Brit European wins Low Carbon Award for use of bio-CNG

Logistics company, Brit European has won the Low Carbon Award at the MT Awards for successfully reducing carbon emissions using bio-CNG.

The company uses dual fuel trucks that run on a mixture of diesel and natural gas made from renewable sources, known as Biomethane.

The Environmental Efficiency project, launched in 2012, had an overall aim to reduce carbon emissions by 25 per cent and lower operating costs by up to five per cent through the use of Biomethane (bio-CNG).

The bio-CNG is supplied from CNG Services Crewe CNG filling station, which is the largest in the UK.

John Baldwin, managing director of CNG Services commented: "This is a great achievement by one of our customers, showing that by using bio-CNG environmental targets can be achieved without compromising service to customers."

Overall the project has seen the firm lower its CO2 output from its trucks by between 15 per cent and 18 per cent, utilising bio-methane from landfill and anaerobic digestion for further CO2 reductions of up to 25 per cent, and also reducing tailpipe particulate emissions.

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