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3rd annual NGV conference in Berlin, 24th, 25th, 26th November 2008
NGV (Natural Gas Vehicles) Europe will hold its 3rd international conference in Germany, at the Relexa Hotel Stuttgarter Hof Berlin, on 24th, 25th and 26th November 2008. It is entitled The green car effect: NGV meeting European CO2 emission standards. The first day will be dedicated to interactive workshops. Biogasmax will be attending on the morning of the 24th November for a presentation of these initial results. The second two days will be in the form of a lecture conference.
Welcome to Biogas Highway at Eco-Tech 2008!
Biogas Highway, an international marketplace at the Eco-Tech fair, 7-9 October 2008, will feature all the major players in the vehicle biogas sector, both Swedish and foreign. Biogas Highway will cover the whole processing chain, from raw materials, production and refining to distribution and use in vehicles.
Biomethane for Transport - Training Event - London 6.10.2008 & Sheffield 9.10.2008
Organised by Transport & Travel Research Ltd and CENEX, this low-cost training event on biomethane for transport will be supported by the BIOGASMAX project (www.biogasmax.eu). This practical training event is aimed at participants from Local Authorities and will cover the production of biomethane from waste, and its potential use as a low carbon transport fuel. The training will include hands-on use of the CENEX Biomethane Toolkit, enabling participants to understand costs and benefits of...
Business Region Goteborg to receive an American environmental prize.
Business Region Goteborg AB – BRG – is to receive the American environmental prize Blue Sky Award for creating Biogas Vast, the first regional biogas project in Sweden. It has contributed to biogas being used as a renewable fuel in no less than 7000 natural gas cars, buses and heavy vehicles.
Biogasmax at the Geneva Motor Show
Of the major world motor shows, the Geneva Motor Show is the most interesting as far as clean cars are concerned. The “International Advanced Mobility Forum: IAMF”, a conference on the fringes of this show, introduced the Biogasmax project.
Lombardy joins Biogasmax
At the last steering committee in Berne at the end of January 2008, the Biogasmax partners were able to welcome the region of Lombardy amongst their number. This region of Italy, one of the most highly industrialised and a very large consumer of fuels, has identified natural gas and biomethane as being fuels of the future whilst waiting for the industrial development of hydrogen research. It is interesting to note that today, a biomethanisation project can result in a political initiative...
The Biogasmax Friends Day report (30.01.08)
At its last steering committee, Biogasmax organized a special day dedicated to the Biogasmax Friends. Our Bern partners welcomed us warmly and offered us a technical tour of the bus re-fuelling station (Bern-Mobil) and of the wastewater treatment and bio-methanisation plant (Arabern). They also honoured us with a political delegation from the city of Bern with an interest in the urban environment. Each partner presented its «bio-methane for vehicle» project step-by-step. After that, a...
Increasing interest for bio-methane in the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom is becoming more and more interested in bio-methanisation and in bio-methane for vehicle use. This renewable « natural gas » has already attracted the attention of the UK government. English companies with an interest in natural gas and renewable energies, supported by John Baldwin (Managing Director of CNG Services Ltd), are hoping to obtain the same financial status for this « green » gas as that accorded to «green» electricity. During the Biogasmax Friends Day...
The "bio" label for bio-methane vehicles
Vehicle bio-methane is a first-generation bio-fuel that continues to use its “bio" label. As you may already know, bio-methane is obtained from the methanization of urban organic waste and has no direct effect on farm land contamination. It has no polluting effect in water and in air quality when used correctly and best of all, it offers a clean bill of health. Studies show that bio-methane could supply 20% of the global fuel consumption in Europe; therefore, there are many reasons to...
Bio-methane, a fuel in search of its french fiscal status
On July 16, 2007, the French Environmental Ministry (MEDD) informed the Lille Metropolitan Community Authorities (Metropole Communauté Urbaine) that bio-methane, which is classified as natural gas for vehicles, will be taxed via the natural gas consumption tax (TICGN). Whilst it is possible to compare bio-methane with natural gas in terms of quality, there is one major difference; biogasis entirely renewable in environmental terms, in contrast to its counterpart! The Lille Metropolitan...
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