti a quelle del gas metano.Può essere immesso nella rete delgas naturale, utilizzato comebiocarburante avanzato nei trasportie in meccanica agraria. Il biometanopuò essere ottenuto da effluentizootecnici, sottoprodottiagroindustriali e coltured’integrazione, valorizza il know how

industriale di un settore, quello delmetano, di cui l’Italia è leader nelmondo.

Inoltre, il biometano ha una valenzastrategica per i trasporti e lepolitiche ambientali europee e ha ilpotenziale per contribuire a farrispettare la Direttiva 2009/28/ECsulle Fonti Rinnovabili, che prevedeentro il 2020 l’obbligo per gli Statieuropei di raggiungere, nel settoredei trasporti, una quota di energiada fonti rinnovabili pari almeno al 10per cento del consumo finale dienergia entro il 2020.

In Italia il settore del biogas agricoloè diventato dal 2012 il terzo almondo dopo Cina e Germania con4,5 miliardi di euro in investimenti eoltre mille impianti realizzati inaziende agricole e con circa 900MWe di potenza installata,

equivalenti a una produzione annuadi 1,8 miliardi di metri cubi dimetano. Sono stati creati in pochianni quasi 12 mila posti di lavorostabili e altrettanti potrebberoessere generati con l’approvazionedelle norme attuative del decreto 5dicembre 2013 sul biometano.

La produzione di biometano inambito agricolo rappresenta unanuova importante possibilità perincrementare la competitività delleaziende agricole, valorizzando residuie sottoprodotti, e con un’importantericaduta per il reddito delle impreseagricole. Il Governo, è statosottolineato durante l’incontro, èimpegnato per concludere ilpercorso di completamento dellenorme di attuazione necessarie aglioperatori della filiera per avere adisposizione tutti gli strumentinecessari ad avviare la produzione dibiometano in ambito agricolo già nelcorso del 2015.

NGV Italy protagonista alla prima“Giornata del biometano”


“Biomethane Day”, a meeting organized by the ItalianBiogas Consortium (CIB), Assogasmetano and NGVItaly in partnership with CNH Industrial and FiatChrysler Automobiles, was held on December 1st2014 in Isola della Scala (Verona, Italy). ItalianGovernment representatives in attendance at theevent included Barbara Degani, the Undersecretaryfor the Environment, and Giuseppe Castiglione, theUndersecretary for Agriculture. The meeting took place infront of 100 participants,including institutional stakeholders as well asstakeholders from the agricultural, industrial, naturalgas and biomethane transport sectors. It provided anopportunity to explore the event’s setting: La Torre, aZootechnical Agricultural Cooperative in Isola dellaScala. La Torre serves as a real world case study forhow the use of biomethane can improve thecompetitiveness of agricultural enterprises, developinnovation and create new jobs.Mario Guidi (President of Confagricultura), DanieleChiari (Head of Product Planning & InstitutionalRelations at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles), Michele Ziosi(Head of Institutional Relations for Europe, Africa andMiddle East at CNH Industrial) and Piero Gattoni(President of CIB) spoke during the course of the day.Each highlighted the potential of biomethane in termsof reducing CO2 emissions.Biomethane enhances the industrial sector’s expertisein natural gas, a field in which Italy is one of theworld’s leaders. It is obtained by a process of“upgrading” biogas and can be produced from animalwaste, agro-industrial by-products and cropintegration. It possesses similar characteristics tonatural gas and enables similar operation.Furthermore, biomethane can be inserted into thenatural gas network and used as an advanced form ofbiofuel for transport and agricultural machinery.In addition to these attributes, biomethane has ahighly strategic value for both the transport sectorand European environmental policies. It has thepotential to help enforce the Directive 2009/28/ECon Renewable Energy, which requires that by 2020European states achieve at least a 10% share oftotal energy consumption from renewable sources.In 2012, Italy became the world’s third strongestcountry in the field of agricultural biogas, followingChina and Germany. With €4.5 billion in investments,the country has over 1,000 systems at work indifferent agribusinesses with some 900 megawatts ofinstalled capacity – the equivalent of an annualproduction of 1.8 billion cubic metres of natural gas.A genuine chain reaction: biomethane has createdopportunities extending over a range of activities from

the agricultural machinery sector to seed companiesand farms as well as manufacturers of biogas,components, natural gas vehicles and automotiveproducts. In just a few years, nearly 12,000permanent jobs have been created and many morepositions could be generated with the approval of theimplementing rules proposed in the Decree onbiomethane December 5th 2013. The production of biomethane in the agricultural sectorrepresents an important new opportunity to increasethe competitiveness of farms, giving value to wasteand byproducts; in turn this has a significant impacton the revenues of agribusinesses. During themeeting, Government representatives pledged theirintent to finalize and implement the necessary rulesand procedures to ensure that operators throughoutthe supply chain will have all the necessary tools tobegin agricultural biomethane production during thecourse of 2015.

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NGV Italy at the first ever“Biomethane Day”

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Carel Snyman (Green Transport, SANEDI – SouthAfrican National Energy Development Institute)introduced the speakers and, in the same sense,expressed: “This is the start of a golden age fornatural gas in South Africa and in the wholeAfrica. This is also the start of a new industry andwe are very excited about this.”The first speaker was Kadri Nassiep (CEO,SANEDI) who highlighted the presence ofworldwide international actors and said: “We aretransforming landscapes and the country. SANEDIis committed to this change. The transformation ispossible not only in transportation but also in jobs’creation. We have very exiting projects ongoingand our role if being a coordinator of them, takingthe best out of South Africa’s potential.”Then, Diego Goldin (Executive Director, NGVGlobal) told the audience that NGV Global is“delighted to support every new country thatcomes into the industry and help it to enjoy thebenefits of this fuel in transportation.” He added:“Natural gas is in not only friendly for theenvironment but also for people, because it allowsthe creation of new jobs, cost reductions andsavings in population s health. We are eager tohelp South Africa with standards and regulationsissues and with the introduction of our membersas suppliers.”Lennart Pilskog (Secretary General, NGVA Europe)stated: “South Africa has amazing opportunities togrow because it has the political ambition toreduce oil imports; it is near to have new oilfindings and its own shale gas reserves and LNGships arrive in Cape Town every day.”“What we have to do now is to work together:politicians, the industry, distributors andconsumers. If we do that, this sector will be asuccess in the coming years,” he concluded.At last, Gabriele Gozzi, (Former president of NGVGlobal and BoD member and responsible ofassociations with NGV Italy) focused on the greatopportunities that South Africa and Africa have formaking natural gas a mass industry and offeredto the country the whole spectrum of services andproducts of NGV Italy’s members -some of thempart of the exhibition-. “Italy is the first country inusing natural gas for vehicles. That is why we’vebeen through all the process of finding and solvingproblems. We will be glad to share with you ourtraining and expertise,” he said.After all, these keynote speakers, together withAlejandro Gardella, director of NGVCommunications Group, organizer of the event,participated in the ribbon-cutting, which wasfollowed by a welcome cocktail.

On November 18th, the first NGV and other clean fuels’ gathering in Africa kicked off. Thespeakers present at the Event Opening Ceremony agreed that this is a true landmark forthe transportation future.

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The session included Diego Goldin,NGV Global Executive Director, whopresented “Natural Gas: the Fuel forSustainable Transportation”. Startingwith an overview of the associationto which he belongs, Goldin focusedon the role of sustainabledevelopment and transportation toachieve an environmental, social andeconomic well-being for present andfuture generations.According to Goldin, economicimpacts of NGVs involve creation ofnew jobs, reduced costs, reducedprice volatility, and utilization of wasteand surplus energy products; whileamong environmental impacts areair, water and soil quality, noisereduction, resource integrity, andreduction of environmental liabilities.Finally, social impacts include humanhealth, education, integration andinvolvement.The second speaker was LennartPilskog, NGVA Europe SecretaryGeneral, with his presentation“Overview of NGV Development inEurope”. He stated that methane isthe “only real alternative to oilavailable today,” as it has generatedsignificant reduction/avoidance ofCO2 emissions, significant macro-economic savings, integration ofrenewable natural gas with noblending limitations, substantialreduction of particles and NOx, andreduction in noise levels.Pilskog mentioned that there are1.85 million NGVs in Europe, mainlyin Italy, Russia, Sweden, Germanyand Ukraine. Regarding fuelinginfrastructure, he highlighted therecently published directive of the EC(aimed at the establishment of LNGstations every 400 km and of CNGstations every 150 km) and the BlueCorridors Project (with 27 industrialpartners, 100 new LNG trucks and14 new LNG stations). “We mustwork together to set standards forvehicles, emissions, fuels, stationsand safety, and generate a well-functioning market for supply anddemand of methane,” he added.

Carel Snyman, from SANEDI (SouthAfrican National Energy DevelopmentInstitute) Green Transport presented“Current Status of NGV Developmentin South Africa”. After giving anoverview of the country’s gasdevelopment, resources andproduction, he explained that futuredemand may increase use of naturalgas for transportation. “Due to itsphysical properties, large quantitiesof natural gas are transported byship as LNG. Smaller quantities areused in high pressure containerstypically at 250 bar (CNG). If SouthAfrican resources are exploitable atreasonable cost, part of it could beused as fuel for roadtransportation,” he said.Moreover, Snyman stated thatchallenges facing South African gassector continues to hamper marketdevelopment and that they requiremore infrastructure, diversification ofgas supply sources, production ofbiomethane from landfills and new

government policies to change localenergy culture towards moresustainable practices. The country“should not use natural gas or liquidfuels for electricity generation as apriority. Biogas should replaceimported liquid fuels used fortransportation,” he stressed.Finally, Joao Das Neves, ExecutiveDirector of Mozambique Autogas,presented “Regional Development ofCNG and NGV.” He spoke aboutnatural gas production andavailability in Mozambique, whichcurrently has five natural gasstations, six conversion centers and1,380 NGVs including 153 municipalbuses.Regarding direct impact of NGVs inthe region, he said: “Cheapertransportation will positively benefitthe cost of commodities andcompetitiveness of the small andmedium companies. The region willbenefit of better environment due toless pollution.”

“Worldwide & African NGV Experiences. Past, Current and Future NGV Political Programs”was the first conference of NGV2014 South Africa and took place today with Gabriele Gozzi,former president of NGV Global and BoD member and responsible of associations with NGVItaly – as Moderator.

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Lahner, Market Segment Leader,Industry & Energy, at RoyalHaskoningDHV, was the first speakerwith “Small-Packaged LNG: Solutionsfor Stranded Sources and Markets.”He said that despite being slow andexpensive, conventional bulk solutionsare still “necessary and inevitable”for LNG supply chain. However, hesuggested a short-term solution withlong-term benefits through small-scale LNG appliances that includedifferent applications.He explained that conventionalsolutions require massiveinfrastructure, featuring pipelinesand large ship tankers, while small-scale LNG involves smaller, modular,scale-able and movableinfrastructure through LNG containertrucks, with shorter lead-times,smaller capital expenditure, shorterpayback periods and quick access tostranded sources.On behalf of the Swedish GasTechnology Center, MattiasSvensson, Program Manager ofGaseous Transport Fuels, spokeabout “Biomethane, the Renewableand Domestic Automotive Fuel –Technology, Market Dynamics andPotential.” His presentationdescribed biomethane as the biofuelwith the highest potential through itshigh substrate flexibility and itssuperior conversion and surfaceefficiency, including full utilization ofenergy with solutions available nowand promotional fuel value.Biomethane in transportation is onesolution to meet several urbanchallenges, giving waste treatmentan image boost while saving money,and facilitating fulfilment of urbantransport key policy issues, Svenssonsaid. He also stressed that NGVmarket has to face an oil-dependenttransport identified as a majorchallenge, and needs more gas

companies looking for new markets;clients wanting renewable transportproducts; national, regional and localinterest and policy making; andpublic-private partnerships to build abiomethane powered market.The conference also included apresentation from Eddie Cooke, ViceChairman of SABIA (Southern AfricanBiogas Industry Association).“Biomethane: Renewable EnergySource for African Mobility”addressed the slow development oflocal biogas industry with only 200digesters, and the challenges theyhave to face, including lack ofawareness of the energy,environmental and social benefits ofbiogas technologies by allstakeholders; complex administrativeprocesses for project developmentand authorization; no supportivelegal framework; lack of dedicatedfinancing mechanisms; and nostandards for safe use of biogas.Cooke also stated: “Biomethane fromregenerative biomass is a domesticfuel source that saves import of oilproducts; it’s flexible and can bestored, transported, compressed forfuel and fed into gas grids; it’s cost

On Tuesday 18th afternoon, NGV2014 South Africa had its second session: “Natural GasRevolution. How State-of-the-Art Technology is Changing the Market: LNG, Biogas, ShaleGas.” With Lennart Pilskog, secretary general of NGVA Europe, as moderator, theconference included speeches by Tim Lahner of Royal HaskoningDHV (South Africa), MattiasSvensson of the Swedish Gas Technology Center, Eddie Cooke of SABIA (South Africa), andRené Laks of GroengasMobiel (Netherlands).

State-of-the-art technology makes its way in the natural gas market

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efficient; it’s market ready and longavailable with large portfolio ofsuitable cars and other vehicles; it’ssafe since methane is lighter thanair and does not accumulate on theground; and it’s integrative servingas complementary energy to otherforms of renewables.”To conclude, René Laks, ManagingDirector of GroengasMobiel (DutchNatural Gas and Biogas VehicleAssociation), presented “Best ofBoth Worlds, the Pivotal Role ofNatural Gas and Biogas in DutchTransport.” He explained thatchallenges in energy transition areglobal, such as world energytrilemma, gas infrastructure ordiversifying energy production. In thissense, he stressed that biogas willbe a pillar in Dutch energy transition.It is a “green value in transport” asnational and European targets areincreasingly including CO2 reduction.Moreover, Laks provided a roadmapfor South Africa and suggested to“identify the business case for(bio)CNG and (bio)LNG, to focus onkey segments such as taxis, busesand garbage trucks, and to startwith water treatment and landfill.”


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Theuns Naudé, Key Account Manager of Scania SouthAfrica, went over the manufacturer’s natural gas vehiclesportfolio and started mentioning the importance of facingthe climate change, air quality and congestion issues infast-growing cities. He said the solution is thereplacement of fossil with renewable alternative fuels,whose use is rapidly growing. One of them isbiomethane, and Scania offers Euro 6 gas engines,designed for all city and regional purposes, featuringoperation on both CNG and LNG and up to 90% CO2reduction with biogas. “The driver will not notice anydifference between driving a gas or a diesel Scaniavehicle, apart from the sound level which is considerablylower,” he added.

More than 4.000 natural gas buses and trucks from themanufacturer have been delivered so far to differentcountries around the world: Australia, Norway, Chile,Peru, Colombia, Spain, Estonia, Sweden, Island, UK,Iran, USA (engines). To get started with alternativesfuels, Theuns Naudé said long term policies andregulations are vital at both city and national levels, sinceheavy fleets represent a large proportion of emissions.“There are possibilities to quickly replace those vehicles,build volumes and reach scale advantages,” heconcluded.

“Technology for Gas in Commercial Vehicles in South Africa”by Andrew Taylor, managing director of Cape AdvancedEngineering (CAE), was the next paper presented to theaudience of NGV2014 South Africa Conference. Thecompany, which is committed to automotive, rail andmarine natural gas mobility, delivered an early methaneengine for buses in 1999 and has been involved in biogasprojects since 2007.

“In 2012 and 2013 CAE conducted a natural gas vehiclefleet trial for the IDC in Gauteng but the majorbreakthrough took place in the 2014 C40 Mayors Summit,by introducing CNG and biomethane buses for Metrobus aspart of a demonstration project,” he told the conferenceattendees. After that, he took a time to expound on dualfuel technology and some successful applications, in which50% in fuel cost savings were achieved.

On November 19 afternoon, anotherNGV2014 South Africa conference tookplace, in which participants were able to getinformation about the most recent advancesmade by OEMs in the natural gas vehiclefield, the available models, advantages andmarket evolution. The session wasmoderated by Raoul Goosen, Green Energybusiness specialist at the IndustrialDevelopment Corporation (IDC).

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distribute BRC CNG conversion kitsand technology. “The first phase of thefunding for converting 1,000 taxis inGauteng will be completed by early2015,” Rothman revealed.On the other hand, Zazi Dladla statedthat the Group’s target within the next3 to 4 years is 14,000 taxisconverted to the system (capitalrequired: US$25 million), 28 CNGfilling stations (plan to partner with BEEoperators) and 28 conversionworkshops in service. By 2016 andbeyond, it is expected that there will beinvestments in mini-LNG distributionfacilities in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natalprovinces. He believed that “CNG andLNG can rapidly be expandedthroughout Africa with focus on settingup a network for the local market toservice industrial customers andvehicle operators, while CNGdistribution infrastructure can beestablished within 6 months incountries with natural gas resources.”Milosz Szymaniak, responsible forOEMS Heavy Duty applications atHexagon Lincoln, was the nextspecialist who addressed theconference’s attendees with the theme“Type 4 Composite Cylinders:Lightweight, Safe & Cost Effective.”

Their portfolio is formed by portablegas cylinders, automotive applications(LIGHTSTORE™ CNG/H2 cylinders forpassenger cars, TUFFSHELL™CNG/H2 cylinders & systems for LD/HD Vehicles) and energy and transport(TITAN™ and SMARTSTORE™ gastransportation modules, compositedrilling risers, riser tensioningaccumulators). Among all thetechnology described, he noted thatthe TITAN™ tank is designedspecifically for bulk-transportation ofCNG, hydrogen, nitrogen and heliumand has an approved design certifiedby ABS, ISO 11439 and US DOT.Last but not least, Gert-Jan Rap, onbehalf of International Sales division atxperion Energy & Environment GmbH,expounded his views on the newtechnologies for NGVs and CNGinfrastructure. Specifically, hehighlighted the company’s products,activities and applications around theworld, as well as its main offerings,which are: tier 1 supplier forautomotive -and gas- industry, patentedhybrid technology, patented cylindersealing technology, wide range ofavailable cylinder sizes for automotiveapplication, system integration forautomotive industry.

The first speaker was Andri Hugo, CEOof Novo Energy, who talked about thecompany’s experience in establishingthe NGV industry in Southern Africa.As an introduction, he said that Novohas a 20 year track record of naturalgas vehicles in southern Africa, hasintroduced the NGV industry in SouthAfrica and Mozambique and has beeninvolved in the installation of more than12 CNG refueling stations. Hedelivered a timeline to describe all themilestones achieved in business. Forexample, the biogas plan in 1998 atboth Weltevreden landfill andKrugersdorp waste water treatment,due to which municipal vehicles (bi-fueland dual-fuel) hit the roads. “In 2012,the pipeline in Benoni allowed theopening of the Republic of SouthAfrica’s first commercial natural gasstation for vehicles, along with theoperation of 300 light, medium andheavy duty vehicles”, he recalled.Later on, both from CNG Holdings,managing director Stephen Rothmanand director Zazi Dladla spoke to theaudience on their papers “CNGExperience to Date, CNG Technologies,Current Network, Future Projects” and“Opportunities and Partnerships InDeveloping the CNG Industry in SouthAfrica and Africa”, respectively.On the one hand, Rothman explainedthat CNG Holdings consists of thecompanies Virtual Gas Network, NGVGas and CNG Technology. The first onesupplies CNG via modular roadtransport system to customers whoare not on the existing natural gasnetwork. The second one, NGV Gas,specializes in the provision of gas fillingstations for both private and publictransport. “The company’sJohannesburg Langlaagte – Flagshipfilling station was opened on March13, 2014 and serves 420 vehicles(412 of which are taxis) a day byOctober ,” he reported. Lastly, CNGTechnology holds the rights to

Wednesday 18th’s conference program of NGV2014 South Africa started with an updateon NGV refueling stations, transport and storage. Moderated by Eddie Cooke, ViceChairman of Southern African Biogas Industries Association (SABIA), this session detailedwhat the technologies, current networks and projects are in both public and privatetransport programs.

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The first of them was EricMattheeuws, managing director ofMattheeuws Eric Transport NV, fromBelgium, who presented hisimpressions on how an LNG truckstation in Europe runs after a fewmonths of operation. The executivesaid that the transport company heowns is a family business andconsists of 180 trucks and 300trailers. He also explained that theyhad chosen LNG as an alternative topetroleum to maximize theircraftsmanship and the synergypotential, and to differentiate, remainprofitable and ahead of competitionin the different sectors of economythey work in.“We had our own experience duringthe construction of the LNG station,which has been in service sinceSeptember 17, 2014. We havelearned from administration, planningpermission, building control andstudies on environmental impact andsafety perimeters, among manyother things,” he revealed. Thebusinessman also highlighted theimportance of partnerships in thiskind of projects. For instance, theLNG infrastructure expertise takenfrom Fluxys or the trucks, backupand guarantees offered by Volvo.Following Eric Mattheeuws, from theCity of Johannesburg, the StrategicSupport Advisor Alex Bhimandescribed the “Gas for MobilityInitiative”, carried out precisely bythe local government. At a recentSummit, the Executive Mayor MphoParks Tau referring to the applicationof natural gas as vehicle fuel statedthat the City was decided to do thechange. “In following this pursuit theCity is guided by its Growth andDevelopment Strategy (GDS) foremission reduction, a shift to a lowcarbon economy and job creation,”Bhiman said.The project begun with this politicalcommitment at the highest level and,

simultaneously, with a Metrobusmass transit system study focusedon alternative fuels (natural gas,biomethane, electricity). “Now, thereis a clear policy on dual fuel as partof a green roadmap, with largeremphasis on biogas, transportefficiency and GHG emissionsreduction,” he added, as heregarded the city as both asignificant customer and a facilitatorin natural gas mobility.The next speech was delivered byDevis Canella, Export area managerfor Emer and OMVL products atWestport, whose paper “FromForklifts to Mining Trucks” helpedunderstand how to drive a shift tonatural gas as a transportation fuel.First of all, he talked about thedifferent natural gas enginetechnologies, the fuels involved(CNG, LNG, biomethane), thesuppliers (OEM and retrofit solutions)and all the applications possible.The South African case shows the

On November 19, the third conference of the NGV2014 South Africa program was formedby three experts who expounded on customers and experiences in different CNG and LNGapplications. Diego Goldin, NGV Global executive director played as a moderator andintroduced each speaker to the audience.

Experiences around the world shownatural gas as all-transport solution

forklifts application (Toyota plant inDurban, 122 units, mono-fuel) andthe maxi-taxis for Johannesburg (60bi-fuel units). But there are manyexamples around the worlddemonstrating how natural gas as atransportation fuel works: forklifts,pickup trucks (Ford F250-F350),buses, refuse and heavy duty trucks(UPS) in the USA, city cars in Europe(VW up!), passenger cars in Sweden(Volvo V60, V70) and Europe (AudiA4 Avant), commercial vehicles inItaly (Opel Vivaro, Express Courier),trucks in Dominican Republic (forCoca-Cola Company), buses in Korea(Hyundai Universe, Busan), andHDVs in Canada (Vedder Transport).“In North America, natural gas’market share is 20% for buses and50% for refuse trucks,” he reported.Canella also mentioned thetechnologies portable to other off-road applications, such as mine haultrucks, shale frac trucks and pumps,tugboats and locomotives.


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The tour’s first place included a filling stationand a mother virtual pipeline in Langlaagte(Johannesburg), owned by NGV Gas, whichspecializes in providing turnkey solutions to allfleet owners who want a proven and eco-friendlyenergy source that is cleaner and more cost-effective than petrol, diesel and LPG. NGV Gassets stations for both the private and publictransport sectors, as well as in-house fillingstations for large companies.The natural gas station is public-access andopened in March 2014. The compressionfacility, warehouse and filling station are all offthe power grid, operating exclusively on naturalgas. The company will also convert existingstations to offer CNG as an alternative fuelsource.The Virtual Gas Network pipeline features viaspecial tubes transported on trailers. Thisinnovative modular road transport system safelyand economically transports CNG to customersin the industrial and commercial sectors,wishing to set up internal gas distributionnetworks, and power generation systems (suchas co-generation and tri-generation projects).This distribution system also supplies CNGrefueling stations and customers who have nodirect access to the existing gas network.The second place was Novo Energy’s fuelingstation and conversion workshop in Benoni(Gauteng). Novo offered all visitors thepossibility of attending a guided tour throughthe premises of their station with a detailedexplanation offered by the site manager. Inaddition, a live vehicle conversion took place,during which trained staff explained the stepsfollowed and their experience convertingvehicles in the South African market. As well asin NGV Gas facilities, refreshments and snackswere served.Novo Energy is an integrated gas companyspecializing in delivering comprehensive fuelsolutions to vehicular, industrial, commercialand residential customers by making use ofCNG technology. Novo’s activities include thesourcing of gas from conventional suppliers(pipelines) or the development of its ownalternative or unconventional methane sources(biogas sources, coal bed methane andunconventional biogenic) through the cleaning,compression and distribution of CNG.

On Thursday 20, the event participants visited two natural gas fueling stations to get directcontact with this industry segment and its latest advances. About 25 people from manyAfrican countries and from different parts of the world attended the appointment, touredthe facilities and appreciated the local experience and development.

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With worldwide demand for fuel showing no signs of abating andenvironmental regulations increasingly prevalent, specialistcompanies are collaborating to develop solutions for alternativefuels, including LNG. One such example involves Chart Industriessubsidiary, Flow Instruments GmbH, a specialist in thedevelopment, engineering and production of accurate flowmeasurement systems, and Beta Control Ltd(http://www.betacontrol.cz/en/) the largest manufacturers ofelectronics for fuel dispensers in the Czech Republic. The resultant product, LNG DYNAFLOW 3000® Dispenser,fuels heavy duty trucks and buses with LNG, reliably, accurately,safely and quickly.

An integrated processor for dynamic LNG density measurementand LNG mass measurements based on the venturi principle,take care of reliability and accuracy. The orifice is immersed incryogenic LNG and this advanced design means there’s no cool-down time needed in the metering section, which also has anabsence of moving parts. Thanks to a smart pipingconfiguration there’s no possibility of flow diversion either.

The dispenser meets all EU and MID regulationsand is ATEX safety approved. A Dead-ManButton (DMB) means that filling can onlycommence when the DMB is depressed.Beta Control’s electronic calculator,ADP1/T-LNG, instructs customers duringthe dispensing procedure andincorporates additional features, includingan alert to signal low LNG level in the stationtank and an automatic cut-off when LNG is notavailable.The system has already won approval fromIVECO, SCANIA and VOLVO and suchendorsements wouldn’t be possible if the systemdidn’t essentially mimic fuelling with dieseli.e. without a protracted filling time.Drivers simply fuel, pay and drive-away.

Other features include:

✓ Full compatibility with IFSF standard and connection with standard POS systems or OPT✓ card-operated and/or self-service operation✓ elegant and modern design✓ optional customer graphics✓ supplied ready for mounting onto a standard pump island✓ can be supplied as part of an LNG Mobile or Stationary fuelling station✓ equipped with a quick-connect LNG nozzle and compressed air nozzle for cleaning of truck LNG connection✓ optional full calibration and service packages option

To learn more about the LNG DYNAFLOW 3000® and Chart’s other LNG vehicle fueling systems, please contactJan Kurel at [email protected].

Chart Ferox, a.s. Ústecká, 30, 405 30 Děčín, Czech Republic


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Worldwide NGV statisticsCountry

Natural Gas Vehicles Refuelling stations

VRA

Monthly gas consumption (M Nm3)

Last update

Total Cars/LDVs MD/HDBuses

MD/HDTrucks Others Total Public Private Planned

Average consumption

(actualreport)

The consumption

in theory

Reportedconsumption

Iran 4.000.000 3.993.948 6.036 16 2.220 2.185 35 800 7300,00 737,03 990,5% July 2014China 3.994.350 2.587.288 1.025.531 331.531 50.000 6.502 6.302 200 2.913 9 3810,03 0,0% October 2014Pakistan 3.700.000 3.520.000 180.000 2.997 2.997 642,60 0,0% August 2014Argentina 2.487.349 2.487.349 1.939 1.939 32 239,80 447,72 53,6% July 2014India 1.800.000 500.000 300.000 200.000 800.000 936 936 163,21 1190,00 0,0% December 2013Brazil 1.781.102 1.781.102 1.805 1.805 7 144,53 320,60 45,1% June 2014Italy 885.300 880.000 2.300 3.000 1.049 990 59 100 80,00 167,70 47,7% June 2014Colombia 500.000 462.871 27.469 9.660 800 800 3 45,00 173,45 25,9% October 2014Thailand 457.110 388.743 13.264 53.344 1.759 497 471 26 0 152,76 0,0% September 2014Uzbekistan 450.000 450.000 213 213 50 81,00 0,0% June 2013Bolivia 300.000 300.000 178 178 46 26,28 54,00 48,7%August 20142013Armenia 244.000 192.000 17.300 34.700 345 9 336 26,53 114,22 23,2% December 2011Bangladesh 220.000 145.304 10.000 27.000 37.696 585 585 13 91,55 79,64 115,0% April 2013Egypt 207.617 205.000 2.270 347 181 177 4 57,11 43,73 130,6% September 2014Peru 183.786 183.775 11 237 237 18,56 33,11 56,1% June 2014Ukraine 170.000 8.036 102.216 59.748 325 133 192 8 52,00 355,89 14,6% March 2014USA 150.000 83.000 44.300 22.700 1.537 831 706 239 4.747 77,52 166,00 46,7% September 2014Germany 98.172 95.708 1735 176 553 921 849 72 1 804 18,00 22,60 79,6% May 2014Russia 90.050 65.000 10.000 15.000 50 253 211 42 15 4 33,75 53,71 62,8% July 2013Venezuela 90.000 90.000 166 166 300 80 8,15 16,20 50,3% June 2011Georgia 80.600 51.000 6.000 5.000 18.600 100 100 25 32,11 0,0% November 2013Bulgaria 61.320 61.197 105 11 7 110 109 1 7 15,00 11,34 132,3% June 2014Malaysia 55.999 55.345 594 60 184 182 2 10 14,80 11,75 126,0% October 2013Sweden 46.715 43.795 755 2.163 2 213 147 66 21 12,00 11,88 101,0% September 2014Japan 42.590 16.564 1.560 22.516 1.950 314 274 40 612 25,77 0,0% March 2013South Korea 40.532 8.203 31.069 1.257 3 201 101 100 93,00 95,69 97,2% November 2014Myanmar 27.137 23.658 3.475 4 45 45 14,69 0,0% September 2014Canada 14.205 11.800 199 6 2.200 89 86 3 500 2,84 0,0% May 2013France 13.550 10.050 2.400 1.100 0 311 40 271 11 200 6,00 9,89 60,7% September 2014Switzerland 11.640 11.278 173 129 60 167 134 33 3 117 1,61 2,66 60,6% August 2014Dominican Republic 10.909 10.909 15 15 100 0,09 1,96 4,7% June 2013Tajikistan 10.600 10.600 53 53 4,13 1,91 216,5% December 2007Austria 8.332 8.100 176 54 2 180 175 5 12 13,50 2,03 665,3% June 2013Chile 8.164 8.055 109 15 15 70 1 3,20 1,78 180,1% December 2011Netherlands 7.573 6.498 686 386 3 147 140 7 31 558 16,80 3,54 475,0% June 2014Czech Republic 7.488 6.650 512 81 245 88 63 25 30 123 1,83 2,81 65,1% September 2014Kyrgyzstan 6.000 6.000 6 6 0,60 1,08 55,6% December 2007Indonesia 5.690 4.850 570 20 250 11 11 4 2,61 0,0% November 2013Hungary 5.118 5.000 86 32 0 19 4 15 10 1.500 0,30 1,18 25,3% June 2014Singapore 4.638 4.618 20 3 2 1 1,03 0,89 115,6% October 2013Belarus 4.600 4.600 42 42 1,03 0,83 124,4% September 2011Spain 3.990 905 1.609 1.322 154 86 38 48 12 21 7,84 6,06 129,5% December 2013Turkey 3.850 1.850 2.000 14 8 6 35 4,20 6,33 66,3% December 2011Nigeria 3.798 3.452 25 287 34 8 8 10 0,93 0,0% March 2014Poland 3.590 3.050 400 40 100 88 26 62 52 40 1,60 1,79 89,6% September 2014Trinidad & Tobago 3.500 3.500 6 6 1,80 0,63 285,7% March 2012Australia 3.110 25 2.060 275 750 52 5 47 10 130 5,99 0,0% June 2013United Arab Emirates 2.801 2.800 1 19 18 1 5 1 0,51 0,0% November 2013Mexico 2.620 2.569 51 8 8 22 1,37 0,62 222,6% May 2012Moldova 2.200 2.200 24 24 0,40 0,40 101,0% Septemebr 2011Iceland 2.016 2.000 2 14 6 5 1 1 0,17 0,38 44,5% September 2014Finland 1.800 1.675 75 26 24 26 25 1 1 10 0,42 0,55 75,8% August 2014Afghanistan 1.701 300 1 1.400 2 2 August 2013Mozambique 1.380 1.216 153 11 5 5 2 0,24 0,68 35,4% November 2014Belgium 1.053 1.000 3 37 13 20 16 4 21 17 0,22 0,0% July 2014Greece 1.000 280 618 102 0 7 7 7 1,33 1,99 67,0% September 2014South Africa 937 800 136 1 3 3 5 0,55 0,0% September 2014Serbia 878 792 58 28 0 10 8 2 2 3 0,93 0,34 274,4% June 2014Norway 667 124 538 4 1 22 14 8 4 2,15 1,64 131,1% June 2014United Kingdom 663 20 3 600 40 22 5 17 5 10 3,00 0,49 606,6% July 2014Portugal 586 46 354 86 100 5 1 4 1 1,16 1,14 101,4% December 2011Vietnam 462 400 50 12 7 7 July 2012Slovakia 426 100 261 65 0 14 10 4 4 20 0,80 0,85 93,8% September 2014Lithuania 380 80 300 5 3 2 4 5 0,20 0,91 21,9% September 2014Estonia 340 300 30 10 0 5 5 1 1 0,15 0,15 98,7% September 2014Croatia 329 219 78 18 14 3 2 1 1 0,16 0,29 55,5% September 2014Luxembourg 270 230 39 1 7 6 1 2 0,06 0,16 37,7% July 2014Algeria 215 115 100 4 4 0,32 0,0% September 2014New Zealand 201 19 61 84 37 14 14 0,26 0,0% December 2010Lichtenstein 143 64 61 18 2 1 1 1 0,10 0,21 47,9% December 2011Denmark 104 61 26 17 0 7 7 3 July 2014Qatar 76 1 75 1 1 0,23 0,0% September 2013Slovenia 58 29 24 5 7 2 5 1 5 0,090 0,08 110,8% June 2014Tanzania 55 55 1 1 2 0,01 0,0% August 2013Macedonia 54 7 47 1 1 3 0,02 0,14 14,8% January 2011Ecuador 40 40 1 1 0,01 0,0% May 2009Bosnia & Herzegovina 35 34 1 3 2 1 2 0,01 0,0% September 2014Tunesia 34 32 2 1 1 0,01 0,0% December 2007Latvia 29 29 2 0 2 1 0,003 0,01 49,2% September 2014Philippines 20 20 1 1 0,06 0,0% November 2013Kazakhstan 20 20 1 1 90 November 2013Panama 15 15 November 2008Ireland 3 3 9 3 0,00 0,0% June 2013Romania 2 2 2 2 February 2014Turkmenistan 1 1 November 2009Montenegro 1 1 0,00 March 2006Total 22.327.687 18.818.331 1.620.203 792.687 1.096.466 26.523 24.033 2.490 4.867 9.834 8.595 8.936 96,2% November 2014

Notes: The column 'theoretical monthly consumption' is calculating total monthly consumption if cars consume 180, buses 3000, trucks 800, and other vehicles 50 Nm3 per monthThere is, of course, a huge difference between different truck types. A 44 ton truck may consume up to 8000 (not 800) Nm3 per month.


Cities with CNG refuelling stations

Last update

Argentina 341 Aug.'14Armenia 37 Mar. '08Australia 3 Nov. '09Austria 162 Jun. '12Bangladesh 8 Nov. '05Belarus 16 Sep. '11Belgium 10 Jun. '12Bolivia 7 Jul.'13Brazil 298 Aug.'14Bulgaria 41 Jul. '12Chile 5 Dec. '07China 100 May.'12Colombia 78 Jul '14Croatia 1 Dec. '10Czech Republic 38 Mar. '14Denmark 2 Jul. '13Dominican Republic 3 Mar. '13Egypt 16 Apr.06Estonia 3 May 13Finland 15 Dec. '2France 150 Jun.13Germany 740 Dec. '10Greeece 2 Nov. 10Hungary 15 Jun.13Iceland 2 Jan. '11India 42 Nov. '10Indonesia 2 Sept. '08Iran 597 Nov. '11Ireland 1 Jun.13Italy 150 Dec. '06Latvia 1 Sep. '11Liechtenstein 1 Jun. 11Lithuania 3 Sep. '11Luxembourg 1 Jul. 13Macedonia 1 Jan. '05Malaysia 12 Mar. '13Mexico 2 Mar.'12Moldavia 13 Sep. '11Mozambique 2 Aug. '11Myanmar 4 Oct. '11Netherlands 98 Jun. 13Nigeria 3 Jun. '13Norway 4 Jan. '10Pakistan 50 Apr. '08Peru 2 Jul '13Philippines 1 Oct.'05Portugal 5 Dec. '09Russia 198 May '12Serbia 3 Dec. '10Singapore 1 Jul. '05Slovakia 9 Jun. 13Slovenia 5 Jun. '13South Africa 2 Mar. '14South Korea 52 Nov. '13Spain 32 Jun. '10Sweden 79 Dec. '12Switzerland 19 Jun. '11Tanzania 1 Oct. '10Taiwan 1 Apr'. 05Thailand 54 May '14Trinidad & Tobago 11 Dec. '07Tunisia 1 Oct. '07Turkey 2 Aug. '04United Arab Emirates 4 Jul. '11United Kingdom 5 Nov. '04USA 50 May. 14Venezuela 26 Jun. '11Total 3.643

Europe Worlwide

2.567 3.643

Country Number of cities

Country's share of the world's total NGVs and fuelling stations

CountryNatural Gas Vehicles Refuelling stations

Last updateTotal

% of total NGVsin the world

Total% of total fuelling

stations in the worldIran 4.000.000 17,91% 2.220 8,38% July 2014China 3.994.350 17,89% 6.502 24,55% October 2014Pakistan 3.700.000 16,57% 2.997 11,31% August 2014Argentina 2.487.349 11,14% 1.939 7,32% July 2014India 1.800.000 8,06% 903 3,41% November 2013Brazil 1.781.102 7,98% 1.805 6,81% June 2014Italy 885.300 3,97% 1.049 3,96% June 2014Colombia 500.000 2,24% 800 3,02% October 2014Thailand 457.110 2,05% 497 1,88% September 2014Uzbekistan 450.000 2,02% 213 0,80% June 2013Bolivia 300.000 1,34% 178 0,67% August 2014 2013Armenia 244.000 1,09% 345 1,30% December 2011Bangladesh 220.000 0,99% 585 2,21% April 2013Egypt 207.617 0,93% 181 0,68% September 2014Peru 183.786 0,82% 237 0,89% June 2014Ukraine 170.000 0,76% 325 1,23% March 2014USA 150.000 0,67% 1.537 5,80% September 2014Germany 98.172 0,44% 921 3,48% May 2014Russia 90.050 0,40% 253 0,96% July 2013Venezuela 90.000 0,40% 166 0,63% June 2011Georgia 80.600 0,36% 100 0,38% November 2013Bulgaria 61.320 0,27% 110 0,42% June 2014Malaysia 55.999 0,25% 184 0,69% October 2013Sweden 46.715 0,21% 213 0,80% September 2014Japan 42.590 0,19% 314 1,19% March 2013South Korea 40.532 0,18% 201 0,76% November 2014Myanmar 27.137 0,12% 45 0,17% September 2014Canada 14.205 0,06% 89 0,34% May 2013France 13.550 0,06% 311 1,17% September 2014Switzerland 11.640 0,05% 167 0,63% August 2014Dominican Republic 10.909 0,05% 15 0,06% June 2013Tajikistan 10.600 0,05% 53 0,20% December 2007Austria 8.332 0,04% 180 0,68% June 2013Chile 8.164 0,04% 15 0,06% December 2011Netherlands 7.573 0,03% 147 0,55% June 2014Czech Republic 7.488 0,03% 88 0,33% September 2014Kyrgyzstan 6.000 0,03% 6 0,02% December 2007Indonesia 5.690 0,03% 11 0,04% November 2013Hungary 5.118 0,02% 19 0,07% June 2014Singapore 4.638 0,02% 3 0,01% October 2013Belarus 4.600 0,02% 42 0,16% September 2011Spain 3.990 0,02% 86 0,32% December 2013Turkey 3.850 0,02% 14 0,05% December 2011Nigeria 3.798 0,02% 8 0,03% March 2014Poland 3.590 0,02% 88 0,33% September 2014Trinidad & Tobago 3.500 0,02% 6 0,02% March 2012Australia 3.110 0,01% 52 0,20% June 2013United Arab Emirates 2.801 0,01% 19 0,07% November 2013Mexico 2.620 0,01% 8 0,03% May 2012Moldova 2.200 0,01% 24 0,09% Septemebr 2011Iceland 2.016 0,01% 6 0,02% September 2014Finland 1.800 0,01% 26 0,10% August 2014Afghanistan 1.701 0,01% 2 0,01% August 2013Mozambique 1.380 0,01% 5 0,02% November 2014Belgium 1.053 0,00% 20 0,08% July 2014Greece 1.000 0,00% 7 0,03% September 2014South Africa 937 0,00% 3 0,01% September 2014Serbia 878 0,00% 10 0,04% June 2014Norway 667 0,00% 22 0,08% June 2014United Kingdom 663 0,00% 22 0,08% July 2014Portugal 586 0,00% 5 0,02% December 2011Vietnam 462 0,00% 7 0,03% July 2012Slovakia 426 0,00% 14 0,05% September 2014Lithuania 380 0,00% 5 0,02% September 2014Estonia 340 0,00% 5 0,02% September 2014Croatia 329 0,00% 3 0,01% September 2014Luxembourg 270 0,00% 7 0,03% July 2014Algeria 215 0,00% 4 0,02% September 2014New Zealand 201 0,00% 14 0,05% December 2010Lichtenstein 143 0,00% 2 0,01% December 2011Denmark 104 0,00% 7 0,03% July 2014Qatar 76 0,00% 1 0,00% September 2013Slovenia 58 0,00% 7 0,03% June 2014Tanzania 55 0,00% 1 0,00% August 2013Macedonia 54 0,00% 1 0,00% January 2011Ecuador 40 0,00% 1 0,00% May 2009Bosnia & Herzegovina 35 0,00% 3 0,01% September 2014Tunesia 34 0,00% 1 0,00% December 2007Latvia 29 0,00% 2 0,01% September 2014Philippines 20 0,00% 1 0,00% November 2013Kazakhstan 20 0,00% 1 0,00% November 2013Panama 15 0,00% 0,00% November 2008Ireland 3 0,00% 0,00% June 2013Romania 2 0,00% 2 0,01% February 2014Turkmenistan 0,00% 1 0,00% November 2009Montenegro 0,00% 1 0,00% March 2006Total 22.327.687 100% 26.490 100% November 2014


NGV’s statistics balance

Best growth in filling stations by number (50+ stations; India is not yet included)

Best growth in NGVs by % (10,000+ NGVs; India is not yet included) Best growth in filling stations by % (50+ stations; India is not yet included)

World’s top 10 NGV countries

NGV x 1.000Round up figures

China Iran Peru Italy Colombia Thailand Argentina Egypt Switzerland Germany

2013 3.000.000 3.500.000 169.056 823.000 463.930 422.812 2.331.912 197.229 11.058 96.349

2014 3.994.350 4.000.000 183.786 885.300 500.000 457.110 2.487.349 207.617 11.640 98.172

Increase 33% 14% 9% 8% 8% 8% 7% 5% 5% 2%

China Iran Colombia Poland ItalyCzech Republic Peru Egypt Thailand Argentina

2013 5.730 2.074 703 47 1.022 74 226 171 488 1.932

2014 6.502 2.220 800 88 1.049 88 237 181 497 1.939

Difference 772 146 97 41 27 14 11 10 9 7

Countries included are those with number of filling stations above 100 units

China Iran Argentina Italy Colombia Thailand Brazil Peru Egypt Germany

2013 3.000.000 3.500.000 2.331.912 823.000 463.930 422.812 1.764.137 169.056 195.583 96.349

2014 3.994.350 4.000.000 2.487.349 885.300 500.000 457.110 1.781.102 183.786 205.000 98.172

Difference 994.350 500.000 155.437 62.300 36.070 34.298 16.965 14.730 9.417 1.823

Poland Czech Rep. Colombia China Iran Egypt Peru Bulgaria Italy Thailand

2013 47 74 703 5.730 2.074 171 226 106 1.022 488

2014 88 88 800 6.502 2.220 181 237 110 1.049 497

Increase 87% 19% 14% 13% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2%

Best growth in NGVs by number (10,000+ NGVs; India is not yet included)

Countries included are those with number of filling stations above 10,000 units

Notes: * Figures accumulated in different months. Please refer tothe Worldwide NGV statistics to see the respective month in whichthe data was reported/accumulated.

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 Nov-14*

Iran 1 15 64 148 612 846 1638 2033 2859 3300 3300 4000

China 36 55 80 82 97 127 201 336 500 500 600 1500 3000 3994

Pakistan 200 410 475 700 1000 1650 1900 2250 2500 2851 3100 2790 3700

Argentina 735 824 1089 1288 1457 1416 1685 1741 1821 1927 2032 2173 2288 2487

India 25 101 159 222 222 335 822 822 700 700 1100 1500 1800 1800

Brazil 272 372 615 804 1011 1253 1512 1573 1614 1662 1694 1730 1754 1781

Italy 370 370 401 381 382 413 433 580 588 677 761 746 823 885

Colombia 9 9 19 48 72 114 252 270 300 313 349 387 457 500

Thailand 4 9 22 56 162 219 268 321 413 457

Uzbekistan 310 450 450


European NGV statistics

Fuel prices in Europe

All data shown on this work sheet are the result of work conducted by NGVA Europe and the GVR. The data may not be manipulated and redistributed while maintaining the logos ofNGVA Europe and the GVR. When using data for various summaries or graphs it would, however, be appreciated if you state that the information presented is based on data suppliedvia NGVA Europe and the GVR.

Country

Natural Gas Vehicles Refuelling stations

VRA Reportedconsumption

The consumption

in theory

Averageconsumption(Actual report)

Monthly gas consumption (M Nm3)

Last updateTotal Cars/LDVs MD/HD

BusesMD/HDTrucks Others Total Public Private Planned

CountryPremiumGasoline

(Euro/litre)

RegularGasoline

(Euro/litre)

Diesel(Euro/litre)

CNG(Euro/Nm³)

CNG price equivalent perlitre gasoline

CNG priceequivalent per

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The event of the

year is coming up

Clean Power Project

Consortium for

LNG use in trucks

Germany

AMI Leipzig

Motor Show

Peru, 6-8 July

ExpoGNV already

is a big success

NGV buses in europe

A growing sector

The opinions and thoughts

of several manufacturers

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Germany

NGV is the

best alternative

The Netherlands

The World Gas

Conference took place

Germany 2006

NGV and the

World Cup

Handing out of keys of

some NGVs used

for VIP shuttle service

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Italy

More than 35000 OEM

NGVs sold in 2006

Worldwide

Free access to NGV

statistics

Volume 5 #12Number 60January 2007

A political success

NGVs on the

European agenda

The European Parliament voted a report

highlighting methane role as transportation fuel

VW P

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Renewal and new

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Panda Panda

A big small car

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ExpoGNV

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Statistics

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News on NGV

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The Fiat Panda Panda great success,

London doubled congestion charge zone

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ExpoGNV Brazil

More stands available in

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NGV growth in Europe

Italy

Comments on the European #1 market, a methanized

funfair in Germany (photo), Czech Rep., etc.

NGV growth in Europe

Italy

Comments on the European #1 market, a methanized

funfair in Germany (photo), Czech Rep., etc.

Germany

Natural Gas Vehicles

are the trend

Strasbourg

The ENGVA Conference

is co ing up

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Along all roads

NGV use in Europe

Mitsubishi Evo 9 CNG , maybe the most

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Italy

A azing anda anda

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Spain

670 natural gas

vehicles clean Madrid


Environmental Ministry

Germany

NGV has proven to be a clean,

economical and sustainable alternative

24-Nürburgring

A resounding

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Europe

NGV, a real need

against pollution


European Parliament

NGVs in

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The industry held a meeting

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Italy

The 10th Metanauto

is coming up

Germany

Car sales in the doldrums

NGVs defy the trend

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Against global warming

NGV: a solution

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News from Italy, Germany, Spain, Sweden,

Russia, Switzerland, Brazil, Africa and more.Against global warming

NGV: a solution

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News from Italy, Germany, Spain, Sweden,

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Compressors

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Iran NGV goals

To be achieved with

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Volume 6 #8Number 68September 2007

Climate-friendly fuel

Germany rewards

NGV drivers

7 seats Opel Zafira 1.6 CNG emits only 138 CO2

g/km. With a mix of 20% biogas just 113 g/km

Oil is over $80!

A real opportunity for

the NGV industry

Sweden

About subsidies in the

‘biogas country’

Volume 6 #9Number 70November 2007

NGV Concept car

Fiat Panda Aria

Eco-compatible materials in and outside,

CO2 emissions cut to a record of 69g/km

Italy

Opinion about

stations network

Czech Republic

Latest developments

and Conference

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Across the world

7.2 million NGVs

Impressive growth of methane vehicles. It is

predicted 65 million NGVs by 2020

Germany

NGVs go turbo

IANGV

Government involvement

in CNG Programs


Barajas, Madrid

NGVs to the airport

Were introduced three models of new ground handling

equipment powered by ultra-low imission CNG engines

NGV bus market

Opinions from

several OEMs

Italy

Self-service to be

allowed this 2008


NGV, a solution at hand

Oil is around $100

Because of economics, ecology and energy

diversification, CNG is the answer today

NGVA Europe

Meeting of the new

regional organisation

NGV 2008

Attracting stakehold-

ers from everywhere


New growing market

NGV gains

momentum

King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía of Spain

while opening a new Gas Natural building

The Netherlands

The Dutch NGV

industry is on the move

NGV 2008 in Rio

Few days for the

IANGV event


MILA Alpin 4WD

Hybrid CNG

Compact off-roader launched at

the 2008 Geneva Motor Show

New NGVA Europe

Focus on lobbying

activities

Italy

The role of the

Consorzio NGV System


After NGV 2008

Comes Italy

Few available spaces for the II

World Fair of NGV, biogas and H2V Italy

NGV use to grow to

a two-digit number

Canada

The success of

CNG forklifts


NGV in Europe

2009 outlook

It is predicted as the year when sales will

really take off

2030 NG industry

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Germany

Hybrid-CNG

technology

Volume 7 #8Number 81October 2008

2nd NGV World Fair

A world-class ev

ent

Turin 2008: Display of latest technologies and

international meetings

Czech Republic

II International

Conference in Prague

Germany

New company aiming

to market NGVs


New NGV model

Fiat Grande Punto

From January to August, Fiat sold 43,000 NGVs

in Italy -33,000 during the same period in 2007.

NGV System Italia

Self-service and

multi-fuel dispenser

Italy

New Stations

Association


World speed record

327.2 km/h

A retrofitted biomethane-fuelled Audi

A4-B7 has set the high speed record

GNV2009 Madrid

Support from the

City Council

2009 NGV Caravan

To the Olympic Winter

games Capital city


+25% globally

2008 NGV

numbers

Methane powers 9,500,000

vehicles through 14,500 stations.

Italy is the #1 OEM NGV market.

The Netherlands

More interest in

the NGV business

Italy

Comments from

the industry


Record-breaking trip

EcoFuel Tour

To visit and test each of the 800 German

refuelling stations within 80 days.

United Kingdom

Successful biogas

truck trial

Italy

New section Voices

from the industry


Spain NGV market

500 more

NGV trucks

Barcelona tender: the 4 city’s cleaning

companies to use NGV trucks

Italy

NGV is promoted

by OEMs in all

media

GNV2009 Madrid

NGVA Europe

Conference is

coming up


Germany car tax

NGVs have

the edge

The new CO2 tax reduces

significantly the tax burden on NGV

IANGV

World CNG

signage one step

closer

Germany

Natural gas

turbos at AMI

2009 in Leipzig


Few days to go

GNV2009

MadridThe NGVA Europe Conferences

& Show gather global attention.

Spain

Successful NGV

implementation

Chrysler+Fiat

More NGVs for

North America?


Italy

Getting out

of the niche

The industry aims to create a sustainable

business based on sustainable mobility

Italy

The NGV industry

beyond the crisis

PeruThe I Latin American

NGV Summit is

coming up


24-hour Nürburgring

NGV Success

VW Scirocco GT24 CNG raced to victory at

the 24-hour race

European milestone

More than 1

million NGVS on

the roads

GNV Peru 2009

All ready for theLatin Americanevent

Volume 8 #6Number 91August 2009

OEM NGVs

Italy61,175 were sold in January-May: analysts

define 2009 as the year of the NGV boom

The GVR

Three outstanding

editions coming up

Sweden

World's first green

biogas ambulance


NGV in Europe

The EU targets

10% market share by2020 plus 8%

biofuels--including biogas. Is it credible?

Verona, Italy

Promotional

advert campaign

underway

The GVR

Promotional

advert campaign

at course

Volume 8 #8Number 93October 2009

The engine of tomorrow

NGVs with brains

OEMs work on NGV tailor-made innovative technologies.

Ecorally-Raid

Clean Off-road

units race towards

NGV2010

NGV 2010 Roma

IANGV 2nd

Compelling Reason

to Attend


Huge CO2 savings

LNG Ferry

Besides Natural gas and biomethane,

LNG also brings benefits.

NGV System Italia

Towards EU

White Paper on

Transport

Forecasting

Middle and

long-term NGV

outlook


Starting in 2010

Scirocco Cup

VW organises a one-make cup featuri

ng

Bio-CNG-powered vehicles.

Argentina

25 years of ‘GNC’

GasHighWay

Project of a

station net from

Finland to Italy


A must attend event

NGV 2010 Roma

A convergence of time and place for th

e global NGV industry

Italy

Increased NGV

use brings healthy

news

At the right time

The great

international event

of the year


Dakar Rally

Racing with NGV

Two Toyota FJ Cruiser V6 showed that NGV can compete in

the most demanding roads

New monthly report

The European

Association in

The GVR

NGV System Italia

Leadership,

innovation and

tradition


54 million more NGVs

NGV2010 Roma

The global event in Italy, gateway

to the most successful NGV decade

A case study

Swedish NGV

sales

Bolivia

Large-scale free

NGV conversion

underway


Growing interest

Rome Conference

NGVs set to dominate alternative

fuels arena in coming decade

Volume 9 #3

Number 100

May 2010

Anniversary ed

ition

100From Europe to the world,

continuos work promoting NGV

Armenia 0,96 0,91 0,83 0,38 0,34 0,39 sep-11Austria* 1,39 1,34 0,71 0,64 0,73 sep-14Belarus 0,66 0,61 0,59 0,19 0,17 0,19 sep-11Belgium* 1,59 1,40 0,62 0,56 0,64 sep-14Bulgaria* 1,25 1,32 0,63 0,60 0,67 may-14Croatia* 1,52 1,35 1,16 0,79 0,71 0,81 ene-11Czech Republic 1,34 1,28 0,66 0,59 0,68 sep-14Denmark 1,76 1,52 1,34 1,20 1,37 sep-14Estonia* 1,27 1,24 0,55 0,49 0,56 sep-14Finland* 1,59 1,45 0,99 0,89 1,01 oct-14France* 1,49 1,29 0,88 0,79 0,90 sep-14Georgia 0,91 0,88 0,87 0,48 0,43 0,49 nov-14Germany* 1,59 1,43 0,77 0,54 0,79 sep-14Greece* 1,66 1,35 0,69 0,61 0,70 sep-14Hungary* 1,32 1,34 0,78 0,70 0,80 sep-14Iceland 1,59 1,55 0,97 0,87 1,00 sep-14Italy* 1,79 1,67 0,69 0,65 0,72 sep-14Latvia 1,34 1,27 0,38 0,29 0,32 sep-14Lichtenstein 1,43 1,58 1,04 0,91 0,99 sep-14Lithuania 1,34 1,27 0,87 0,78 0,89 sep-14Luxembourg* 1,34 1,17 0,58 0,52 0,60 ene-11Macedonia 1,24 1,04 0,42 0,38 0,44 sep-11Moldavia 1,05 0,87 1,00 0,45 0,13 0,46 sep-14Netherlands * 1,84 1,50 0,77 0,69 0,79 sep-14Norway 1,87 1,77 0,70 0,63 0,72 sep-14Poland 1,29 1,27 0,72 0,79 0,74 sep-14Portugal 1,57 1,36 1,05 0,94 1,08 jun-13Russia 0,71 0,73 0,27 0,24 0,28 feb-11Serbia* 1,31 1,31 0,55 0,49 0,56 jun-13Slovakia* 1,46 1,35 0,81 0,73 0,83 sep-13Slovenia* 1,44 1,36 0,77 0,69 0,79 sep-14Spain* 1,41 1,,32 0,74 0,58 0,65 sep-14Sweden 1,59 1,56 1,38 1,31 1,23 sep-14Switzerland* 1,44 1,51 0,99 0,86 0,94 sep-14Turkey 1,86 1,62 1,37 1,23 1,40 May-12Ukraine 1,09 0,98 0,94 0,65 0,58 0,66 sep-14United Kingdom* 1,61 1,68 0,81 0,73 0,83 sep-14Bosnia & Herzegovina*1,20 1,23 0,45 0,40 0,46 sep-14

Notes: *In these countries sales are measured in kg. The conversion factor depends on the normal densityof gaseous natural gas in each country. The default value used is 0.73 kg/Nm3.

Italy 885.300 880.000 2.300 3.000 1.049 990 59 100 80,00 167,70 47,7% June 2014Armenia 244.000 192.000 17.300 34.700 345 9 336 26,53 114,22 23,2% December 2011Ukraine 170.000 8.036102.216 59.748 325 133 192 8 52,00 355,89 14,6% March 2014Germany 98.172 95.708 1735 176 553 921 849 72 1 804 18,00 22,60 79,6% May 2014Russia 90.050 65.000 10.000 15.000 50 253 211 42 15 4 33,75 53,71 62,8% July 2013Georgia 80.600 51.000 6.000 5.000 18.600 100 100 25 32,11 0,0% November 2013Bulgaria 61.320 61.197 105 11 7 110 109 1 7 15,00 11,34 132,3% June 2014Sweden 46.715 43.795 755 2.163 2 213 147 66 21 12,00 11,88 101,0% September 2014France 13.550 10.050 2.400 1.100 0 311 40 271 11 200 6,00 9,89 60,7% September 2014Switzerland 11.640 11.278 173 129 60 167 134 33 3 117 1,61 2,66 60,6% August 2014Austria 8.332 8.100 176 54 2 180 175 5 12 13,50 2,03 665,3% June 2013Netherlands 7.573 6.498 686 386 3 147 140 7 31 558 16,80 3,54 475,0% June 2014Czech Republic 7.488 6.650 512 81 245 88 63 25 30 123 1,83 2,81 65,1% September 2014Hungary 5.118 5.000 86 32 0 19 4 15 10 1.500 0,30 1,18 25,3% June 2014Belarus 4.600 4.600 42 42 1,03 0,83 124,4% September 2011Spain 3.990 905 1.609 1.322 154 86 38 48 12 21 7,84 6,06 129,5% December 2013Turkey 3.850 1.850 2.000 14 8 6 35 4,20 6,33 66,3% December 2011Poland 3.590 3.050 400 40 100 88 26 62 52 40 1,60 1,79 89,6% September 2014Moldova 2.200 2.200 24 24 0,40 0,40 101,0% Septemebr 2011Iceland 2.016 2.000 2 14 6 5 1 1 0,17 0,38 44,5% September 2014Finland 1.800 1.675 75 26 24 26 25 1 1 10 0,42 0,55 75,8% August 2014Belgium 1.053 1.000 3 37 13 20 16 4 21 17 0,22 0,0% July 2014Greece 1.000 280 618 102 0 7 7 7 1,33 1,99 67,0% September 2014Serbia 878 792 58 28 0 10 8 2 2 3 0,93 0,34 274,4% June 2014Norway 667 124 538 4 1 22 14 8 4 2,15 1,64 131,1% June 2014United Kingdom 663 20 3 600 40 22 5 17 5 10 3,00 0,49 606,6% July 2014Portugal 586 46 354 86 100 5 1 4 1 1,16 1,14 101,4% December 2011Slovakia 426 100 261 65 0 14 10 4 4 20 0,80 0,85 93,8% September 2014Lithuania 380 80 300 5 3 2 4 5 0,20 0,91 21,9% September 2014Estonia 340 300 30 10 0 5 5 1 1 0,15 0,15 98,7% September 2014Croatia 329 219 78 18 14 3 2 1 1 0,16 0,29 55,5% September 2014Luxembourg 270 230 39 1 7 6 1 2 0,06 0,16 37,7% July 2014Lichtenstein 143 64 61 18 2 1 1 1 0,10 0,21 47,9% December 2011Denmark 104 61 26 17 0 7 7 3 July 2014Slovenia 58 29 24 5 7 2 5 1 5 0,090 0,08 110,8% June 2014Macedonia 54 7 47 1 1 3 0,02 0,14 14,8% January 2011Bosnia & Herzegovina 35 34 1 3 2 1 2 0,01 0,0% September 2014Latvia 29 29 2 0 2 1 0,003 0,01 49,2% September 2014Ireland 3 3 9 3 0,00 0,0% June 2013Romania 2 2 2 2 February 2014Montenegro 1 1 0,00 March 2006Total 1.758.924 1.464.010 150.971 123.975 19.968 4.659 3.356 1.303 267 3.621 303 817 37,1% November 2014


Ratio between Natural Gas filling station versus number of vehicles

Country Natural GasVehicles

Refuellingstations

Ratio station/vehicles Last update

Iran 4.000.000 2.220 1.802 July 2014Pakistan 3.700.000 2.997 1.235 August 2014China 3.327.500 5.730 581 May 2014Argentina 2.466.164 1.939 1.272 June 2014Brazil 1.781.102 1.805 987 June 2014India 1.800.000 903 1.993 November 2013Italy 883.000 1.049 842 June 2014Colombia 492.649 800 616 August 2014Uzbekistan 450.000 213 2.113 June 2013Thailand 448.025 492 911 April 2014Bolivia 300.000 178 1.685 August 2014Armenia 226.800 345 657 September 2011Bangladesh 220.000 585 376 April 2013Egypt 198.852 172 1.156 December 2013Peru 183.786 237 775 June 2014Ukraine 170.000 325 523 March 2014USA 142.000 1.466 97 May 2014Venezuela 90.000 166 542 June 2011Germany 97.619 920 106 April 2013Russia 90.000 252 357 July 2013Georgia 80.600 100 806 November 2013Bulgaria 61.320 110 557 June 2014Malaysia 55.999 184 304 October 2013Sweden 44.322 203 218 December 2012Japan 42.590 314 136 March 2013South Korea 40.222 191 211 March 2014Myanmar 28.479 51 558 December 2013Canada 14.205 89 160 May 2013France 13.538 344 39 June 2013Switzerland 11.058 167 66 June 2013Dominican Republic 10.909 15 727 June 2013Tajikistan 10.600 53 200 December 2007Chile 8.164 15 544 December 2011Austria 7.717 205 38 June 2013Czech Republic 7.050 80 88 March 2014Kyrgyzstan 6.000 6 1.000 December 2007Netherlands 7.570 194 39 June 2014Indonesia 5.690 11 517 November 2013Singapore 4.638 3 1.546 October 2013Belarus 4.600 42 110 September 2011Hungary 5.118 19 269 June 2014Turkey 3.850 14 275 December 2011Trinidad & Tobago 3.500 6 583 March 2012Nigeria 3.798 8 475 March 2014Spain 3.781 78 48 June 2013Poland 3.392 47 72 June 2013Australia 3.110 52 60 June 2013United Arab Emirates 2.801 19 147 November 2013Mexico 2.620 8 328 May 2012Moldova 2.200 24 92 Septemebr 2011Afghanistan 1.701 2 851 August 2013Finland 1.665 26 64 June 2014Slovakia 1.284 14 92 June 2013Iceland 2.016 3 672 September 2014Norway 908 26 35 June 2012Serbia 838 9 93 October 2012Greece 716 5 143 July 2014Mozambique 661 2 331 July 2012Portugal 586 5 117 December 2011United Kingdom 663 22 30 July 2014Belgium 1.053 20 53 July 2014Vietnam 462 7 66 July 2012Luxembourg 270 7 39 July 2014New Zealand 201 14 14 December 2010Estonia 194 4 49 May 2013Lithuania 200 4 50 December 2012South Africa 258 3 86 March 2014Croatia 155 2 78 May 2013Lichtenstein 143 2 72 December 2011Algeria 125 3 42 December 2011Qatar 76 1 76 September 2013Macedonia 54 1 54 January 2011Tanzania 55 1 55 August 2013Slovenia 48 6 8 June 2013Ecuador 40 1 40 May 2009Tunesia 34 1 34 December 2007Philippines 20 1 20 November 2013Kazakhstan 20 1 20 November 2013Bosnia & Herzegovina 21 2 11 June 2011Latvia 18 1 18 September 2011Panama 15 November 2008Denmark 15 2 8 July 2012Romania 2 2 1 February 2014Ireland 1 2 1 June 2012Turkmenistan 1 November 2009Montenegro 1 March 2006Total 21.581.456 25.650 841 September 2014

Ratio price differential of natural gas to other fuels

Country CNG/PremiumGasoline

CNG/RegularGasoline CNG/Diesel Date

Afganistan 68,49% nov-12Argentina 32,76% 35,85% 26,03% ene-11Armenia 39,58% 41,76% 45,78% sep-11Australia 59,83% 63,81% 65,42% jul-13Austria 51,00% 52,82% jul-13Bangladesh 34,62% 36,73% 52,94% sep-09Belarus 28,79% 31,15% 32,20% sep-11Belgium 49,28% 52,56% jul-14Bolivia 45,00% 46,15% June-14Brazil 59,06% jun-11Bulgaria 52,56% 49,77% jun-14Canada 62,77% 63,44% 68,60% ene-11China 55,84% 58,90% 63,24% mar-11Croatia 44,27% 46,03% 50,00% ene-11Czech Republic 47,65% 51,98% mar-14Denmark 93,06% 108,94% 100,00% jul-13Dominican Republic 42,86% 55,00%Egypt 8,06% 25,00% 41,67% jun-13Estonia 42,47% 42,79% sep-13Finland 65,16% 72,75% sep-14France 54,11% 61,32% 100,00% sep-13Georgia 48,45% 50,54% 50,54% nov-13Germany 50,50% 56,15% ago-14Greece 49,01% 41,59% jul-14Hungary 55,70% 54,88% sep-13Iceland 56,88% 58,71% nov-12India 59,34% 83,08% jul-13Indonesia 40,91% 58,06% 54,55% jul-10Iran 6,80% 8,50% 13,08% abr-14Italy 40,42% 43,32% ago-14Japan 65,63% 70,47% 80,77% jun-12Latvia 28,79% 29,69% sep-11Lichtenstein 76,37% 81,10% 77,01% jun-10Lithuania 66,67% 70,97% sep-11Luxembourg 58,84% 60,89% 70,26% jul-14Macedonia 34,30% 40,77% ene-11Malaysia 36,36% 38,10% jul-11Moldavia 42,86% 51,72% 45,09% sep-11Netherlands 43,64% 53,57% jun-14Nigeria 55,81% 35,29% mar-14Norway 52,17% 53,93% mar-11Pakistan 38,85% 49,87% 47,00% mar-14Philippines 34,21% 43,33% ene-10Poland 53,73% 53,73% jun-13Portugal 33,33% 40,54% mar-10Russia 33,33% 34,25% jul-12Serbia 46,51% 50,59% 48,87% feb-11Singapore 74,47% 104,48% mar-10Slovakia 62,71% 58,72% jun-13Slovenia 52,25% 56,73% sep-13South Africa 69,39% mar-14South Korea 57,89% 64,17% mar-14Spain 53,74% 56,90% jun-13Sweden 95,35% 101,23% abr-13Switzerland 79,58% 75,89% jun-14Tanzania 52,37% nov-13Thailand 21,37% 25,76% May-14Ukraine 59,63% 66,33% 69,15% May-12United Kingdom 72,56% 71,37% ene-10USA 43,08% 37,33% ene-14Uzbekistan 28,75% 31,94% 33,82% oct-11Vietnam 71,20% 76,07% 96,74% mar-11

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