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Four times a year, the newsletter provides industry news, current political and social developments, analyses and comments on energy logistics – with a focus on the handling and transport of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and lubricants.
Read the latest issue (Nov. 2021)
Digitisation: paperless and networked in all respects
In many companies, delivery vouchers in paper form and manual processes between logistics and hauliers are the order of the day. However, the digital supply chain has long been considered the model of the future. ...
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Trends: what the vehicle manufacturers say
While the after effects of the Corona pandemic are still present, new issues are already being raised: how will the transformation in the energy sector affect vehicle manufacturers? What new customer requirements need to be taken into account? In which ...
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The fuel price dilemma
Will the Corona crisis now be followed by a fuel price crisis? On the one hand, fossil fuels are artificially rendered more expensive by taxes and levies; on the other hand, soaring prices at the service station are proving to ...
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PetroTrans News Archive
Natural gas in heavy goods transport
Medium-sized service station companies are expanding the LNG and CNG infrastructure. Subsidies are facilitating investment in heavy commercial vehicles. CO2 emissions can be reduced and gas as a fuel, along with low greenhouse gas liquid fuels, offers a future solution ...
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Hydrogen – an energy source with a future
“Green” hydrogen in particular – i.e. hydrogen produced from renewable energies, is considered a key element for the turnaround in energy policy. Above all mobile applications and the topic of hydrogen transport are of interest to the logistics sector. Some ...
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expo PetroTrans and expo GasTrans Date set for 2022 trade fair
For 2022, expo PetroTrans and expo GasTrans, the specialised trade fairs for fuel and gas logistics, are all ready to go for the preparations of a full-featured trade exhibition backed by a lecture programme. After the cancellation due to Corona ...
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Fuel sales in the red for the first time
Primary energy consumption markedly declined last year. Germany has therefore achieved its CO2 target for 2020. The declining fuel consumption also partly accounts for this – albeit to a comparatively limited extent. Energy consumption in Germany declined by ...
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Restricted, yet more individual
Corona is making its presence felt: people’s mobility behaviour has markedly changed during the past 12 months or so. What is apparent here: people are not only less often on the roads. They also prefer more individual means of locomotion ...
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CO2 surcharge and market price
Some think it is too low, others see it as a threat to the economy. Since 1st January, there has been a new CO2 tax on fossil fuels in Germany. How has the market reacted? From the beginning ...
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