OREANDA-NEWS. On 02 July 2009 was announced, that motor transport division of “Gazprom VNIIGAZ LLC” opened the Centre for re-equipment, technical maintenance and diagnostics of CNG or LNG and petroleum gas vehicles.

The Centre is the first stage of the development of the NGV Department of “Gazprom VNIIGAZ LLC”. The Department plans to carry out studies of technologies of gas use for various vehicle types as well as for public services and studies of gas filling and gas-powered equipment. 

In the course of preparations for the Centre opening specialists of “Gazprom VNIIGAZ LC” together with scientists of the Moscow State Automobile & Road Technical University have developed the necessary regulative documentation, which served the basis for receiving Certificate of Conformity of works and services.

On the opening day the re-equipment section produced the first NGV using electronic control system with distributed gas supply.

Re-equipment section has the following services:

Installation of all kinds of gas cylinder equipment (GCE), including complicated contemporary gas supply management systems (4 generation system – phased gas injection)

GCE maintenance during the whole service life

GCE repair

GCE setup and regulation

GCE leakage test.