Il phase out, or the exit from fossils remains the main course of the Cop26 of Glasgow. A worldwide milestone, as we have known for some time. But there is no doubt that the long process of these years has taught us that there is a need for more alternatives. Countries that hinder such a necessary and irreversible process often fall into underestimating the alternatives. At the summit of the Great, one of the central themes for reducing CO2 is that of transport. By a curious paradox, it happened to Great Britain – the country organizing the Scottish appointment with Italy – to face a crisis in freight transport linked to fossil fuels in recent weeks. On the contrary, among the experiences that Italy can boast is the use of liquefied biomethane: bioLNG. An oxidiser that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and actually paves the way for clean heavy engines.
Il Italian Biogas Consortium and'IVECO have studied causes and effects - obviously positive - on the use of this vector to push commercial mobility. I study “Greenhouse gas and nitrogen dioxide emissions into the atmosphere” is from a few days ago and was created in partnership with IInstitute on Air Pollution (IIA) of the CNR. His value grows on the occasion of COP26. Biomethane, which energy companies once viewed with suspicion, emerges as a strategic asset for reducing emissions along the roads. An alternative, in fact, to the use of fossil fuels, an aid to the climate. The fact that it is immediately available for heavy transport, arriving from agriculture, places it in a high position in the classification of motor power supplies. Even before electric motors, currently being tested in half the world. Italy can challenge the European market in supplies and the study looks a lot like a quality certification. "Our farms are ready to contribute to the ecological transition of the mobility sector through the production of a biomethane produced from 100% made in Italy and sustainable agricultural by-products", he explained Lorenzo Maggioni, of the Italian Biogas Consortium. Hundreds of companies are applying to be part of an innovative process which at best is able to redesign the fuel supplies of the road giants.
The study focused on the Italian market: among the first in Europe for the number of natural gas vehicles and for the presence of liquefied gas stations. The environment improves as bioLNG allows the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions up to 121% compared to diesel and a 65% decrease in nitrogen dioxide. This is discussed in the Glasgow working sessions. If the right forms of incentives and marketing are found, the game can be played. On the other hand, we are relieved by the degree of satisfaction of CNR researchers, equal to that of other research on non-polluting sources. In other words, the Italian research says that everything that is not useful for the primary agricultural supply chain becomes very useful for the supply chain which, for convenience, we call secondary. It is clear that IVECO's interest is in motorisation, where it has been discovered that the means for using biomethane do not need major technical adjustments. Approximately as for the distribution network which requires only small investments. Do you really want to fight the climate crisis with more options? “So – he replies Fabrizio Buffa IVECO manager – a concrete and immediate response is needed. In this context, biomethane represents the solution of the present for the future of the planet”. In short, after the Italian study, it is up to the governments to organize, starting from Glasgow, the use of a fuel that is the principle of the circular economy.
