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Transforming transportation: Global efforts in sustainable logistics

As the world grapples to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, countries are adopting innovative solutions to make their transportation fleets more sustainable. This story sheds light on three examples…

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Climate change • Supergasbras, Brazil • 6/19/2018

Supergasbras brings energy efficiency to logistics in Brazil

At Supergasbras, we have been developing ways to increase the efficiency of our truck fleet. The fleet is responsible for delivering all of our LPG, and it is also the second highest share in our carbon…
Climate change • SUPERGAS, India • 6/19/2018

SHV India Advancing Energy Together

There is an old Kenyan proverb that says: “Treat the Earth well. It is not inherited from your parents; it is borrowed from your children”. SUPERGAS India is committed to doing business in a sustainable…
Climate change • Primagas, Germany • 6/19/2018

Primagas Germany – expanding our commitment to climate protection

Primagas Germany is now completely carbon neutral. We have achieved this by participating in certified international climate protection projects – this helps us compensate for the emissions we unavoidably…
Climate change • Liquigas, Italy • 6/19/2018

Liquigas studying sustainability in Italy

Air quality is very important to Liquigas and SHV Energy. That’s why the two organisations came together at the Milan Chamber of Commerce in October 2017 for a presentation of Innovhub’s study results…
Climate change • Supergasbras, Brazil • 6/19/2018

Brazil reduces waste in the filling process

The new Green Head Project in Brazil is helping us reduce waste in our filling process. A new self-cleaning head now saves 30g of LPG per filling for each 13kg domestic cylinder, resulting in 200 times…
Climate change • Balcas, Northern Ireland • 6/19/2018

Upgrading the Balcas fleet to Plug-in Hybrid vehicles

At Balcas, we operate a fleet of thirty diesel company cars as part of our daily operations. These cars drive an average of 1 million kilometres a year, generating 150 metric tonnes of CO2 . This is why…
Climate change • Calor Gas, Ireland • 6/19/2018

Calor Ireland – improving operations efficiency

Since 2013, Calor Ireland has been working on efficiency improvements in our bulk delivery fleet. These activities – made possible by the continued hard work of our Operations Department – include the…
Climate change • Ipragaz, Turkey • 6/19/2018

Fleet optimisation in Turkey

We have been providing energy to customers across Turkey since 1961, firstly via cylinders and then by road tankers. As we took stock of our fleet, we saw that we had more than 60 23m³ road tankers that…
Climate change • SHV Energy China, People’s Republic of China • 6/19/2018

Upgrading to new energy transportation vehicles in China

In our daily operations in China, we use tank trucks to transport LPG and LNG products and cargo trucks for cylinder delivery. This transportation segment accounts for 57% of the total carbon emissions…
Climate change • Balcas, Northern Ireland • 6/19/2018

Balcas – switching from oil and electric heaters to wood pellets

The use of oil remains a very common method for heating in rural Ireland, but it is also a major cause of climate change. Our Balcas Enniskillen office block alone used about 7000 litres of oil a year…
Climate change • Calor, Great Britain • 6/19/2018

Calor GB – upgrading boilers for energy efficiency

As Calor GB’s largest import facility, the Canvey Island import terminal is vital to its supply chain. It is a large site, containing six double skin storage tanks, each with 5000 tonnes of capacity designed…
Climate change • SHV Energy China, People’s Republic of China • 6/19/2018

China moves to photovoltaic solar power generation

In 2017, we installed new photovoltaic solar power systems in Shanghai and Jiangmen to provide a source of energy for our operations sites. By using more photovoltaic power generation and less energy from…