Green development is reinforced by environmental policies at both a national and international level. These policies include pollution limits, tradable pollution permits, environmental taxes, subsidies for investments in green production methods, the ecological footprint etc.
Transportations are strongly linked to environmental protection and fuel saving as nowadays a significant number of economic, social and cultural activities creates for both citizens and businesses needs and desires for mobility or transport of goods which are mainly served by the use of private or public motorized transport systems. According to Mr. George Chatzopoulos, Director of Strategy and Corporate Development of DEPA, the diverse needs in the transportation sector bring on various effects such as:
– the 10% of the European road network operate under heavy traffic conditions on a daily basis
– EU citizens make an average of 1000 movements a year (half of which are shorter than 5 km)
– transportations account for approximately 28% of carbon dioxide emissions (40% of which is produced by urban transport) and hold a large share of responsibility in noise-pollution, the contamination and destruction of the environment (eg. polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, benzol, depletion of the ozone layer)
– the rise in the prices of motor fuels bear a significant impact the cost of transportations and create serious barriers for entrepreneurship and development.
Sustainable development with natural gas
According to Mr. Chatzopoulos, “a policy of sustainable development in the transport sector must be able to support the constantly improving modern way of living, it must also be able to save energy, reduce air pollution, protect citizens’ health, generate economic development and ensure an affordable, safe and flexible transportation for all. A key element of a sustainable policy in the transport sector should be the use of new, environmentally friendly, alternative fuels. The use of natural gas for the propulsion of vehicles is now an effective solution to the acute problem of air pollution and an important means for the achievement of all the objectives of a sustainable policy in the transport sector globally and in Greece of course.
The EU’s aim is to develop common technical specifications and the definition of clear objectives regarding infrastructure development for alternative fuels, among which the CNG[1] and LNG [2](which play a leading role). More specifically, concerning the CNG and the LNG the creation of a pan-European network of stations for the refueling of vehicles powered by natural gas (either running on CNG or LNG) is suggested. For this reason, it is suggested to set the minimum allowed distances between gas stations at a national level, and 150 km as the maximum distance between two CNG stations and 400 km between two LNG stations”.
The alternative fuel for individuals, companies and in public transport
Natural gas is an alternative fuel currently used by individual drivers, professional vehicle fleets and in the broader field of Transportations. For many companies, one of the most significant burdens on their budgets concerns their vehicle fleet. The transportation of goods they produce, the services they offer, the transport of personnel, are all carried out with the help of professional fleets (passenger, light / heavy weight trucks etc.). Transportation, consumer products, and vehicle rental companies, are all nowadays based on the use of natural gas and indeed achieve, according to recent studies, a fuel consumption lower by 66% compared to gasoline.
Operating gas stations and future infrastructure
In Greece, in order to liberate the gas fueled transportation, DEPA with FISIKON (the brand name of natural gas for refueling of vehicules) creates infrastructures and implements strategic partnerships, targeting to make the presence of this affordable, safe and environmentally friendly fuel felt even stronger on the Greek roads.
Today there are seven operating stations in various cities of Greece (which are expected to increase as 6 more are awaiting licenses to operate), while stations are under construction in Larissa and Lamia. More specifically the operating stations are located:
In Athens:
- EKO – 264 Kifissias Av., Kifissia
– EKO – 8th km Athens – Lamia National Road, N. Philadelphia
– Fisikon Gas Station, in Anthousa, on side road of the Attiki Odos Highway
– Fisikon Gas Station, in Ano Liosia
In Thessaloniki:
EKO – 128 Agricultural School Av. 128, Pilea, and
BP – 36. K. Karamanli Av., Nea Magnisia
In Volos:
BP – 202 Larissis Street.
At this point we would like to call to mind the fact that the number of gas stations has reached 25,300 worldwide in order to meet constantly increasing demand of 19 million vehicles circulating in Europe and America. More specifically, in Europe, a total of 4,720 stations are operating in order to refuel the 1.8 million vehicles circulating on the European roads. Our neighboring country of Italy, presently has 984 refueling stations, 165 of which being installed in the last two years. Germany finds itself approximately at the same level, with a slight downward difference with 844 natural gas filling stations.
Source: energyworldmag.com
Transportations are strongly linked to environmental protection and fuel saving as nowadays a significant number of economic, social and cultural activities creates for both citizens and businesses needs and desires for mobility or transport of goods which are mainly served by the use of private or public motorized transport systems. According to Mr. George Chatzopoulos, Director of Strategy and Corporate Development of DEPA, the diverse needs in the transportation sector bring on various effects such as:
– the 10% of the European road network operate under heavy traffic conditions on a daily basis
– EU citizens make an average of 1000 movements a year (half of which are shorter than 5 km)
– transportations account for approximately 28% of carbon dioxide emissions (40% of which is produced by urban transport) and hold a large share of responsibility in noise-pollution, the contamination and destruction of the environment (eg. polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, benzol, depletion of the ozone layer)
– the rise in the prices of motor fuels bear a significant impact the cost of transportations and create serious barriers for entrepreneurship and development.
Sustainable development with natural gas
According to Mr. Chatzopoulos, “a policy of sustainable development in the transport sector must be able to support the constantly improving modern way of living, it must also be able to save energy, reduce air pollution, protect citizens’ health, generate economic development and ensure an affordable, safe and flexible transportation for all. A key element of a sustainable policy in the transport sector should be the use of new, environmentally friendly, alternative fuels. The use of natural gas for the propulsion of vehicles is now an effective solution to the acute problem of air pollution and an important means for the achievement of all the objectives of a sustainable policy in the transport sector globally and in Greece of course.
The EU’s aim is to develop common technical specifications and the definition of clear objectives regarding infrastructure development for alternative fuels, among which the CNG[1] and LNG [2](which play a leading role). More specifically, concerning the CNG and the LNG the creation of a pan-European network of stations for the refueling of vehicles powered by natural gas (either running on CNG or LNG) is suggested. For this reason, it is suggested to set the minimum allowed distances between gas stations at a national level, and 150 km as the maximum distance between two CNG stations and 400 km between two LNG stations”.
The alternative fuel for individuals, companies and in public transport
Natural gas is an alternative fuel currently used by individual drivers, professional vehicle fleets and in the broader field of Transportations. For many companies, one of the most significant burdens on their budgets concerns their vehicle fleet. The transportation of goods they produce, the services they offer, the transport of personnel, are all carried out with the help of professional fleets (passenger, light / heavy weight trucks etc.). Transportation, consumer products, and vehicle rental companies, are all nowadays based on the use of natural gas and indeed achieve, according to recent studies, a fuel consumption lower by 66% compared to gasoline.
Operating gas stations and future infrastructure
In Greece, in order to liberate the gas fueled transportation, DEPA with FISIKON (the brand name of natural gas for refueling of vehicules) creates infrastructures and implements strategic partnerships, targeting to make the presence of this affordable, safe and environmentally friendly fuel felt even stronger on the Greek roads.
Today there are seven operating stations in various cities of Greece (which are expected to increase as 6 more are awaiting licenses to operate), while stations are under construction in Larissa and Lamia. More specifically the operating stations are located:
In Athens:
- EKO – 264 Kifissias Av., Kifissia
– EKO – 8th km Athens – Lamia National Road, N. Philadelphia
– Fisikon Gas Station, in Anthousa, on side road of the Attiki Odos Highway
– Fisikon Gas Station, in Ano Liosia
In Thessaloniki:
EKO – 128 Agricultural School Av. 128, Pilea, and
BP – 36. K. Karamanli Av., Nea Magnisia
In Volos:
BP – 202 Larissis Street.
At this point we would like to call to mind the fact that the number of gas stations has reached 25,300 worldwide in order to meet constantly increasing demand of 19 million vehicles circulating in Europe and America. More specifically, in Europe, a total of 4,720 stations are operating in order to refuel the 1.8 million vehicles circulating on the European roads. Our neighboring country of Italy, presently has 984 refueling stations, 165 of which being installed in the last two years. Germany finds itself approximately at the same level, with a slight downward difference with 844 natural gas filling stations.
Source: energyworldmag.com
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