Ding dung do – trucks run on green fuel made from manure to bring us our daily bread
25th March 2021 | Commercial Energy
Juggernauts delivering goods across Scotland will soon be able to fill up with environmentally friendly fuel made from manure, cutting greenhouse gas emissions and helping the country achieve its climate change targets. The move comes as Scotland’s first filling station offering 100 per cent renewable biomethane at the pumps gets set to open up near Glasgow later this year.
The new outlet is being set up by CNG Fuels at the Eurocentral industrial estate, off the M8 close to Bellshill. It will have capacity to refuel up to 450 lorries each day, with potential customers including supermarket giants and big-name delivery companies that have opted to switch their fleets to biomethane in a bid to shrink their carbon impacts.
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Biomethane is chemically identical to natural gas, a fossil fuel, and can be used as a low-carbon alternative to diesel. It is considered renewable because it is created through biological decomposition of dead plant and animal material such as manure and food waste. It is the cheapest and lowest-carbon alternative to diesel for HGVs, cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 85 per cent and costs by up to 40 per cent.
Transport, including international shipping and aviation, is responsible for around 37 per cent of Scotland’s total greenhouse gas emissions, with heavy goods vehicles alone accounting for nearly five per cent. The new refuelling station will support Scotland’s target to achieve net-zero carbon by 2045. Its location means HGVs will be able to make low-carbon deliveries across a large area of Scotland, including all cities.
Most of England and Wales are already within a 300-mile round trip of a biomethane refuelling station and the new facility will put Inverness and Aberdeen within this range. It is due to open in November, the month when Glasgow will play host to the Cop26 climate meeting – one of the most important events in the global environment calendar.
Philip Fjeld, chief executive of CNG Fuels, said: “Fleet operators keen to cut carbon and save money are switching to biomethane in droves, and our first station in Scotland will play a vital part in our network, allowing gas trucks to make deliveries throughout Britain.
“Biomethane can play a key role in helping the country meet its net-zero targets and it is fitting that the station will open just as Glasgow hosts the UN climate summit.”
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https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/ding-dung-do-trucks-run-on-green-fuel-made-from-manure-to-bring-us-our-daily-bread-3177532