Once in service, the 11 vehicles will be the first Volvo buses to operate on both biogas and diesel as part of a Swedish government backed project. Due to this positive environmental impact, this project is receiving considerable support from the Swedish government who are contributing almost SEK 24m (£2.25m) of funding towards the project through the Swedish Energy Agency.
The supply agreement is separate from the supply agreement signed with Volvo Powertrain in July 2010, which stated that Clean Air Power and Volvo would jointly develop the installation of Dual-Fuel™ systems provided by Clean Air Power on existing bus engines to make it possible for buses from Volvo to run on Dual-Fuel in the future.
“We are delighted to announce this supply agreement as it represents a further endorsement of the significant recognition that Volvo has for our technology and the work that we have done together to date. It is the first time that we have received a supply agreement from this division of Volvo and hope that this successful agreement may lead to further opportunities with Volvo Bus Corporation in the future,” John Pettitt, CEO of Clean Air Power, commented.
Source: Clean Air Power
