| Natural gas a fuel cost saver |
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| Written by Administrator | |
| Wednesday, 25 July 2007 | |
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Trucks can run on low emission natural gas and reduce fuel costs at the same time, according to a UK company called Clean Air Power. Natural Gas, in particular Bio Methane, generated from vegetable and animal waste matter should be viewed as a viable road transport fuel option, said the company.
Clean Air Power provides proven Dual-Fuel technology to run HGVs on Natural and Bio Gas. Entire truck fleets can operate effectively, burning a high proportion of gas and saving millions of litres of diesel, thousands of tonnes of CO2. Natural Gas is safe, clean, cheap and lower in carbon than any other hydrocarbon fuel. Natural gas in the form of Bio Methane is a wholly renewable resource. If produced locally to the point of use, it can bring down the level of ‘Well to Wheels’ carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions close to zero, thanks to the CO2 absorbed by the original feedstock materials during cultivation. ‘Well to Wheels’ actually measures the emissions generated during a fuel’s production, delivery, burning in an engine and actually driving the wheels on the road. It’s this figure that gives a true measure of a fuel’s impact on the atmosphere. Bio Fuels offer a great solution to greenhouse gas reduction, but at a cost. Liquid Bio Fuels have an extremely low energy yield in terms of land required to generate the feedstock that produces the fuel’s energy. BioDiesel has one of the worst energy yields, lower than that of Bio Ethanol, according to Clean Air Power. However, Bio Methane has a significantly higher energy yield per hectare of land. |
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