Region of Göteborg

Biogas fuel market breakthrough

Territory vision

The vision and concrete goal for 2010, which somewhat coincides with the Biogasmax project period, are to :

Contribute to the region’s environmental goals by decreasing emissions of harmful substances and green house gases,

  • Develop a new industry, which includes market and technical development, export opportunities and new job positions,
  • Become the leading region in Sweden, with an international perspective.

The specific accountable goals are:

  • 16,000 gas vehicles, including 300 buses and 200 "heavy duty and distribution vehicles",
  • 65 fueling stations, including 6 fueling stations for buses,
  • 300 GWh of green gas, i.e. 180 GWh of biogas and 120 GWh of natural gas,
  • Reduction of CO2 emissions by 50,000 tons per year.


The vision for 2020 consists in Biogas West contributing to :

  • Sustainable economic growth in the region that generates new job positions and export opportunities,
  • Opportunities for companies,
  • Biogas being injected in the natural gas grid and replacing 20 % of fossil fuels,
  • The infrastructure for biogas achieving the same level for gas vehicles as for conventional vehicles,
  • Increased public transport that is driven by locally produced biogas,
  • The creation of a large international biogas network,
  • A decrease in greenhouse gases.

By 2020, market developments should lead to:

  • 150 fueling stations in West Sweden,
  • 100,000 gas vehicles on the roads in West Sweden,
  • 1,500 GWh biogas production.
sustainable transport system
The vision for a sustainable transport system is a central point in the Göteborg strategy.
 

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