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.
The vision for a sustainable transport system is a central point in the Göteborg strategy.














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