Aggreko sets 2030 net-zero fleet goal

Aggreko UK, the supplier of temporary power generation and temperature control equipment, has commited to be net-zero by 2050. It has set an even earlier target for its fleet, with all cars and commercial vehicles (CVs) to be net-zero by 2030.

Currently, hybrids comprise 68% of its company cars, while the journey to electrify its CVs is just beginning.

Vehicles accounted for 42% of Aggreko UK’s CO2 emissions output in 2020, making it a major focus for the business. The priority is for efficient and environmentally-friendly transport and travel.

To achieve net-zero by 2050, Aggreko has formed a working group looking at all areas of its operations including vehicles, the use of natural gases, fuels for its premises, refrigerant gases for units and electricity.

Following a two-month trial of a Ford Transit Custom van with a fully electric powertrain at its Washington depot, the company is looking to host further trials to gather data to investigate the best options for the business.

Sarina Vale (pictured), vehicle fleet manager at Aggreko UK, says: “We are reviewing our data and we will be relying on our fleet partners to provide us with support and guidance in terms of the expert outputs that we need to deliver electric vehicles (EVs) into the fleet.”

Vale doesn’t envisage an immediate switch to full electric, but by 2022 she aims to have at least 5% of the commercial fleet as either hybrid or EV and plans to phase in the new powertrain over the next nine years.