LNG as a Vehicle Fuel

A New Dimension & New Markets For LNG
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is capturing wider attention worldwide as countries continue to focus on energy security through diversity of supply, improving the environment and economics.  LNG is providing a clean, economic alternative to diesel in the heavy duty trucking industry, in port facility vehicles, and increasingly in marine and rail applications. The current level of global trade in LNG is anticipated to nearly double by 2020 and, potentially, triple by 2030 and beyond, so the market for liquefied natural gas vehicles (L-NGVs) should strengthen concurrently as more countries incorporate LNG into their energy strategies.  The cryogenic upgrading of renewable biogas into liquefied biomethane as a high grade fuel for vehicles is yet another creative application that can help reduce the well-to-wheel CO2 emissions over heavy duty diesel vehicles by 100% or more.

While the vehicle market may be small compared to more traditional LNG markets, L-NGVs offer a new diversity in the transportation sector, to compliment compressed natural gas (CNG) as more countries look to cleaner alternatives and more secure supplies of energy than the current petroleum – petrol and diesel.

Course Background:
This course presents an opportunity for participants to identify and explore the most important technology and marketing issues for liquefied natural gas vehicles (L-NGVs) and renewable liquefied biogas (so-called LBG).  It provides an overview of LNG fundamentals as a vehicle fuel for on-road transportation as well as non-road vehicles, including marine and railway applications. The course includes information about the complete L-NGV ‘system’ from the fuelling infrastructure technology to the vehicle tailpipe.  It also explains the international framework of codes and standards related to L-NGVs, fuelling systems, and safety, one of the building blocks to smooth the commercial pathway for L-NGVs to achieve world-wide sustainability.

Specific topics that will be covered are:

• Natural gas as a vehicle fuel: world overview of technology, marketing & politics & how L-NGVs fit into the overall framework of NGVs
• Brief history/background to LNG as a vehicle fuel, including road, marine, rail and air transport;
• Cryogenic gases & properties compared  to other fuels 
• LNG fuelling infrastructure  technology , including delivery, storage, dispensing and metering and safety concerns as a vehicle fuel. 
• LNG technology for vehicles:- Mono fuel and dual fuel applications; 
• Worldwide overview of L-NGV and LNG fuelling station standards and regulations 
• Innovative technologies such as small scale liquefaction and liquefied-to-compressed natural gas (L-CNG) fuelling operations.

Who should attend:

Marketing and technical specialists who want to understand a new and growing dimension of LNG applications as a clean transportation energy as well as its potential as a renewable energy source made from biogas will want to participate in this broad but intensive two day experience.  Executives interested in new visions of LNG markets also will benefit from knowing more about L-NGV fundamentals, technology, economics and markets.

Course facilitators:

Dr. Jeffrey M. Seisler is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Clean Fuels Consulting with offices in Brussels, Belgium and Washington, D.C.  Clean Fuels Consulting is a private company whose mission is to facilitate the commercialization of clean fuels and technologies, doing lobbying, analysis, communications, training and workshop development.  He also is the Commercial Director of the Clean Vehicle Training Institute, founded in Brussels and the Netherlands.

Dr. Seisler was the founding Executive Director of the European Natural Gas Vehicle Association (ENGVA) based in the Netherlands starting in July 1994 through September 2007. He was the founding Executive Director of the Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition (NGVC) in Washington, D.C. starting in August 1988 until July 1994 when he left for Europe to start up ENGVA. He was one of the founders of the IANGV in 1986, served as its president from 1998-2002, and was an active member of the Executive Committee from 1990-2008.

Dr. Seisler has been active with energy, environment, alternative fuels and new technology commercialisation issues since 1976.  He has authored several hundred articles and monographs on a wide variety of energy-related topics for newspapers, magazines and journals worldwide. 

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LNG Plants – Safety and Standards

LNG is a dangerous and extremely low-temperature liquid at -162 degrees Celsius,  which has unique properties. Special knowledge and know-how are required to handle and manage LNG safety at high level in both operation and maintenance. This training course aims to deal with the properties of LNG and the key factors relating to safety in its production and storage.  It shall also cover commonly used standards governing the LNG plants and techniques that can be used to identify and mitigate risks.  This will be a practical course and adopts a checklist approach to ensure that you go back to your plants with action items and specific checklist to ensure the safety of your LNG Plants.

• Background
• Review of industry standards
• Safety Requirements
  • Primary containment
  • Secondary containment
  • Safeguard systems
  • Separation distance
• Review of LNG properties and potential hazards
• Handling and safety issues and strategies at every stage of LNG Supply Chain
  • Production
  • Liquefaction
  • Storage
  • Transportation & Shipping
  • Regasification
• Case studies of LNG accidents and safety measures
• Action points and checklist to ensure LNG handling and safety

Who should attend

Technical, operations and HSE heads and specialists of LNG facilities who are responsible for the day to day operations and maintenance of the plant. 

Course facilitator
Brenda is a specialist in cryogenic plant, having over thirty years of experience in gas plant design, construction, commissioning, troubleshooting, operation, and maintenance with a strong focus on the safety, risk and environmental issues related to gas production, storage and use. She has worked on projects in many parts of the world including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, Brazil, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.

Brenda currently works in the oil, gas and energy sectors as an engineering and safety consultant in the areas of process design, process safety management, risk assessment, risk mitigation, engineering audit, operational efficiency and crisis and emergency management. She is a highly respected HAZOP study Chairman. Much of her recent work has centred on the safe design and operation of small-scale liquefaction plants, often using waste streams as the feed gas.

Brenda graduated in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, London. She is a Board Member and Chairman of the Technical Committee of the Asia Pacific Natural Gas Vehicle Association (ANGVA) and a member of the ISO Working Group for Cryogenic tank design.

 

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