NGV & ALTERNATIVE FUEL MARKETING, TECHNOLOGY AND POLITICS
Asia-Europe LNG Progress
NGV Global 19 October 2009
World LNG demand is forecast to rise from 226 billion cubic metres (bcm) during 2007 to 640 bcm by 2020 and close to 790 bcm by 2030. In Europe, continued increases in LNG demand from Spain and France, and large-scale usage from the UK will significantly increase imports into Europe. In the Asia Pacific region Japan and South Korea will remain the region’s largestLNG consumers. LNG demand growth in China and India will significantly increase.
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What's the Alternative? Parliament Magazine,
9 September 2009
There are a range of alternatives to traditional fuels and the European Union must strive to strike the right balance, but there will be no magic cure. The key question is: Can the EU develop a balanced, sustainable, zand effective fuels policy (with measureable results) that fulfills the objectives of energy security and commitment to environmental protection. This article accompanied a two day conference, Green Streets, sponsored by DODs, the publisher of Parliament Magazine and the Committee of the Regions, in Brussels.
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Garbage on the European Agenda
Fleets and Fuels, 10 August 2009
The European Council, the third branch of the European body politic issued a "conclusion" about the management of bio-waste in the EU on the 25th June 2009 that supports a European Green Paper from December 2008 that both could provide greater impetus to the use of biogas upgraded to biomethane for vehicle applications.
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CNG & LPG Fuellng Station Road Signage One Step from Becoming International Law
Czas Na Gaz, May-June 2009
The effort that began in 2004 to create road signage for CNG fuelling stations is one final step closer to becoming a permanent part of the 1968 International Convention (Treaty) on Road Signs and Signals. The story plus language from the amendment is included.
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Clean and Efficient Vehicle Directive: An Important Stimulant for European Alternative Fuel Markets.
NGV Global, 26 February 2009
The Directive Promoting Clean and Energy Efficient Road Transport Vehicles will require energy consumption, CO2 and pollutant emissions to be considered as mandatory award criteria for public procurement of vehicles. As a result, not only the price of a vehicle, but also the impact it creates during its lifetime on the environment must be reflected in the purchase decision.
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European Union Energy & Climate: A Mixed Bag of Six Clean Fuel Vehicle Directives. It's Disjointed, But Moving in the Right Direction, Fleets and Fuels, 12 January 2009
The EU Energy and Climate 'Package' that passed in December 2008 sets the stage for energy, climate and fuels for years to come. For some alternative fuels the 'package' provides a large benefit; for others, such as the gaseous fuels, the results are less enthusiastic.
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European Energy & Environmental Policy Activity Leading Up to the 2009 Elections, NGV Global. 16 October 2008:
The European energy and environmental strategy is moving forward in Parliament and will set the stage for the next several years for cars and CO2, renewable resources, hydrogen and related environmental policies.
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How to Create a Future for Biofuels, Jeffrey Seisler, European Voice, 15 May 2008
Liquid biofuels --ethanol and biodiesel -- have captured the worldwide and European fascination as renewable energy for the transport sector, but the tide seems to be turning now that people are realising the inherent challenges of leaping into a liquid biofuels policy in the absence of adequate consideration of the down-stream results.
This article recommends three major changes in the European biofuels policy that would reduce the stress on liquid biofuels and present new opportunities for biomethane in the transportation sector: reduce the 10% liquid biofuels target to 2-5%; create market-based financial incentives for biofuels; and support gaseous biofuels to support the balance of the 10% targets to achieve renewable fuels in the transportation sector.
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Energy & Climate are HOT: NGVs are NOT…but they could be!
Jeffrey Seisler, Clean Fuels Consulting, in collaboration with Kevin Leydon Associates.
For NGV Global 14 March 2008
This comprehensive article provides an update to mid-March 2008 of the key legislative and regulatory developments, with an assessment of the impacts upon and challenges facing the naural gas vehicle industry in 'getting back on the legislative agenda' in order to set the stage for improved visibility and commercialisation in Europe.
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Strategy for Global Commercialization of NGVs, International Association for Natural Gas Vehicles Bi-Annual Conference, Götenberg, Sweden, 23 September 1992.
This was the landmark paper that advocated the development of worldwide regional and national NGV associations. It provides a theoretical framework and an action plan for the international commercialization of NGVs. It formed the basis of the longer term strategy advocated by Jeff Seisler that lead to the creation of the European Natural Gas Vehicle Association (ENGVA), the Asia-Pacific NGV Association (ANGVA), and the Latin American NGV Association (ALGNV). Elements within this strategy are appropriate for other alternative fuels such as hydrogen.
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Clean Trucking, Freight Transport Review, (UK), August 2006
This story highlights the economics and environmental benefits of dual fuel natural gas heavy duty trucks.
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New York Times: A Free Market in Clean Fuels
5 June 1989
One of the significant pieces of legislation to emerge during the George Bush Sr. administration was the 1990 revision of the Clean Air Act. The legislation was formulated by the White House and sent to Congress in June 1989. Before moving to Congress, however, Jeff Seisler, then director of the NGV Coalition in Washington received a preliminary draft of the President’s proposed legislation. Needless to say, there was absolutely nothing in the proposal having to do with natural gas or natural gas vehicles. The focus of the draft legislation was mostly on alcohol fuels and, to a lesser degree, electric vehicles. Prior to the President’s sending the bill to Congress, Jeff wrote an Op-Ed (opinion-editorial) piece for the New York Times advocating a more balanced approach to policy making and market development of all the clean, alternative fuels. The strategy worked: the proposed Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 included a number of important fuel-neutral policies as well as provisions supporting the development of natural gas vehicles that became part of the bill signed by the president in 1990.
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