UECC vessels to sail on biomethane equipped by Titan for remainder of 2024 and most of 2025, representing largest ongoing LBM dedication in transport
Oslo, Norway and Amsterdam, Netherlands – 02 December 2024: United European Automotive Carriers (UECC) and Titan Clear Fuels (Titan) have signed a brand new settlement that may see the overwhelming majority of Liquified Gasoline equipped by Titan to UECC’s multi-fuel ships to have them run on biomethane (LBM/bio-LNG) for the rest of 2024 after which most of 2025.
This deal expands upon UECC and Titan’s established dedication to make use of LBM. For the reason that 1st of July 2024, over 95% of the gas delivered to UECC’s pure automobile and truck carriers (PCTCs) by Titan has been LBM; leading to avoidance greater than 30,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases emitted.
In keeping with Titan’s evaluation, the amount of LBM in 2025, which Titan and UECC are realistically focusing on, will keep away from greater than 75,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases being emitted. That discount is equal to the annual emissions of round 10,000 EU residents or 540 million kilometers pushed in a median automobile. Utilizing LBM over oil-based fuels additionally nearly eliminates dangerous native emissions Black Soot and different Explicit Issues (PM), Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) and Sulphur Oxides (SOx).
This transition to biomethane amplifies the success of UECC’s ‘Sail for Change’ sustainability technique, as it would exceed its carbon depth targets, which use the identical metric because the trade’s forthcoming FuelEU Maritime regulation. The truth is, the usage of LBM will provide UECC overcompliance with FuelEU Maritime throughout its general fleet, and so it’s actively exploring pooling and banking choices.
Daniel Gent, Vitality & Sustainability Supervisor at UECC, commented:
By way of our CO2 registry, this settlement affords our prospects the chance to considerably scale back their scope three emissions, and we admire people who have already jumped on the provide.
“Toyota Motor Europe, Ford of Europe and two different main European automobile producer rapidly signed as much as Inexperienced Gasoline Month in July 2024, and following its success each month will now primarily be Inexperienced Gasoline Month! The engagement in Sail for Change from our prospects, alongside Titan’s in-depth experience in clear gas provide and bunkering, have allowed us to nearly totally transition from LNG to LBM, and to swiftly scale up our use of biomethane. With this growth, we stay up for listening to from extra prospects who wish to scale back their scope three emissions and use sustainable transport providers in the present day.”
Caspar Gooren, Business Director Renewable Fuels, mentioned:
As frontrunners with a powerful and clear renewable fuels technique, UECC has been pivotal to propelling the uptake of LBM, and we’re excited to be supporting them as they sail in direction of a sustainable future.
“This settlement highlights that, similar to LNG earlier than it, LBM is rapidly changing into a standardized product and gaining reputation as it’s acknowledged as future gas. The LBM supply scale and consistency we’re capable of obtain is, partly, because of sturdy mass balancing processes and associated liquefaction LNG terminal infrastructure within the area. It’s now time for the entire of Europe and the world to comply with go well with. Wanting forward, each Titan and UECC are aligned on the necessity to geographically increase biomethane provide and diversify waste feedstocks to make sure licensed LBM is accessible to these in transport that need and wish it.”
This announcement follows information that UECC has invested in two new multi-fuel automobile carriers to be delivered in 2028, with the choice so as to add two extra. This transfer, mixed with the most recent biomethane settlement with Titan, has constructed a powerful basis for UECC’s long-term dedication to the LNG pathway and transition to biomethane.
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UECC vessels to sail on biomethane equipped by Titan for remainder of 2024 and most of 2025, representing largest ongoing LBM dedication in transport, supply
