The solutions can be applied to vehicles as well as cities
Transport represents 30% of the greenhouse gases in Spain, and 90% of this corresponds to land. For this reason, the decarbonisation of the vehicles on the road, especially with regard to freight transport, proceeds inexorably through the real-time measurement of their emissions.
This was one of the conclusions of the last
Sustainable Mobility Observatory conducted by the Club for Excellence in Sustainability. The focus of this edition was on sustainable fleet management, a growing reality thanks to advances in portable measurements.
According to the head of Operations and Consulting at Opus RSE,
Javier Buhigas“The ideal is to measure vehicle emissions automatically and remotely, with the aim of obtaining real data on pollutant emissions, which can later be related to the make and age of the vehicle, and draw very precise conclusions based on of the real field data.
The most common option to reduce freight emissions is route analysis to find the most efficient way or change the fleet for electric models. However, there are also intermediate solutions, with lower costs, such as adapting diesel propellants to work with gas.
The company Dual Fuel Solutions reduced the polluting footprint of vehicles by up to 90% for the most harmful particles (NOx) and fuel consumption by 20%. According to his manager
Juan Carlos Cortes«The current diesel fleets have been able to obtain the DGT Eco-label thanks to our activities».
However, the switch to electrification is the most effective solution and the one most companies choose. It is the case of
Mahou-San Miguel, which reduced its CO2 emissions by 23% in 2021. “The real-time measurement of emissions in the fleets of our supply chain has allowed us to obtain continuous data as we went about our daily activities without stopping the activity,” said José Luis García, the company’s head of environmental management.
“Based on this data, we have identified the most polluting vehicles and the priority points on our routes in terms of emission levels, enabling us to make specific decisions.” One was to consolidate its alliance with Renault so that its commercials use the electric Zoe to move around the interior of Madrid’s central almond.
Another was supporting its suppliers – most of them self-employed – to finance the purchase of new vehicles with lower emissions and preferably with clean propulsion.
The actual measurement is also a strong argument when it comes to determining low-emission zones, as has been done in some cities in Scotland. According to the environmental economist at Ricardo Energy,
Blanca Fernandez, «The aim is not only to look for mobility solutions that reduce the use of the car in the city, but also to optimize the solutions already in use. We must not forget that the electric car also has environmental effects, especially in the production of batteries.
Source: La Verdad
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