Nat gas facts

摘要

Go With Natural Gas members offer advice about using and adopting the alternative fuel. Being cheap, plentiful and producing fewer greenhouse gas emissions than diesel, natural gas is becoming more and more attractive to fleet operators, but many in the industry still have questions about how it can best be used. In an attempt to provide some answers, Go With Natural Gas, a collaborative industry-government initiative, has been holding a series of information seminars across the country. At the Toronto-area seminar, Pierre Ducharme, eastern hub manager for the initiative explained why natural gas seems to be the hot topic of the day. With the energy industry estimating over 100 years' reserve of shale gas, and a weaker demand for Canadian natural gas in the US (thanks to its own shale gas deposits) leading to lower prices, producers and distributors need a new market, and they've picked transportation. Beyond any marketing push, Ducharme said the reason why transportation companies are beginning to look seriously at the fuel source comes down to dollars and cents.