Assogasliquidi-Federchimica, the Italian association of gas companies liquefied substances, calls for policy measures that allow the possible doubling of national consumption of liquefied natural gas by 2027. Presenting a study by Bip Consulting on the LNG and bioLNG market in Italy, the association has proposed and a plan to relaunch the ten-point supply chain to accelerate the decarbonisation of the road and maritime transport, industries and localities off-grid.

"LNG/bioLNG - underlined the president of Assogalisquidi-Federchimica, Matteo Cimenti, on the occasion of the Today's presentation of the study - is an energy product essential for the energy policy of our country and the broader decarbonisation strategy, and not only for its uses in heavy road transport where it is already widespread and in the maritime sector destined in a short time to growth thanks to the infrastructures in progress and the regulatory interventions in shipping. Even in its use in industry and local off-grid users, in fact, there are wide potential for development".

"LNG and bioLNG - added Costantino Amadei, president of the LNG group of Assogasliquidi-Federchimica - I am concrete, ready-made, decarbonizing solutions. In particular, the bioLNG is a technology that is already available, safe from easily integrated with existing infrastructures and with one of the lowest costs per ton of CO2 avoided. It can decarbonise heavy road and road transport now ship, where electrification is still far from a flood scalability. Both LNG and bioLNG are already in use today in heavy transport in many realities. And the case proves it most sensational: China. This country, world leader in the electric mobility, has chosen natural gas liquefied for heavy transport, with consumption that in 2024 reached 22 million tons, against 170 thousand Italian tons. Ratio of approximately 130:1 demonstrating the urgent need for more efficient industrial policies ambitious even in Europe".

With regard to the proposed strategy for the relaunch of the liquefied natural gas supply chain, Amadei explained that the ten proposed points include 'urgent measures such as a tax credit for the purchase of LNG and bioLNG powered vehicles and the implementation of the National Fund for the renewal of the Park vehicles with strong rewards for those who buy heavy vehicles the use of ETS2 revenues to incentivise the use of gas-fired of renewable fuels in hard-to-abate sectors such as road transport, maritime transport and off-site industrial uses. grid».

"Our sector - assured Amadei - is Ready and the time has come for industrial choices Brave. Using LNG/bioLNG means reducing emissions from immediately, without waiting for future technologies still in the experimental. We can no longer speak of transition leaving out solutions that are already operational and economical. We Certain that the government and parliament will be side by side on these measures of companies".

The study by Bip Consulting observes that the Italian market for the LNG shows signs of recovery with demand that in 2024 reached 208 thousand tons, mainly driven by the of motor vehicles (about 80% of the total). The outlook points to further growth until consumption doubles in the next three years, years, exceeding 400 thousand tons/year, a volume that - has specified Assogasliquidi-Federchimica - may be reached "if the measures are fully implemented proposed in the plan to relaunch the sector, thanks to a further consolidation of road transport and market development maritime".

The association's plan for the relaunch of the LNG sector and bioLNG calls for an urgent revision of the European Regulation on CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles, the introduction of CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles for at least one three-year period of a structural tax credit for the expenses of the road haulage companies related to the purchase of these fuels, the considerable increase in the so-called investments for the purchase of heavy vehicles by setting high rewards for LNG and bioLNG powered vehicles and the structural reduction of the motorway toll for vehicles fuels as well as port fees for ships, also in dual fuel version, powered by LNG.

In addition, the plan calls for the rapid definition of the strategic frameworks provided for by the new European AFIR Regulation for promoting the development of fuel infrastructure the introduction of certain mechanisms that allow allocate revenues from ETS auctions to decarbonisation measures that generate them and invites us to continue to develop the availability and bioLNG production.

Finally, it calls for the recognition of guarantees ETS and to ensure the homogeneous adoption of the LNG bunkering guidelines recently adopted by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.