NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ingevity has completed the construction of a low-pressure adsorbed
natural gas (ANG) fueling station at its global headquarters and
technical center in North Charleston, South Carolina. The fueling
station will supply natural gas to ANG bi-fuel vehicles outfitted with
storage cylinders containing Ingevity’s Nuchar® FuelSorb™ activated
carbon monoliths.
ANG technology is made possible by Ingevity’s activated carbon which
reduces the storage pressure of natural gas without sacrificing the
volume of gas stored through a process known as adsorption. Ingevity has
produced and sold activated carbon for more than a century, including
over 40 years in the automotive market capturing gasoline vapor
emissions on vehicle-based systems.
“Low-pressure ANG allows for a paradigm shift in the use of natural gas
as a transportation fuel and enables safe, economic fueling using the
existing on-site natural gas infrastructure at work and at home,” said
Michael Wilson, president and CEO at Ingevity. “Our commitment to ANG
technology reinforces Ingevity’s vision to purify, protect and enhance
the world around us by harnessing the efficient and environmentally
friendly properties of natural gas.”
The new fueling station houses one appliance that is suitable for
multi-vehicle fleet use and another appliance that simulates an at-home
residential fueling solution. Both appliances will slow-fill natural gas
to a targeted 900 psi, refilling the ANG cylinders within several hours.
“Ingevity’s investment in an on-site ANG fueling station represents our
confidence in the value of this technology and its commercialization,”
said Ed Woodcock, executive vice president and president of Performance
Materials at Ingevity. “Data collected from the on-site fueling station
will be an invaluable component of future partnerships with local gas
utilities and alternative, light-duty vehicle fleet operators across the
U.S. in support of future ANG vehicle rollouts.”
Ingevity: Purify, Protect and Enhance
Ingevity provides specialty chemicals and high-performance carbon
materials and technologies that purify, protect and enhance the world
around us. Through a team of talented and experienced people, Ingevity
develops, manufactures and brings to market products and processes that
help customers solve complex problems. These products are used in a
variety of demanding applications, including asphalt paving, oil
exploration and production, agrochemicals, adhesives, lubricants,
publication inks and automotive components that reduce gasoline vapor
emissions. Headquartered in North Charleston, South Carolina, Ingevity
operates from 25 locations around the world and employs approximately
1,600 people. The company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE: NGVT). For more information visit www.ingevity.com.
Amy Chiconas
843-740-2005
amy.chiconas@ingevity.com