Spain: Madrid 'cleans' bus fleet, chooses CNG over diesel

Madrid is getting 16 compressors for three compressed natural gas (CNG) stations of its transport agency Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid (EMT).

The supply agreement is between EMT's contractor Seranco S.A. and Clean Energy Fuels Corp, according to a release.

Madrid also plans to add 200 buses this year to existing 500 EMT buses that are fueled with CNG.

The Spanish capital joins Paris, Athens and Mexico City in laying out plans to ban diesel from their cities by 2025.

“Madrid is just one of a number of cities across Europe and around the world which are taking steps to clean up their air that has become a significant health issue for its citizens, largely caused by the use of diesel,” said Frank Meyer, president of Clean Energy Compression.