Compressor-Driven NGV station opens
A natural gas vehicle (NGV) fueling station featuring a Galileo Gigabox natural gas compression system opened in mid-February in Lake Forest, California.
The 440 hp (328 kW) unit is one of Galileo’s top end CNG compressors, the company said. It features a compression capacity of 7.6 gasoline gallon equivalent per minute (GGE/min), a discharge pressure of 4500 psi (310.3 bar) and an internal storage tank of 250 GGE. According to the company, this is the first CNG compressor of its kind in the United States.
Galileo supplied the equipment for the station, which includes a Gigabox compressor with a built-in single tower gas dryer to eliminate gas water content. The company also supplied two, high-speed EMB dispensers.
The California Energy Commission and the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee granted funds for the project.