 News Archive
.......................................................................................................
September 2007
Clean Energy Begins Construction of LNG Plant in California
September 7, 2007 – CNGVP industry member, Clean Energy Fuels, Corp., has broken ground on California’s first, large-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) production plant. Just this week in the Mojave Desert, construction began on Clean Energy’s LNG plant dedicated to serving the growing demand from heavy-duty natural gas vehicle (NGV) fleets. Scheduled to begin commercial shipments in the second half of 2008, the plant’s initial production capacity is anticipated to be 160,000 LNG gallons per day though the facility can be expanded to a production capacity of 240,000 gallons per day.
For more information on Clean Energy Fuels, Corp., please click here.
Research Begins on Implementing LNG Hydraulic Hybrid Trash Trucks
September 7, 2007 - Considering the addition of hydraulic hybrid drives to liquefied natural gas (LNG) refuse trucks, the City of Los Angeles and Bosch Rexroth contracted New West Technologies to begin gathering pertinent data that would assist their decision-making. The research will include vehicle speed profiles and engine operating maps of LNG refuse trucks with Rexroth’s hydrostatic regenerative brake. Two LNG American LaFrance Condor vehicles will be used during this test phase.
|
