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05-28-2007, 06:00 PM
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce plans to install 200 workshops to convert 158,000 vehicles to natural gas nationwide over a three-year period, as reported in El Nuevo Diario. Minister Francisco Javier Garcia said this would mean savings of US$275 million of the subsidy that the government applies to propane, which is normally used in the vehicles. He announced the government would donate conversion kits to 22,500 registered public transport vehicles. These are valued at US$700 each.
Last week, President Leonel Fernandez issued Decree 264-08 that calls for the central and city governments to promote the mass use of natural gas as an alternative to propane, diesel and gasoline.
Linea Clave Internacional operates a natural gas plant with capacity for producing 288,000 cubic meters of natural gas per day. Francisco Javier Garcia said that the 158,000 vehicles would consume 6,115 cubic meters per day.
The World Energy Council says that natural gas, as a cleaner burning source of fossil fuel than oil or coal, is now commonly believed to offer part of the solution to climate change and problems associated with poor air quality. Once considered largely a waste product of oil production, natural gas is currently experiencing a huge increase in demand around the world. As a plentiful, economically viable and less polluting fuel, natural gas makes sense for developing economies looking for new sources of power.
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Last week, President Leonel Fernandez issued Decree 264-08 that calls for the central and city governments to promote the mass use of natural gas as an alternative to propane, diesel and gasoline.
Linea Clave Internacional operates a natural gas plant with capacity for producing 288,000 cubic meters of natural gas per day. Francisco Javier Garcia said that the 158,000 vehicles would consume 6,115 cubic meters per day.
The World Energy Council says that natural gas, as a cleaner burning source of fossil fuel than oil or coal, is now commonly believed to offer part of the solution to climate change and problems associated with poor air quality. Once considered largely a waste product of oil production, natural gas is currently experiencing a huge increase in demand around the world. As a plentiful, economically viable and less polluting fuel, natural gas makes sense for developing economies looking for new sources of power.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#1)