Europe Launches Gaseous Fuel Training Institute
by Karen Hall
Vice President, Technical Operations of the
National Hydrogen Association

The European Natural Gas Vehicle Association (ENGVA) has created a European Gaseous Fuel Training Institute. The training institute will be developed in several phases, offering generic NGV courses initially and expanding into more specific curricula dealing with fuelling station economics and development, vehicle technology, gaseous fuel standards, hydrogen as a fuel, and government policy making, among others.

NGV courses have been provided in individual countries, mostly by NGV associations or private companies for their customers. The ENGVA European Gaseous Fuels Training Institute will be the first organisation to provide a European centre of excellence focused on training for natural gas and hydrogen fuels, technologies, markets and politics. With the European Commission Target to 2020 to replace 10% of petroleum in the transport sector with natural gas, and the opportunities for biogas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) as well, the need for focused training is anticipated to grow rapidly.

The Overview NGV Course is suitable for people with a wide variety of technical and non-technical backgrounds. It is designed to simplify complex concepts so attendees can leave with a strong and focused understanding of NGV and alternative fuel markets, policies and technologies.

For details, please contact ENGVA at info@engva.nl.