French multinational retailer Carrefour has opened its first bioNGV service station in the in the Ile-de-France region, as part of an ambitious biomethane transport plan. Carrefour has taken a big step in its biomethane initiative, opening its first bioNGV service station. By the end of this year, Carrefour aims to have nine bioNGV service stations throughout the country, allowing it to expand its fleet of lorries to cover deliveries to Paris, Lille, Bordeaux, Lyon and Marseille. The company is also working on a pilot project with local authorities that will see them use biogas from waste products such as food scraps, animal feed or even human faeces for energy production. Vehicles using biomethane produce no particulate emissions, while CO2 emissions are reduced by 75% and noise pollution is halved.
French multinational retailer Carrefour has opened its first bioNGV service station in the in the Ile-de-France region, as part of an ambitious biomethane transport plan. By the end of this year, Carrefour aims to have nine bioNGV service stations throughout the country, allowing it to expand its fleet of lorries to cover deliveries to Paris, Lille, Bordeaux, Lyon and Marseille. The company is also working on a pilot project with local authorities that will see them use biogas from waste products such as food scraps, animal feed or even human faeces for energy production. Vehicles using biomethane produce no particulate emissions, while CO2 emissions are reduced by 75% and noise pollution is halved.