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Reference Number

GPCS 398

Title

Fuel champion saves equivalent of 50 trailer loads of carbon dioxide a year - BOC Ltd

Status

Completed

Energy Categories

Energy Efficiency (Residential and commercial)

Energy Efficiency (Transport)

Research Types

Applied Research and Development

Science and Technology Fields

SOCIAL SCIENCES (Business and Management Studies)
SOCIAL SCIENCES (Education)

UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation

Not Cross-cutting
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Environmental dimensions)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour)
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance)
Other (Energy technology information dissemination)

Principal Investigator

Project Contact
AEA Technology Environment

Award Type

Standard

Funding Source

DfT

Start Date

01 April 2001

End Date

01 January 2002

Duration

9 months

Total Grant Value

£12,000

Industrial Sectors

Transport

Region

South East

Programme

DfT Freight logistics

Investigators

Principal Investigator

Project Contact, AEA Technology Environment

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Objectives

BOC prides itself on innovation, which it sees as vital to its future growth. Now, the Company has applied this philosophy to its UK-based, bulk gas road vehicle operation, with exciting results.

Abstract

With 'state-of-the-art' vehicles and expert drivers, BOC might have thought that its fleet's efficiency could not be improved. However, with the rising price of DERV and its influence on the fleet total running costs, BOC Senior Managers decided to set fuel saving targets for the Bulk Gas Delivery Fleet. The BOC Board set the fleet a target of fuel savings worth £340,000, which represented about 3% of the previous year’s fuel costs. Group FleetEngineer, Mr John Ostle, and Operations Support Manager, Mr Mark Badkin, considered the task to be very challenging

Summary of results

BOC Gases have demonstrated how it significantly reduced both its fleet energy costs and the amount of exhaust emissions produced by applying a truly professional approach. Their recipe for success included: Nominating a ‘Fuel Champion’ to monitor and target fuel usage. Continuous support, involvement and commitment from topmanagement. Introduction of in-house drivertrainers. An accurate method of collecting real-time vehicle mileage and fuel data. Setting up fuel consumption benchmarks for specific routes and vehicles. On-board vehicle and driver performance monitoring. Trip feedback to the driver and branch manager. Publication of a weekly branch performance league table. Savings achieved amounted to £240,000 or 4.3 % of the annual fuel bill through driver training with a three to six month payback. Another £110,000 was savedby optimising the bulk storage of fuel. Aerodynamic kits demonstrated a potential fuel saving of 4% on the selected routes with a five-month payback

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GOOD PRACTICE CASE STUDY 398 - Fuel champion saves equivalent of 50 trailer loads of carbon dioxide a year - BOC Ltd

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07/02/08