GNVERT/GDF SUEZ PROMOTES LNG AS A FUEL FOR HEAVY TRUCKS IN FRANCE BY PARTNERSHIP WITH TRUCK MANUFACTURERS

摘要

GNVERT concludes a partnership with Transports P. Mendy, a French transportation company, and IVECO France, performed in November 2011 the first French tests under operating conditions of heavy vehicles running on Liquefied Natural Gas; Tests on a Volvo dual fuel truck foreseen beginning 2012. Testing program on 3 weeks and running 9000 km with LNG Results: Truck autonomy up to 600 km with one fuel tank of 570L, No incident, LNG consumption lower than expected (35 kg/100 km), Zero particulate, Nox very low, 25% reduction CO2, 50% reduction noise & vibration LNG filling in 5 minutes Over actions : Investment in the first LNG filling station, Initiated partnership contacts with Westport, Renault truck, Chart and Cryostar, Involved in the European program to develop the concept of European LNG blue corridors Market forecast of 9 000t/yer with 18 L-CNG filling stations in 2017