Neste, Scania pilot digital solution to track use of renewable fuels
Scania customers can compare climate impact of use of Neste’s renewable fuels & track progress towards climate targets
Neste and Scania are piloting a digital solution that enables easy follow-up and verification of each truck's usage of renewable fuels.
"Combining data from Scania Fleet Management Portal enriched with Neste's fuel emission data, the solution provides Scania’s fleet management customers with accurate, up-to-date data for their greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reporting and sustainability communications. Customers can compare the climate impact of their use of Neste’s renewable fuels to fossil fuels and track their continuous progress towards climate targets," says a release from Neste.
Neste and Scania are testing the digital solution with logistic companies HAVI and UFF, the release added. "The solution combines data regarding where a certain truck has been refuelled and how much it has driven, with data about the climate impact as a result of the use of Neste MY Renewable Diesel instead of fossil fuel. Until now, it has been a challenge to verify to what extent trucks really run on renewable fuels as the very same trucks could also continue to run on fossil fuels. The digital solution now being tested hopes to solve this issue. Neste’s and Scania’s joint ambition is that the solution could in the future serve all fleet manufacturers and all types of renewable fuels."
Mats Hultman, Head, OEM Partnerships, Neste
Mats Hultman, Head, OEM Partnerships, Neste says: “The purpose of our unique collaboration is to test together with a fleet manufacturer how to verify the use of renewable fuels and accurately report the climate impact. The climate data flows now digitally through the systems whereas before it was mostly collected manually from different sources.
"Our pilot with Scania started by finding out the challenges that transport companies currently face in developing the sustainability of their fleet and related sustainability reporting. We invited customers in the transportation business to take part in interviews to provide the service design team at Scania a deeper understanding on their sustainability development challenges. We also wanted to support Scania’s own efforts to follow-up and report their own progress on the Science Based Targets initiative. Encouraged by the successful pilot in Finland, we are now looking into expanding the solution to the new markets."
Jacob Thärnå, Head, Sustainable Transport, Scania adds: “Scania’s purpose is to drive the shift towards a sustainable transport system, creating a world of mobility that is better for the business, society and the environment. We are sure that data transparency, connectivity and partnerships in the ecosystem are vital to accelerate this journey, where energy efficiency, electrification, renewable fuels and smart and safe transport are all part of the solution. In this collaboration our aim was to enable access to reliable, accurate and automated emissions calculations that could be used both in daily operations but also showcase the credibility of renewable fuels in the ecosystem."
