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THE VERDICT
11th June 2009, Page 47
11th June 2009
Page 47
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In all areas of road transport, fuel costs are the biggest expenditure and if you can show an 11% reduction, and a 10% carbon footprint saving, then it has to be a viable option.
The results from Clean Air Power's Genesis Dual-Fuel system, and the potential of an interfaced product developed from scratch with Volvo Trucks a global player suggest natural gas is an option for operators. Dual-fuel technology favours longer haul operations, such as trunking, where there is a large amount of continuous work. As a decisionmaker you'll need to assess the expenditure and time needed to fit a retro fuel system, but if you have a sizeable fleet, savings could be easily increased.
• See over to team how CNG is produced from landfill.