[en] Based on the results of interviews with experts in the field of CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) the economic feasibility of driving on CNG in the northern provinces of the Netherlands has been determined by means of computer calculations. The calculations resulted in a so-called nett constant value of a fuel switch to natural gas. Also a sensitivity analysis and a scenario analysis were carried out to determine the dependency of the nett constant value for a number of important parameters. Based on the results of the analyses an acceptable price for CNG has been calculated for a full market and the related tax level
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Wereldwijd gebruiken ongeveer drie miljoen voertuigen aardgas (Compressed Natural Gas, CNG) als brandstof. De ontwikkeling van de Nederlandse markt wordt onder andere geremd door onzekerheid over de lange-termijn CNG-prijs aan de pomp, doordat de overheid nog geen standpunt heeft ingenomen over de hoogte van mogelijke accijnzen op CNG. In deze studie is de economische haalbaarheid van het rijden op aardgas in Noord-Nederland onderzocht. De vraag is of het voor verschillende partijen in Noord-Nederland economisch haalbaar is om het rijden op CNG door te voeren? Voor de beantwoording van deze onderzoeksvraag zijn diepte-interviews gehouden met beheerders van drie wagenparken in Nederland welke al op CNG rijden. De hieruit naar voren gekomen gegevens zijn verwerkt in een rekenmodel. Vervolgens zijn zeven interviews gehouden met organisaties voor welke het mogelijk aantrekkelijk is om over te schakelen naar rijden op aardgas. Deze organisaties zijn verspreid over de drie noordelijke provincies en geven een beeld van de sector waarin zij zich bevinden. Daarna is voor elk van deze zeven cases met het rekenmodel de netto contante waarde (NCW) berekend van een overschakeling naar rijden op aardgas. Voor vijf organisaties bleek dat een overschakeling op CNG positief uitpakt, voor twee organisaties was de NCW (nog) negatief. Aan de hand van de cases zijn een gevoeligheidsanalyse en een scenario-analyse uitgevoerd door de afhankelijkheid van de NCW van een aantal belangrijke variabelen te onderzoeken. Tot slot is met behulp van deze analyses een berekening uitgevoerd om de acceptabele CNG-prijs in een volwassen markt te trachten te bepalen en de daarvan afgeleide accijnshoogteSource
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[en] Three contributions to the debate on the future of Russian internal gas demand and exports are presented. In the first, it is argued that Russia's domestic demand will continue to fall due to a combination of payment enforcement for large industrial enterprises and their closure arising from restructuring. Information on gas demand is difficult to interpret, but the most significant factor during 1993-94 was the non-payment of bills without supply disconnection. It is estimated that the falling internal demand will put Russia in the position by 2010 of being able roughly to double its exports to Europe compared with 1993. This could be at relatively low cost since the requirement for investment in production and transmission facilities will not be large. The second author examines economic factors that will decided the size of the Russian ''gas bubble''. Uncertainties in domestic demand open up a wide range of scenarios. The predictions of the first author are regarded as an extreme ''low demand case''. Factors which could increase demand are an anticipated turnaround in the Russian economy in the mid 1990s and the likelihood of energy intensive industries, in which gas would have a competitive advantage, remaining as the backbone of the economy. The third contribution discusses natural gas supply and demand forecasts for Western Europe and concludes that the completion of the Gamal-Europe project, completing a second gas supply line from Russia to Europe, is essential. (U.K.)
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