- Both companies will promote the use of bioautogas and other renewable fuels in buses, delivery vehicles, waste collection trucks and other municipal services, with the aim of accelerating their energy transition
- The alliance, which has already been joined by another nine companies and organisations in the sector, has the ambition of becoming an integrating pact for the entire value chain of urban professional transport
- Bioautogas can reduce CO2 emissions and levels of suspended particles and NOx by up to 90% compared to traditional fossil fuels, as well as reducing noise pollution. This reduction in CO2 allows vehicles to meet the demands of the 2050 agenda today
Cepsa, an energy company committed to sustainable mobility, and BeGas, a European leader in the manufacture and development of engines powered by alternative energies, have sealed an alliance to promote the decarbonisation of professional urban transport, such as buses, delivery vehicles, waste collection trucks and other municipal services.
This is an alliance that aims to integrate the entire value chain of this sector (engine manufacturers, vehicle manufacturers, energy producers and consumers) with a common goal: to combat climate change by reducing the carbon footprint of the sector and reducing pollution in cities. Currently, heavy urban vehicles account for 10% of the fuel consumption of the total professional transport fleet.
So far, nine partners from the public and private sectors have joined this integrative alliance: the vehicle and machinery manufacturers Mobility Bus, Herko, Buxo Trucks, Socage, Aebi Schmidt Ibérica and Revenant, the companies Urbaser and Sulo, which have vehicles of this type in their fleets, and ANEPMA (National Association of Public Environmental Companies).
During the signing of the agreement, Carlos Barrasa, Director of Commercial & Clean Energies at Cepsa, highlighted:
“At Cepsa we want to help our clients advance in their own decarbonisation challenges, which is why alliances such as the one we are presenting today, to facilitate the energy transition of professional vehicles that circulate in our cities, are at the heart of our strategy. It is a great satisfaction to be able to achieve a cross-cutting alliance of this magnitude, which we hope will continue to grow and strengthen with a clear objective shared by all: to advance together in the sustainability of transport.”
Carlos Barrasa – Director of Commercial & Clean Energies at Cepsa
For his part, Pedro Silva, CEO of BeGas, indicated that “the agreement with Cepsa is a strategic agreement since internal combustion engines powered by BioAutogas are the strategic solution to achieve the 2050 objectives.”
Through this agreement, led by Cepsa and BeGas, both companies will promote the manufacture and use of bioautogas or biopropane and other renewable products in professional urban transport, as well as promoting the use of engines 100% powered by these energies.
Bioautogas is a renewable gas that allows CO2 emissions to be reduced by up to 90% and reduces the emission of suspended particles and NOx – which cause urban pollution – by more than 90% compared to traditional fossil fuels, as well as reducing noise pollution. This reduction in CO2 allows vehicles to meet the demands of the 2050 agenda today.
Cepsa and BeGas: two decisive commitments to the decarbonisation of transport
The signing of this alliance confirms the commitment of both companies to reducing emissions in heavy urban vehicles. Cepsa currently has an annual production capacity of 7,000 tonnes of biopropane at its industrial facilities and, as part of its Positive Motion strategy, the company expects to produce more than 100,000 tonnes of this sustainable gas annually by 2030. Cepsa aims to lead the production of advanced biofuels in Spain and Portugal with an annual production of 2.5 million tonnes by the end of this decade.
BeGas Motor is a European leader in the manufacture and development of engines powered by alternative energies, such as autogas or bioautogas, and is the only manufacturer of 100% gas engines – without the need to use a hybrid engine with diesel or petrol – for trucks and urban buses, which has Euro VI Step E approval.
