DACHSER Finland Oy, a subsidiary of Germany-headed logistics major Dachser Group SE & Co. KG, has announced that it is s investing in low-emission transports by procuring ten bioCNG-powered short-haul delivery trucks for its deliveries in the Helsinki Region.
Choosing environmentally friendly and fully renewable biogas helps to reduce carbon emissions. A fleet of vehicles powered by compressed biomethane (bioCNG or CBG) is, therefore, part of the company’s climate protection strategy to reduce the carbon footprint from transportation in the short term, while simultaneously supporting businesses ordering logistics in their environmentally friendly approach.
It’s particularly important for us to continue seeking, testing, and adapting to environmentally friendlier transport solutions through various types of technological advances and scientific innovations. This is why we have also invested in the biogas vehicles – and we’re also proud of doing so. The investment is definitely a step in the right direction to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the short term. This gives us the valuable experience to transform our operations going forward, said Tuomas Leimio, Managing Director, DACHSER Finland European Logistics.
In areas where DACHSER has deployed already bioCNG-fueled trucks, the company has managed to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by as much as 70 percent compared to 2019.
This latest investment means lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the Helsinki Region as bioCNG fueled short-haul trucks can reach pick-up and delivery points with considerably smaller environmental impacts.
The scale of the fleet in the Finnish context, which currently stands at ten delivery trucks, demonstrates DACHSER’s ambition and ability to move to a considerably larger implementation of biomethane (aka renewable natural gas – RNG) as a transportation fuel.
The new fleet also meets the Finnish Government’s 2030 climate ambitions.
Pioneering companies are taking concrete actions and at the same time setting a new baseline to reduce logistics emissions in the transport sector. DACHSER Finland is a brilliant example of a company that helps its customers to reduce emissions cost-effectively by switching two-thirds of its fleet in one go to biogas-fueled vehicles. Demand for sustainable supply chains is constantly growing in the Nordic countries, said Markku Suopanki, Senior Sales Manager, Gasum.
According to Gasum, using low emissions biomethane can help to reduce the fuel’s lifecycle – well-to-wheel – GHG emissions by up to 90 percent. For its part, the company is continuously expanding its Nordic filling station network, which already today allows trucks to refuel with RNG and fossil gas in Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
