More companies join Zemo's Renewable Fuels Assurance Scheme
Tue 24 September 2024
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Three more companies have been approved to join the Renewable Fuels Assurance Scheme (RFAS) which was established by Zemo Partnership in 2021 to provide independent assurance of the life cycle GHG emissions and feedstock sustainability performance of renewable fuels supplied to fleet operators.
Mabanaft Ltd, Shell UK Oil Products Ltd and Tria Energy UK have been approved to join the scheme, which now covers 41 fuel suppliers including two based outside the UK.
Renewable fuels are increasingly featuring in companies' transport decarbonisation strategies in the heavy-duty vehicle sector. They are viewed as an important complimentary solution to GHG emissions reduction as fleet operators gradually switch their fleets over to electric propulsion.
Zemo launched RFAS as a voluntary initiative in 2021 to give heavy-duty vehicles and operators of non-road mobile machinery (NRMM), independent assurance of renewable fuel supply chain traceability. The renewable fuels cover liquid and gaseous biofuels, blends of biofuels and fossil fuel, plus renewable hydrogen.
Being able to assess the sustainability credentials of renewable fuel feedstocks is becoming increasingly important as organisations are placing more emphasis on scrutinising their suppliers' environmental performance. Growing mandatory requirements for company carbon reporting is also pushing companies to ensure they have accurate GHG emissions statistics for their own, and contracted, vehicle fleets.
The RFAS works alongside the Government’s Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO), providing a mechanism for guaranteeing that fleet operators are purchasing bulk supplies of sustainable low carbon fuels.
For more information see Zemo Partnership's RFAS web page.
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