Petroleum and biofuel industry

Carbon dioxide emissions from the processes and products in the petroleum and biofuels industry sold in Sweden amount to approximately 25 million tonnes, and approximately 50 percent of Sweden’s total carbon dioxide emissions. Many of these emissions are also addressed in other roadmaps. Approximately 90 percent of CO₂ emissions come from use of the industry’s products.

The starting point in the industry’s roadmap is to create sustainable and innovative mobility, strengthen Swedish competitiveness and simultaneously attain the climate goals.

Targets in roadmap

2030: CO₂ emissions will be reduced by 70% compared with 2010.
2030: Industry’s own operations in the form of stations and depots to be climate neutral. This also includes renewable electricity production.
2045: Climate-neutral competitiveness achieved.

To implement the roadmap, the industry is working on:

• replacing fossil fuels with renewables, both through increased inclusion of renewable fuel through the reduction obligation and by offering high-blend biofuels and electric charging.
• capturing CO₂ via CCS, and using the captured CO₂ in circular processes through CCU.
• researching all sustainable solutions and developing the innovative and sustainable mobility solutions and meeting places of the future for all means of transport based on market demand.

Drivkraft Sverige is responsible for following up the industry’s roadmap.

Progress since the roadmap was launched

The reduction obligation – an effective policy instrument

The reduction obligation was increased to 26 percent for diesel and 6 percent for petrol in August 2021. At that time E10 was introduced as a new petrol option. Drivkraft Sverige estimates that the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions amounts to approximately 230,000 tonnes a year if all cars able to drive on E10 do so.

Research and development of sustainable products and biofuel

The industry carries out research and development to enable it to offer biofuel from an increasing number of sustainable raw materials. Several companies have reached the commercial testing stage in developing renewable bio-petrol. Bio-petrol reduces greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 65 percent compared with ordinary petrol. The industry has also made a decision to put additional investment into HVO production covering a million cubic metres. Some companies have also developed and further improved the efficiency of carbon capture from production.

Expansion of charging infrastructure

The expansion of charging infrastructure across Sweden has gradually increased on the part of all fuel distributors. Superfast charging and charge-at-home packages are offered by several actors in the industry, often together with various partners.

Industry challenges

Process owner: Drivkraft Sverige
Published: 2020