This all smell like a plan of, by, and for the big corporate energy providers. What about using all the empty roof-top space INSIDE the cities, such as the roofs of malls, Walmarts, grocery stores, That is being done - One of the eco grocery stores is doing it and I have heard of others. Just from memory I am not sure of the names. Tesco grocery in the UK and US anounced a really big one about the first of the year - I am sure it can be googled. Below is news I had in my mail this am.
First Fuel Production at Liquid Biomethane Project in Albury, Surrey Source NGV Global Thursday, 19 June 2008 00:00 Maximum capacity of plant sufficient to power up to 150 HGVS or 500 LGVS Hardstaff Group to transport using dual-fuel trucks Gasrec (the UK's first commercial producer of liquid biomethane fuel), BOC (a member of the global gases and engineering Linde Group) and SITA UK (one of the country's leading recycling and waste management companies), have begun successful production of liquid biomethane (LBM) fuel from the Gasrec plant at SITA UK's Albury landfill site in Surrey, UK. Gasrec has been working closely with BOC and SITA UK to develop an LBM production facility at Albury which can recover over 85% of the methane contained in the raw gas produced from the landfill site. GM India Plans Three CNG Model Variants Source UPI Friday, 13 June 2008 00:00 India, New Delhi General Motors India says it is working on compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) variants for at least three models of vehicles. UPI reports that P. Balendran, Vice President (corporate affairs) of the company, said CNG and LPG experiments are being carried out on the compact car Chevrolet Spark; upper premium compact segment car Chevrolet Aveo U-VA; and midsize car Chevrolet Aveo. "We have been working on alternative fuel technology for some time, and the recent fuel price hike has expedited the process," he said, while declining to comment on the launch date. Balendran said it is too early to talk about the date of launch as certain tests and trials are to be done. Alternative variants of all three models are reportedly expected to hit the market within a year. CALSTART Initiates NGV Purchasing Cooperative Source NGVAmerica Friday, 20 June 2008 00:00 USA CALSTART is partnering with other NGV stakeholders to create a Natural Gas Vehicle Cooperative Purchase Program to coordinate the high volume purchase of light- and medium-duty vehicles by public and private fleets. It is proposed to conduct this program mostly within California, but will include Arizona and Nevada to increase potential demand, with the possibility of expanding it beyond these states if this effort is successful and if there is funding available. The Cooperative will assist fleets in "greening" their fleets with cleaner alternative fuel vehicles at affordable prices. It addition, the Cooperative wants to aggregate large enough numbers to incentivize dealers and manufacturers to not only participate in the Cooperative, but help them expand the market for these vehicles. Tough Australian Market Orders More CAP Dual-Fuel Systems Source NGV Global Wednesday, 18 June 2008 00:00 Australia Perth Clean Air Power Limited, the developer of Dual-FuelT combustion technology that enables heavy-duty diesel engines to run on a combination of both diesel and natural gas, is pleased to announce that it has won another important order in Australia for 10 systems. The Australian truck market is one of the most demanding in the world with very heavy vehicle weights and extreme ambient temperatures. Mitchell Corp Australia Pty Ltd (Mitchell), a bulk logistics solutions provider, has ordered 10 systems worth approximately US$1 million for delivery during 2008. This brings the total Mitchell revenue from these orders to around US$5.75 million Australian Heavy Duty Engine Testing Facility Established Source NGV Global Thursday, 19 June 2008 00:00 Australia, Perth Alt Fuels tests capabilities International clean energy technology group, Orbital Corporation Limited, is to construct and operate a heavy duty engine test facility after securing Australian Federal Government support. The new facility will be capable of operating engines on Natural Gas, LPG and Biodiesel as well as Diesel and Gasoline. Orbital said today that it had entered into a Funding Agreement with the Commonwealth of Australia (Commonwealth) to construct and operate the new state-of-the-art facility at its Australian headquarters in Balcatta, Western Australia. It is anticipated that the facility will be fully operational by March, 2009.
