NGVTF 2008 Meeting and Presentations
Around 90 people attended the Natural Gas Vehicle Technology Forum (NGVTF) Meeting in Downey, CA, on Nov. 19-20, 2008. The meeting featured a review of natural gas vehicle R&D projects, marketing strategies, equipment development, and outlook for natural gas. Presentations focused on opportunities and challenges facing the natural gas vehicle industry.
For more information about the meeting and presenters, see the agenda. A meeting summary is also available. Many of the meeting's presentations are available below as Adobe Reader PDFs. Download Adobe Reader. Note: Presentations are posted here with the permission of the presenters noted.
Day 1
NGVTF Reestablished: Natural Gas Vehicle Technology Development and Funding (PDF 1.6 MB)
Dennis A. Smith, U.S. Department of Energy
California Energy Commission's Natural Gas Vehicle Research Roadmap (PDF 311 KB)
Philip Misemer, California Energy Commission
Natural Gas: The New U.S. Transportation Fuel (PDF 1.2 MB)
Mitchell Pratt, Clean Energy
National Natural Gas Vehicle Legislative Update (PDF 61 KB)
Rich Kolodziej
The Role of Clean Fuels and Clean Vehicles in Meeting Air Quality Standards (PDF 1.3 MB)
Dean K. Saito, South Coast Air Quality Management District
Cummins Westport Overview (PDF 1.2 MB)
Dwight Hanson, Cummins Westport
Natural Gas Niche Market Assessment (PDF 528 KB)
Stephe Yborra, NGVAmerica
California Low Carbon Fuel Standard: Opportunity for NGVs (PDF 274 KB)
William Zobel, Southern California Gas Company
Natural Gas Infrastructure Development (PDF 1.3 MB)
James Harger, Clean Energy
FuelMaker Overview (PDF 2.8 MB)
Robert Chautems, FuelMaker Corporation
Day 2
Overview of Kenworth LNG Trucks (PDF 2.5 MB)
Scott Pease, Kenworth
Sterling Clean Drive Technologies (PDF 1.2 MB)
Robert Carrick, Sterling Trucks
Autocar LLC: Oldest U.S. Continuous Brand (PDF 1.7 MB)
Rob Strange, Autocar, LLC
Performance & Air Pollutant Emissions of Vehicles Operating on Various Natural Gas Blends (PDF 426 KB)
Tom Durbin, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside
Gas Technology Institute R&D Activities (PDF 645 KB)
Tony Lindsay, Gas Technology Institute
Westport ISX G Overview (PDF 715 KB)
Kelly Mills, Westport Fuel Systems, Inc.
Honda Energy Choices (PDF 1.7 MB)
Annabel Cook, Cook & Associates
Overview of IMPCO Technologies (PDF 1.1 MB)
Kay Hay, IMPCO Technologies, Inc.
Baytech Medium and Light-Duty CNG Vehicles and Engines (PDF 704 KB)
Richard Turner, Baytech Corporation
Baytech CNG Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Engines (PDF 600 KB)
Richard Turner, Baytech Corporation
Biogas for Transportation (PDF 116 KB)
Jon Lear, Ruby Mountain, Inc.
Biogas to LNG (PDF 893 KB)
John A. Barclay, Prometheus Energy Company
Biogas for Transportation, A Global Perspective (PDF 500 KB)
Bryan Luftglass, The Linde Group
NGV Cylinder Safety, Training & Inspection Project (PDF 1.3 MB)
Hank Seiff, Clean Vehicle Education Foundation
NGVTF Meeting Summary (PDF 99 KB)
Margo Melendez, Fuels and Vehicles Technology Deployment, NREL