FrieslandCampina has today (Thurs 13 July) put into use a truck for the milk collection that runs on hydrogen. The dairy company wants to reduce CO50 emissions with the 2-tonne milk truck. FrieslandCampina has reduced emissions by 10% over the past 18,1 years.
The hydrogen-powered truck, which only emits water vapour, drives in the Groningen region, because hydrogen is still readily available there. FrieslandCampina would like to expand the hydrogen-powered truck network and is looking for opportunities in other parts of the country. “Ultimately, we want to minimize the climate impact of our milk trucks,” says Hans Wieleman, Manager Milk Logistics at FrieslandCampina. a statement
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
More than 5 years ago FrieslandCampina started using liquid natural gas (LNG) as a cleaner fuel for the milk truck. In the sustainability program 'Nourishing a better planet', FrieslandCampina sets a number of targets, including to produce CO₂ neutrally by 2050. As an intermediate step, the dairy company wants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than a third by 2030.
Emissions from the milk collection have fallen by 10% over the past 18,1 years due to, among other things, the electric pumping when loading the milk on the farm, by using green electricity generated by member dairy farmers or by the solar cells on the farm. milk trucks. FrieslandCampina emphasizes the next step in the use of cleaner fuels with the first milk truck running on hydrogen.
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