ALTERNATIVE FUELS * WORLDWIDE
*Sweden - NOBINA places major biomethane bus order
(Photo: Scania biogasbus 2011)
Gothemburg,Sweden -BUSWORLD -Dec 2011: -- Nobina AB, supplier of passenger transport to local communities throughout the Nordic Region, has invested over half a billion SEK (USD 74 million) in new biogas fueled regional buses. The buses will be put into service in Skåne and Uppland as of summer 2012. The order from Nobina is Scania AB’s biggest order for gas engines to date and represents a breakthrough for the new generation of gas engines introduced by Scania in the autumn of 2010. Of the 121 buses for Nobina, 109 will be run on biomethane and the rest on biodiesel... Scania says the order now means it is the largest make in the Swedish marketplace. The company says biomethane holds tremendous potential, for instance if produced from sewage and waste dumps, and is gradually gaining ground as a fuel of choice...* Oregon/USA - New hidrogen storage method could replace petroleum
(Image: Fuelcell construction)
ORE,USA -BUSWORLD -Dec 2011: -- Hydrogen really could be the energy of the future. It is renewable, abundant, and 100% environmentally friendly. The obstacles restricting its global use are the difficulties of collecting it (pure hydrogen doesn’t occur naturally) and storing it in the quantities necessary for producing significant energy levels. Scientists at the University of Oregon have recently developed a way of storing hydrogen in a liquid form that is stable in both air and moisture, and workable at room temperature... It could minimise the current obstacles to storage and transportation, enabling an eventual transition to a hydrogen based energy infrastructure. Pure hydrogen burns and reacts with the oxygen readily available in the air to produce heat and water, with no other chemical by products. Due to the clean nature of the fuel and the energy it produces it is already being researched for powering vehicles, however, as I mentioned earlier the current storage options available are limited...Labels: alternative fuels
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