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CNG Is It Right For You ?

CNG Is It Right For You ?. Energy Vision Workshop September 2010 David Lynch. What is Changing ?. Speed of Change Concern for the Environment. Where Have We Been?. Alternative Fuel Properties. Characteristics Diesel Biodiesel MeOH EtOH NG LPG

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CNG Is It Right For You ?

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  1. CNGIs It Right For You ? Energy Vision Workshop September 2010 David Lynch

  2. What is Changing ? • Speed of Change • Concern for the Environment

  3. Where Have We Been?

  4. Alternative Fuel Properties CharacteristicsDiesel Biodiesel MeOHEtOHNGLPG Structure C18H36 C1 8H35O2 CH3OH C2H5OH CH4 C3H8 Cetane No. 40+ 40+ 10 10 -- 5 Octane No. -- -- 95 95 120 95 Energy (LHV) btu/gal(x1000) 128 119 57 76 85(LNG) 84 btu/cu. ft 1000(CNG) Energy Storage 1 1.1 2.3 1.7 1.7 (LNG) 1.6 (relative vol.) 3.7 (CNG)

  5. Where Have We Been? • Spark Ignited Gasoline • Add the lead • Get the lead out -- 100 Octane to 87/91/93 • Electronically Controlled Engines • Add EGR • Add the catalytic converter • Fuel Injection • Direct fuel injection • Turbocharging • ????????

  6. Where Have We Been? • Diesel • High Speed Diesel • Turbocharging • Aftercooling • Electronic Controls • EGR • Particulate Traps • SCR (Diesel Fluid) • Tomorrow – Electronically Boosted Turbocharging • ??????

  7. Where Have We Been? • Natural Gas Engines • 120 Equivalent Octane Rating • Turbocharging • Aftercooling • Electronic Controls • EGR • Stoichiometric Mixture • Three Way Catalyst • Biomethane Compatible

  8. What is changing? • Higher vehicle pricing for new technology • Higher cost of Ultra Low Sulfur diesel fuel • SCR for 2010 • Total Cost of Operation

  9. What are your alternatives? • Get out your checkbook • Conserve diesel fuel however you can • Change vehicle specifications • Truck specs for fuel economy • Consider other alternatives

  10. Consider the Natural Gas Alternative • Things have changed • Natural gas not for everyone BUT makes sense for an expanding customer base • Natural gas as the lower cost alternative

  11. Large, Domestically Available Supply Supplied FromUS and Canada Imported 98% Natural Gas • Less than .01% used for transportation in U.S. • 10 million NGVs would use about 3% • World NG reserves estimated at 3x that of oil • Huge advances being made in bio-methane • landfill gas (LFG), dairy farms, wastewater treatment plants • NGVs offer solution to dependence on foreign oil • U.S. imports up to 70% of its oil at a cost of $ 350 billion a year Source – Clean Energy 2009

  12. 2010 Natural Gas Truck and Bus Engine • 8.9 litre Stoichiometric Cooled EGR engine • Ratings from 250 to 320 hp • ISL G replaced L Gas Plus and C Gas Plus engines in 2007 • Low emissions • First heavy duty engine for bus and truck certified to 2010 EPA and CARB NOx standards • 0.20 g/bhp-hr NOx • 0.01 g/bhp-hr PM • Three Way Catalyst Aftertreatment • Diesel like Performance, Reliability, Durability • Over 30% more torque at idle vs. previous engine • Improved fuel economy- +5% vs. C Gas Plus • Manufactured in Cummins Engine Plant- Rocky Mount, North Carolina

  13. Natural Gas Applications TRUCK BUS REFUSE SPECIALTY

  14. Conclusions • The economics of vehicle operations are shifting • Several sources of funding makes Natural Gas a Bargain. • Some businesses will profit from the opportunity.

  15. Change is Inevitable “except from a vending machine”

  16. CNGIs It Right For You ? Energy Vision Workshop September 2010 David Lynch

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