NGV 101 WORKSHOP
Pierre Ducharme, D. Mgt.
National Hubs Director, NGV Information Hubs
February 19, 2014 Mississauga, ON WELCOME & THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
With the financial support of: 2 2
WORKSHOP AGENDA (1)
8:00 am - Introduction to the Eastern Outreach Hub
8:15 am - Overview presentation
- Why switch to natural gas?
- Natural gas as vehicle fuel
- Available factory-built vehicles
- CNG & LNG stations
- Safety, codes, standards & training
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WORKSHOP AGENDA (2)
8:45 am – Finding a fit with natural gas - Enbridge
9:15 am – Factory-built vehicles & engines – Cummins
9:45 am – Break
10:00 am – CNG fueling options – ANGI Energy Systems
10:30 am – LNG fueling options – ENN Canada
11:00 am – Gas-safe facilities case study – Change Energy
11:30 am – Wrap up & feedback
11:45 am – Adjourn
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EASTERN OUTREACH HUB
•  Information source for fleets to learn more about
natural gas vehicles, stations, and related topics
•  Main focus: medium/heavy-duty, factory-built vehicles
•  Services offered:
-  Fleet workshops
-  Access to factsheets, guidelines, etc.
-  Assistance with simple payback calculations
•  Contact us:
EasternNGVhub@marcon.qc.ca
Toll free: 1-844-242-8485
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www.GoWithNaturalGas.ca
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WHY SWITCH TO NATURAL GAS?
ABUNDANT CANADIAN RESOURCE
New markets are needed
for Canada’s abundant
natural gas resources
Options:
1.  Power generation
2.  Export to Asia
3.  Transportation
Demand is decreasing
both for exports to the
United States and per
customer in Canada due
to efficiencies/renewables
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AFFORDABLE FUEL
As a commodity, natural gas has historically
traded at a significant discount to crude oil
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DIESEL-LIKE POWER AND PERFORMANCE
•  A new generation of factorybuilt vehicles
•  Available from OEM dealers
•  Diesel-like performance
- Cummins Westport 8.9 litre
and 12 litre engine torque
curves similar to comparable
diesel engines
Peterbilt LNG Highway Tractor Vedder Transport -­‐ BC 10
•  Improved fuel efficiency
- natural gas engines within
12% of diesel for fuel
consumption
RANGE NEEDS CAN BE MET
•  A good fit for fleets that
return-to-base to refuel
- private onsite stations an
option for fleets with 15- 20
high-mileage vehicles
•  Regional corridor fleet
applications also a good fit
- infrastructure build-out is
underway in AB, ON, QC, BC
•  Fuel tank packages can be
tailored by OEM to meet
fleet needs
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ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
•  Supports fleet sustainability
•  A cleaner-burning fuel
- reduces greenhouse gas
emissions up to 15-25%
•  No evaporative emissions
•  Meets EPA and CARB emission
standards
CNG Freightliner Refuse Truck EBI -­‐ Quebec Can use renewable natural gas
from waste for near-zero emission
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•  Quiet operation
- 1 idling diesel bus = 10 idling
natural gas buses
•  Lighter than air in gas form
- will not pool if there is a spill
FACTORY-BUILT VEHICLES
FACTORY-BUILT VEHICLES
•  More than 20 North
American truck and bus
manufacturers offer factorybuilt natural gas vehicles
•  Approximately 50 factorybuilt models available
•  Buses, trucks, highway
tractors with 8.9 litre
Cummins Westport ISL G
engine
LNG Peterbilt Highway Tractor Bison Transport -­‐ Alberta 14
•  Trucks, highway tractors
with Cummins Westport 12
litre ISX 12G engine
TWO ENGINE OPTIONS TODAY
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ISL G (8.9 litre) ISX 12 G (11.9 litre) 250–320 hp 660–1000 H-­‐lb torque CNG or LNG 320-­‐400 hp 1150-­‐1450 H-­‐lb torque CNG or LNG MORE ENGINES COMING
•  ISB 6.7 G from Cummins Westport - 6.7
litre engine in 2015
•  D13G from Volvo – 13 litre engine in 2015
•  ISX 15 G from Cummins – 15 litre engine
beyond 2015
•  Westport 15 litre LNG engine no longer available –
Westport now licencing technology to OEMs like Volvo
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REFUSE & VOCATIONAL TRUCKS
•  8 OEM models available
for refuse truck applications
•  Includes Mack, Peterbilt,
Kenworth, Autocar,
Freightliner, and others
•  CNG fleets operating in
ON, QC, BC, MB, and
demo trucks in AB
CNG Mack Refuse Trucks Waste Management – OOawa, ON 17
•  Dump truck, mixer,
sweeper applications also
available
HIGHWAY TRACTORS
•  14 OEM models available for
short haul tractors
•  Includes Volvo, Mack,
Peterbilt, Kenworth,
Freightliner, Navistar
•  LNG tractor fleets:
- Robert Transport (120)
- Vedder Transport (50)
- Bison Transport (15)
LNG Peterbilt Tractor Robert Transport – Boucherville, QC 18
- Loblaw (5)
•  Range: estimated 1,000 km
TRANSIT BUSES
•  10 OEM transit buses
available including 30, 35’,
40’ and 60’ models
•  Includes New Flyer,
Orion, NABI, Gillig, and
Foton
CNG Transit Bus Hamilton Street Railway -­‐ ON 19
•  OEM school buses and
shuttle buses also
available
•  Nanaimo and Kamloops,
BC, each purchasing 25
CNG transit buses
NATURAL GAS AS VEHICLE FUEL
WHAT IS NATURAL GAS?
•  Natural gas is a naturally
occurring fossil fuel
•  Mostly methane
- when extracted, natural gas
includes unwanted
hydrocarbons and impurities
- natural gas must be
processed, purified before
use
•  Colourless, odourless, nontoxic
LNG Peterbilt Highway Tractor Robert Transport -­‐ QC 21
•  A clean-burning fuel
- lowest emission fossil fuel
COMPARED TO DIESEL
•  Methane makes up >95% of natural gas
•  Methane has a simple composition - 4 hydrogen, 1 carbon atom
•  This simpler make-up compared to diesel means that natural gas
is cleaner burning when used as a vehicle fuel
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CNG & LNG
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Natural gas must either be compressed or liquefied
for vehicle use as it has less energy by volume
compared to diesel:
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1.7 litres of LNG = 1 litre of diesel
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3.8 litres of CNG = 1 litre of diesel
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LNG provides greater vehicle range than CNG
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LNG is delivered by truck; CNG made onsite using
a compressor
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Fuel is always delivered to vehicle engine as a gas
COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG)
•  CNG is natural gas that is
compressed to decrease its
volume and tank size
•  Typical pressures:
- 3,000 pounds per square inch
(psi) has been pressure used for
vehicles in Canada
- now moving to 3,600 psi which is
standard in the United States
CNG Freightliner Dump Truck Enbridge – Toronto, ON 24
•  CNG has odourant giving it a
rotten egg smell
•  CNG cylinders have pressure
relief devices activated by heat
CNG STATIONS
•  CNG common type of natural gas
used for vehicles
- station can be installed where
there is natural gas pipe network
•  Fast fill can match speed of diesel
vehicle refueling
•  Time fill allows allow vehicles to
fuel at once over 6-8 hours
•  Fuel will only flow once the
dispenser is connected to the
vehicle receptacle
•  No fumes or risk of a spill
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LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG)
LNG is natural gas that has
been cooled to its liquid state at
-162 degrees Celsius
Stored in double-walled,
insulated thermos-like tanks
Odourant cannot be added to
LNG, so methane detectors are
required on vehicles
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LNG tanks are designed with
fuel hold times of 5 days or more
LNG will return to a gas as it
warms up
LNG STATIONS
•  Canada’s first LNG stations in 2012 - all 3
originally built as private stations:
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Robert Transport (QC, ON)
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Vedder Transport (BC)
•  Central LNG facility with delivery by truck:
- LNG transferred to storage vessel at station,
similar to diesel and pumped into vehicle
•  Dispensed in 2 forms:
- “warm” or saturated LNG – no fuel pump on
Canada now has 4 cardlock vehicle as pressure moves fuel to engine
LNG refueling staQons, one - “cold” or nonsaturated LNG – a fuel pump or
in each of BC, AB, ON, QC + pressure booster is needed on vehicle
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RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS
Renewable natural gas or
“biomethane”
- produced by upgrading
biogas from waste sources
- once it meets pipeline
standards, can be used in
place of fossil natural gas
- near-zero emissions
vehicle operation
- Biogas may come from
landfill, digesters, wastewater treatment or
agricultural sources
Renewable Natural Gas Cycle 28
Surrey, BC plans to refuel
CNG refuse trucks with
biomethane
SAFETY, CODES, STANDARDS & TRAINING
SAFE FUEL CYLINDERS & TANKS
CNG Cylinder Diagram Back-­‐of-­‐Cab Array 30
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CNG cylinders and LNG fuel tanks are
manufactured to established standards
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Standards require stringent safety
testing:
−  drop testing, acid testing, pressure
cycling, bonfire and gunfire testing
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Factory-built natural gas vehicles must
comply with Transport Canada and
Environment Canada regulations
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Canadian Registration Numbers (CRNs)
not required on CNG or LNG fuel storage
vessels for factory-built vehicles
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Tank life typically matches the vehicle life,
but will depend on the type of tank and the
manufacturer
SAFE CNG & LNG STATIONS
•  Personal protective equipment is
required for LNG refueling:
- gloves, face shield, long sleeves,
safety boots
•  CNG refueling does not require any
special protective equipment
•  Whether CNG or LNG, fuel does not
flow until the dispenser hose is
properly engaged
•  Emergency shut-offs at stations
- turn off gas supply in an emergency
•  Remote monitoring of stations
- can help solve technical problems
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LNG Highway Tractor Refueling CODES, STANDARDS & REGULATIONS
•  CSA B108 – CNG Fueling Stations
Installation Code
•  CSA B109 – CNG Vehicle
Installation Code
•  CSA Z276 – LNG Production,
Storage & Handling – Annex D for
LNG Refueling Stations
•  CSA B51-09 – Boiler, Pressure
Vessel, and Pressure Piping Code
CNG Time Fill StaSon Waste Management -­‐ Coquitlam, BC 32
•  National Safety Mark must be
held by companies doing CNG or
LNG fuel system installation on
factory-built vehicles
GAS-SAFE FACILITIES
LNG Peterbilt Highway Tractor Vedder Transport -­‐ Abbotsford, BC •  Technical Guideline outlining requirements for facilities
where natural gas vehicles are maintained, stored or
loaded - no charge and available upon request
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AVAILABLE TRAINING
Training to be available in Canada
as of April 2014 including:
1.  General Awareness
2.  Fleet Operations
3.  LNG Refueling
4.  CNG Refueling
5.  CNG Cylinder Inspection
6.  LNG Tank Inspection
CNG Peterbilt Tractor EBI -­‐ Quebec 7.  CNG Vehicle Servicing
8.  LNG Vehicle Servicing
Emergency First Responder
training also to be offered
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THANK YOU & QUESTIONS
Eastern Outreach Hub
EasternNGVhub@marcon.qc.ca
Toll free: 1-844-242-8485
www.gowithnaturalgas.ca
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