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Natural gas engines becoming a more attractive alternative all the time
While visiting the Southwest Texas Research Institute in June, Shell Lubricant’s global experts gave us a look at what the future holds in store for energy—particularly energy of the petrochemical variety. According to Dr. Selda Gunsel, vice president of Shell’s global commercial technology, by 2050 the world population will have risen from 7 billion to […]
July 14, 2015
Construction Equipment
Westport targets propane with acquisition of Dutch alternative fuel systems manufacturer Prins Autogassystemen
Westport Innovations Inc. will add announced a strengthening of its technology portfolio with its acquisition of Prins Autogassystemen and the company’s liquefied petroleum gas fuel system with direct injection. Based in the Netherlands, Prins develops LPG (or propane), compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel systems for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty applications. Westport said […]
December 4, 2014
Business
Does it pay for contractors to run a truck or fleet on natural gas?
Remember when diesel was $2 a gallon and you could drive your big trucks without gasping at the cost of a fill-up? Those days may be coming back, although it won’t be diesel that’s costing $2 a gallon, but natural gas. Thanks to fracking and horizontal drilling techniques developed in just the last decade, domestic petroleum […]
April 1, 2013
Maintenance
Trucks
Ready for Natural Gas? LNG and CNG look to be a medium-duty hit – but will they work in Class 8? By Jack Roberts Natural gas as a fuel for internal combustion engines isn’t a new idea. What is new is the scope of its penetration into new vehicle applications in the wake of rising […]
April 29, 2012
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