SPC to provide compressed natural gas station

[Cheekg98]

SPC to provide compressed natural gas station

 

Posted: 04 August 2007 0035 hrs Photos 1 of 1

Dr Amy Khor

 

SINGAPORE: Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC) is likely to be the first petrol company here to provide compressed natural gas (CNG).

 

Authorities are also working with other petrol companies to encourage them to supply CNG.

 

This was revealed by Senior Parliamentary Secretary Amy Khor from the Environment and Water Resources Ministry at the launch of the Energy Smart Hotel Label Scheme by the National Environment Agency (NEA) on Friday.

 

The country's first-ever CNG refuelling station that is accessible to the public is expected to start running by next January.

 

The new CNG station will be located at Mandai Road, just off the Woodlands Road junction.

 

Smart Automobile, which runs Singapore's first and largest fleet of CNG taxis, will build and operate the station.

 

NEA has been checking out hotel premises to single out those which have gone the extra green mile and four of them have been chosen as the first recipients of the new energy label scheme.

 

These four hotels are namely, The Regent, Shangri-la, Intercontinental and Changi Village.

 

Recycling used cooking oil into diesel fuel is one of the initiatives that has propelled The Regent to the top of the list of eco-friendly hotels.

 

Lee Baharrudin, Director of Engineering at The Regent Singapore, said: "We are reducing a lot of waste that is being thrown out by recycling metal, cardboard and even light bulb covers."

 

In its rooms, lights are turned off and curtains drawn to minimise energy consumption.

 

Bottles and newspapers are also collected for recycling.

 

But the hotel's most eco-friendly feature is found in the car park as the boiler system uses energy from air conditioners to heat up the hotel's water tanks, thereby generating zero carbon emissions.

 

Dr Khor said: "Energy efficiency really is a low-hanging fruit in our scheme to promote energy conservation and we think there will be tremendous potential and dividends that we can reap by exploiting this to the max, to encourage greater awareness as well as adoption of energy-efficient measures."

 

The NEA plans to expand its energy label program to include shopping centres and schools

[DarkLord]

Woahz!! Time to invest in CNG conversion company liaoz!

[Nkps]

buy their shares... make money from there then go for their CNG conversion.... then pump CNG... then they increase price.... then CPCB again.... then go jaybee pump CNG.... then bo hua convert to CNG.... then the shares drop.... then burn in shares market.... then come here CPCB again.... LPPL

 

but is good lah, with more stations up to provide CNG.... i will seriously consider convert to CNG

[Friendstar]

"station"... not "stations"

[Cheekg98]

probably to pressure shell and mobil to build more stations ... anyway SPC owned by temasek ... so easy to ask them to provide compressed gas

[Ahyoo2002]

Wah, good news if all SPC stations can supply CNG. Maybe time to think where can I put the CNG tank liao

[Cheekg98]

... just get a CNG car ... maybe facelit Mazda 5 will have it ?

[DarkLord]

"Compressed gas" from the board of directors???

[Yeobh]

I understand oil refineries generally don't push CNG , they will offer LPG,a by-product from the refinery process. Logically is don't make business sense for them to engage in this business and that even apply to suppy of biodiesel .All pipe-in CNG from Natuna, Sumatra oil fields and Msia are in fact controlled by GLCs. Many yrs back someone did stated that they will put up 100 stations over the island but so far only one in Jurong island. Putting up a station just to sell CNG is not very profitable. That why you see almost all s/stations in Spore are engaged in car servicing, groceries stores, fast food outlets etc etc. In Japan they even operate hair saloon, dog grooming centre, child care centre to take care of customers needs while they are waiting for thier cars to be serviced.

Edited August 6, 2007 by Yeobh

[Genie47]

Hey! That's a good idea. Maybe someone can start a car servicing REITs. Buy down AMK Autopoint and Sin Ming Autopoint. Cannot have 100% car servicing workshops. Put in hair salons, dog groomer, Starbucks and restaurants!

[Adrianli]

Along my drive back from Phuket, I stopped for petrol at a Mobil petrol station. I saw the label 95 n some thai words, I parked next to it n wanted to start pumping. But the attendent came n told me that thatz gas 95 not petrol 95. I drove forward to the next pump.

 

Isnt it interesting that Mobil provide CNG at 95 octane in Thailand?

[Genie47]

Gas 95 is LPG.

[Adrianli]

OIC

 

Thks for the clarification. The attendent jus told me its Gas 95. I assume its CNG.

[Yeobh]

By putting car workshops under one roof is good planning but as far as business is concern, every one in the "killing field" will restort to all kinds of tricks to get themsleves above the water level.The loosers are the car owners.

To me a mix of different business grouping under one roof, complimenting each other will be the most idea.With less competition , all shop operators can spend more time with customers and therefore will have a better understanding of customers needs - this can then be translated to better quality products & services.

[Yeobh]

Many countries are using LPG as an alternative fuel for donkey years but not CNG due to storage problem.