Since October 2012, two CNG Gigabox® packaged compressors and four EMB-50-1-D dispensers, all developed by Galileo, refill a growing number of buses in Venezuelan capital city, which reached 120 units. Operated by PDVSA-Gas, each of the two refueling stations has a Gigabox® along with two double hose dispensers.

Norwegian subsidiary Raufoss has entered into an agreement with leading US passenger car manufacturer for the serial supply of CNG high-pressure composite cylinders. The value of the contract is NOK 90 million (USD 16.5 million) over a 4 year period. The products will be delivered to a production plant in Latin America and will serve as fuel tanks for a popular compact passenger car model running on natural gas.

The new system was developed by GE and Peake Fuel Solutions, an affiliate of Chesapeake Energy Corporation, and compresses natural gas from a pipeline into CNG on-site at a traditional automotive fueling station or industrial location. NGVs such as taxis, buses or small trucks, as well as individual consumer vehicles, can then refill their tanks using a dispenser with the same look and feel as a traditional diesel or gasoline dispenser.

The L35/44DF engine is the latest addition to MAN Diesel & Turbo’s four-stroke portfolio and is the result of environmental legislation and strict emission limits for harbors and marine applications. It allows dual diesel/natural gas running and can also be introduced as a retrofit to engines already in service. According to MAN, offering the option of operation on gaseous fuels is timely, also in the context of ship owners’ increasing environmental awareness.