Natural Gas Vehicle Technology Forum 2012 Meeting

The Natural Gas Vehicle Technology Forum (NGVTF) held a meeting for stakeholders on Oct. 16–17, 2012, at the International House on the University of California, San Diego campus.

The California Energy Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy hosted this meeting to support the development and deployment of commercially competitive natural gas engines, vehicles, and infrastructure.

Agenda and Presentations

This agenda includes presentations featured at the meeting. Also see the meeting summary.

Day 1: Update NGV Industry R&D Roadmap Activities and Opportunities
Time	Session	Presenter
8:00 – 8:30	Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 8:40	Welcome	Reynaldo Gonzalez, CEC Gary Mathews, UCSD Vice Chancellor
8:40 – 8:50	Introduction & Agenda Review	Margo Melendez, NREL
8:50 – 9:10	NGVTF – DOE Update	Dennis Smith, DOE
9:10 – 9:40	CEC's Vehicle Technologies and Renewable Natural Gas R&D – Report on Current Projects – 2012 Requests for Proposal (RFPs)	Reynaldo Gonzalez, CEC
9:40 – 10:10	South Coast AQMD – Update – NGV Program	Adewale Oshinuga, SCAQMD

10:10 –10:30	Break

10:30 –11:30	CA's AB 118 – Report on 2011 Projects – 2012 RFPs	Jim McKinney, CEC
11:30 – 11:50	CEC AB 118 Incentive Programs	Jim McKinney, CEC

11:50 – 1:00	Lunch

1:00 – 1:30	International NGV Technology Update	Alex Lawson, NGV Global
1:30 – 1:50	Fuel System Integration	Ron Eickelman, Agility

Project Reports
1:50 - 2:20	Gas Optimized Advanced Heavy-Duty Engine Concept	Ingemar Magnusson, Volvo
2:20 – 2:50	Westport HD 15L Engine Update	Sandeep Munshi, Westport Innovations

3:00 – 3:10	Break

3:10 – 3:40	Cummins Westport 11.9L	Scott Baker, Cummins Westport
3:40 – 4:10	Doosan 11L Engine Development Update	Tim Callahan, Doosan
4:10 – 4:45	Natural Gas Engine Development Gaps	Brad Zigler, NREL
4:45 – 5:00	Wrap-Up	John Gonzales, NREL

Day 2: NGV Technology Deployment Efforts
Time	Session	Presenter
8:00 – 8:30	Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 8:45	Introduction & Agenda Review	Margo Melendez, NREL
8:45 – 9:15	Future Transportation Fuels Study	Mike Gallagher, Westport
9:15 – 9:45	NGVs and Petroleum Marketers: Market Bottlenecks and Market Opportunities	Tristan Adler, Chesapeake
9:45 – 10:30	LNG Infrastructure Development	Don Horning, Clean Energy Brett Hovland, Shell

10:30 – 10:45	Break

10:45 – 11:45	DOE National Clean Fleets Partners: Ryder and GE	Scott Perry, Ryder Tanya Spencer, GE

11:45 – 12:45	Lunch

12:45 – 1:30	U.S. Light-Duty Development Gaps Current & Future Technology	Dick Kauling, GM John Lapetz, Westport LD Jim Baldridge, Chrysler
1:30 – 2:10	Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) – Regulations for NGVs	Quon Kwan, FMCSA
2:10 – 2:40	DOT CNG Cylinder Safety Project Update	Doug Horne, CVEF

2:40 – 3:10	Break

3:10 – 3:40	NGV Market Outreach	Dennis Smith, DOE
3:40 – 4:40	Open Discussion with NGVTF Attendees	All
4:40 – 5:10	Discussion – Questions – Wrap-Up	Margo Melendez, NREL Mark Smith, DOE Reynaldo Gonzalez, CEC