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Volume 11 #5

Number 126

July 2012

NGV2012 Bologna

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The balance of the event of the year with a complete photo gallery.NGV2012 Bologna

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ItalyA new L-CNG refueling station hasbeen put into operations in Varna, acity located in the northern region ofthe country, close to Austria border.It is the third station of this kind tobe set up in Italy achieved withVanzetti cryogenic technology, following Villafalletto and Poirino plants.Further step forward a diffuse andwidespread natural gas refuellingnetwork, Varna station is located inmountain area, where there are veryfew CNG filing facilities. The follow-ing are the new facility’s main fea-tures: very fast refueling thanks to700 Nm3/h flow‐rate, low energyconsumption. In September 2011, Italy’s second L-CNG station was inaugurated inPoirino, Turin.

SpainThe 25% of the municipal fleet ofMadrid is powered by compressednatural gas. This percentage represents 1,104 NGVs: 671 ofthem belong to the city-owned bus

operator EMT, 418 are waste collection trucks and 15 are MadridMobility’s cranes. In recent years, theCity Council has also boosted a new refuelling network, which is soon toreach 16 CNG stations, including 7public-access facilities. "This newinstallations will facilitate the use ofnatural gas as a fuel for institutions,corporations and individuals," MayorAna Botella said last week, at theopening of the annual meeting of theSpanish Natural Gas Association(Sedigas).The City of Madrid’s Air Quality Plangives priority to the promotion ofCNG in the development of fuels andcleaner energy resources. “One ofthe measures we have already started with consist of 100% of theEMT route lines plying across thelow emission areas do so with cleanbuses by 2015," Botella stated. Thiswill be achieved by installing filters on485 buses, 100 of them during thisyear. In addition, 235 biodieselbuses are planned to be replacedwith others fueled by compressed

European NGV Newsnatural gas buses and 23 withhybrid technology. "It will be the firsttime that such vehicles will be driven bya combined natural gas and electrictechnology," revealed the mayor.

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The firm has also invested in a permanent CBM stationCoca-Cola Enterprises operates UK’slargest biomethane-powered truckfleet. This way, it has taken deliveryof an additional 13 natural gas-fueled Iveco Stralis 6x2 rigid trucks,following the impressive results of ayear-long trial with an identical seedvehicle. The new Stralis will play akey role delivering soft drinks in andaround London this summer. Thetest was organised in conjunctionwith Cenex, the government-fundedCentre of Excellence for low-carbonand fuel-cell technologies, and compared the performance of two21 tonne Stralis rigids –one runningon compressed biomethane (CBM)and the other on diesel.

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ItalienEine neue L-CNG-Tankstelle wurde inVarna in Betrieb genommen, einerStadt im Norden des Landes in derNähe der österreichischen Grenze. Es handelt sich um die dritte Tankstelledieser Art in Italien, die dank derTieftemperatur-Technilogie Vanzettiinstalliert wurde, nach den Anlagen vonVillafalletto und Poirino.Dies ist ein weiterer Schritt für einumfassendes und fein verästeltesErdgas-Tankstellennetz, Varna liegt inden Bergen, wo es sehr wenig CNG-Tankmöglichkeiten gibt. Die Hauptcharakteristika der neuenInstallation sind folgende: sehrschnelles Tanken dank 700 Nm3/hLiefervolumen und niedrigerEnergiekonsum. Im September 2011wurde Italiens zweite L-CNG-Tankstellein Poirino, Turin eingeweiht.

Spanien25% des öffentlichen WagenparksMadrids wird mit komprimiertemErdgas betrieben. Dieser Prozentsatzrepräsentiert 1'104 Erdgasfahrzeuge:671 davon gehören dem stadteigenenBusunternehmen EMT, 418 sindKehrichtwagen und 15 Kranwagen vonMadrid Mobilität. In den letzten Jahrensetzte sich der Stadtrat auch für einneues Tankstellennetz ein, das bald 16Tankstellen umfassen wird, davon 7öffentlich zugänglich. „Diese neuenTankstellen werden den Einsatz vonErdgas als Kraftstoff durchInstitutionen, Firmen undPrivatpersonen erleichtern“, sagteBürgermeisterin Ana Botella an derEröffnung des alljährlichen Treffens desSpanischen Erdgas-Verbands (Sedigas).Madrids Luftqualitätsplan verleiht derFörderung von CNG Priorität bei derEinführung von neuen Kraftstoffenund saubereren Energiequellen. „Eineder Massnahmen, die bereits inAngriff genommen wurde, bestehtdarin, dass 100% der EMT-Linien,die in den Niedrig-Abgas-Zonenverkehren, dies spätestens ab 2015mit sauberen Bussen tun“, sagteBotella. Dies soll erreicht werdendurch die Installation von Filtern in485 Bussen, 100 noch in diesemJahr. Zusätzlich sollen 235 Biodiesel-Busse durch CNG-Busse und 23durch Hybrid-Busse ersetzt werden.„Es wird das erste Mal sein, dasssolche Fahrzeuge mit kombinierterErdgas- und Elektro-Technologie

Europäische Erdgasfahrzeug-Newssolchen Fahrzeug. Die neuen Straliswerden eine Schlüsselrolle spielen beider Auslieferung von Softdrinks in undum London diesen Sommer. Der Testwurde in Zusammenarbeit mit Cenexorganisiert, dem von der RegierunggeschaffenenSpitzenforschungszentrum fürTechnologien mit reduzierten CO2-Emissionen und für Brennstoffzellen,und verglich die Leistungen von zwei21-Tonnen-Aufliegern von Stralis –einer mit Biogas- (CBG), der anderemit Diesel-Betrieb.

betrieben werden“, gab dieBürgermeisterin bekannt.

GrossbritannienDie Firma hat auch in eine fest installierte BioCNG-Tankstelle investiert.Die Firma Coca-Cola verfügt überGrossbritanniens grössten Biomethan-Lastwagenpark. So hat siedie Lieferung von weiteren 13 erdgasbetriebenen Iveco Stralis 6x2Aufliegern in Empfang genommen,infolge der beeindruckenden Resultateeines einjährigen Versuchs mit einem

Italian

ItaliaUna nuova stazione di rifornimento L-CNG è stata messa in esercizio aVarna, una cittadina del nord Italia aiconfini con l'Austria. Si tratta dellaterza stazione di questo genere realizzata in Italia con la tecnologia criogenica di Vanzetti, dopo gli impiantidi Villafalletto e Poirino.In quanto nuovo passo verso la diffusione della rete di rifornimento delgas naturale, la stazione di Varna sitrova in una zona montagnosa, doveesistono pochissimi impianti di rifornimento CNG. Le caratteristicheprincipali del nuovo impianto sono leseguenti: rifornimento molto rapidograzie a una quota di flusso pari a 700Nm3/h, basso consumo di energia. Nel settembre 2011, la secondastazione italiana di L-CNG era statainaugurata a Poirino (Torino).

SpagnaIl 25% della flotta municipale di Madridfunzione a gas naturale compresso.Questa percentuale rappresenta1,104 veicoli a metano: 671 di questi

sono dell'azienda municipale di autobusEMT, 418 sono autocarri per la raccoltadei rifiuti e 15 sono delle grù di MadridMobilità. Negli anni scorsi il Consigliocittadino ha anche incentivato unanuova rete di rifornimento che prestoraggiungerà il numero di 16 stazioniCNG, inclusi 7 impianti accessibili alpubblico. "Queste nuove installazionipromuoveranno l'uso del gas naturalein quanto combustibile per le istituzioni,le società e gli individui," ha affermato ilsindaco Ana Botella in occasione dell'incontro annuo dell'Associazionespagnola per il gas naturale (Sedigas).Il programma della città di Madrid perla qualità dell'aria dà la priorità alla promozione del CNG nello sviluppo deicombustibili e delle fonti pulite di energia.“Tra le misure che abbiamo giàintrapreso, una prevede di raggiungereentro il 2015 una quota del 100% diautobus puliti di EMT che circolano nellearee a basse emissioni," ha aggiuntoBotella. A tale scopo saranno installatidei filtri su 485 autobus, 100 dei qualigià quest'anno. Inoltre 235 autobus abiodiesel saranno sostituiti da altri che

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funzioneranno a gas naturale compressoe 23 con tecnologia ibrida. "Sarà laprima volta che veicoli di questo generefunzioneranno con una combinazione digas naturale e una tecnologia elettrica,"ha continuato il sindaco.

Regno UnitoL'azienda ha investito anche in unastazione permanente CBM Coca-ColaEnterprises gestisce la più grande flottadel Regno Unito di autocarri a biometano.In seguito al successo raggiunto dopoun anno di prova con un autobus IvecoStralis 6x2, l'azienda ha messo in esercizio altri 13 camion dello stessomodello a metano. I nuovi Stralisavranno un ruolo centrale nel rifornimentodi bevande dentro e fuori la città di Londragià a partire da quest'estate. Il test erastato organizzato in collaborazione conCenex, centro di ricerca finanziato dalgoverno per le tecnologie a basso contenuto di carbonio e celle combustibili,e ha messo a confronto la perfomancedi due camion Stralis di 21 tonnellate,uno funzionante a bioetano compresso(CBM) e l'altro a diesel.

French

ItalieUne nouvelle station de fourniture de L-CNG a été mise en service à Varra,une ville située dans le nord du paysprès de la frontière autrichienne. C’estla troisième station de ce genre miseen service en Italie et réalisée parVanzetti Cryogenic Technology, aprèscelles de Villaffaleto et Poirino. Un nouveau pas en avant d’un réseaularge et étendu de points de fourniturede gaz naturel, la station de Varra estsituée dans une région montagneuse où il y a très peu de stations de fourniture CNG. Le point suivant est lanouvelle grande physionomie de cetteunité : fourniture très rapide grâce àun débit de gaz de 750 Nm3 /h etune consommation très basse enénergie. En septembre 2011, la seconde station italienne de L-CNG aété inaugurée à Poirino, Turin.

EspagneLes 25 % de la flotte municipale deMadrid utilisent du gaz naturel comprimé. Cela représente 1.104NGVs dont 671 appartiennent à EMT

propriétaire et opérateur des bus de laville, 418 sont des bennes à orduresménagères et 15 sont des grues deMadrid Mobility. Ces dernières années ,le Conseil de la Ville a également favoriséun nouveau réseau de fourniture, qui vaatteindre bientôt les 16 stations deCNG, dont 7 sont accessibles au public.’’Ces nouvelles installations faciliterontl’usage du gaz naturel comme carburantpour les institutions, les corporations etles particuliers’’ disait le Maire AnaBotella la semaine dernière , à l’ouverturede la réunion annuelle de l’AssociationEspagnole du gaz naturel, Sedigas .Le ‘’Air Quality Plan’’de la ville de Madriddonne priorité à la promotion du CNGdans le cadre du développement descarburants et des ressources d’énergiesplus propres. ‘’ Une des mesures quenous avons déjà prise consiste à ce que100% des lignes de la ETM passantdans les zones décrétées à faiblesémissions ne soient parcourues quepar des bus propres d’içi 2015 .’’déclara Botella. Cela sera atteint aussipar l’installation de filtres sur 485 bus,dont 100 seront faits cette année. De

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plus, 235 bus au biodiesel sont planifiés àêtre remplacés par d’autres bus fonctionnant au gaz naturel et 23 busseront équipés de la technologie hybride.‘’ C’est la première fois que de tels véhiculesrouleront au moyen d’une combinaisonde gaz et d’électricité.’’ révéla le Maire.

Royaume UniLes entreprises Coca-Cola opèrent la plusgrande flotte de camions au biométhanedu royaume. Dans ce contexte, il a étéfourni 13 Iveco Stralis 6x2 camions fonctionnant au gaz naturel, suite auxrésultats spectaculaires d’un essai d’unan sur un véhicule identique. Le nouveauStralis jouera un rôle clef, délivrant dessofts drinks dans et autour de Londresdurant cet été. Le teste a été organiséavec Cenex, le Centre d’Excellence ,fondé par le gouvernement, des technologies pauvres en carbone et despiles à combustibles et comparées à laperformance de deux Stralis rigides de21 tonnes, l’un roulant au biométhanecomprimé (CMB), l’autre au diesel. Lafirme a également investi dans une sta-tion permanente CMB.

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ItáliaFoi inaugurado um novo posto de L-GNV na cidade de Varna, situadana região norte do país, próximo dafronteira com a Áustria. É o terceiroposto deste tipo estabelecido naItália com a tecnologia criogênica daVanzetti, depois das experiências iniciadas nas plantas de Villafalletto ePoirino.Como parte de um novo passo paraa extensão da rede de abastecimentode gás natural, o posto de Varna selocaliza sobre uma zona montanhosa,onde existem poucos pontos deabastecimento de GNV.Entre as características principais donovo posto, possui um reabastecimentode combustível muito rápido a 700Nm3/h e baixo consumo de energia. Em setembro de 2011, foi inaugurado o segundo posto deL-GNC da Itália em Poirino, Turim.

EspanhaVinte e cinco por cento da frotamunicipal de Madrid é propulsada agás natural veicular. Destes 1.104

veículos a GNV, 671 pertencem aEMT, 418 são caminhões de coletade lixo e 15 são guindastes daMadrid Mobilidade. A Prefeitura também tem impulsionado nos últimos anos uma nova rede dereabastecimento, que logo alcançaráos 16 pontos de abastecimento, 7deles de acesso público. "Esta novarede facilitará a utilização do gásnatural como combustível para instituições, empresas e particulares",explicou na semana passada aprefeita Ana Botella, durante a inauguração da reunião anual daAssociação Espanhola de Gás, Sedigas.No Plano de Qualidade do Ar daCidade de Madrid, elaborado pelaprefeitura, a promoção do gásocupa um lugar destacado nofomento de combustíveis e energiasmenos poluentes. "Uma das medidas que já colocamos em prática é que em 2015 100% daslinhas da EMT que circulem pelazona de baixas emissões, o façacom ônibus limpos", assegurouBotella.

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A companhia fabricante de bebidascolocou em operação outros 13caminhões Iveco Stralis com estaopção energética, depois dos exitosos resultados do teste de umano de duração com veículos domodelo. O Stralis terá um papelchave na entrega de bebidas aoredor de Londres este verão. Ostestes, que haviam sido organizadosem conjunto com o centro depesquisa Cenex, financiado peloGoverno, compararam o rendimentodo modelo tanto com biometanocomprimido (CBM) como com diesel.

Chegou-se a conclusão que osStralis a CBM reduzem cerca de60,7 por cento as emissões degases de efeito estufa, em comparação com o mesmo modelomas com motor diesel.

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ItaliëIn Varna, een stad, gelegen in hetnoorden van het land en dicht bij deOostenrijkse grens is een nieuw L-CNGtankstation in bedrijf gesteld. Het inhet derde station van deze soort dieopgestart wordt in Italië en werdopgebouwd met Vanzetti cryogeentechnologie met als Villafalletto enPoirino fabrieken. Een verdere stapvoorwaarts voor een wijdverspreidgasvulstation netwerk: Het Varnastation is gelegen in bergachtiggebied, waar weinig CNG tankmogelijkheden zijn . De volgende zijn denieuwe productiemogelijkheden: zeersnel tanken, dankzij zeer snelle 700Nm3/u doorstroomsnelheid en laagenergieverbruik. In september 2011,werd het tweede L-CNG Italiaansetankstation ingehuldigd in Poirino, Turijn.

SpanjeDe 25% van de gemeentelijke vlootwordt aangedreven door gecomprimeerdaardgas. Dit percentage vertegenwoordigt 1.104 NGV’s: 671hiervan zijn eigendom van de

stadsbussen operator EMT, 418 zijnvuilniswagens en er zijn 15 Madridmobiele kranen. In de afgelopenJaren heeft de gemeenteraad eennieuw Network van tankstationsopgezet, die spoedig 16 CNG stationszal bedragen, inclusief 7 publieke tankmogelijkheden. De nieuwe installatieszullen het gegruik van aardgas alsbrandstof faciliteren voor institutencorporaties en particulieren.Burgemeester Anna Botella zeivorige week bij de opening van dejaarlijkse vergadering van de deSpaanse aardgas Associatie (Sedigas).Het lucht kwaliteits plan geeft prioriteitaan de promotie van CNG bij deontwikkeling van brandstoffen enschonere energiebronnen.“ Een van de maatregelen zijn al ingegaanmet 100% van de EMT de lageemissie gebieden met schone bussentegen 2015,” verklaarde Botella.Dit wordt bereikt door het installerenvan filters op 485 bussen, 100 hiervan nog dit jaar. Ook zijn er 235biodiesel bussen gepland om vervangente worden door andere met

Europees NGV Nieuwsgecomprimeerd aardgas en 23 methybride technologie. Het zal de eerstekeer zijn dat zulke voertuigen wordenaangedreven door gecombineerdeaardgas en electrische technologie,Aldus de burgemeester.

Verenigd KoninkrijkHet bedrijf heeft ook geïnvesteerd ineen permanente CBM stationDe Coca-Cola onderneming heft U.K’sgrootste biomethaan aangedreventruckvloot. Op deze manier leverden zenog eens 13 aardgas aangedreven6x2 Iveco Stralis rigid trucks, naaraanleiding van de imponerende resultaten van een jaar lange proefmet een identiek voertuig. De nieuweStralis gaat een sleutelrol vervullen inde levering van soft-drinks in en rondlanden deze zomer. De test was georganiseerd in samenwerking metCenex, het door de regering opgezetteCentrum voor lage koolstof en fuel celltechnologiën, en vergeleek de verrichtingvan twee 21 ton Stralis rigids, eenlopend op gecomprimeerd biomethaan(CBM) en de andere op diesel.

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ItaliaFue inaugurada una nueva estaciónde L-GNV en la ciudad de Varna,situada en la región norte del país,cerca de la frontera con Austria. Esla tercera estación de este tipoestablecida en Italia con la tecnologíacriogénica de Vanzetti, luego de lasexperiencias comenzadas en lasplantas de Villafalletto y Poirino.Como parte de un nuevo paso haciala extensión de la red de abastecimiento de gas natural, laestación de Varna se ubica sobreuna zona montañosa, donde existenpocos puntos de expendio de GNV.Entre las características principalesde la nueva estación, posee unreabastecimiento de combustiblemuy rápido a 700 Nm3/h y bajoconsumo de energía. En septiembrede 2011, se inauguró la segundaestación de L-GNC de Italia enPoirino, Turín.

EspañaEl 25% de la flota municipal deMadrid es propulsada a gas natural

vehicular. De estos 1.104 vehículosa GNV, 671 pertenecen a la EMT,418 son camiones de recogida deresiduos y 15 son grúas de MadridMovilidad. El Ayuntamiento tambiénha impulsado en los últimos añosuna nueva red de repostaje, quepronto alcanzará los 16 puntos desuministro, 7 de ellos de accesopúblico. "Esta nueva red facilitará lautilización del gas natural como combustible para instituciones,empresas y particulares", explicó lasemana pasada la alcaldesa AnaBotella, durante la inauguración dela reunión anual de la AsociaciónEspañola del Gas, Sedigas.En el Plan de Calidad del Aire de laCiudad de Madrid, elaborado por elAyuntamiento, la promoción del gasocupa un lugar destacado en elfomento de combustibles y energíasmenos contaminantes. "Así se ponede manifiesto en una de las medidasque ya hemos puesto en marcha, yque consiste en que en 2015 el100% de las líneas de la EMT quecirculen por la zona de bajas

Noticias del GNV en Europaemisiones, lo hagan con autobuseslimpios", aseguró Botella.

Reino UnidoCoca-Cola opera la mayor flota decamiones a biometano del Reino Unido.La compañía fabricante de bebidasha puesto en marcha otros 13camiones Iveco Stralis con estaopción energética, después de losexitosos resultados del ensayo de unaño de duración con vehículos delmodelo. El Stralis jugará un papelclave en la entrega de bebidas enlos alrededores de Londres este verano. Las pruebas, que habíansido organizadas en conjunto con elcentro de investigación Cenex, financiado por el Gobierno, compararon el rendimiento del modelo tanto con biometano comprimido (CBM) como con diesel.Se llegó a la conclusión que losStralis a CBM reducen un 60,7 porciento las emisiones de gases deefecto invernadero, en comparacióncon el mismo modelo pero conmotor diesel.

ИталияНовая заправочная станция сжатого природного газа (далее L-CNG станция)была введена в эксплуатацию в Варне,городе расположенном в северном регионестраны недалеко от границы с Австрией.Это третья станция подобного типа, расположенная в Италии, функционирующаяпо криогенной технологии Ванцетти, послезаводов Вилафалетто и Пойрино.В развитии и распространении сети АГНКСэто шаг вперед: заправка в Варне расположена в горном районе, где оченьмало заправочных станций сжатого природного газа. Среди отличительных особенностей новой станции можно выделить очень быструю заправку горючимблагодаря пропускной способности 700 м3/чи низкое потребление энергии.В сентябре 2011 вторая L-CNG станцияИталии была запущена в Пойрино, Турин.

Испания25 % муниципального автопарка Мадридаработает на сжатом природном газе. Всегоэто 1, 104 транспортных средства, где 671ед. относится к городскому автобусномуоператору EMT (далее EMT), 418 ед. - кмашинам уборки мусора и 15 ед. - к подъемным кранам Madrid Mobility.

В последнее время Городской Совет расширяет новую сеть АГНКС, котораявскоре составит 16 заправочных станций сжатого природного газа, включая 7 станций общегодоступа. «Новые АГНКС поспособствуютусилению роли использования природногогаза в качестве моторного топлива как дляорганизаций, так и для частных лиц», -заявила мэр Ана Ботелья (Ana Botella) напрошлой недели на открытии годовогособрания Испанской АссоциацииПриродного Газа (Седигаз/ Sedigas) Городской план улучшения качества воздуха Мадрида уделяет первостепенноезначение развитию использования сжатогоприродного газа в качестве топлива и болееэкологически чистых энергетических ресурсов. «Одна из мер, которую мы уженачали воплощать, состоит в том, что к2015 году все маршрутные автобусы EMT,передвигающиеся по низко загрязненнымрайонам, будут абсолютно «зелеными». Это будет достигнуто путем установленияфильтров на 485 автобусах, 100 из нихбудут переоборудованы в течение этогогода», - заявляет Ботелья. Более того, планируется заменить 235 автобусов, работающих на биодизеле, наработающие на сжатом природном газе и

Европейские газомоторные новостина 23 автобуса, работающих на гибриднойтехнологии. «Впервые подобные транспортные средства будут работать натехнологии природного газа и электричества»,- заявляет мэр.

ВеликобританияКомпания профинансировала строительство заправочной станции сжатого биометана Кока-Кола Энтерпрайзис (Coca-ColaEnterprises) управляет самым большим вВеликобритании парком грузовых автомобилей, работающих на биометане.После впечатляющих результатов годовогоиспытания идентичных транспортныхсредств, компания взяла в свой автопаркеще 13 работающих на природном газе 6x2грузовых автомобилей Iveco Stralis.Грузовики Stralis будут играть ключевуюроль в доставке безалкогольных напитков вЛондоне и его округе этим летом.Испытание было проведено совместно сCenex, финансируемым государствомЦентром улучшения использования низкоуглеродных и тепловыделяющих технологий. В ходе испытания была сравнена работа двух 21-тонных грузовыхавтомобилей Stralis: один функционировална сжатом метане, другой – на дизеле.

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A howling success

NGV2012 Bologna: positive resultsand far-reaching media coverage

Approximately 2.500 visitors took part ofthe event, including all specialised operators and experts coming from 40countries. Many people also tour the 77stands that formed the exhibition: companies from Italy and from other 20

countries from all over the world –suchas China, India, Argentina, New Zealand and

USA, just to mention a few of them- have presented theirproducts and services at the BolognaFiere premises.

What is more, the Italian media has covered the eventwith enthusiasm. NGV2012 Bologna has attracted theattention of the most important press firms: the newsagency Ansa, the national newspapers Corriere dellaSera and Repubblica, local newspaper Il Resto delCarlino, many specialised magazines such as GenteMotori and AM Automese, and The GVR, which is theNGV-related magazine distributed in 82 different countries. In addition, the state-owned TV channel RaiTre broadcasted a television service on the fair.

“We are really satisfied with the results of NGV2012Bologna and extremely grateful to the companies that,despite the economic crisis, confirmed their participation, showing their all-new state-of-the-art technologies,” saidClaudio Kohan, director of NGV Communications Group,at the end of the international natural gas vehicles Showand Workshops. Later on, he concluded: “We areabsolutely pleased with the visibility of the event on theItalian mass media. It was even greater than our previous fairs in Italy”.

A memorable night: tour, show and gala dinner

An ancient palace built in the 13th century illuminatedby 1,000 candles. A Medieval fresh and inviting court,as part of a city full of history but crowded by younggenerations searching their future at the localUniversity. This is the atmosphere that yesterdayaccompanied NGV2012 Bologna exhibitors and participants in an unforgettable gala dinner offered byNGVA Europe, in the extraordinary Palazzo Re Enzo.

After an interesting tour round the beauties ofBologna historical centre, over 200 guests were welcomed by the Medieval music played by CharivariEnsemble, which is a group specialized in the ancientrepertoire, featuring original instruments and dressedin vintage costumes.

Meanwhile, in the Salone del Podestà, refined typicalItalian taste dishes were served. Trevor Fletcher,NGVA Europe former President, greeted the guestsunderlining how NGV sector represents a real interestfor many local and international companies, just likethe Bologna event has showed once again.

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‘Open letter’ announced in Bologna

Italian industry asks government to back local development of NGVs

The "Italian NGV Overview" took place onthe last day of Bologna event.Presented by NGV System Italia, it wasentirely dedicated to the local experience:business, crisis, markets, difficulties andpossible solutions, and included the

announcement (made by VanniCappellato, president of the association) of an

open letter to be sent to the Minister of EconomicDevelopment, Corrado Passera.

The document will call for the development of the country’s NGV industry, and several suggestions aboutthe content of this letter were already presented. “We will write it in the next days, with all the componentsof natural gas vehicle sector in Italy,” Cappellato explained.

Michele Ziosi, director of NGV System Italia Association,was one of the main speakers at the Italian Session, andalso called for a rapprochement with the government. “It is necessary to build permanent round-table meetingswith the Ministries of Economic Development and ofEnvironment aiming to boost the development of ItalianNGV sector,” he said.

“Besides the current excise reduction, the governmentshould evaluate a permanent incentive for NGVs, relatedto the social advantage of this fuel,” proposed GianPrimo Quaglino, president of Econometrica and CentroStudi Promotor, who also took part of the session.

Moreover, Flavio Mariani of the NGV Development Officeof Eni Gas&Power highlighted: “The government oftenseems to favor electric vehicles, while we could takeadvantage of huge natural gas fields and it also has arenewable source with biogas.”

“Italian NGV industry is leader all over the world, but ourpoliticians are not informed about this,” added CorradoStolchi, External Relations Manager of Landi Renzo Group,other of the different voices of the NGV-related companiesoperational in Italy.

Flavio Mariani

Vanni Cappellato Corrado Passera

Michele Ziosi

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NGV2012 Bologna Photo Gallery: The mostremarkablecompaniesfrom everysector of theNGV industry

were present at BolgonaFiere. A showwith the lastest, visited bymore than 2,500 visitorsfrom 40 countries.

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stands, products and vehicles

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An enriching Workshop at Bologna

Global outlook and news from the OEMsDuring the first dayof the 3rd NGVAEurope InternationalShow&Workshops,high level speakersexamined their own

sector in the mainWorkshop of the event,

“The perspectives of internationalOEMs on CNG”. The Workshop was facilitated byMichele Ziosi, Director of NGVSystem Italia - Italian Natural GasVehicles Association, which carried out a very interesting program.

Fiat highlights

“The production of the first CNG pickup from Chrysler will be startednext July in the USA, based on thetechnology developed by Fiat in Italy”,said Massimo Ferrera, AlternativeFuel Engines Director of PowertrainResearch and Technology from Fiat.He added that “It’s a RAM2005 vehicle, with 6 or 8 cylinders and adriving range of 300 miles”. The executive also explained that inthe meanwhile, Fiat is preparingother novelties in the CNG propulsionsector to be launched within the nextmonths such as a new NG Pandawich will enter into production, witha TwinAir motor. “We have estimatedthat with this model, a trip fromMilan to Rome (about 570 km) willcost 27 euros, in comparison with34 euros using LPG, 51 with dieseland 61 with gasoline”, Ferreraunderlined..

Volvo and biomethane

The automaker foresees to increasethe production of its new methane-diesel truck. “The production in series of the newVolvo FM MethaneDiesel truck beganin the first months of this year andwe aim to increase it”, said LennartPilskog, Public Affairs Director. Hestated that by using CNG this newtruck has achieved driving range of200 km, 400 km with a diesel-CNGunit, versus 800 with the diesel-LNGmodel. Moreover, the last LNG version was able to reach a 1,000km range. Pilskog also explainedthat the Volvo FM MethaneDiesel is

already available in Sweden, Holland,Great Britain, among other countries. “In the next future, it willbe necessary to create a EuropeanLNG refueling distribution network,with refueling stations at least every500 km”, he underlined.

Opel: new models

Federico Galliano, GovernmentRelations Manager of GeneralMotors Powertrain Europe,announced that Opel will launch newCNG models within the next threeyears. Meanwhile, Opel launched thenew Zafira Tourer CNG, with aweight reduction of 85 kg, anincrease of 19% of tank volume anda driving range increase of 39% (itcan reach 590 km.). Besides, it willbe introduced in the market the newvan Combo CNG, in two versions of4 and 5 cylinders. Also, according toOpel the problem of natural gas distribution is important to besolved: “We are trying to support

the increasing of natural gas network and there is a directive proposal that European Union shouldpresent in the second half of theyear”, Galliano summed up.

Iveco LNG powered trucks

José Luis Pérez Souto, EngineeringNGV Business DevelopmentManager of Iveco Spain confirmedthat the production of the new IvecoStralis LNG Natural Power is starting. “The Stralis LNG has aCursor 8 motor at liquefied naturalgas of 330 CV power (that isaccording to the limits of next Euro6) and it would be prepared for applications from 18 to 40 tons. In the last 18 years, Iveco produced13,000 compressed natural gasvehicles, above all city buses andwaste collection vehicles. Since2005 it began the experimentationwith LNG motors. “On long distance,the future is for liquefied naturalgas”, Souto stated.

J. L. Pérez SoutoMassimo Ferrera Lennart Pilskog Federico Galliano

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European Association July Report

Natural Gas Vehicle Association Europe

In the next decades, transport facesthe challenges of decarbonising andbuilding up secure long-term sustainable energy supply. Transportis responsible for 32% of the EU sfinal energy use and 21% of GHGemissions. The decarbonisation ofroad transport, which still depends96% on oil, will be a major challengeconsidering that it represents 80%of the energy used by all transportmodes. There is a downtrend ofrefining volumes of petrol and diesel,but the turnover of oil retail companies increased by 20% lastyear. Oil prices will continue toexplode, whereas natural gas priceswill remain much more stable andthe oil and natural gas price will begradually decoupled.Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy fromrenewable sources set a 10% targetfor the transport sector. Biomethaneis one of the main pillars to reachthe mandatory 2020 target, as theDirective states that “biofuels meansliquid or gaseous fuel produced frombiomass”.EU Member States have to explainhow they intent to reach this targetas part of the national renewableenergy action plans. With regard totransport, Member States haveexplained that the overall 10% REStarget in transport would be mainlyreached by means of E10 (mixing10% Ethanol with petrol) and B7(mixing 7% Biodiesel with diesel).However, all experts agree thatEurope will fail badly if insisting on liquids only and Member Stateswould have to take into accountother solutions, in order to close agap of at least 20% to reach thetarget. Alternative options are however very limited, namely togreen electricity - not yet widespreadavailable - and biomethane injectedinto the gas grid, which has a hugeuntapped potential Europe-wide.

Natural Gas and biomethane are fullycompatible and there are no blendinglimitations, which is an advantage noother fossil/renewable tandem has.Therefore methane can contributesignificantly to reach the 10% REStarget and can also help to achievethe main objective of the WhitePaper on transport to become independent from oil.The natural gas/biomethane combustion engine technology is well-proven and a mature technologyhaving the advantage of an attractivefuel price and a manifold vehicle offerby several OEMs. The main bottleneckhowever remains investments in theneeded refuelling infrastructure. The Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) usingCNG (Compressed Natural Gas) orLNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) as a fuelreduces CO2 by 25% compared withpetrol engines. Moreover, naturalgas/biomethane is the only realalternative to diesel as it has uniquely low emissions of toxic orcarcinogenic substances, almostzero particulate emissions, no emissions of reactive hydrocarbons,reduced NOx emissions (in particularNO2!), as well as reduced noise,which makes it an ideal motor fuel inurban surroundings. Also the Expert

Group of Future Transport Fuelsreport from 25th January 2011states that “methane should be promoted as one of the main alternative fuels in urban transport."Methane is suitable fuel for all typesof vehicles, including light and heavyduty (CNG and LNG), but also ships,trains and planes (LNG).Methane vehicles also contribute tothe 6% GHG emission reduction target as set in the Fuel QualityDirective (2009/30/EG). But thestill low market share of NGVs inEurope (to date 0,4%) shows thatMember States have to be educatedmuch more to recognise this hugeuntapped potential to use and promote natural gas and biomethanein transport. The EuropeanParliament could play key role in thiseducation process, but NGVA Europeis concerned that there seems to bea broad support for Diesel vehiclesamong the MEPs, which of courseemit less CO2 than petrol cars,because of the efficiency of theengine, but cause a lot of problemsin terms of air quality in cities.

Source: NGVA EuropeNGVA Europe... for sustainablemobility

The liquid biofuels dilemma – how toreach the 10% RES target in transport

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Arrangements for NGV Global2012 Conference and Exhibitionhave stepped up following a sitevisit by NGV Global representativesto Mexico City in May. The visit also saw the officialexchange of contracts betweenNGV Global and event organizerNGV Communications Group.Present for the visit were NGVGlobal Chair Gabriele Gozzi, DeputyChair Alicia Milner and ExecutiveDirector Brett Jarman.Hosts for the visit were NGVCommunications directors ClaudioKohan and Alejandro Gardella.The tour included a visit to CentroBanamex, venue for the three-dayconference and three-day exhibition and associated meetingsto be held from November 6 to10 this year. The delegation was unanimous intheir approval of the venue, builtless than 10 years ago with all the facilities expected of an international conference & exhibition center. The delegationalso signed off on three differenthotels with The Sheraton MariaIsabel being designated as theheadquarters hotel. The historic Castillo deChapultepec will also provide aconference highlight as the settingfor an unforgettable evening thatwill begin with a bilingual tourguide through the rooms of thisarchitectural monument, followedby a cocktail with live classicalmusic, all of this prior to a gala dinner on the opening night of theconference.Aside from confirming the suitabili-ty of facilities and infrastructure,the delegation also had a chanceto become familiar with the statusof the Mexican NGV market. A dinner with event sponsors gaveclear signs that the industry is

ready for international attention. Gabriele Gozzi summed up the visitstating that the potential of theMexican market is exciting. “With already 1,500 NGVs in MexicoCity alone and almost 3,000 unitsand 8 stations throughout the country, the potential for NGVs inMexico is extraordinary”. Alicia Milner, also Chair of NGV

Global’s Events Committee echoedthis sentiment. “This is our third event in LatinAmerica in the past eight years butour first in a new market here. Local industry members already havea sophisticated view of the NGV sector and I’m sure the internationalindustry will be pleasantly surprisedby what they find here. “

Info from

NGV Global 2012 – Mexico CityIn Partnership with

Authorities from NGV Global, NGV Comm Group and Sponsors of the event

Corridors of Castillo de Chapultepec Gabriele Gozzi and Claudio Kohan

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NGV Global Sponsors

It is this year’s premier event forthe natural gas vehicle (NGV)industry worldwide and will showcase the latest developmentswith information on policies,strategies, technologies, challenges and opportunities relevant to the NGV industry.

NGV Global 2012 will provide aforum for top business leaders,authorities, senior officials, engineers and experts to prepareand shape the global NGV industryfor the remainder of this decade.

Conducted from November 7-9,2012, this three day conference,preceded by a half day TechnicalForum (Nov 6th) will exploreissues such as: ® technology developments, ® energy security, ® government policy, ® marketing and business development, ® investment and financing,® air quality and greenhouse considerations,® emerging opportunities in theoff-road and marine sectors,® industry standards and safety.

Conference sessions and paneldiscussions will take a critical lookat the coming years for the industry, in particular, how theNGV industry must adapt in orderto thrive and increase its role inthe fast changing transport and

energy environment.Supported by a three day trade exhibition (Nov 8-10) NGV Global is amust attend event for NGV, automotive and energy industrymembers from all levels includingtechnical, R&D, marketing and business development, and executivemanagement. Government policy makers and fleet

operators will also benefit fromthis comprehensive event.Marking our presence inMexico, one of the newestemerging markets for the NGVindustry, a special supplementaryconference program under theauspices of Expo GNV Mexico2012 will also be held for localstakeholders.

NGV Global 2012The 13th biennial conference and exhibition of NGV Global

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The NGVA is eager to see LNGbecoming more mainstream for long-distance transport. Hence, theassociation will hold an EXCLUSIVELNG for TRANSPORT event inAmsterdam. The LNG for Trucks andShips Workshop will be carried outon 19-21 September 2012.

Industry estimation andpotential growth

As NGVA Europe’s General ManagerManuel Lage stated recently, LNG hasa huge future ahead in the transportsector especially for long-haul truckbut also in the marine segment. Around 33 percent of the long-haultrucking industry will run on LNG by2035, similar estimation to the USstudy that concluded with 37 percent share, potentially. LNG is acleaner and cheaper alternative todiesel for long-distance road andmarine transport around the world.Pieter Peeters, CEO of InterstreamBarging-builder of LNG tanker- said,"….we anticipate that LNG will play adominant role in energy supply in thefuture”. Additionally, the EuropeanCommission’s Blue Corridors Projectis created and especially designed to“establish a minimum number ofLNG stations” across European mainroutes. The program also call formore use of natural gas in trucksacross the region.

LNG 4 Trucks and ShipsWorkshop

NGVA Europe and Ballast Nedam,the owner and host of this event aswell as the organiser, The GVR/NGVCommunications Group, would like toinvite all NGV stakeholders to join theLNG for Trucks and Ships Workshop.

The event is sponsored by BallastNedam IPM and Emerson ProcessManagement Flow BV/MicroMotion. Ballast Nedam IPM is turn-key supplier of service stations,filling stations for various fuels including LNG. Emerson/MicroMotion is the leading supplier of liquefied and gaseous fuel flowmetres (Micro Motion Coriolis flowand density measurement devices).An extraordinary technical tour andworkshop agenda, as well as tabletop exhibition will be presented

during the 3-days course. Apartfrom that, those who wish to displaytheir LNG and dual-fuel vehicles willbe able to show those in front of thehotel venue.

The event agenda

On 19 September, all participantsare invited to join a Technical Tour tothe first commercial LNG filling station that can fuel any types ofLNG or dual fuel vehicles from different brands. It can fuel all types

An exclusive “ LNG for Transport”event in Europe“A third of truckers could be using Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in just over a decade,” saidManuel Lage, General Manager of NGVA Europe.LNG to enter a new milestone as vehicular fuel by 2013, reads a breaking news in theNetherlands. Hundreds of LNG and dual fuel on-road vehicles and ships to be added soon.Around 60 LNG stations and 10,000 vehicles are targeted to be operated by 2017-2022.And we are here to invite you to tap and help growing this market!

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of LNG vehicles and saturated pressures from one dispenser, thefirst of its kind in Europe if not in theworld.The functioning of this unique station, will be explained in a shorttechnical presentation and demonstrated. You can also enjoyfine refreshments and spend yourtime at the site networking withother industry experts. Bus transfer from and to the meeting point will be provided by ourhost, Ballast Nedam IPM.

The technical tour will be one of amajor part of the event.

In the evening, delegates and tabletoppers are invited to join the welcome reception at the main hotel,CASA400 Amsterdam.The workshop will be held onSeptember 20th and 21st, in which,presentations and discussions aboutRoad and Marine Vehicles as well asFilling segments will be covered. Thetopics include global gas demandand supply, marine fleet, LNG and

dual fuel technologies and fleet experiences as well as LNG andLCNG refueling station and equipment.During the 2nd day of the event, aftervarious presentations and table topsexhibition, workshop delegates andsponsors are invited to join anevening boat tour through Amsterdam’sfinest canal route -one of UNESCO’sWorld Heritage objects- using a “ cleanand silent” CNG-powered boat.The 3rd

day activities will include workshop and vehicle technical demonstration.To see more information about thegoals of the event and who shouldattend this happenings, please askfor the brochure or checkwww.LNG4TrucksAndShips.com.

The event venue: Europeand Netherlands

In Europe, LNG and dual fuel vehicles(marine and on-road transport) arealready adopted in Belgium, Estonia,France, Italy, Norway, Poland,Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, theUK, the Netherlands. At least 24LCNG filling stations plus 19 LNGstations were available in Europe in2011.

In other region, LNG is used to powered buses, trucks, trailers,ships and other Heavy-Duty Vehiclesin China, Korea, Thailand, USA andCanada, etc. India is seriously considering to adopt LNG vehicles inits fleet while Pakistan is also closelymonitoring the development andpotential of adopting this fuel in theirtransport sector. Japan aims to conduct a trial in this regards.

The event venue, the Netherlands, is a major gas-distribution hub inEurope. It is the 2nd largest gas producer and exporter in the continent. The country has the 25thlargest gas reserves in the worldwith more than1.4 tcm gas and produces over 78.7 tcm/annum.Major (Oil &) Gas companies, suchas Gasunie and Shell, are also headquartered in this country.

Recently, Deen Shipping enriched itsfleet with a dual fuel MTS Argononship powered by 80 percentLNG/20 percent diesel. The company refers to it as “ DeArgonon, Onze Groene Schip” (TheArgonon, our clean ship). The “baptism” of Europe’s first dual fuel-inland-barge was a big event

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that claimed media’s and Dutch residents’ attention in a big way*. Among the partners of this projectare the European Commission,Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure andEnvironment, the municipality ofSouth Holland, and various other private companies.

Deen Shipping has chosen LNG tosave fuel costs and environment. Inits website, the firm noted thataround 50-100 trees need to beplanted compensate (to filter/absorbCO2 from the air during photosynthesis) one tonnes CO2.Sailing a ship on dual fuel will significantly reduce CO2 emission. For every 500 metresailed by the ship, there will be lesstrees needed to be planted or toabsorb the emission.

On the other hand, in February thisyear Interstream Barging the LNGGreenstream Tanker was introduced.Towards the end of 2012, the firstgasoil free LNG Greenstream Tankerwill be put into operation. The technology for inland navigationhas been developed by PetersShipyards and will be built entirely inthe Netherlands. Contracts for thefirst two ships have been signed earlier this year, while other clientsare lining up to get the “clean” ship.The LNG Greenstream Tanker technology enables the ship to skipthe step to 'dual fuel ' while allowingit to sail with a fully electric poweredLNG ship.

Pieter Peeters, CEO of InterstreamBarging said, "The LNG GreenstreamTanker is a huge step forward forinland navigation when it comes todurability, safety and efficiency. It isin fact a completely new perspectiveon inland navigation”.

Meanwhile, at the on-road segment,various delivery goods companiesare also exploring the advantage ofusing LNG, mainly to save fuel costs.The increasingly stringent EU stan-dards on vehicles emission level, alsomotivates countries, fleet operatorsand vehicle manufacturers to adopt“cleaner” technology.

Simon Loos uses Mecedes LNGEconic to supply goods to Dutchgiant supermarket chain AlbertHeijn. Major ready-make vegetablefood supplier HAK also has been

using bioLNG (Liquefied Biogas orLBG) trucks since beginning 2012.The firm aims at cutting its CO2footprint by half in the next fiveyears. It means, more and moreLBG trucks will replace its currentdiesel fleet.

Volvo also has conducted a pilot pro-gram by running four different typesof its dual fuel LNG/diesel trucks inthis country since last January.Dutch other major supermarketchains such as Dirk van De Broekand Jumbo, and Logistic CompaniesDasko Groep and Wezenberg Groepare using Volvo’s dual fuel LNG.

Join us in this workshop!

*See the film and pictures athttp://www.deenshipping.com/nl_NL/nieuws.html/nieuwsbericht/16. http://www.wezenberg.nl/nieuws/e

erste-volvo-fm-methaan-diesel-trucks-in-nederland/#more-294http://www.ttm.nl/nieuws/id30058-video--volvo-levert-eerste-methaan-diesel-trucks.html

Some facts to remember:• LNG for Trucks and ShipsWorkshop, an NGVA Europe’s eventwww.LNG4TrucksAndShips.com • Date: 19-21 September 2012• Venue: Hotel CASA 400,Amsterdam City, the Netherlands.www.hotelcasa400.nl. • Contact:[email protected]

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Per CristinaMarconi

Corrispondente diGVR a Bruxelles

Non è sempre facile cogliere la strategia complessivadell’Unione europea per far fronte ai problemi energeticie ambientali del settore dei trasporti. Una mole impressionante di documenti viene pubblicataquasi ogni mese, ma spesso queste proposte non sembrano creare un insieme coerente.

Alcune di queste raccomandano il gas naturale comecarburante particolarmente adatto al trasporto pubblico;altri propongono un drastico aumento della tassazionedelle auto a gas naturale.

Un approccio più coerente e pragmatico è quello assuntodal gruppo di alto profilo Cars 21 – un Sistema regolatorio competitivo per il settore automobilistico nelXXI secolo – nel documento pubblicato dopo l’ultima riunione del 6 giugno scorso.

Il processo Cars 21, avviato nel 2005 e rilanciato nell’ot-tobre 2010, coinvolge tutti i rappresentanti UE conportafogli attinenti al settore, i ministri dell’industria dinove Stati membri (CZ, DE, ES, FR, IT, AT, PL, SV e UK),i rappresentanti del settore auto, i sindacati e le Ong.Non c’è da stupirsi che abbiano una prospettiva più realistica su quello che è necessario.

Il documento di Cars 21 è molto diretto nel mettere inchiaro una delle principali carenze dell’approccio dellaCommissione: la mancanza di misure per promuovere lacreazione di infrastrutture adeguate per favorire il passaggio a carburanti alternativi.

“L’Europa ha bisogno di diversificare le fonti di energiausate per i trasporti” in modo che gli obiettivi sul climavengano raggiunti e la dipendenza dal petrolio vengaridotta, in particolare nelle regioni e nei paesi in via disviluppo, spiega il testo.

“Per questo c’è bisogno che entrino nel mercato sistemi alternativi come l’elettricità, l’idrogeno, i biocarburanti, ilmetano (gas naturale e biometano), GPL e altri”,aggiunge. Il gas naturale ottiene tutto lo spazio che merita, in quanto “rappresenta una tecnologia maturadisponibile per tutti i tipi di veicoli e ha un grande potenziale già nel medio termine”, sottolinea il documento, aggiungendo che “una possibilità concreta

Voci da BruxellesCars 21: la Ue pensi a promuoveregli investimenti in infrastrutture perdiffondere i NGV

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per una ulteriore decarbonizzazione deriva dall’iniezione dimetano sostenibile (prodotto dalla biomassa o dall’elettricità a basso contenuto di carbone), che non habisogno di un cambio delle infrastrutture, bensì se possibile di un’espansione dei gasdotti, dei depositi edella rete di distribuzione.” La diffusione del gas naturale, come di qualunque altratecnologia, ha bisogno di infrastrutture adeguate e quindi, come mette ben in chiaro il rapporto, di “investimenti significativi”.

Ci sono molti modi possibili per dare sostegno pubblicoalle infrastrutture: progetti pilota, standardizzazione,sostegno agli investimenti e misure legislative. Negli anni a venire, la strategia UE dovrà sostenere l’intera catena di sviluppo dei prodotti e di innovazione,ma dopo qualche anno solo le soluzioni sostenibili sul mercato dovranno essere aiutate. Cars 21 osserva che“lo sviluppo di infrastrutture di rifornimento/ricarica percarburanti e sistemi alternativi con una tecnologia avviatae un potenziale di mercato potrà accelerare in modosostanzioso l’evoluzione del mercato”.

Mercato che ha già dimostrato di apprezzare il gas naturale, anche se i consumatori hanno bisogno di unarete di stazioni più capillare. Secondo Cars 21, mentre la UE è stata brava a promuovere i carburantialternativi, “non ha saputo fare altrettanto con le infrastrutture per questi carburanti” e “il ruolo direttodella Commissione si è per ora fermato allaricerca&sviluppo e ai progetti pilota”.

Altri strumenti possibili, come “i fondi TEN-T per le reti ditrasporto europee e l’uso di fondi di coesione e strut-turali, sono stati usati solo marginalmente”. Col risultato che il mercato dei trasporti è “frammenta-to”, creando una “situazione subottimale per i consumatori”.

I benefici ambientali derivanti dai carburanti alternativisono ovviamente ritardati da questa mancanza di unastrategia coerente e dalle misure a macchia di leopardoprese dagli Stati Membri. Per questo la UE deveassumere un ruolo di guida nell’accelerare la transizioneverso un sistema di trasporti più verde e efficente.Questo obiettivo giustifica “un intervento pubblico a livello europeo”, che può prendere la forma di “standards, assistenza finanziaria e azione legistaltiva, nelrispetto del principio di sussidiarietà”.

Nel prossimo decennio un passo ulteriore sarà neces-sario, con “una cornice pubblica apposita e un sostegnoper la sostituzione di infrastrutture multiple”, sia attraverso “possibili misure di co-finanziamento (ogaranzia pubblica) per gli investimenti guidati dal settoreprivato, sia attraverso misure regolatorie (requisiti comuni sulle caratteristiche delle stazioni di servizio osulla copertura minima), progetti pilota o introduzione dinuovi standard”.

Mostrando ancora una volta il suo pragmatismo, Cars21 sottolinea che supportare le infrastrutture “dovrebbe corrispondere a facilitare il percorso del mercato, e nona stimolare lo sviluppo di tecnologie”.

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By CristinaMarconi

GVR correspondentin Brussels

It is not always easy to grasp the European Union’s overall strategy for tackling energetic and environmental issues in the transport sector. A huge amount of documents are released almostmonthly, but sometimes they seem to fall short from creating a consistent framework. Some of them recommend natural gas as a particularly suitable fuel for public transport; someothers suggest a steep increase in the taxation fornatural gas vehicles.

A more pragmatic and coherent approach is the onetaken by the high-profile group Cars 21 – aCompetitive Automotive Regulatory System for the21st century – in its document released after theirlast meeting on the 6th of June.

The Cars 21 process, which was launched in 2005and revamped in October 2010, involves all the relevant members of the EU Commission and EU institutions, Industry ministers from nine memberstates (CZ, DE, ES, FR, IT, AT, PL, SV and UK), the representatives of the automotive sector, the tradeunions and the NGOs. No wonder that they have aclearer and more hands-on perspective on what isneeded.

Cars 21’s document is very straightforward in pointingout one of the main shortcomings in the Commissionapproach: the lack of measures to promote the creation of adequate infrastructures to favour the shift to alternative fuels. “Europe needs to diversify the energy sources used for transport” so that climate goals can be met anddependency on oil can be reduced, particularly in developing countries and regions, the documentstresses. “This requires alternative fuels to come into the market, including electricity, hydrogen, biofuels, methane (natural gas and biomethane), LPG and others”, it reports.

Natural gas gets all the space it deserves, since it“represents a mature technology available for all typesof vehicles and has a high potential already in mediumterm”, states the document, adding that “a concrete

A voice from BrusselsThe EU has to boost investments in infrastructures to help NGV,says Cars 21

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possibility for further decarbonisation is provided bythe injection of sustainably produced methane (frombiomass or low-carbon electricity), which does notnecessitate a change in infrastructure but possibly of an expansion of pipelines, depots and distribution facilities”.

The natural gas diffusion, like any other technology,needs appropriate infrastructure and hence, as thereport clearly states, “significant investments”. There are many possible ways to provide public support for infrastructure: pilot projects, standardization, investment support and legislation.

In the coming years, EU policy should support thewhole chain of product development and innovation,but after a while only the market-viable solutions haveto be helped. Cars 21 points out that “the developmentof refueling/recharging infrastructure for alternativefuels and powertrains – with an established technological viability and a market potential – can substantially accelerate market update”.

Markets have already demonstrated that natural gasis a good solution, but consumers definitely need amore widespread refilling infrastructure. According to Cars 21, while the EU has been good atpromoting alternative fuels, “this is not the case concerning the infrastructure for those alternativefuels” and “the direct role of the Commission has beenso far limited to R&D and pilot projects”. Other tools “have only marginally been used for this purpose, such as TEN-T funding for the key Europeannetworks and the deployment of Structural and Cohesion Funds”. As a result, the internal market fortransport is “fragmented” and this is a “sub-optimalsituation for the consumers”.

Environmental benefits from alternative fuels aredelayed by this lack of a comprehensive strategy andby the ‘patchwork’ measures that are taken by eachMember State. Therefore the EU should take a leading role in accelerating the transition towards agreener and more efficient transport system. This objective justifies “public intervention on theEuropean level”, which can take the form of “standards, financial assistance as well as legislativeaction, respecting subsidiarity principle”.

In the next decade a further step is necessary, with a“dedicated public framework and support for roll-out ofmultiple infrastructures”, either via “the possible measures of co-financing (or public guarantee) for investments led by the private sector, via direct regulatory measures (eg common requirements as tocharacteristics of filling pumps or requirements ofminimum coverage), pilot projects or introduction ofstandards”.

Showing again its pragmatism, Cars 21 states thatsupporting the infrastructures “should be an enablingfactor for the market deployment, rather than a stimulus for technology development”. In other words: instead of aiming at utopian projects,let’s act decisively with what we already have.

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Background

Biogas, a substitute for compressednatural gas (CNG), continues to growin popularity across the world as acleaner-burning alternative tomore traditional motor fuels such asgasoline and diesel.

Vehicles that run on biogas producesignificantly smaller amounts of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide,nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, hydrocarbons and particulate matter,all of which detract from the qualityof the air we breathe and are leadingcontributors to global warming. In fact, it is estimated that driving abiogas vehicle reduces the emissionof harmful greenhouse gases by asmuch as 80 percent.

Biogas vehicles are garnering significant attention in Europe, wherea European Union CommissionDirective now requires that biogasand other biofuels total 20 % of overall motor fuel consumption withinthe next 15 years. One country that has accepted thisdirective is Sweden, where approximately 1.4 TWh of biogas isproduced annually. This total isexpected to rise to 14 TWh/yearover the next decade.

The customer

Processkontroll GT AB is the largestsupplier of biogas refueling stations inthe Nordic area, having designed,built, supplied and commissioned avariety of these stations for morethan a decade. Located within Sweden’s petrochemical center, Stenungsund,the company has provided products,services and integrated solutions forelectrical, control and automationtechnology since its founding in1970. Processkontroll is growing ata steady rate, with an annualturnover of SEK 300 million and aworkforce of approximately 160employees.

The challenge

Processkontroll produces several different types of biogas refueling stations, including systems designedspecifically for bus traffic. Each busstation is capable of refueling severalbuses at one time via a single pipe,which includes a flowmeter to measure the total volume of gas dispensed into the buses. The datareceived from the flowmeter must beas accurate as possible, as it is usedby the station owner to monitor consumption and bill the bus operator.Previously, Processkontroll refuelingstations incorporated flowmetersbased on a 4-20 mA analogmass flow signal. However,the company had become dissatisfied with thesemeters and desired a newsolution that would requireless mounting space anddeliver a much higher level ofperformance. Specifically, they were looking fordirect integration into an automationsystem, enhanced ease of use andimproved customer service.

At Processkontroll in Stenungsund, Sweden, Sitrans FCS200 sensorsand Siflow FC070 Ex CT transmitters are now being installed in

biogas-based bus refueling stations. This advanced flow technology can be integrated intoSimatic automation systems, either directly or with distributed Profinet/Profibus stations, for enhanced flexibility, user-friendliness and customer service capabilities.

Coriolis flowmeter integration savestime and money in biogas applications

Biogas bus stations manufactured by Processkontroll are capable of refuelingseveral buses at one time via a single pipe, which includes a flowmeter to measure the total volume of gas dispensed into the buses.

Sitrans FCS200 sensor and SitransFC070 transmitter from Siemens,designed for CNG applications.

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The inside of a Processkontroll busrefueling station, with a SitransFCS200 sensor visible on the right.

The solution

After considering several options,Processkontroll ultimately choseCoriolis mass flow technology fromSiemens: the Sitrans FCS200 sensorcombined with the Siflow FC070 ExCT transmitter. Designed specificallyfor high-pressure gas applications,the Sitrans FCS200 featuresHastelloy tube material for high accuracy even at high pressures (0.5% of flow rate up to 350 bar) and iscapable of measuring flow up to 500kg/min, which lowers the amount oftime necessary for fueling. The Siflow FC070 Ex CT is capable oftrue multiparameter flow measurementand, when combined with the SitransFCS200, is custody transferapproved according to OIML R139 –Compressed gaseous fuel measuringsystems for vehicles.

One of the most important factorsdriving Processkontroll’s decision wasthe fact that the Siflow FC070 canbe integrated seamlessly into theSimatic S7300 PLC system. The transmitter simply snaps into aSimatic rack, a single cable connectsthe transmitter to the sensor, andthe meter is immediately ready foroperation. This straightforward installation process and very smallnumber of required componentssaves Processkontroll time andmoney. The Siemens solution is alsoflexible enough for integration into adistributed ET200 IOProfinet/Profibus station, whichmeans that Processkontroll can successfully meet a wider range ofcustomer requirements.

Equally crucial in the selectionprocess was the user-friendlinessdemonstrated by the Siemens system. In the past, Processkontrollservice engineers were obligated toprogram the flowmeters via laptopusing HART communication. The new solution makes commissioning and monitoring mucheasier, with all application parameters, process values (including mass flow, volume flow,temperature and density) and evenauto zero adjustment available fromthe Simatic touch screen.

Integration with Simatic also offersthe company the ability to respondmore rapidly to customer serviceneeds, a necessity in today’s globallyconnected and highly mobile businessenvironment. From the

Processkontroll office it is possible toconnect to the customer’s controlcabinet and gain instant access to allnecessary flowmeter data, minimizingresponse times and greatly reducingtravel costs. The Simatic remoteaccess function even allows serviceengineers to connect to the systemfrom a Smartphone, regardless oftheir current location.

“Biogas will play an increasinglyimportant role in public transportationacross Europe and elsewhere in thecoming years, which is why the production of biogas refueling stations for buses is such an important part of our business,” saidJacob Holmdahl, design manager forelectrical and control systems atProcesskontroll. “Integrating Siemensflow technology into our refueling stations has ensuredthat they are as accurate, easy touse and cost-efficient as possible,which ultimately gives us a morecompetitive edge in the marketplace.”

Biogas continues to grow in popularity across the world as a cleaner-burningalternative to more traditional motor fuels such as gasoline and diesel.

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Worldwide NGV statisticsCountry

Natural Gas Vehicles Refuelling stations VRA Monthly gas consumption (M Nm3)

Last update

Total Cars/LDVs MD/HDBuses

MD/HDTrucks Others Total Public Private Planned

Average consumption

(actualreport)

The consumption

in theory

Reportedconsumption

Pakistan 3.100.000 2.919.500 500 180.000 3.330 3.330 245,75 536,01 45,8% March 2012Iran 2.900.000 2.893.948 6.036 16 1.900 1.865 35 400 547,50 539,03 101,6% May 2012Argentina 2.085.882 2.085.882 1.913 1.913 32 212,56 375,46 56,6% February 2012Brazil 1.702.790 1.702.790 1.792 1.792 7 165,21 306,50 53,9% November 2011India 1.500.000 1.469.004 23.376 715 6.905 724 405 319 163,21 335,47 0,0% February 2012China 1.200.000 789.070 299.025 61.905 50.000 2.500 2.300 200 400 9 1091,13 0,0% May 2012Italy 785.000 781.500 2.300 1.200 860 813 47 38 199 72,50 148,53 48,8% January 2012Ukraine 388.000 19.400 232.788 135.793 19 324 132 192 40 8 52,00 810,49 6,4% May 2012Colombia 365.168 341.708 13.800 9.660 651 651 3 45,00 110,64 40,7% December 2011Thailand 320.764 263.122 15.331 40.552 1.759 476 451 25 84 0 285,17 126,11 226,1% May 2012Uzbekistan 310.000 310.000 175 175 50 55,80 0,0% November 2011Armenia 244.000 192.000 17.300 34.700 345 9 336 26,52 114,22 23,2% September 2011Bangladesh 200.000 137.000 10.000 27.000 26.000 600 600 13 91,55 77,56 118,0% September 2011Egypt 187.000 185.354 1.299 347 146 142 4 38,00 37,28 101,9% May 2012Bolivia 140.400 140.400 156 156 46 26,28 25,27 104,0% April 2010Peru 129.981 129.970 11 179 179 17,58 23,43 75,0% February 2012USA 112.000 96.500 13.000 2.500 1.100 550 550 4.747 77,52 58,37 132,8% July 2011Germany 96.215 94.504 1560 93 58 903 839 64 100 804 26,30 21,77 120,8% December 2011Venezuela 90.000 90.000 166 166 300 80 8,15 16,20 50,3% June 2011Russia 86.012 55.002 12.900 18.060 50 249 208 41 15 4 30,40 63,06 48,2% May 2012Bulgaria 61.546 61.250 236 60 102 101 1 5 15,00 11,78 127,3% December 2011Malaysia 53.064 52.410 594 60 171 169 2 10 14,80 11,22 131,9% May 2012Japan 40.823 15.833 1.511 21.737 1.742 333 287 46 612 24,86 0,0% September 2011Sweden 40.029 37.700 1.750 577 2 183 136 47 21 11,58 12,50 92,7% December 2011South Korea 32.441 3.049 28.410 972 10 190 185 5 93,00 86,56 107,4% January 2012Myanmar 30.005 26.526 3.475 4 51 51 15,20 0,0% May 2012Canada 14.205 11.800 199 6 2.200 83 80 3 500 2,84 0,0% December 2011France 13.500 10.200 2.400 900 177 37 140 10 1.290 6,00 9,76 61,5% December 2011Tajikistan 10.600 10.600 53 53 4,13 1,91 216,5% December 2007Switzerland 10.228 9.923 173 72 60 133 130 3 4 117 1,61 2,37 68,1% December 2011Chile 8.164 8.055 109 52 7 45 28 1 3,20 1,78 180,1% December 2011Kyrgyzstan 6.000 6.000 6 6 0,60 1,08 55,6% December 2007Austria 5.992 5.319 97 576 202 172 30 12 0,80 1,71 46,8% December 2011Singapore 5.522 5.508 14 4 3 1 1,03 1,03344 0,996671311 December 2012Indonesia 5.520 4.850 400 20 250 14 14 4 2,10 0,0% October 2011Mexico 4.831 4.800 31 14 14 22 0,02 0,96 2,1% June 2011Belarus 4.600 4.600 42 42 1,03 0,83 124,4% September 2011Netherlands 4.301 3.530 590 180 1 87 67 20 40 558 2,55 0,0% December 2011Trinidad & Tobago 4.100 4.100 9 8 1 0,80 0,74 108,4% July 2011Turkey 3.850 1.850 2.000 14 8 6 35 4,20 6,33 66,3% December 2011Australia 3.500 100 1.700 950 750 51 4 47 39 130 5,92 0,0% October 2011Czech Republic 3.477 3.012 356 41 68 49 37 12 10 83 1,10 1,65 66,8% December 2011Spain 3.219 574 1.503 1.099 43 60 17 43 14 21 4,48 5,49 81,5% December 2011Georgia 3.000 3.000 50 50 0,54 0,0% August 2011Dominican Republic 2.800 2.800 5 5 4 0,09 0,50 18,3% November 2011Moldova 2.200 2.200 24 24 0,40 0,40 101,0% Septemebr 2011Poland 2.094 1.502 288 4 300 47 33 14 0,76 1,15 65,9% November 2011United Arab Emirates 1.751 1.750 1 17 16 1 18 1 0,32 0,0% September 2011Finland 985 875 75 15 20 18 17 1 3 0,38 0,40 96,1% December 2011Slovakia 864 440 344 80 13 9 4 3 1,00 1,18 85,1% June 2011Norway 786 323 364 74 25 26 24 2 15 4,55 1,21 375,8% June 2011Portugal 586 46 354 86 100 5 1 4 1 1,16 1,14 101,4% December 2011United Kingdom 559 20 3 496 40 22 5 17 5 10 3,00 0,41 729,2% December 2011Greece 526 6 412 108 0 3 3 1 1,32 0,0% December 2011Serbia 519 494 25 6 4 2 4 1 0,31 0,16 189,1% December 2010Mozambique 433 280 153 2 2 0,51 0,0% July 2011Nigeria 345 260 85 6 6 0,11 0,0% November 2011Hungary 322 250 70 2 17 3 14 5 14 0,10 0,26 39,2% January 2012Vietnam 308 280 28 3 3 3 April 2012Belgium 283 278 5 15 9 6 28 12 0,05 0,0% December 2011Iceland 255 237 2 16 2 2 2 0,04 0,06 63,5% December 2010Luxembourg 249 210 39 8 6 2 2 2 0,06 0,15 35,8% December 2011New Zealand 201 19 61 84 37 14 14 0,26 0,0% December 2010Kazakhstan 200 200 10 10 90 December 2011Lithuania 190 75 115 3 3 5 5 0,20 0,36 55,8% December 2011Lichtenstein 143 64 61 18 2 1 1 1 0,10 0,21 47,9% December 2011Croatia 143 64 61 18 1 1 1 0,08 0,21 38,3% December 2011Estonia 110 100 7 3 4 2 2 3 0,02 0,04 48,3% December 2011Algeria 125 115 10 3 3 0,05 0,0% December 2011Philippines 71 11 60 3 1 2 0,18 0,0% October 2011Macedonia 54 7 47 1 1 3 0,02 0,14 14,8% January 2011Ecuador 40 40 1 1 0,01 0,0% May 2009Tunesia 34 32 2 1 1 0,01 0,0% December 2007Tanzania 31 31 1 1 2 0,01 0,0% October 2010South Africa 24 21 2 1 2 2 August 2010Bosnia & Herzegovina 21 20 1 2 2 2 0,01 0,0% June 2011Latvia 18 18 1 1 0,003 0,00 79,3% September 2011Panama 15 15 November 2008Denmark 14 14 1 1 January 2012Slovenia 8 8 2 8 0,007 June 2011Ireland 2 2 1 1 1 0,00 0,0% October 2008Montenegro 1 1 0,00 March 2006Turkmenistan 1 1 November 2009Total 16.333.038 15.004.150 697.559 360.480 270.849 20.911 18.554 2.357 1.782 9.420 2.307 5.095 45,3% June 2012

Last twelve years evolution

33July 2012 Gas Vehicles Report

NGV and refuelling stations, 2002-2011

YearNGVs Fuelling stations

Population2003 3.254.841 6.6662004 3.850.657 7.8422005 4.687.230 9.0772006 5.647.314 10.6472007 7.546.636 12.2142008 9.560.284 14.5392009 11.152.339 16.9702010 13.136.556 18.745

Nov. 2011 14.422.009 20.6552002-2011 Nine years review

YearNGVs

Increase Growth2003 944.867 41%2004 595.816 18%2005 836.573 22%2006 960.084 20%2007 1.899.322 34%2008 2.013.648 27%2009 1.592.055 17%2010 1.984.217 18%

Nov. 2011 1.285.453 10%2002-2011 8.842.365 383%

YearFuelling stations

Increase Growth2003 1.184 22%2004 1.176 18%2005 1.235 16%2006 1.570 17%2007 1.567 15%2008 2.325 19%2009 2.431 17%2010 1.775 10%

Nov. 2011 1.910 10%2002-2011 11.488 210%

NGVs Polpulation Fuelling stations Polpulation

NGVs Increase NGVs Growth

Fuelling stations Increase Fuelling stations Growth

Argentina 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

NGVs 630.548 755.671 879.587 1.164.839 1.348.126 1.459.236 1.429.973 1.678.230 1745677 1.820.601 1927007 2067548

Stations 871 982 1.049 1.152 1.330 1.494 1.636 1.744 1.806 1.856 1888 1911

CNG sold (MNm3) 1.681 1.851 2.041 2.649 3.062 3.186 3.061 2.940 2.659 2.806 2752 2909

Brazil 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

NGVs ... 284.751 380.515 642.844 826.364 1.052.295 1.325.823 1.467.219 1.588.331 1.631.173 1.664.847

Stations ... 265 506 667 905 1.206 1.411 1.575 1688 1777 1725

CNG sold (MNm3) 251 635 959 1.340 1.573 1.937 2.305 2.580 2.341 1.962 154,7

Germany 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

NGV (*) 6.829 10.509 14.420 19.105 27.175 38.933 54.772 77.191 85.000 91.890 96215

Stations 120 130 250 350 400 500 630 720 804 863 900 903

CNG sold in MWh 239.871 325.546 424.697 527.314 685.836 963.204 1.400.000 14.6 MNm3 315 MNm3,6

Italy 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

NGV (LDVs) 296.358 327.643 344.306 335.205 326.104 358.488 410.000 432.900 523.100 676.850 772.984 779090

Stations 323 344 402 456 498 535 589 609 700 770 831 860

CNG sold (MNm3) 400 448 448 442 442 468 520 588 588 744,36 870

Sweden 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

NGVs 1.725 2.000 3.309 4.248 5.298 7.897 12.119 14.536 16.900 23.125 32.000 40.029

Stations 26 31 39 48 65 85 97 115 122 136 169 183

CNG and CBG sold (Nm3x1000) 13.950 16.678 20.125 25.434 28.872 35.450 43.856 53.636 58.126 67.000 7.730.000 138,96

Switzerland 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

NGVs 100 150 350 650 1.250 1.965 3.313 5.830 7.122 8.599 9.538 10.228

Stations 14 20 26 37 50 64 78 97 112 122 126 133

CNG and CBG sold (Nm3x1000) 841 995 1.576 1.859 2.281 3.054 4.423 658 10.200 13.150 19.050 19,32 MNm3

Russia 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

NGVs 23.900 26.700 32.500 41.000 57.400 70.800 75.000 85.000 103.200 100.000 86.000 86.000

Stations 195 199 207 207 211 214 218 220 221 236 249 252

CNG sold (MNm3) 82 100 113 136 171 236 286 308 326 333 343 365

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Cities with CNG refuelling stationsCountry's share of the world's total NGVs and fuelling stations

CountryNatural Gas Vehicles Refuelling stations

Last updateTotal

% of total NGVsin the world

Total% of total fuelling

stations in the world

Country Number of cities Last update

Pakistan 3.100.000 18,98% 3.330 15,92% March 2012Iran 2.900.000 17,76% 1.900 9,09% May 2012Argentina 2.085.882 12,77% 1.913 9,15% February 2012Brazil 1.702.790 10,43% 1.792 8,57% November 2011India 1.500.000 9,18% 724 3,46% February 2012China 1.200.000 7,35% 2.500 11,96% May 2012Italy 785.000 4,81% 860 4,11% January 2012Ukraine 388.000 2,38% 324 1,55% May 2012Colombia 365.168 2,24% 651 3,11% December 2011Thailand 320.764 1,96% 476 2,28% May 2012Uzbekistan 310.000 1,90% 175 0,84% November 2011Armenia 244.000 1,49% 345 1,65% September 2011Bangladesh 200.000 1,22% 600 2,87% September 2011Egypt 187.000 1,14% 146 0,70% May 2012Bolivia 140.400 0,86% 156 0,75% April 2010Peru 129.981 0,80% 179 0,86% February 2012USA 112.000 0,69% 1.100 5,26% July 2011Germany 96.215 0,59% 903 4,32% December 2011Venezuela 90.000 0,55% 166 0,79% June 2011Russia 86.012 0,53% 249 1,19% May 2012Bulgaria 61.546 0,38% 102 0,49% December 2011Malaysia 53.064 0,32% 171 0,82% May 2012Japan 40.823 0,25% 333 1,59% September 2011Sweden 40.029 0,25% 183 0,88% December 2011South Korea 32.441 0,20% 190 0,91% January 2012Myanmar 30.005 0,18% 51 0,24% May 2012Canada 14.205 0,09% 83 0,40% December 2011France 13.500 0,08% 177 0,85% December 2011Tajikistan 10.600 0,06% 53 0,25% December 2007Switzerland 10.228 0,06% 133 0,64% December 2011Chile 8.164 0,05% 52 0,25% December 2011Kyrgyzstan 6.000 0,04% 6 0,03% December 2007Austria 5.992 0,04% 202 0,97% December 2011Singapore 5.522 0,03% 4 0,02% December 2012Indonesia 5.520 0,03% 14 0,07% October 2011Mexico 4.831 0,03% 14 0,07% June 2011Belarus 4.600 0,03% 42 0,20% September 2011Netherlands 4.301 0,03% 87 0,42% December 2011Trinidad & Tobago 4.100 0,03% 9 0,04% July 2011Turkey 3.850 0,02% 14 0,07% December 2011Australia 3.500 0,02% 51 0,24% October 2011Czech Republic 3.477 0,02% 49 0,23% December 2011Spain 3.219 0,02% 60 0,29% December 2011Georgia 3.000 0,02% 50 0,24% August 2011Dominican Republic 2.800 0,02% 5 0,02% November 2011Moldova 2.200 0,01% 24 0,11% Septemebr 2011Poland 2.094 0,01% 47 0,22% November 2011United Arab Emirates 1.751 0,01% 17 0,08% September 2011Finland 985 0,01% 18 0,09% December 2011Slovakia 864 0,01% 13 0,06% June 2011Norway 786 0,00% 26 0,12% June 2011Portugal 586 0,00% 5 0,02% December 2011United Kingdom 559 0,00% 22 0,11% December 2011Greece 526 0,00% 3 0,01% December 2011Serbia 519 0,00% 6 0,03% December 2010Mozambique 433 0,00% 2 0,01% July 2011Nigeria 345 0,00% 6 0,03% November 2011Hungary 322 0,00% 17 % January 2012Vietnam 308 0,00% 3 0,01% April 2012Belgium 283 0,00% 15 0,07% December 2011Iceland 255 0,00% 2 0,01% December 2010Luxembourg 249 0,00% 8 0,04% December 2011New Zealand 201 0,00% 14 0,07% December 2010Kazakhstan 200 0,00% 10 0,05% December 2011Lithuania 190 0,00% 3 0,01% December 2011Lichtenstein 143 0,00% 2 0,01% December 2011Croatia 143 0,00% 1 0,00% December 2011Estonia 110 0,00% 4 0,02% December 2011Algeria 125 0,00% 3 0,01% December 2011Philippines 71 0,00% 3 0,01% October 2011Macedonia 54 0,00% 1 0,00% January 2011Ecuador 40 0,00% 1 0,00% May 2009Tunesia 34 0,00% 1 0,00% December 2007Tanzania 31 0,00% 1 0,00% October 2010South Africa 24 0,00% 2 0,01% August 2010Bosnia & Herzegovina 21 0,00% 2 0,01% June 2011Latvia 18 0,00% 1 0,00% September 2011Panama 15 November 2008Denmark 14 0,00% 1 0,00% January 2012Slovenia 8 0,00% 0,00% June 2011Ireland 2 0,00% 1 0,00% October 2008Montenegro 0,00% 1 0,00% March 2006Turkmenistan 0,00% 1 0,00% November 2009Total 16.333.038 20.911 June 2012

Argentina 334 Jul. '11Armenia 37 Mar. '08Australia 3 Nov. '09Austria 126 Nov. '10Bangladesh 8 Nov. '05Belarus 16 Sep. '11Belgium 8 Jun. '11Bolivia 6 Apr. '10Brazil 300 Jul. '11Bulgaria 41 Sep. '11Chile 5 Dec. '07China 74 Sept. '04Colombia 78 Aug. '11Croatia 1 Dec. '10Czech Republic 27 Jun. '11Egypt 16 Apr '06Estonia 2 Sep. 11Finland 14 Jun. '10France 26 Aug. '02Germany 740 Dec. '10Greeece 2 Nov. 10Hungary 3 Jan' 12Iceland 2 Jan. '11India 42 Nov. '10Indonesia 2 Sept. '08Iran 597 Nov. '11Ireland 1 Oct. '08Italy 150 Dec. '06Latvia 1 Sep. '11Liechtenstein 1 Sept. '04Lithuania 3 Sep. '11Luxembourg 1 Jun. '11Macedonia 1 Jan. '05Malaysia 6 Oct. '06Mexico 2 Jun. '05Moldavia 13 Sep. '11Mozambique 2 Aug. '11Myanmar 4 Oct. '11Netherlands 16 Dec. '08Norway 4 Jan. '10Pakistan 50 Apr. '08Peru 2 Jun. '11Philippines 1 Oct.'05Portugal 5 Dec. '09Russia 198 May '12Serbia 3 Dec. '10Singapore 1 Jul. '05Slovakia 8 Feb. '10South Africa 1 Aug. '10South Korea 47 May. '12Spain 32 Jun. '10Sweden 77 Jun. '11Switzerland 20 Jun. '11Tanzania 1 Oct. '10Taiwan 1 Apr'. 05Thailand 39 Aug '08Trinidad & Tobago 11 Dec. '07Tunisia 1 Oct. '07Turkey 2 Aug. '04United Arab Emirates 4 Jul. '11United Kingdom 5 Nov. '04Venezuela 26 Jun. '11Total 3.250

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NGV’s statistics balance

Best growth in filling stations by number (China, India, and Italy are not yet included)

Best growth in NGV population by % Best growth in fuelling station population by %

World’s top 10 NGV countries

NGV x 1.000Round up figures

Increase 2009-2010Increase 2009-2010

Venezuela India Pakistan Sweden Thailand Peru Iran Bolivia Egypt Germany

2009 20.000 700.000 2.250.100 23.125 130.748 81.029 1.734.431 122.812 119.598 85.000

2010 43.000 1.100.000 3.500.100 32.000 219.024 99.260 2.070.930 140.400 137.126 91.890

Increase 115% 57% 56% 38% 35% 22% 19% 14% 14% 7%

Pakistan Iran Colombia Brazil Sweden Thailand Malaysia Armenia Bolivia Argentina

2009 3.000 1.079 485 1.704 136 391 120 275 128 1.851

2010 3.300 1.490 614 1.783 169 423 148 303 156 1.875

Difference 300 411 129 79 33 32 28 28 28 24

Pakistan India Iran Argentina Thailand Venezuela Bolivia Egypt Colombia Brazil

2009 2.250.100 680.380 1.728.909 1.813.777 130.748 20.000 122.812 119.598 276.180 1.632.101

2010 3.500.100 1.069.380 2.065.566 1.891.186 219.024 43.000 140.400 137.126 291.945 1.646.955

Difference 1.250.000 389.000 336.657 77.409 88.276 23.000 17.588 17.528 15.765 14.85

Iran Peru Colombia Sweden Malaysia Bolivia Pakistan Armenia Thailand Egypt

2009 1.079 94 485 136 120 128 3.000 275 391 119

2010 1.490 127 614 169 148 156 3.300 303 426 129

Increase 38% 35% 27% 24% 23% 22% 10% 10% 9% 8%

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 May-12

Pakistan 200 410 475 700 1000 1650 1900 2250 2500 2851 3100

Iran 1 15 64 148 612 846 1638 2033 2859 2900

Argentina 735 824 1089 1288 1457 1416 1685 1741 1821 1927 2032 2068

Brazil272 372 615 804 1011 1253 1512 1573 1614 1662 1694 1703

India25 101 159 222 222 335 822 822 700 700 1100 1500

China36 55 80 82 97 127 201 336 500 500 600 1200

Italy370 370 401 381 382 413 433 580 588 677 761 779

Colombia 9 9 19 48 72 114 252 270 300 313 349 365

Thailand 4 9 22 56 162 219 268 321

Armenia 38 48 96 101 101 101 244 244

Best growth in NGVs by number (Armenia, China, and Italy are not yet included)

European NGV statistics

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NGV2010 Roma

The event of the

year is coming up

Clean Power

Consortium for

LNG use in trucks

Germany

AMI Leipzig

Motor Show

Peru, 6-8 July

ExpoGNV already

is a big success

NGV buses in europe

A growing sector

The opinions and thoughts

of several manufacturers

Volume 5 #5Number 53June 2006

Germany

NGV is the

best alternative

The Netherlands

The World Gas

Conference took place

Germany 2006

NGV and the

World Cup

Handing out of keys of

some NGVs used

for VIP shuttle service

Volume 5 #6Number 54July 2006

Italy

More than 35000 OEM

NGVs sold in 2006

Worldwide

Free access to NGV

statistics

Volume 5 #12Number 60January 2007

A political success

NGVs on the

European agenda

The European Parliament voted a report

highlighting methane role as transportation fuel

VW P

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A 4-cylinder configured

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www.ngvgroup.com

Renewal and new

services offered

Volume 6 #1Number 61February 2007

Panda Panda

A big small car

Amazing success: in the first month of sales

in Italy, Fiat received 3,000 orders

ExpoGNV

The Sao Paulo big

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Statistics

New charts: countries’

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Volume 6 #2Number 62March 2007

From the market

News on NGV

from Europe

The Fiat Panda Panda great success,

London doubled congestion charge zone

and more…

ExpoGNV Brazil

More stands available in

the new #1 NGV country

Geneva Motor Show

Presentation of the

Opel Corsa 1.6 CNG

Volume 6 #3Number 63April 2007

NGV growth in Europe

Italy

Comments on the European #1 market, a methanized

funfair in Germany (photo), Czech Rep., etc.

NGV growth in Europe

Italy

Comments on the European #1 market, a methanized

funfair in Germany (photo), Czech Rep., etc.

Germany

Natural Gas Vehicles

are the trend

Strasbourg

The ENGVA Conference

is coming up

Volume 6 #4Number 64May 2007

Along all roads

NGV use in Europe

Mitsubishi Evo 9 CNG , maybe the most

powerful CNG rally-car at the moment

Italy

Amazing Panda Panda

sales in 4 months

Spain

670 natural gas

vehicles clean Madrid

Volume 6 #5Number 65June 2007

Environmental Ministry

Germany

NGV has proven to be a clean,

economical and sustainable alternative

24-Nürburgring

A resounding

success of 2 NGVs

Europe

NGV, a real need

against pollution

Volume 6 #5Number 66July 2007

European Parliament

NGVs in

Strasbourg

The industry held a meeting

with Congress members

Italy

The 10th Metanauto

is coming up

Germany

Car sales in the doldrums

NGVs defy the trend

Volume 6 #7Number 67August 2007

Against global warming

NGV: a solution

at hand

News from Italy, Germany, Spain, Sweden,

Russia, Switzerland, Brazil, Africa and more.Against global warming

NGV: a solution

at hand

News from Italy, Germany, Spain, Sweden,

Russia, Switzerland, Brazil, Africa and more.

Compressors

Comments from

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Iran NGV goals

To be achieved with

capacity and willpower

Volume 6 #8Number 68September 2007

Climate-friendly fuel

Germany rewards

NGV drivers

7 seats Opel Zafira 1.6 CNG emits only 138 CO2

g/km. With a mix of 20% biogas just 113 g/km

Oil is over $80!

A real opportunity for

the NGV industry

Sweden

About subsidies in the

‘biogas country’

Volume 6 #9Number 70November 2007

NGV Concept car

Fiat Panda Aria

Eco-compatible materials in and outside,

CO2 emissions cut to a record of 69g/km

Italy

Opinion about

stations network

Czech Republic

Latest developments

and Conference

Volume 6 #10Number 71December 2007

Across the world

7.2 million NGVs

Impressive growth of methane vehicles. It is

predicted 65 million NGVs by 2020

Germany

NGVs go turbo

IANGV

Government involvement

in CNG Programs

Volume 6 #11Number 72January 2008

Barajas, Madrid

NGVs to the airport

Were introduced three models of new ground handlin

g

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NGV bus market

Opinions from

several OEMs

Italy

Self-service to be

allowed this 2008

Volume 6 #12Number 73February 2008

NGV, a solution at hand

Oil is around $100

Because of economics, ecology and energy

diversification, CNG is the answer today

NGVA Europe

Meeting of the new

regional organisation

NGV 2008

Attracting stakehold-

ers from everywhere

Volume 7 #1Number 74March 2008

New growing market

NGV gains

momentum

King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía of Spain

while opening a new Gas Natural building

The Netherlands

The Dutch NGV

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NGV 2008 in Rio

Few days for the

IANGV event

Volume 7 #3Number 76May 2008

MILA Alpin 4WD

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Compact off-roader launched at

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New NGVA Europe

Focus on lobbying

activities

Italy

The role of the

Consorzio NGV System

Volume 7 #4Number 77June 2008

After NGV 2008

Comes Italy

Few available spaces for the II

World Fair of NGV, biogas and H2V Italy

NGV use to grow to

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Canada

The success of

CNG forklifts

Volume 7 #7Number 80September 2008

NGV in Europe

2009 outlook

It is predicted as the year when sales will

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2030 NG industry

outlook for vehicles

Germany

Hybrid-CNG

technology

Volume 7 #8Number 81October 2008

2nd NGV World Fair

A world-class ev

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Turin 2008: Display of latest technologies and

international meetings

Czech Republic

II International

Conference in Prague

Germany

New company aiming

to market NGVs

Volume 7 #9Number 82November 2008

New NGV model

Fiat Grande Punto

From January to August, Fiat sold 43,000 NGVs

in Italy -33,000 during the same period in 2007.

NGV System Italia

Self-service and

multi-fuel dispenser

Italy

New Stations

Association

Volume 7 #10Number 83December 2008

World speed record

327.2 km/h

A retrofitted biomethane-fuelled Audi

A4-B7 has set the high speed record

GNV2009 Madrid

Support from the

City Council

2009 NGV Caravan

To the Olympic Winter

games Capital city

Volume 7 #11Number 84January 2009

+25% globally

2008 NGV

numbers

Methane powers 9,500,000

vehicles through 14,500 stations.

Italy is the #1 OEM NGV market.

The Netherlands

More interest in

the NGV business

Italy

Comments from

the industry

Volume 7 #12Number 85February 2009

Record-breaking trip

EcoFuel Tour

To visit and test each of the 800 German

refuelling stations within 80 days.

United Kingdom

Successful biogas

truck trial

Italy

New section Voices

from the industry

Volume 8 #1Number 86March 2009

Spain NGV market

500 more

NGV trucks

Barcelona tender: the 4 city’s cleaning

companies to use NGV trucks

Italy

NGV is promoted

by OEMs in all

media

GNV2009 Madrid

NGVA Europe

Conference is

coming up

Volume 8 #2Number 87April 2009

Germany car tax

NGVs have

the edge

The new CO2 tax reduces

significantly the tax burden on

NGV

IANGV

World CNG

signage one step

closer

Germany

Natural gas

turbos at AMI

2009 in Leipzig

Volume 8 #3Number 88May 2009

Few days to go

GNV2009

MadridThe NGVA Europe Conferences

& Show gather global attention.

Spain

Successful NGV

implementation

Chrysler+Fiat

More NGVs for

North America?

Volume 8 #4Number 89June 2009

Italy

Getting out

of the niche

The industry aims to create a su

stainable

business based on sustainable mobility

Italy

The NGV industry

beyond the crisis

PeruThe I Latin American

NGV Summit is

coming up

Volume 8 #5Number 90July 2009

24-hour Nürburgring

NGV Success

VW Scirocco GT24 CNG raced to victory at

the 24-hour race

European milestone

More than 1

million NGVS on

the roads

GNV Peru 2009

All ready for theLatin Americanevent

Volume 8 #6Number 91August 2009

OEM NGVs

Italy61,175 were sold in Janu

ary-May: analysts

define 2009 as the year of the NGV boom

The GVR

Three outstanding

editions coming up

Sweden

World's first green

biogas ambulance

Volume 8 #7Number 92September 2009

NGV in Europe

The EU targets

10% market share by 2020 plus 8%

biofuels--including biogas. Is it c

redible?

Verona, Italy

Promotional

advert campaign

underway

The GVR

Promotional

advert campaign

at course

Volume 8 #8Number 93October 2009

The engine of tomorrow

NGVs with brains

OEMs work on NGV tailor-made innovative technologies.

Ecorally-Raid

Clean Off-road

units race towards

NGV2010

NGV 2010 Roma

IANGV 2nd

Compelling Reason

to Attend

Volume 8 #9Number 94November 2009

Huge CO2 savings

LNG Ferry

Besides Natural gas and biomethane,

LNG also brings benefits.

NGV System Italia

Towards EU

White Paper on

Transport

Forecasting

Middle and

long-term NGV

outlook

Volume 8 #10Number 95December 2009

Starting in 2010

Scirocco Cup

VW organises a one-make cup featuri

ng

Bio-CNG-powered vehicles.

Argentina

25 years of ‘GNC’

GasHighWay

Project of a

station net from

Finland to Italy

Volume 8 #11Number 96January 2010

A must attend event

NGV 2010 Roma

A convergence of time and place for th

e global NGV industry

Italy

Increased NGV

use brings healthy

news

At the right time

The great

international event

of the year

Volume 8 #12Number 97February 2010

Dakar Rally

Racing with NGV

Two Toyota FJ Cruiser V6 showed that NGV can compete in

the most demanding roads

New monthly report

The European

Association in

The GVR

NGV System Italia

Leadership,

innovation and

tradition

Volume 9 #1Number 98March 2010

54 million more NGVs

NGV2010 Roma

The global event in Italy, gateway

to the most successful NGV decade

A case study

Swedish NGV

sales

Bolivia

Large-scale free

NGV conversion

underway

Volume 9 #2Number 99April 2010

Growing interest

Rome Conference

NGVs set to dominate alternative

fuels arena in coming decade

Volume 9 #3

Number 100

May 2010

Anniversary edition

100A continuous work promoting NGV in

the world.

Italy 785.000 781.500 2.300 1.200 860 813 47 38 199 72,50 148,53 48,8% January 2012Ukraine 388.000 19.400232.788 135.793 19 324 132 192 40 8 52,00 810,49 6,4% May 2012Armenia 244.000 192.000 17.300 34.700 345 9 336 26,52 114,22 23,2% September 2011Germany 96.215 94.504 1560 93 58 903 839 64 100 804 26,30 21,77 120,8% December 2011Russia 86.012 55.002 12.900 18.060 50 249 208 41 15 4 30,40 63,06 48,2% May 2012Bulgaria 61.546 61.250 236 60 102 101 1 5 15,00 11,78 127,3% December 2011Sweden 40.029 37.700 1.750 577 2 183 136 47 21 11,58 12,50 92,7% December 2011France 13.500 10.200 2.400 900 177 37 140 10 1.290 6,00 9,76 61,5% December 2011Switzerland 10.228 9.923 173 72 60 133 130 3 4 117 1,61 2,37 68,1% December 2011Austria 5.992 5.319 97 576 202 172 30 12 0,80 1,71 46,8% December 2011Belarus 4.600 4.600 42 42 1,03 0,83 124,4% September 2011Netherlands 4.301 3.530 590 180 1 87 67 20 40 558 2,55 0,0% December 2011Turkey 3.850 1.850 2.000 14 8 6 35 4,20 6,33 66,3% December 2011Czech Republic 3.477 3.012 356 41 68 49 37 12 10 83 1,10 1,65 66,8% December 2011Spain 3.219 574 1.503 1.099 43 60 17 43 14 21 4,48 5,49 81,5% December 2011Georgia 3.000 3.000 50 50 0,54 0,0% August 2011Moldova 2.200 2.200 24 24 0,40 0,40 101,0% Septemebr 2011Poland 2.094 1.502 288 4 300 47 33 14 0,76 1,15 65,9% November 2011Finland 985 875 75 15 20 18 17 1 3 0,38 0,40 96,1% December 2011Slovakia 864 440 344 80 13 9 4 3 1,00 1,18 85,1% June 2011Norway 786 323 364 74 25 26 24 2 15 4,55 1,21 375,8% June 2011Portugal 586 46 354 86 100 5 1 4 1 1,16 1,14 101,4% December 2011United Kingdom 559 20 3 496 40 22 5 17 5 10 3,00 0,41 729,2% December 2011Greece 526 6 412 108 0 3 3 1 1,32 0,0% December 2011Serbia 519 494 25 6 4 2 4 1 0,31 0,16 189,1% December 2010Hungary 322 250 70 2 17 3 14 5 14 0,10 0,26 39,2% January 2012Belgium 283 278 5 15 9 6 28 12 0,05 0,0% December 2011Iceland 255 237 2 16 2 2 2 0,04 0,06 63,5% December 2010Luxembourg 249 210 39 8 6 2 2 2 0,06 0,15 35,8% December 2011Lithuania 190 75 115 3 3 5 5 0,20 0,36 55,8% December 2011Lichtenstein 143 64 61 18 2 1 1 1 0,10 0,21 47,9% December 2011Croatia 143 64 61 18 1 1 1 0,08 0,21 38,3% December 2011Estonia 110 100 7 3 4 2 2 3 0,02 0,04 48,3% December 2011Macedonia 54 7 47 1 1 3 0,02 0,14 14,8% January 2011Bosnia & Herzegovina 21 20 1 2 2 2 0,01 0,0% June 2011Latvia 18 18 1 1 0,003 0,00 79,3% September 2011Denmark 14 14 1 1 January 2012Slovenia 8 8 2 8 0,007 June 2011Ireland 2 2 1 1 1 0,00 0,0% October 2008Montenegro 1 1 0,00 March 2006Total 1.763.900 1.290.617 278.221 194.274 788 4.003 2.947 1.056 360 3.207 266 1.222 21,7% May 2012

Armenia 0,96 0,91 0,83 0,38 0,34 0,39 sep-11Austria 1,41 1,40 1,20 0,62 0,55 0,63 nov-10Belarus 0,66 0,61 0,59 0,19 0,17 0,19 sep-11Belgium 1,33 1,01 0,73 0,65 0,75 ene-10Bulgaria 1,25 1,25 0,55 0,52 0,58 sep-11Croatia 1,31 1,26 1,16 0,58 0,52 0,60 ene-11Czech Republic 1,38 1,32 0,66 0,59 0,68 oct-11Estonia 1,30 1,30 0,68 0,61 0,70 sep-11Finland 1,28 1,15 1,31 jun-11France 1,35 1,09 0,87 0,78 0,89 ene-10Germany 1,63 1,58 1,42 1,15 0,54 1,18 sep-11Greece 1,19 1,04 0,65 0,58 0,67 ene-10Hungary 1,43 1,36 1,10 0,99 1,13 ene-12Iceland 1,55 1,46 1,49 0,77 0,69 0,79 ene-11Italy 1,05 1,16 0,53 0,50 0,55 ene-10Latvia 1,32 1,28 0,38 0,29 0,32 sep-11Lichtenstein 1,20 1,13 1,19 0,92 0,80 0,87 jun-10Lithuania 1,32 1,24 0,88 0,79 0,90 sep-11Luxembourg 1,11 0,92 0,63 0,56 0,65 ene-10Macedonia 1,24 1,04 0,42 0,38 0,44 ene-11Moldavia 1,05 0,87 1,00 0,45 0,13 0,46 sep-11Netherlands 1,44 1,09 0,56 0,50 0,58 ene-10Norway 1,84 1,78 0,96 0,86 0,99 mar-11Poland 1,09 1,00 0,51 0,46 0,52 ene-10Portugal 1,35 1,11 0,45 0,40 0,46 mar-10Russia 0,78 0,70 0,72 0,22 0,20 0,23 may-12Serbia 1,24 1,14 1,18 0,58 0,52 0,59 feb-11Slovakia 1,25 1,15 0,83 0,74 0,85 dic-10Slovenia 0,77 0,69 0,79 jun-11Spain 0,92 0,72 0,80 jun-11Sweden 1,54 1,49 1,44 1,31 1,29 jun-11Switzerland 1,40 1,36 1,43 1,11 0,96 1,05 jun-11Ukraine 1,09 0,98 0,94 0,65 0,58 0,66 may-12United Kingdom 1,27 1,29 0,92 0,82 0,94 ene-10

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