Demand for compressed natural gas (CNG) from commercial vehicle fleets has doubled over the past two years, according to Piedmont Natural Gas, which sold, delivered or used about 5 million gasoline-gallon equivalents of the fuel in the past year. The company is working with municipalities and other local agencies in Charlotte, Nashville, Wilmington and Anderson to expand their use of CNG in airport parking shuttles and public transit buses. “People are looking at it as a way to reduce greenhouse gases that they don’t want on our streets,” said John McLinden, president of Piedmont Natural. Spanish electric utility Endesa has opened the first public CNG station for fast-fill refuelling in the Autonomous Port of Paris. The station is open 24/7 and covers 4,000 sq m with two dispensers, with plans to increase the number to four. Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/gas-processing/29112016/piedmont-natural-gas-reports-strong-growth-in-cng-use-by-trucks/ Endesa is endeavouring to offer natural gas as an alternative fuel for heavy load vehicles to help reduce urban contamination levels.
Demand for compressed natural gas (CNG) from commercial vehicle fleets has doubled over the past two years, according to Piedmont Natural Gas, which sold, delivered or used about 5 million gasoline-gallon equivalents of the fuel in the past year. The company is working with municipalities and other local agencies in Charlotte, Nashville, Wilmington and Anderson to expand their use of CNG in airport parking shuttles and public transit buses. “People are looking at it as a way to reduce greenhouse gases that they don’t want on our streets,” said John McLinden, president of Piedmont Natural. Spanish electric utility Endesa has opened the first public CNG station for fast-fill refuelling in the Autonomous Port of Paris. The station is open 24/7 and covers 4,000 sq m with two dispensers, with plans to increase the number to four. Endesa is endeavouring to offer natural gas as an alternative fuel for heavy load vehicles to help reduce urban contamination levels.