In the wake of a European court ruling that puts the UK under pressure to cut pollution from diesel engines, John Baldwin, Managing Director of CNG Services, a company that provides design, consultancy and project management services for gas distribution, and a member of the DfT Transport Energy Task Force, says that there is now a major shift from diesel to gas.

“Gas is the number one choice as a fuel for trucks and buses and there is the potential for a major shift from diesel now,” he said. “We have 10,000 KM of high pressure gas grid which is ideal for making compressed natural gas (CNG).  Also with 130 million kg of Biomethane forecast to be injected into the gas grid in 2015, we can look to a future with more and more vehicles powered with renewable gas, reducing CO₂ as well as removing diesel emissions and making our cities quieter.”

CNG Services claims that low carbon Bio-CNG offers an opportunity for businesses to make significant savings in fleet operating costs, whilst having lower emissions of NOₓ and particulates.

Photo: John Baldwin