P R I O R I T Y FM Logistic wants to achieve zero direct emissions by 2030. It plans to minimise its own emissions and adopt a carbon offset strategy. The Group is backing the in-house production of green hydrogen to contribute to achieving this goal. A promising solution has already been successfully tested. Minimising the environmental footprint of its warehouses is a priority objective for FM Logistic, which favours two particular approaches: reducing energy consumption and using energy from renewable sources. The next step will be on-site production of green hydrogen, with the ultimate ambition of contributing to the development of long- distance hydrogen transport. Green hydrogen is generated by using electrolysis to split water into its constituent gases of oxygen and hydrogen. The electricity used for the process is generated from renewable sources, such as wind and solar power. The resulting hydrogen can then be used in place of fossil fuels in industrial processes or to power commercial vehicles. A full tank of hydrogen provides around the same operating range as an equivalent tank full of diesel, but with quicker refuelling times. However, proof of concept has yet to be achieved, and that is the purpose of experiments now underway at FM Logistic sites in France and Spain.
On the road to hydrogen
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MORE ABOUT IT Grey, blue, yellow or
green hydrogen? The ecological benefit
of hydrogen depends on the production process
used, because some are less polluting than others.
Grey hydrogen is produced using thermochemical processes powered by
fossil fuels in the form of coal or natural gas. The resulting gas is referred
to as blue if the CO2 emitted by the process is
subsequently captured. Yellow hydrogen is made
using nuclear energy to power the water
electrolysis process. It then becomes green if the same process is
powered using energy from renewable sources. Grey hydrogen currently
accounts for around 95% of global production, because
it is the most economical of these methods.
