ADAPTING TO CHANGING NEEDS

Simon White, Stanlow Terminals’ lead engineer, looks at how the terminals industry is adapting to growing climate pressures and how Stanlow itself is supporting the drive to net zero. As the UK moves to embrace the next steps in its net zero campaign, the use of traditional fuels is set to decline, while sustainable alternatives will play a growing role. The pace of change is accelerating as 2030 comes ever closer and the UK strives to hit emissions targets by 2050. Information recently published by the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS) covering tank storage in global supply chains has noted that in the UK and Europe, reliance on petrol, diesel and crude oil is already depleting. This reduction is a sign of change across the UK as companies like Stanlow Terminals adapt storage capabilities to open doors to lower carbon fuels and new energies. BIOFUELS: SUPPLYING TOMORROW’S FUEL SUPPLY As the UK moves towards more environmentally friendly sources of energy, reliance on biofuels is increasing. Both the government and industry are, for example, investing substantial sums in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and we see that in the growing number of production plants...