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And meet Clean Air Zone requirements with Calor
Today’s vehicles are cleaner than ever, but they still contribute to air pollution – the greatest environmental risk to human health in the UK. Converting vehicles to run on much cleaner LNG and LPG Autogas can result in huge reductions in harmful emissions. That’s why these fuels are recognised by Defra’s Clean Air Strategy as a ‘here and now’ solution for displacing diesel-powered vehicles that are unlikely to be electrified – taxis, light vans and Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs).
The EU’s Renewable Energy Directive is driving a need for businesses to switch to sustainable energy sources to meet a target of 20% of overall consumption by 2020. BioLPG, produced from wastes, residues and renewable vegetable oils, can be used in exactly the same way as conventional LPG and meets all the criteria set out in the Directive. Available in the UK only from Calor, BioLPG is:
Policies such as the Renewable Energy Directive and legislation like the Paris Agreement are increasing the pressure on companies throughout the supply chain to reduce their environmental impact. Air quality has become a hugely topical issue and with HGVs responsible for more than a quarter of roadside NOx emissions, governments across Europe are urging businesses to switch to more environmentally-friendly gas-based fuels.7 This is seen as one of the best options available to rapidly improve air quality on the UK’s roads.
With their high emissions of fine particulate matter that can have acute respiratory effects and cause cancer, diesel-fuelled vehicles are a particular target of clean air legislation.8 Indeed, London has announced the world’s first Ultra-Low Emission Zone requiring cars, vans and lorries to meet new, tighter exhaust emission standards. According to the Freight Transport Association, the proposed HGV charges of typically £100 per day for all trucks other than the latest Euro VI models, could add 25% onto the daily running cost of a non-compliant vehicle.
Switching fleets to dual fuel technology that allows the engine to burn a mixture of diesel and LPG – or, even better, 100% renewable BioLPG - is a convenient, cost-effective and simple solution for HGV managers who need to reduce their carbon output and transport costs to comply with increasing clean air legislation.
1 Department for Business Energy & Industrial Strategy - 2017 UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Provisional Figures
2 Dr Matthew Loxham, research fellow in air pollution toxicology at the University of Southampton
3 2016 report by the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Paediatrics and Child Health
4 The European Commission’s greenhouse gas intensity calculations (contained within the Fuel Quality Directive)
5 Vos Logistics whitepaper
6 Atlantic Consulting
7 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Transport ‘UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide rel="noopener noreferrer" concentrations
8 Paul Nleuwenhuls, The Engineer, 'Fast Check: are diesel cars really more polluting than petrol cars?'