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Just last week, Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City became the most recent global city to take steps toward transitioning its public transport fleet to natural gas. In a memorandum of understanding signed by Gazprom and Petrovietnam in Moscow on 14 May, Russia and Vietnam identified key areas for cooperation to[...]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin held meetings in Sochi this week to further expand the ongoing discussion of natural gas as a motor fuel, a clear step forward in expanding the use of this low-emissions, plentiful fuel in the transportation sector. Prior to the discussions, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich commented[...]
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Gazprom Germania continues to make further inroads into expanding the use of natural gas in transportation, focusing now on the heavy industry sector. Since mid-April the company, together with industry association erdgas mobil, has been supporting Germany’s first road test of a truck powered by an innovative methane-diesel-engine. The LNG[...]
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Last month, Swedish Energy Minister Anna-Karin Hatt announced the three-year extension of a tax credit for company cars that use clean energy fuels, including natural gas. The country would like to increase its estimated 44,300 NGVs and 195 public and fleet filling stations. The extension of the Swedish law will:[...]
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GAZPROM took a double win at the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup opener in Hockenheim: Motorsport legend Nicola Larini confidently sped to victory in his blue racing car emblazoned with the GAZPROM logo. But GAZPROM’s second triumph came with the 22 drivers and thousands of fans who were thrilled by the natural[...]
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By PD Dr. Christian Growitsch, Director of Applied Research and Member of the Management Board, the Institute of Energy Economics, University of Cologne and Hannah Schwind, Research Associate, Institute of Energy Economics, University of Cologne This article is a shortened version of an essay by Dr. Growitsch and Hannah Schwind[...]
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All over the world, economies are trying to become greener. The focus, however, is too often solely on reducing CO2 emissions from power production rather than developing a greener transport sector, which is one of the biggest sources of global CO2 emissions. Rising oil prices and higher emission standards, especially[...]
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UPS announced in April that it would expand its fleet of natural-gas powered vehicles, leading the trucking industry toward greener and more cost-effective fuel solutions. The shipping company plans to add more than 700 vehicles by 2014, as well as four liquefied natural gas filling stations to keep the new[...]
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By Andre Schumann, Head of Department for Technical Cooperation and Project Support, E.ON Ruhrgas AG, and Detlef Weßling, Head of Cooperation and Business Development for Gas, E.ON Ruhrgas AG The original version of this piece was published in Gazprom Export’s global newsletter, Blue Fuel. It’s no secret that[...]
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Since 1990, the global community has recognized 22 April as Earth Day. This annual event serves as an important moment-in-time to celebrate the Earth’s natural resources and to promote a cleaner energy future. It also serves as a powerful reminder of why it is so critical to achieve a more sustainable[...]
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