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加拿大國家鐵路公司的訂單從Westport四LNG招標/Canadian National Railway Orders Four LNG Tenders from Westport
瀏覽次數 1090 , 日期 2013-06-09 , 燃氣設備 加入收藏
西港創新公司,設計師和制造商的發動機技術上運作自然gasfuel的,已經推出液化天然氣(LNG)投標產品的解決方案,為了從加拿大國家鐵路四標段。首次招標燃料供應到相鄰的天然氣動力機車將在2013年第四季度交付。
執行副總裁尼古拉斯·桑塔格說,“有越來越多的共識使用LNG作為燃料機車的巨大潛力,為行業實現這一目標轉移到一個更清潔,更便宜,國內現有的燃料,有一個清晰的路徑,”西港。“西港LNG招標充分利用我們的主要專長在LNG儲罐,低溫系統,燃料和天然氣交付移動應用程序創建一個產品,將立即幫助鐵路,以驗證其業務價值的液化天然氣(LNG)今天,內置的升級通路的下一代機車未來幾年過來。“
LNG在西港LNG招標,而不是簡單地替換現有機車柴油機油箱,提供了許多優點:
- 超過10,000加侖液化天然氣產能提供更長的范圍比內燃機車,減少液化天然氣基礎設施和加油加油站的必要性
- 智能加油控制將允許投標供應燃料,天然氣機車從幾乎任何制造商,在不同的專有的燃料供應解決方案降低運營的復雜性和投資
- 每項投標可以支持兩個機車,減少所需的資本投資移動到LNG
- 利用行業標準的車輛設計和40',最大限度地減少成本,并允許生產量迅速增加,作為行業遷移到LNG的LNG ISO罐
CN提供液化天然氣的運輸解決方案,使得它自然為我們的合作伙伴正在測試天然氣機車和西港的經驗,說:“CN副總裁格里·韋伯,供應,艦隊和燃料管理。“這些招標將立即使用雙燃料機車主線服務,允許CN繼續探索這項技術為手段,以促進公司的可持續發展議程,并改善環境排放。”
西港合作與INOXCVA,低溫運輸設備的制造商,這些招標。已簽訂一項協議,低溫系統,能夠快速滿足鐵路行業短期內需求Westport和INOXCVA的。
韋斯特波特還與卡特彼勒公司合作,自2012年6月共同開發天然氣技術的卡特彼勒產品,包括新一代的機車。
第一高壓直噴(HPDI)機車將被證明在2014年通過一個財團由加拿大可持續技術發展計劃資助,加拿大國家鐵路,電動力柴油(EMD,卡特彼勒公司的子公司Progress Rail服務,合作) ,嘎斯地鐵。卡特彼勒和Westport相結合的技術和專業知識,包括西港HPDI技術和卡特彼勒公司的行業領先的越野發動機和機器的產品技術,來開發這些新的天然氣產品。商業化生產,預計在2017年的HPDI機車由EMD。
Westport Innovations Inc., a designer and manufacturer of engine technology that operates on natural gasfuel, has launched a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tender product solution with an order for four tenders from Canadian National Railway. The first tender to supply fuel to an adjacent natural-gas powered locomotive will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2013.
“There is growing consensus around the enormous potential of using LNG as a fuel for locomotives and there is a clear path for the industry to achieve this shift to a cleaner, cheaper and domestically available fuel,” said Nicholas Sonntag, Executive Vice-President at Westport. “The Westport LNG Tender leverages our substantial expertise in LNG storage, cryogenic systems, and natural gas fuel delivery for mobile applications to create a product that will immediately help railroads to validate the value of LNG in their operations today, with a built-in upgrade pathway to the next-generation locomotives coming over the next few years.”
Putting the LNG on a Westport LNG Tender, rather than simply replacing the diesel fuel tanks on existing locomotives, offers a number of advantages:
- More than 10,000 gallons LNG capacity—provides longer range than a diesel locomotive, reducing the need for LNG refuelling infrastructure and refuelling stops
- Intelligent fueling controls will allow tenders to supply fuel to natural gas locomotives from virtually any manufacturer, reducing operational complexity and investment in different proprietary fuel supply solutions
- Each tender can support two locomotives, reducing the capital investment required to move to LNG
- Utilizes an industry standard vehicle design and 40′ LNG ISO tank, which minimizes cost and will allow production volumes to be rapidly increased as the industry migrates to LNG
“CN is testing natural gas locomotives and Westport’s experience in providing LNG solutions for transportation makes it the natural partner for us,” said Gerry Weber, CN Vice-President Supply, Fleet and Fuel Management. “These tenders will be used immediately with our dual fuel locomotives in mainline service, allowing CN to continue to explore this technology as a means to advance the company’s sustainability agenda and improve environmental emissions.”
Westport is collaborating with INOXCVA, a manufacturer of cryogenic transportation equipment, on these tenders. Westport and INOXCVA have entered into an agreement for cryogenic systems to be able to rapidly meet the near-term demand in the rail industry.
Westport has also been collaborating with Caterpillar Inc. since June 2012 to co-develop natural gas technology for Caterpillar products, including the next generation of locomotives.
The first high pressure direct injection (HPDI) locomotive will be demonstrated in 2014 through a consortium program funded by Sustainable Technology Development Canada in partnership with Canadian National Railway, Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD, a subsidiary of Progress Rail Services, a Caterpillar company), and Gaz Metro. Caterpillar and Westport are combining technologies and expertise, including Westport™ HPDI technology and Caterpillar’s industry leading off-road engine and machine product technology, to develop these new natural gas products. Commercial production of HPDI locomotives by EMD is expected in 2017.