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Title: Liquefied natural gas as a transportation fuel for heavy-duty trucks: Volume I

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/563835· OSTI ID:563835

This document contains Volume 1 of a three-volume manual designed for use with a 2- to 3-day liquefied natural gas (LNG) training course. Transportation and off-road agricultural, mining, construction, and industrial applications are discussed. This volume provides a brief introduction to the physics and chemistry of LNG; an overview of several ongoing LNG projects, economic considerations, LNG fuel station technology, LNG vehicles, and a summary of federal government programs that encourage conversion to LNG.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-83CH10093
OSTI ID:
563835
Report Number(s):
NREL/SR-540-23094; ON: DE98001773; TRN: 98:000696
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Dec 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English