Summary
SGS INSPIRE Business Development Manager, Claire Couet, interviewed Anna Venturini, Policy Director at the European Biogas Association (EBA), and Giuseppe Welz, an expert in alternative propulsion and gas business development at IVECO Group, to explore the role of biogas and biomethane in the transport sector. Currently, 23% of the biomethane produced in the EU is used in transport, but the EBA sees significant potential for growth. IVECO highlighted that gas adoption in the heavy-duty vehicle segment has been steadily progressing. The EBA also pointed to the maritime sector as a key area for biomethane expansion.
Transcript
Speaker 1- Claire Couet
Welcome everyone to the 11th episode of our SGS Inspire Podcast Series, Energy talks. Today. I'm thrilled to dive deeper into a critical topic. The decarbonization of the heavy duty vehicle segment: we know that heavy duty vehicles are responsible for more than 20% of the EU CO2 emissions from road transport and with the implementation of the new CO2 emission regulation standards starting this year in 2025, certain heavy duty vehicles must reduce emissions by 50%, making a significant step towards achieving climate goals.
In 2024, we had an insightful conversation with Milence about the opportunities and challenges of electrifying heavy duty vehicles. But, if electrification is an exciting solution, it's the only one.
Alternative fuels such as bio gas /biomethane also offer a significant potential to contribute to emission reduction targets. Today, we are not going to discuss only bio gas in the context of heavy duty transport, but also explore the broader potential as a climate friendly solution, for even other transport sectors and industries beyond transportation.