Tag: Natural Gas

By Meagan Evans CHINA is set to see a massive lift in demand for natural gas with current usage rates set to more than triple over the next 15 years. This comes as the Chinese government pushes for a switch to cleaner energy sources from coal, implementing policies to reduce sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides emissions and bring up the number of days with good air quality to 80%. To achieve this, it’s encouraging a switch from coal to natural gas, aiming for natural gas to account for 10% of energy consumption this year — a policy that is understandably driving significant growth in natural gas demand. China is not the only country increasing its use of natural gas. Global demand…

AUSTRALIA is the largest gas exporter in the world, and when the market asked for a sub-4L reliable engine to power the gas well heads, Kubota’s engineers set to work to develop a spark ignition natural gas engine. Kubota Australia OEM engine application engineer Alex Pedemont said the new WG series engines have the DNA of a diesel engine. “Based on diesel engine derivatives, the WG range share the Kubota diesel engine block, premium timing gear train cam and valve systems and cast-iron cylinder heads,” Mr Pedemont said. “The WG range is built stronger than its automotive counterpart and the feature that really makes it stand out is the coil-on-plug ignition system. “The automotive system is a distributor where you…