Natural Gas Vehicles: Today's Transportation Solution
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atural gas vehicles: Today's Transportation Solution. A whitepaper outlining the opportunities natural gas vehicles (NGVs) provide for energy efficient, clean, safe and reliable transportation.
Annual Energy Conference
Attendee's comments included "The Energy Conference outshines itself year after year," and "This IS the annual energy conference of the year."
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egister today for the highly anticipated 2011 Annual Energy Conference!Attendee's comments included "The Energy Conference outshines itself year after year," and "This IS the annual energy conference of the year."
2011 Gas Outlook
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roduced annually, the Gas Outlook is a detailed look at the use and potential availability of natural gas in the Northwest through October 2020. The Outlook is unique as it represents a consensus view of the regional natural gas market developed by industry participants serving the region.
Plugging into Natural Gas
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ver 200 attendees filled the room for the January 25, 2012, Plugging into Natural Gas Summit, focused on natural gas, electricity, renewables and the future of energy in the Pacific Northwest. Click here for a list of presentations available for download.Northwest Gas Association Blog
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Natural Gas’ star turn didn’t end with the State of the Union. On Thursday, January 26th, the President expanded upon his earlier pro-natural gas comments with a speech at a natural gas fueling station owned by UPS in Las Vegas, NV. While there were a number of references back to the State of the Union, it is exciting to see the commitment to a natural gas fueled transportation infrastructure. We at the NWGA will certainly be keeping an eye on how this develops.
Media
AGA Report Details Responsible Natural Gas Development
Washington, D.C. – Continued responsible and sustainable development of natural gas will transform the energy industry, and by extension our economic future. The American Gas Association (AGA) today released Turning Principles Into Action, a report on natural gas resource development that points to responsible and sustainable practices in action. The report highlights three important areas: reducing environmental impacts, building trust with communities through responsible action and ensuring the appropriate authority and capacity of regulatory oversight.
“Consumers have benefited enormously from the lower prices and price stability that has come with the growth of our natural gas supply,” said Dave McCurdy, president and CEO of AGA. “Natural gas utilities, in their role a stewards of their local communities, recognize the importance of continuing to build on this strong domestic supply while also ensuring that the resource is produced in a sustainable and responsible manner.”
Read more: AGA Report Details Responsible Natural Gas Development
Gas is gas, right? Not if it’s CNG - a cheaper, cleaner fuel: Avista adds 10 compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks to its fleet
By Jessie Wuerst, Avista Utilities
CNG – compressed natural gas – is not the natural gas that can heat your home or cook your food. It’s a safe, clean-burning, cost-effective fuel for fleet vehicles. Avista has purchased 10 replacement Chevrolet Silverado half-ton pick-up trucks that run on CNG; seven of those will be allocated to meter readers in Spokane, two to the Spokane line dock and one will stay with Fleet operations. In addition to the CNG tank, the trucks have a 20 gallon gasoline tank, as back-up fuel.
Avista experimented with CNG-powered vehicles about 30 years ago, when the technology for CNG-powered vehicles was in its infancy. Today, the computerized systems within a CNG vehicle make it as easy to operate as a standard gasoline-powered truck. And in keeping with our commitment to environmental stewardship, CNG is a cleaner-burning fuel than gasoline or diesel, so it’s better for the air we breathe. It also helps our country become less dependent on foreign oil, because all of our natural gas supply is produced in North America.
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Natural Gas 101
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atural gas is a combustible, gaseous mixture of simple hydrocarbon compounds, usually found in deep underground reservoirs formed by porous rock. Natural gas is a fossil fuel composed almost entirely of methane, but does contain small amounts of other gases, including ethane, propane, butane and pentane. Methane is composed of a molecule of one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms. Read More...G
as flowing from higher to lower pressure is the fundamental principle of the natural gas delivery system. The amount of pressure in a pipeline is measured in pounds per square inch. From the well, the natural gas goes into "gathering" lines, which are like branches on a tree, getting larger as they get closer to the central collection point. Read More...U
sing natural gas in place of other fuels can help ease a number of environmental concerns -- greenhouse gas emissions, acid rain, smog, solid waste and water pollution. When natural gas is burned, it produces virtually no emissions of sulfur dioxide or particulate matter and far lower levels of "greenhouse" gases and nitrogen oxides than such competing sources of energy as oil and coal. In addition, unlike the oil, coal and nuclear processes, the natural gas process produces virtually no solid waste and has much less impact on water quality. Read More...E
xplore this glossary of terms common to natural gas and the natural gas industry. Read More...U
se this conversion chart for units and measurements common to natural gas and the natural gas industry. Read More...Commodities Ticker
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Natural Gas Supply Serving the Pacific Northwest
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American Gas Foundation Study: Renewable Gas Leading America’s Energy Future Washington, DC – The American Gas Foundation (AGF) today released an...
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