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June 18-21, 2013

CNG Vehicles: Do They Make Sense for My Town?. June 18-21, 2013. Reduce. Replace. Eliminate. What is Clean Cities?. Mission To advance the energy, economic, and environmental security of the United States by supporting local decisions to reduce petroleum use in transportation. Goal

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June 18-21, 2013

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  1. CNG Vehicles: Do They Make Sense for My Town? June 18-21, 2013

  2. Reduce Replace Eliminate Whatis Clean Cities? Mission To advance the energy, economic, and environmental security of the United States by supporting local decisions to reduce petroleum use in transportation. Goal Reduce petroleum use by 2.5 billion gallons per year • Replacement • Reduction • Elimination Accomplishments • Saved nearly 4.5 billion gallons of petroleum since 1993 • Put more than 775,000 alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) on the road • Installed more than 10,000 alternative fueling stations

  3. Who is: GPCCP? • Non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization • Assist with grants/writing/ Project Management • Education and Outreach • Partner with State Agencies; Municipalities, Utilities; Like Minded Organizations; Public/Private Fleets • Facilitate Infrastructure Development • Provide Technical & Financial Assistance

  4. Overview of Natural Gas • Natural Gas • Hydrocarbons, predominantly methane (CH4) • High octane rating • Nontoxic, noncorrosive, and non-carcinogenic • Not a threat to soil, surface water, or groundwater • Extracted from gas and oil wells • Existing pipeline distribution system

  5. Overview of Natural Gas • Close to 13 million natural gas vehicles worldwide • Natural gas = nearly 25% of the total energy used in the U.S. • Residential and commercial usage – 34% • Industrial usage – 27% • Electric power production – 31% • Vehicle fuel – <1%

  6. Overview of Natural Gas Vehicles Dedicated Natural Gas Vehicles • Designed to only run on natural gas • Main components include: • Fuel storage cylinders • Natural gas fuel injectors Bi-fuel Natural Gas Vehicles • Designed with two separate fueling systems that allows for operation on natural gas and conventional gasoline • Vehicle has two fuel tanks, engine has two fuel injection systems for gasoline and natural gas Dual-fuel Natural Gas Vehicles • Mainly developed for heavy-duty applications • Requires both natural gas and diesel fuel storage and delivery systems

  7. Overview of Natural Gas Vehicles The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, refers to both of these types into the term: Bi-fuel Natural Gas Vehicles Dual-fuel Natural Gas Vehicles “Bi-Fuel”

  8. Overview of Natural Gas Types of on-board storage vessels Figure 32 (left): The composition of CNG cylinders used in vehicles. Figure 33 (right): Cross-section of CNG cylinders used in vehicles. Source: NAFTC.

  9. Websites-Info Resources • Clean Cities Web site • www.eere.energy.gov/ccities • Alternative Fuels & Advanced Vehicles Data Center Web site • www.eere.energy.gov/afdc • Fuel Economy. GOV

  10. Tony Bandiero Director director@phillycleancities.org www.phillycleancities.org 215-990-8200

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