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NIS Showcased CNG Benefits at Energy EXPO

October 15, 2015

Igor Korać, NIS Energy Department Deputy Director presented to the professionals, business partners and the media the environmental and economic benefits of compressed natural gas. „The compressed natural gas is utilized as an alternative fuel for all types of vehicles, as well as an importand industrial source of energy. It is considered the fuel of the future both for its environmental properties and exquisite performance it provides to the vehicles, while being economically viable“, Korać made the point. Igor Korać, NIS Energy Department Deputy Director presented the environmental and economic benefits of compressed natural gas Ivan Blažek, the IVECO Product Manager, shared his company’s experience in the exploitation of this energy resource with those in attendance. „This energy resource has the greatest calorific value among all fuels available in the market, thus improving vehicles’ performance. This is all reflected in economical consumption as well as Noxious gases emissions and noise pollution, hence environmentally. It should be stressed also a much lower CO2 in comparison with various other fuels“, Ivan Blažek stressed. Ivan Blažek, the IVECO Product Manager, shared his company’s experience in the exploitation of this energy resource with those in attendance NIS is the country’s first major refuelling stations network offering the compressed natural gas, and it is planned that by 2020 as many as 20 NIS refuelling stations start the retail of this power resurce. compressed natural gas has been generated at NIS facility at the Palić oil and gas field, where it is being sold through the wholesale system, for industrial use.