Sustainable mobility

 
The future of "green" mobility in our country is closely linked to the diffusion of natural gas and biomethane, which represent the "Italian way" to the decarbonisation of transport. Italy is a leader in Europe for automobiles circulating in CNG (compressed natural gas), a technology that breaks down particulates and nitrogen oxides and considerably reduces carbon dioxide emissions compared to traditional fuels such as diesel and petrol. Biomethane makes Bio-Mobility renewable and even more green: this resource, which can be obtained from the organic fraction of municipal waste or from agricultural and agri-food wastes, emits almost zero levels of dust (as well as conventional natural gas) and It further reduces CO2 down to zero compared to methane and traditional fuels. The emissions of a biomethane vehicle are comparable to those of an electric vehicle powered by wind power.

An interesting perspective for biomethane is its liquefaction and consequent transformation into bio-LNG, the only technology currently available for the development of fully renewable fuels and zero CO2 for heavy vehicles. In order to feed the liquefied biomethane trucks, Snam is developing a project which envisages the realisation of micro-liquefaction plants distributed throughout Italy, capable of producing about 150,000 tonnes of LNG or Bio-LNG per year and support the increase in the circulating fleet of natural gas trucks - from the current 3,000 potentially up to 15,000 units - and the development of the first bunkering activities to support the marine market in Italy and the first LNG trains that Snam is developing together with FS and Hitachi.