Tuesday June 8^th

Conference – Welcome and Opening Ceremony

Italian Government Minister
Richard Kolodziej – President, IANGV; President, NGVAmerica
Vanni Cappellato – President, Consorzio NGV System Italia
Francesco Caria - Commercial Plan and Policy, Asset Development & Management., Eni (Italy); Vice President, IANGV
Guido Rossignoli -  General Director, ANFIA (Associazione Nazionale Filiera Industria Automobilistica) - National Automotive Association (Italy)
Claudio Kohan – Director, NGV Communications Group

Opening Plenary Session – Plenary Hall

Session Chair – Richard Kolodziej – President, IANGV; President, NGVAmerica
Natural Gas Vehicles – Creating a Revolution in Transport
With the environmental, economical and energy security benefits of natural gas vehicles now well proven, the NGV industry is beyond the ‘pioneering phase’ and has entered a period of sustainable growth. In many markets, NGV penetration exceeds 5% of all vehicles, arguably making natural gas a mainstream fuel. How can this be duplicated elsewhere? This opening Plenary Session sets the tone for the rest of the conference, with examples of mainstream success and a business model achieving extraordinary success in niche markets.
A Brief Overview of the Status of the Global NGV Industry
World NGV vehicle numbers have increased on average in the past four years by more than 1.5 million each year. This is more than the entire global NGV fleet just ten years ago. In this brief overview, Rich Kolodziej outlines the dynamics of the current market and the factors contributing to the extraordinary momentum of the industry.

Andrew Littlefair – President & CEO, Clean Energy (USA); Chairman, NGVAmerica.
Don’t Sell the Problem – Sell the Solution. A Successful Business Model in Action.
Taking a ‘top down’ approach, targeting high flow users, Clean Energy, North America’s largest supplier of natural gas for transport, has built its business by offering clients practical ‘total package’ solutions to the adoption of natural gas vehicles. While the solutions themselves may differ, the model and philosophy is one that can be duplicated almost anywhere in the world.

Exhibition Opening & Welcome Reception

Country Reports – Asia - Breakout Room 1

Session Chair – Brett Jarman – IANGV Executive Director
Lee Giok Seng – Asia-Pacific NGV Association (ANGVA)
Asia-Pacific NGV Market Overview
Muazzam Hussain – Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority
Pakistan
Willis Guan – China Automotive and Technology Research Center (CATARC)
China

Safety and Standards - Breakout Room 2

Session Chair – Alex Lawson - IANGV Technical Chair
Diego Goldín – CAGNC-IRAM-ProGNC (Argentina)
Different Realities for NGV Implementation in Advanced Economies and Less Developed Countries
Hien Ly – Technical Director, CFS International Pty Ltd, NGV Consulting (Australia)
Overview of CNG Vehicle Safety
Aldo Bassi – S.IN.TE.S.I. AB S.r.l. (Italy)
New Technologies and Regulations & Standards in the road
Natural Gas Vehicles
Olivier Bordelanne – Project Leader, GDFSUEZ (France)
Comparative Study of the Inherent Risk of CNG Buses in Tunnels

Dual-Fuel and Fuel Blends - Breakout Room 1

Session Chair – Aldo Bassi – S.IN.TE.S.I. AB S.r.l. (Italy)
Giovanni Pede – ENEA (Italy)
Hydrogen/natural gas blends on transit buses: on road experimental results and full fuel cycle analysis
Luigi De Simio - Istituto Motori CNR (Italy)
Use of Hydrogen-Methane Mixtures for Heavy-Duty Engines
Jürgen Brachetti – Coordinator, NGVA Europe Dual Fuel Working Group
Advantages of Dual Fuel
Daniele Ceccarini – R&D Manager, Landi Renzo SpA (Italy)
The Power of Dual Fuel

Cylinders and Storage - Breakout Room 2

Session Chair – Michele Ziosi – Director, Consorzio NGV System (Italy)
Mark Lawday – Luxfer European Alternative Fuel Centre (Italy)
The Challenge of Replacing Traditional Fuel Tanks with Natural Gas Containment Systems
Li Zhou – School of Chemical Engineering and Technology (China)
Studies on Natural Gas Storage in Wet Activated Carbon
Frank Häberli – Director Sales & Marketing High Pressure, Raufoss Fuel Systems AS/ Ragasco AS (Norway)
The Future is Light? Composites vs. Steel - Status and Future of High Pressure Cylinder Technology for NGVs and Transportation of CNG, Biogas and Hydrogen

Posters Session  (Authors on hand for discussion)

Conference Plenary Session – Plenary Hall

STRATEGIC THINKING - Part 1
NGV industry development requires a coordinated approach involving the gas industry, automotive stakeholders, component suppliers, compressor manufacturers, etc. This session outlines successful examples of stakeholder cooperation, the mechanisms used to bring stakeholders together and how these successes can be duplicated elsewhere.

Session Chair - Gabriele Gozzi – Adviser,  Consorzio NGV System (Italy)

Mike Gallagher  – Westport Innovations (Canada)
The Next 10 Years - Strategies and Tactics to Build the Industry to Scale
With the global natural gas vehicle count exceeding 10 million vehicles, one might think that it is time for the industry to sit back and applaud its efforts. Not so fast. How are we to move the needle into meaningful territory where global auto and truck builders include NGVs in their lineups as a matter of course? Education, Collaboration and Cooperation. With the ever increasing concerns about oil prices and supply and the dramatic prospects for NG supply, our time to shine is now.

Michiel Nijboer -  International Energy Agency (France)
How to Successfully Promote the Introduction and Growth of Natural Gas Vehicles for a Low-Carbon Future

Jonathan Burke – Westport Innovations (Canada)
Working with Stakeholders to Secure Customers and Create a Market
The typical sales call to a fleet customer interested in purchasing natural gas vehicles usually ends with “I would consider this but there is so much more to it than just buying a new vehicle”. That is the issue faced by our industry throughout the world and there is no easy answer. Unfortunately, all too often, it leads to missed opportunities and customers proceeding to the status quo or path of least resistance. This is why industry MUST collaborate to ensure that the customer is presented with the full value chain – vehicles, incentives, fuelling, aftermarket support, training.

Giuseppe Miletto – Metatron (Italy)
An Italian Example of Successful Cooperation between OEM and Components Supplier
A case history about how a components supplier company is able to get research and development synergy with an OEM. Its goal is to show a living example of successful cooperation

Making it Happen – Strategies & Experience in the Implementation of NGV Programs - Breakout Room 1

Session Chair – Claudio Kohan - Director, NGV Communications Group
Hien Ly – Technical Director, CFS International Pty Ltd, NGV Consulting (Australia)
How to Successfully Start a CNG Program
Mariela Bernardi – Editorial Secretary, NGV Communications Group
NGV Beyond the Words: Effective Communication, the Key to Boost it
Enrico Peri - Eni Gas & Power - Commerciale Business Italia - Metauto
The Role of Public Administration in the Development Process of the Sustainable Mobility
Andrea Bottazzi –ATC spa Bologna, Italy
A CNG Fleet Development in a Large Public Transport Operator
Bruno Decio – Greener Cities, Consultant (Italy)
Greener Cities Project: Substantial and Innovative Proposals Aimed Towards Pollution Reduction, through Implementation of Eco-Friendly Vehicles (Urban Buses Fleet, Trucks, Cars) by Using Eco-Compatible Fuels (Natural Gas, Biogas, Biomethane)

LNG Opportunities and Experience - Breakout Room 2

Session Chair – R. Fernandes – President, Latin American Association for NGV
Manuel Lage – NGVA Europe General Manager
LNG as a New Fuel for Medium and Long Distances Road Transport
Joonseong Lee – Chief researcher, Korea Gas Corporation
LNG Vehicle Supply Program in Korea
Tim Car –WestSide Corporation (Australia)
Heavy-Duty NG Applications, an Australian LNG perspective
James Cannon – Energy Futures, Inc. (USA)
Green Ports and LNG
Jeffrey Seisler – Clean Fuels Consulting (Belgium)
LNG is HOT: Opportunities, Challenges & Strategies for LNG as a Vehicle Fuel
Alberto Castagnaro - President of the Consortium CRYOTRUCKS (European Cryogenic Gas Fuel Transporters Association)
CLEAN POWER -Project for the Conversion of the Heavy Goods Transport on Trucks to Liquefied Natural Gas in the Region of Veneto, for the Abatement of Polluting Emissions and of the Costs

Posters Session  (Authors on hand for discussion)

Country Reports - Europe - Breakout Room 1

Session Chair – Peter Boisen – Former Chairman, NGVA Europe
A Look in the Mirror and a Look Ahead. Focus on Europe, but also Looking at Export Markets
Timm Kehler - Chairman, Erdgas Mobil  
Germany
Peter Seidinger – NGV/Sustainability, OMV Gas & Power GmbH (Austria)
Middle Europe
Hans Wach – Gasmobil
Switzerland
Michele Ziosi – Director, Consorzio NGV System
Italy

It’s Easy Being Green… - Breakout Room 2

Session Chair – Muazzam Hussain – Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (OGRA)
Mats Ekelund – President, Strateco Development AB (Sweden)
A Green Capitalist - Taxi Business Earning Profits from the Use of NGVs
Vittorio Cazzola – ATM-Ravenna; Antonino Genovese, Giovanni Pede - ENEA - Roma
Less Emissions - More Efficiency: Test Results in Public Transport with HCNG in Ravenna
David Wagner – Atlantic Hydrogen (Canada); Joachim Wilhelm – Rosetti Marino (Italy)
Towards Cleaner Gaseous Transportation Fuels with DeCarbonized Natural Gas
Alessia Arteconi – Marche Polytechnic University (Italy)
Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Heavy-Duty Vehicles Fuelled by Natural Gas
Stefano Proietti – Project Manager, ISIS (Italy)
Biomethane Vehicles in BIOGASMAX Project Cities
Silvano Simoni Ph.D - Research Coordinator "Biofuels and Engineering In the Innovation of New Energy Plants”,  Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of Rome "La Sapienza"
BioWALK4Biofuels Project: Biomethane from Algae as a Vehicle Fuel

Country Reports – The Americas - Breakout Room 1

Session Chair – Fausto Maranca - President, Argentine Chamber for CNG
R. Fernandes – President, Latin American Association for NGV
Brazil
Richard Kolodziej – President, IANGV; President, NGVAmerica
USA
Alicia Milner – Canadian NGV Alliance
Canada

Safety and Standards II - Breakout Room 2

Session Chair – Hien Ly – Technical Director, CFS International Pty Ltd, NGV Consulting (Australia)
Domenico Pierucci – Chairman, CUNA – Italian Standardisation Body - Automotive Field
Standards and Regulations: An Essential Framework for the Development of Sustainable Transport
Ashleigh Patterson – Viridis Technologies Inc. (Canada)
RFID – Active Safety and Operational Results
Muazzam Hussain – Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Pakistan).
CNG/NGV Industry Operational Safety in the Asia-Pacific Region

Conference Plenary Session – Plenary Hall

STRATEGIC THINKING – Part 2
NGV industry development requires a coordinated approach involving the gas industry, automotive stakeholders, component suppliers, compressor manufacturers, etc. This session outlines successful examples of stakeholder cooperation, the mechanisms used to bring stakeholders together and how these successes can be duplicated elsewhere.

Session Chair – Manuel Lage – NGVA Europe General Manager

Stephe Yborra – Director of Market Analysis, Education & Communications, Clean Vehicle Education Foundation (CVEF). Director of Marketing and Communications, NGVAmerica
Compelling Cases 101
A brief overview of the highly successful ‘Compelling Case for NGVs’ workshops conducted by CVEF in recent years. These workshops are specifically targeted at fleet operators at a grassroots level to present a compelling case for the switch to natural gas vehicles. In this address, Stephe Yborra outlines the essential elements of a Compelling Case workshop - who to partner with, how to engage them in the project, how and where to find your target market, and how to follow up after the event. Having played a key role in facilitating the world's largest single NGV commitment, 8,000 vehicles for AT&T, Stephe will leave delegates with a clear direction of how to establish similar workshops for fleet operators in their home markets.

Fausto Maranca - President, Argentine Chamber for CNG
Argentina – 25 Years Going from Strength to Strength
In December 2009, Argentina celebrated 25 years since the inauguration of their first CNG fuelling station. In that time, the local NGV industry has thrived, now boasting more than 1.8 million NGVs and over 1800 CNG fuelling stations. The country has also become a dominant supplier to international markets. Surviving harsh local economic crises, the “Camara Argentina del  GNC” has been instrumental in helping the industry to both survive and to thrive. Having been part of the Chamber since its inception, and now serving as President for the third time, Mr Maranca will enlighten the audience on some of the Strategic Thinking that has led the Argentine NGV industry to where it is today.

Klaus-Peter Wiedmann; Nadine Hennings; Martin Kassubek; Lars Pankalla – Institute of Marketing and Management, Leibniz University of Hanover (Germany)
The Adoption of Natural Gas Vehicles in Germany: Exploring Consumers' Attitude and Risk Perception
This presentation concerns the recognition in the field of customer behavior that perceived risk influences the adoption of new and sustainable technologies. In this context, the paper applies basically to the German consumer market, one of the most important automotive markets in the world. Compared to conventional vehicles, NGVs can be considered as new transportation technology. The appliance of the Diffusion of Innovation Theory provides knowledge to investigate consumer’s attitudes towards the adoption of NGVs.

OEM Vehicle and Engine Developments - Breakout Room 1

Session Chair – Michele Ziosi – Director, Consorzio NGV System (Italy)
Daniele Chiari – Senior Vice President Product Portfolio Management, Fiat Group
Automobiles (Italy)
Fiat for Sustainable Mobility: Natural Gas Vehicles
Franco Villa - Product Marketing Manager, Irisbus Italia
The Performance of the New CNG City Bus Engine Takes an Ecological Step Forward
Patric Ouellette – Chief Technology Officer, Westport Innovations (Canada)
Methane Emissions Reduction for Application of High Pressure Direct Injection to Global HD Engines
Massimo Ferrera – Alternative Fuel Engines Director, Fiat Powertrain Technologies (Italy)
Alternative Fuel Engines for Public Transportation
Markus Rudolf – Chief Engineer Chassis & Powertrain, MAGNA Steyr (Austria)
The CleanHeavyDuty project
Environmental factory supply with NG driven trucks
Acceptance Analysis, vehicle evaluation and technically visions for 2015

Fueling Infrastructure - Breakout Room 2

Session Chair – Gabriele Gozzi – Adviser,  Consorzio NGV System (Italy)
Fabio Sagnelli - BioEnergy Lab  ENVIRONMENT PARK S.p.A. Managing (Italy)
Developing the Network of Gas Filling Stations: the GasHighWay Project
Steven Scott – Sales Director, Xebec Adsorption Inc. (Canada)
Why You Need to Dry Natural Gas for Fuelling Applications
Peter Ehlers – Alternative Fuels Market Manager, Swagelok (USA)
The Case for Revising Industry Specifications for CNG Refueling Station Components
Mario Pirraglia – Director of Sales & Marketing, BRC FuelMaker (Italy)
The Rebirth of the Vehicle Refueling Appliance (VRA) and Home Refueling Appliance (HRA)
Davide Paganelli – Engineering Department, Safe srl (Italy)
A Cost-Effective Solution for Small Scale Bio-Methane Generation
José Aspromonte – President, Aspro GNC (Argentina)
Options and approaches to upgrading existing CNG stations

Posters Session  (Authors on hand for discussion)

Conference Closing Session

Brett Jarman – IANGV Executive Director
Summary of NGV 2010 Roma & Future Prospects

Italian Market Sessions
Open Conference – Free Entrance

NGV, from Theory to Practice: the Best Experiences on the Scene

• Econometrica – Eni

The Italian industry: Opinions & View

• Stefano Landi – President, Landi Renzo
• Mariano Costamagna – President, BRC Gas Equipment
• Franco Zanarini – CEO, Safe CNG Technology
• Paolo Petracchi – Vice president Compressed Natural Gas Equipment, Dresser Wayne
• Michele Tartarini – President, Tartarini Auto Industries
• Giuseppe Miletto – Chief of Metatron Engineering & Electronics Division, Metatron

Posters Session