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Decarbonizing Long-Haul Transportation with LNG in India
Here's an article by Energy World from The Economic Times.
According to it:
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Liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles emit 30% less CO2, 90% less NOx and PM, and 100% less SOx than diesel, and offer a driving range of 600-1000 km on a single fill.
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The primary challenges include inadequate LNG refueling infrastructure, volatility in LNG prices due to heavy reliance on imports, a nascent ecosystem with limited availability of LNG truck models and skepticism among transporters.
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To overcome these hurdles, policies such as subsidies for LNG truck purchases and road tax exemptions, similar to those in Germany, can stimulate market growth.
Let us see what various companies and countries are working on especially in the LNG industry:
- Essar's GreenLine Mobility Solutions plans to invest 5,000 crore rupees to deploy an additional 5,000 LNG trucks in the next two years, which can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 30% compared to diesel trucks.
- Titan LNG has partnered with BioValue to build the world's largest biomethane liquefaction plant in the Port of Amsterdam, which will help to avoid about a million tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions per year by providing sustainable biogas-derived LNG fuel for ships and trucks.
- China has been actively promoting the use of LNG in heavy-duty vehicles, with over 200,000 LNG trucks on the road as of 2021.
