In the UK, in a first for the UK construction materials sector, Tarmac, a CRH company, has trialled the use of biomethane fuel in a heavy goods vehicle (HGV) as part of the company’s ongoing drive to reach net zero.
The three week-long trial was carried out in June and July this year in partnership with CNG Fuels, the leading supplier of renewable and sustainable biomethane fuel for commercial vehicles in the UK. The trial tested the range of a 44 metric ton HGV hauling a bulk cement tanker.
Tarmac’s Tunstead site was chosen as the location for the trial due to the undulating landscape of the Peak District. This tested the HGV’s ability to navigate steep, uneven terrain. Tarmac will look at the full results of the trial to assess the potential for biomethane fuel to be used as an alternative to diesel in other HGVs.
Tarmac previously trialled the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel in its bulk cement tankers driving out of Northfleet. Like the biomethane HGV trial, this helped to demonstrate the ways biofuels can support the decarbonisation of Tarmac’s logistics solutions.
