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CNG recent advancements in fueling as well as engine technology.
LNG fueled mine rigs  and Locomotives Friday 2016
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Raven Transport announced plans to add 115 Peterbilt Model 579
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The first GT1h-001 main gas turbine has been operating on Sverdlovsk Railways at the Egorshino locomotive depot since 2013. The second, improved model, GT1h-002, was also tested there.

SINARA Group unveiled a new prototype LNG turbine locomotive at the Expo 1520 exhibition in Shcherbinka, Russia, last week which was developed in partnership with the Russian Railways Research Institute (VNIIZHT). Designated GT1H, the eight-axle dual-unit locomotive weighs 360 tonnes. Instead of a diesel engine the locomotive uses a LNG-powered turbine to power a generator. A transformer on each unit converts the high voltage output of the turbine and the generator to a 500V output for the traction motors and other ancillary systems. The GT1H has a total output of 7.35MW.
Like its predecessor, GT1, which was first developed in 2007 and broke a world record for gas turbine locomotives by hauling a 16,000-tonne 170-wagon train in 2011, the GT1H's turbine and generator operates at up to 6000 RPM. However on the new locomotive the turbine and the generator are designed to operate at 3000 RPM as well as 6000 RPM.  "Lessons learned from the development of GT1 have been incorporated into this new model," says Mr Valeriy Tolstov, Sinara's technical director. "Nonetheless the principle of generating and transferring electrical energy remains the same."
 Russia is keen to utilise its abundant supply of natural gas, which is significantly cheaper than diesel, as a fuel source and Mr Valentin Gapanovich, Russian Railways' (RZD) senior vice president and chief engineer, described the project as a "world first" and confirmed that RZD has agreed to purchase 40 of the locomotives.
Tolstov said that the delivery schedule for the locomotives would be finalised once the latest round of testing, which is due to commence in November, is concluded.
 
LNG Russian Railways GTh1-002 main gas turbine locomotive enters service
JSC Russian Railways an alternative to expensive diesel fuel
JSC «Russian Railways» and CJSC Sinara Group signed an agreement on production and delivery for operation on the Sverdlovsk railways route.
21 June 2012 mainline gas-turbine locomotives GT1h
10 February 2017
begin regular operation on the Egorshino–Alapayevsk–Serov-Sortirovochny route.
Trials on a non-electrified test route north of Sverdlovsk mainline, plans to start operating such vehicles.
A LNG complex was built near Yekaterinburg with a special station for fuelling rolling stock.
GT1h-002 (Credit: Sinara Group)
The first GT1h-001 main gas turbine has been operating on Sverdlovsk Railways at the Egorshino locomotive depot since 2013. The second, improved model, GT1h-002, was also tested there.
TEM19 shunting gas locomotives also run successfully at Egorshino station.  
The GT1h-002 gas turbine, now officially part of the locomotive fleet of JSC Russian Railways, successfully passed certification tests on the basis of the Research and Design Technological Institute of Rolling Stock (VNIKTI) in Kolomna near Moscow and received a certificate of conformity. They will be mass produced at the facilities of Lyudinovo diesel locomotive plant (part of the Sinara Transport Machines holding).
Russian Railways has delivered a GT1h-002 main gas turbine locomotive for operation on the Sverdlovsk railways route. The locomotive has been designed to drive trains with increased weight and length.
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Russian Railways GTh1 Main Gas Turbine Locomotive enters service
The GT1h-002 main gas turbine locomotive, which runs on liquefied natural gas (LNG), will begin regular operation on the Egorshino– Alapayevsk– Serov- Sortirovochny route.  Trials will now be carried out on a non-electrified test route north of the Sverdlovsk mainline, where there are plans to start operating such vehicles.
Sverdlovsk Railway’s has the necessary infrastructure a LNG complex was built near Yekaterinburg with a special station for fuelling rolling stock.

GTh1-002 Main Gas Turbine Locomotive drove train weighing 9,000 tons.
The locomotive has been designed to drive trains with increased weight and length. In May 2016, during a test run, the GTh1-002 drove a train weighing 9,000 tons on the 700km Surgut–Voinovka route without the need to refuel en route.
Sverdlovsk Railway’s has the necessary infrastructure to operate the GT1h-002 including, extensive non-electrified sections of different profiles suitable for gas turbine locomotives. Furthermore, a LNG complex was built near Yekaterinburg with a special station for fuelling rolling stock.
The introduction forms part of the Energy Strategy for JSC Russian Railways and is an alternative to expensive diesel fuel. The move will also help to reduce harmful emissions by rail freight transportation.
Passenger LNG trial starts in Spain
10 Jan 2018
SPAIN: Development Minister Íñigo de la Serna joined Energy Minister Álvaro Nadal on January 8 to mark the start of what is claimed to be the first trial of liquefied natural gas as a fuel for passenger rail traction, being undertaken by national operator RENFE in conjunction with Bureau Veritas and gas suppliers Gas Natural Fenosa and Enagás.
To enable a direct comparison between LNG and diesel, one of the two diesel engines powering a 1 000 mm gauge two-car Class 2600 DMU has been replaced with an LNG engine. The modified DMU is operating over a 20 km section of the former FEVE network between Trubia, Baíña and Figaredo in the Asturias region of northern Spain.
Compared with diesel, LNG is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 30% and of CO by up to 90%. Emissions of SO2 could be reduced by up to 99% and of particulates by 90%. As a cheaper fuel, LNG could also reduce operating costs and provide an alternative to electrification.
Should the trials prove successful, LNG traction could be introduced throughout Route C8f running from Baíña to Collanzo

ECI and New Delhi’s CLH Gaseous Fuel Applications
July 28, 2016 in CNG, Dual Fuel, Rail by  Rich Piellisch
Two Locomotive Units Converted with CLH Are in Service,
Two More Engine Kits Have Been Prepared and Delivered

Washington State’s Energy Conversions, Inc., working with its distributor CLH Gaseous Fuel Applications in New Delhi, has prepared and shipped the equipment to convert two additional locomotives to compressed natural gas-diesel dual fuel operation for Indian Railways. updated July 29

ECI and New Delhi’s CLH Gaseous Fuel Applications have converted two Indian Railway’s locomotives to CNG operation, and are preparing to commission two more this year.
 
The first of two DEMU (diesel electric multiple unit) passenger locomotives converted to CNG-diesel dual fuel operation by ECI and CLH was commissioned for service in 2013. The second was commissioned in June 2015, says ECI president Scott Jensen.

They operate in the Delhi area, connecting Delhi with Meerut to the immediate northeast, and between Rewari and Farukhnagar, to the southwest.

ECI has since received an order for two more kits to convert existing diesel engines to LNG-diesel dual fuel, Jensen says. “These have been built up and are crated up, and ready to ship,” he told HHP Insight.

Cummins KTA50 Engines, 160-DGE Fuel Systems

All four of the locomotives have Cummins KTA50 engines. The conversions allow them to operate primarily on natural gas in throttle positions two through eight.

CLH designed and installed the locomotives’ 3,600-psi CNG fuel systems. They each have forty 75-water-liter fuel cylinders, from various suppliers, for a total of about 160 diesel gallon equivalents.

The company has prepared the CNG fuel assemblies for the two additional units.

Jensen says he expects the third and fourth CNG locomotives to be commissioned during the fourth quarter of this year.
Russians to expand natural gas use in rail transport
Railjournal.com Tuesday, June 21, 2016
RUSSIAN Railways (RZD), Gazprom, Transmashholding (TMH) and Sinara signed an agreement on June 17 at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum aimed at increasing the use of natural gas as a fuel for rail transport.
 
Two types of natural-gas locomotives are to be developed. Sinara will build a fleet of GT1h mainline locomotives for use on non-electrified lines in Siberia and the far north of Russia. Sinara is currently certifying a GT1h test gas-turbine locomotive and has prepared a production site for series production. During tests the locomotive hauled a 9000-tonne train for 700km without refuelling.

TMH has built an 880kW type TEM19 liquefied-natural-gas shunting locomotive, which is being tested by Sverdlovsk Railway, and plans to move to series production.

The agreement was signed by RZD president Mr Oleg Belozerov, Gazprom chairman Mr Alexei Miller, TMH president Mr Andrei Bokarev, and Sinara chairman Mr Dmitry Pumpyanskiy.

The four organisations intend to synchronise the expansion of natural gas facilities which include fueling points for locomotives, a distribution network and maintenance of natural gas equipment. RZD and Gazprom will agree the best locations for natural gas infrastructure, and RZD will start in the Korotchaevo - Surgut - Voinovka area to enable the operation of 9000-tonne freight trains hauled by natural gas locomotives.

RZD says the benefit of using natural gas is that it is possible to build a high-power locomotive of up to 8.3MW within a relatively small low-weight unit, which can reach 100km/h under maximum design load, compared with other types of gas-turbine locomotives.
Matheson Trucking Postal Services Division New CNG-LNG Tractors
Monday, 14 March 2016 18:25 

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 The company introduced 12 LNG Kenworth T880 day cabs inOakland, California. in January and has completed the deployment of 17 CNG Kenworth T680's inBoise, Idaho. Matheson is in the process of taking delivery of eight additional CNG T680 sleeper cabs for its Los Angeles toSeattle runs. 

 The CNG tractors destined forBoise include five, three-axle sleepers; 10, three-axle day cabs, and two, single-axle day cabs. These tractors pull a mix of trailers inBoise, with most in the 53-foot long category, used to transport U.S. Postal Service mail along designated routes.
Above: One of 12 new Green, fuel-efficient Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Kenworth T880 Day Cab tractors being added to Matheson's 262 truck fleet nationwide. The new LNG tractors will be used to transport U.S. Mail by the Matheson Postal Services Division. (PRNewsFoto/Matheson Trucking, Inc.)“With annual fleet distances driven totaling nearly 36 million miles, combining peak and non-peak times, we continue to search for ways to reduce our carbon footprint and GHG emissions to enhance the environment," according toDebra White, vice president, Information Technology and Fleet Maintenance for Matheson Trucking, Inc.  "We're not doing this just to meet EPA clean air and state emissions standards, it's the right thing to do."  Last March and April, Matheson has also acquired 22 fuel-efficient diesel Kenworth T680 sleepers for use in Seattle, WA, and is currently deploying 24 additional diesel Kenworth T680 sleepers for use on a variety of the firm's Salt Lake City routes – for a total of 46 new diesel tractors purchased in 2015. Matheson Trucking, Inc. announced today it has added 25 new CNG and 12 LNG tractors to its fleet as part of a companywide clean energy expansion program on routes served by the Matheson Postal Services Division. Matheson Postal Services is a contract carrier for the United States Postal Service.

Raven Transport announced plans to add 115 Peterbilt Model 579 tractors powered by by liquefied natural gas (LNG) to its fleet this year. Those tractors will operate on irregular routes originating from production plants and distribution centers in the Southeast.
They are projected to consume approximately 2.4 million additional DGEs of LNG annually.Thursday, April 16, 2015








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The NAR system includes a fully remanufactured DT466 engine, complete lean-burn CNG fuel system, CNG tanks, fill panel, installation and is backed by a base 12-month, 50,000 mile warranty. Extended warranties are available for up to four years and 200,000 miles, in addition to finance and leasing solutions for fleets. All warranties are administered through Premium 2000, the leader in commercial truck warranty programs.

The base price for the system conversion is $44,150, and conversions can usually be accomplished in approximately three days of downtime. Scheduling of builds can be done in six to eight weeks. While targeted at the medium duty pickup, delivery, general freight and food services markets, the NAR conversion can usually be applied to most other vocational trucks and school buses with a widely available selection of fuel tank options and installation locations. The DT466 CNG engine is available in 190 hp through 230 hp, with torque matching the diesel engine it replaces.
CNG Conversion North American Repower CARB Certification
NGT Staff  by NGT Staff on Mar 14, 2016
North American Repower (NAR) of Oceanside, Calif., has announced that the State of California Air Resources Board (CARB) has issued an executive order affirming that its International DT466 dedicated compressed natural gas (CNG) conversion system is fully certified to 2004 California heavy-duty emissions standards. This is the first full certification for a dedicated CNG conversion that California has issued in the state, says NAR.
Chart ships mega tanks from its Ferox facility
In early February 2016, three giant cryogenic storage tanks have been loaded onto barges in the winter port of Rozbelesy in Decin, Czech Republic.
Each of the vessels, built at the Chart facility in Decin, was loaded onto its own river barge and the 160 m long convoy will take around 10 days to reach the port of Hamburg, Germany, via the Elbe river, before further onward water transport to its final destination.
Miroslav Cerny, Business Director for Chart, said: “I am extremely proud of the team here in Decin that designs and builds the world’s largest shop-built cryogenic storage tanks. These particular units will be used for the storage of LNG for a gas fuelled power station, but our proximity to the river connects Chart Ferox to our global customer base and enables us to offer the world’s largest cryogenic storage tanks as a standard product for both LNG and air gas applications.”
CNG recent advancements in fueling as well as engine technology.
Clean truck maker Greenkraft Inc. and bi-fuel conversion kit maker Impco Automotive both gained nationwide certification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Greenkraft also was certified by the California Air Resources Board.  Southern California-based Greenkraft obtained the dual certifications for its CNG or propane-powered engines, which are used on its own trucks and any power by General Motors’ 6.0-liter engine. Greenkraft offers both Isuzu NPR trucks converted to run on CNG or propane, and  vehicles based on imported chassis.  Director Frank Ziegler said "our system is completely tested and has undergone extreme conditions to ensure product durability and road validation."

Impco  CNG-gasoline bi-fuel Ford F-150 pickup for 2016 model year has EPA certification. The half-ton truck features Ford's 5.0-liter Ti-VCT (twin independent variable camshaft timing) V8 engine.  Impco is offering a "working class" pickup, including dedicated CNG and bi-fuel F-250 and F-350 pickups, along with larger, dedicated CNG Ford F-650 and F-750 trucks. certifications sales in all 50 states companies.

CNG heavy-duty truck fleets continued in Chicago, Nebraska and Florida, where advanced fueling systems are becoming more common.  Chicago's Gold Standard Transportation, McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing designed and installed range-extending back-of-cab CNG fuel cylinder units. The addition of a single, vertically mounted Type IV CNG tank on Kenworth tractors already fitted with rail-mounted CNG assemblies.  Gold Standard officials said McNeilus installed complete CNG systems on 4 trucks provided custom installations to add 19 diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) fuel capacity on 2 others. "The additional capacity eliminated the need for these trucks to require a fuel stop," said Gino Fortuna, president of the trucking company, adding that the 19 DGE of additional capacity amounts to a 20% increase.

Nebraska, Omaha's Papillion Sanitation started deploying CNG-fueled garbage trucks with help from the local Metropolitan Utilities District. A first truck is in service and 3 more are due in the next 6 months.  Papillion's Jay Hannen, maintenance manager, said "CNG is the future and we wanted to be the first to bring it to Omaha." The CNG refuse trucks have McNeilus bodies and Mack Truck chassis, fueling at a locally operated Trillium CNG station.
Florida, NFI, launched a new fleet of 12 CNG trucks to serve a national home improvement retailer in the region. The fleet is made up of Freightliner Cascadias with CNG fuel systems by Quantum Fuel Systems.  NFI said it is spreading its use of natural gas transportation to the Southeast. It deployed its first CNG trucks in Los Angeles in 2012. Gain Clean Fuel has opened a CNG fueling station in Kissimmee, FL, just south of Orlando, to support NFI's Florida fleet.  NFI is using CNG in 5 trucks in California, 17 in Texas and 13 in Pennsylvania, along with the dozen in Florida.

CNG fueling establishments are scheduled to open near Denver, and upgraded in the Los Angeles suburb of San Fernando.  Sapp Bros Inc. and Stirk CNG will open a public access CNG station in Commerce City, CO, southwest of Denver on Jan. 15. It will offer service to all types of natural gas vehicles, but will focus on Class 8 trucks, the companies said. The station, at an existing Sapp Bros Travel Center, is located at the intersection of two interstate highways (70 and 270).

In San Fernando, the city's public works department has begun work to upgrade an eight-year-old CNG fueling station that supports city trolley and school buses, and refuse and street sweeping vehicles.

The project will include the "design, engineering, fabrication, installation, commissioning, testing and training" associated with the CNG station equipment upgrades, according to public works management analyst Kenneth Jones. A bidding process is scheduled to run Jan. 20 through Feb. 17.

  Shell (RDS.A) (RDS.B) and Caterpillar (CAT) have signed an agreement to save money and reduce emissions by testing a new bi-fuel engine for use in mining the oil sands of northern Alberta. The new engine will run primarily on LNG instead of diesel. CAT will test the design at Shell's oil sands operations near Fort McMurray. Shell will retrofit its existing truck fleet with the new engine for the trial, as well as providing re-fuelling infrastructure at its Shell Albian Sands operation.

Shell's VP of Oil Sands John Rhind had this to say:

With heavy hauling being such a core part of our operation, success with this could make a real difference in our operations costs and emissions.
I expect all the oil sands miners will follow Shell's lead in adopting natural gas for these huge diesel guzzling Caterpillar trucks.

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