{"id":54575,"date":"2024-11-03T08:59:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T08:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=54575"},"modified":"2024-11-03T19:38:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T19:38:13","slug":"kwasu-to-launch-cng-conversion-hub-pioneers-clean-energy-shift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/11\/03\/kwasu-to-launch-cng-conversion-hub-pioneers-clean-energy-shift\/","title":{"rendered":"KWASU to Launch CNG Conversion Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Samson Adeyanju\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a groundbreaking push for sustainable transport, the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, is set to open a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion center in Ilorin, advancing Nigeria\u2019s green energy goals.<\/p>\n<p>The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Jimoh Shaykh-Lukman announced the initiative at KWASU&#8217;s business school, where he showcased four vehicles converted from traditional fuel to CNG and hybrid systems, spearheaded by the university&#8217;s engineering team.<\/p>\n<p>The university has also inked a deal with leading Chinese firms\u2014Zhejiang Sinray Electronics and Jiaxing Keyuan Electronics Company Limited\u2014to supply high-quality CNG kits.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This partnership guarantees safety and reliability in our conversions,&#8221; Shaykh-Lukman emphasized, aiming to make the technology widely accessible.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond CNG, KWASU has also pioneered electric vehicle conversions, initially converting two vehicles and presenting them to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who lauded the university\u2019s eco-commitment.<\/p>\n<p>The governor responded by transferring 22 Kwara Express vehicles to KWASU for conversion.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the economic and environmental impact, Chief Technologist Abdulazeez Akande noted that CNG can offer up to 80% savings over petrol.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In just seven weeks, KWASU saved N840,000 by using CNG in staff vehicles,&#8221; he added, underscoring the potential of CNG to relieve fuel costs and reduce carbon emissions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samson Adeyanju\u00a0 In a groundbreaking push for sustainable transport, the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, is set to open a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion center in Ilorin, advancing Nigeria\u2019s green energy goals. The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Jimoh Shaykh-Lukman announced the initiative at KWASU&#8217;s business school, where he showcased four vehicles converted from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":54576,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54575"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54624,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54575\/revisions\/54624"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}