Russian Energy Week 2018
Could Natural Gas Become a Popular Motor Fuel throughout the World?
Per the gas infrastructure development plan, gas consumption in China should reach 10% of all energy resource consumption by 2020. In 2017, China registered 6.8 million natural gas vehicles, of which 5.73 million run on compressed gas and 350,000 run on liquefied gas. In 2017, these cars consumed 12 billion cubic metres of gas. China ranks first in the world by the number of gas filling stations with 8400 stations throughout the country. The Chinese government has plans to switch to NGV fuel and water transportation. I believe that natural gas is an important way to address the environmental challenges China faces