The Board of County Commissioners of St. Johns County in Florida has selected FCC Environmental Services to oversee Solid Waste Collection Services for the county as of the 1st of August of 2024. In alignment with this significant contract, FCC Environmental Services is dedicated to substantial operational investments.
CST Logistica Trasporti deals with freight transport, in northern and central Italy, with food at room temperature and controlled temperature as a specialty. The constant renewal of their fleet gives greater efficiency and lower environmental impact, the latest addition being Scania natural gas trucks.
Cemex announced that it now has over 1,000 heavy-duty trucks powered with lower-carbon fuels, including biomethane, as part of a comprehensive transition strategy seeking to decarbonize its global fleet. This initiative is part of the company’s flagship Future in Action program to become a net-zero CO₂ company by 2050.
RedTulum, San Juan’s transportation service, announced the launch of a new vehicle that will contribute to implementing clean energy in mobility: the first natural gas bus in the province. The Scania bus initiative is part of the Clean Energy Plan of the Government of San Juan.
The company has received 25 units and expects to get the rest during the next year. These LNG-powered trucks offer the same performance and drivability as their diesel models. They can be used in regional and long-haul heavy transport operations. With the new 225 kg tank and the new 500 HP engine, autonomy is increased by between 10%-14%.
“With this acquisition, we continue to add actions to improve the quality of the air we breathe by reducing CO2 emissions into the environment, it reduces its carbon footprint and also generates savings of more than 52% for the company in fuel costs,” Surtigas said in a statement.
In the run-up to Paris 2024, Toyota is announcing the supply of 500 fuel cell Mirai vehicles as part of its official fleet for this major sporting event. The cars will be refuelled with hydrogen from renewable sources provided by Air Liquide, official hydrogen supporter of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024.
Knight Transportation has been successfully testing Cummins’ new X15N natural gas engine in Southern California – realizing NOx and greenhouse gas reductions without compromise to performance. The truck is fueled exclusively with Clean Energy Fuels’ ultra-low carbon renewable natural gas, anchored by Clean Energy’s station in Carson.
DHL Supply Chain announced plans to begin operating bio-CNG trucks with an investment worth EUR 80 million into a dedicated biomethane production plant in Cork. The new facility will provide fuel for up to 150 trucks, resulting in an annual carbon reduction of 15,000 tons. DHL plans to run 92 locally fueled trucks across Tesco’s country-wide network.
The two companies see this cooperation as an opportunity to accelerate the green transition in mobility by developing new solutions and influencing the design of the needed infrastructure. As a first objective, they plan to equip up to 50 coaches with bio-LNG by 2025, to be run by Flix’s bus partners across the FlixBus network
