East China Province Selects LNG As Transportation Fuel

We all wish more countries, provinces and states would adopt the position that the Fujian Province in East China has. They have determined to trade out their 2000 inter-city buses and 1000 waterway vessels for vehicles that run solely on LNG (liquified natural gasoline). What a statement. Part of the project includes building 30 natural gas stations/refill points.

According to a contract signed Thursday between Fujian Investment and Development Group Ltd. and Fujian Expressway LLC, the former will invest 320 million yuan (46.85 million U.S. dollars) in building 30 gas filling stations to supply 133,000 tonnes of LNG for the 2,000 inter-city buses. The move will replace 180,000 tonnes of gasoline and diesel a year, the investment and development company said.

Under a related accord, Fujian will buy 2.6 million tonnes of LNG from Indonesia annually in a 25-year period from 2009 to fuel the plan, the local government said.

Source: People's Daily