Projects
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| Reference Number | NIA_NGN_133 | |
| Title | CNG Vehicle Trial | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Other oil and gas) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact No email address given Northern Gas Networks |
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| Award Type | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Funding Source | Ofgem | |
| Start Date | 01 October 2015 | |
| End Date | 01 July 2017 | |
| Duration | 21 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £93,889 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Technical Consultancy | |
| Region | Yorkshire & Humberside | |
| Programme | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , Northern Gas Networks (100.000%) |
| Web Site | http://www.smarternetworks.org/project/NIA_NGN_133 |
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| Objectives | The objective of the project is to demonstrate: - The commercial feasibility of using CNG vehicles within NGN- The operational feasibility of using CNG vehicles within NGN- The possibility of converting NGN’s entire fleet to CNG - The possibility of significantly reducing the organisation’s carbon emissions produced by transport Success of the trial will be identifying that, through using CNG vans, NGN can improve their environmental performance (CO2, air quality, PM, NOX) without increasing costs, vehicle breakdowns or reducing operability. | |
| Abstract | De-carbonisation of transportation from diesel to an alternative low carbon fuel has not been resolved. One of the main areas yet to have low carbon alternatives are light commercial vehicles. Diesel emissions add to air pollution and consequently impact adversely on public health. The gas networks operate a significant light vehicle fleet to undertake its operational activities. NGN currently operates approximately 600 diesel vehicles using 1. 6m liters of fuel per year and producing 4,543 TCO2e of carbon emissions. One low-carbon alternative that is commercially available is Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). However, there is no research at the moment around the feasibility of moving towards a CNG fleet for our emergency operational vehicles. This project therefore seeks to demonstrate the commercial and operational feasibility of converting NGN’s entire fleet to CNG. We will undertake a trial using two CNG-fuelled vehicles from different operational disciplines and monitoring their performance over 12 months against a series of relevant parameters which are being specifically developed for the project. The vehicles for the demonstration are going to be procured as follows: 1 vehicle swap with Leeds City Council (LCC) because this is the most cost efficient solution1 van hireNote : Project Documents may be available via the ENA Smarter Networks Portal using the Website link above | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 09/08/18 | |
