Green Transport Centre
The South African National Energy Research Institute (SANERI) is hosting a Green Transport Programme. The programme is aimed at showcasing green transport technology options during the 2010 Football World Cup and beyond.
In South Africa, transport fuels make up 30% of energy consumption (by energy content) and 70% by value (Biofuels Industrial Strategy, DME, 2007). This points to the transport sector as an important energy sector to consider.
By demonstrating the use environmentally friendly transport fuels, South Africa could add impetus global efforts to decouple the environmental impacts of transport from economic growth.
Governments and Politicians all around the world are under enormous pressure to implement and demonstrate their efforts to fight Green House Gases (GHG's) that cause global warming. By encouraging the public to use environmentally friendly fuels, GHG's and other harmful emissions will be greatly reduced. The programme will also work very closely with relevant ministries to introduce policies and incentives that will help make the programme realize its vision.
To date four focus areas have been identified. These include the following:
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Hybrid, conversions to electric vehicles and associated charging stations
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Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Conversions and refueling infrastructure demonstrations.
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Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Conversions and refueling infrastructure demonstrations.
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Biofuels and refueling infrastructure demonstrations.