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By Thomas Gnau, Staff Writer Updated 9:12 PM Monday, November 1, 2010

A Findlay company that wants to build a compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle fueling station in the Dayton area has pinpointed where the station should be located.

Kirk Energy Group wants to build a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling site south of Old Springfield Road and Peters Pike along the northern boundary of Dayton International Airport.

In July, Christian Pedersen, managing member of Kirk Energy, spoke of his desire to build a CNG station in the Dayton area without initially giving a location. What he envisions is a station open primarily to operators of fleet CNG vehicles, but also available to anyone who has a vehicle that runs on compressed natural gas.

Pedersen said Monday he likes the proposed site, but the project is in its early stages. While Kirk Energy has given Builders Development Group, of Englewood, a letter of intent to lease space at the currently vacant UPS air freight distribution hub, there is no lease agreement yet, Pedersen stressed. UPS still owns the building.

Kirk Energy also must conduct a gas analysis for that location, Pedersen said, to determine if gas can be delivered at a suitable pressure and quality. He did not know when that analysis would be performed. Pedersen also needs favorable lease terms, partner approval and local CNG fleet commitments.

Proponents say CNG costs about $1 less per gallon than gasoline, and they point to plentiful domestic supplies.

Stanley Early, Dayton deputy city manager, said a CNG fueling station “may be” doable, but also said other developers are interested in the former Emery building.

“It’s a very big facility that will take time (to develop), and it’s not something you can do without a plan,” Early said.

Mark Herres, chief executive of Builders Development Group, has asked Dayton to carve out a four-acre parcel on the edge of the One Emery Place property for a land lease for Kirk to build a CNG station.

Early said the city wants to see a detailed business plan.

Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2390 or tgnau@DaytonDailyNews.com.

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