The company recognizes a prime opportunity in the marketing and distribution of CNG as an alternative automotive fuel.
In theory and in the lab, many petroleum substitutes make sense for personal vehicles. On the road, however, things are of a different matter. With skyrocketing oil prices, there is broad public and political consensus that the future belongs to viability of investments in alternative fuels
Natural gas can be used to fuel internal-combustion engines. The most practical strategy is to store and handle it as Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).
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To use natural gas, the methane component (which makes up 50 percent to 100 percent of natural gas) must be processed to remove contaminants and other useful fuels, e.g., butane and propane.
CNG's octane rating gives it the potential to optimize an engine's thermodynamic efficiency through a high compression ratio. CNG’s popularity stems, in part, from its clean-burning properties. In many cases, CNG vehicles generate fewer exhaust and greenhouse gas emissions than their gasoline- or diesel-powered counterparts.
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