How to Decarbonize Heavy-Duty Transportation Immediately

The challenge of decarbonizing heavy-duty transportation

Soria. XX, 2026. Decarbonizing heavy-duty transportation is one of the major challenges of the energy transition. Sectors such as road transport, public transportation, and maritime transport require large amounts of energy, and currently rely primarily on fossil fuels due to the difficulty of electrifying them.

In the European Union, transportation accounts for more than 30% of CO2 emissions, with road and maritime transport responsible for nearly 90% of these emissions. This context, coupled with the difficulty of electrifying these transportation systems in the medium term, highlights the need for effective, rapidly deployable solutions that can reduce the carbon footprint of heavy-duty transportation.

Biomethane in transportation: an immediate solution

Biomethane is emerging as one of the leading solutions for immediately decarbonizing heavy-duty transportation. It is a renewable gas produced from organic waste that can be used as a direct substitute for natural gas.

Its main advantage is that it can be used in existing vehicles and infrastructure, which facilitates rapid implementation without the need for significant additional investment. This makes it a particularly effective option for sectors such as freight transport and urban transit.

In addition, the use of biomethane in trucks and buses significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions, helping to advance toward more sustainable mobility models.

Biomethane: Key to Rapid Decarbonization

Various studies across Europe indicate that biomethane is one of the solutions with the greatest potential for rapidly and broadly decarbonizing transportation. It can achieve emission reductions comparable to or even greater than those of other alternatives, with the advantage of being able to be deployed immediately.

A solution available to get started today

Decarbonizing heavy-duty transportation requires combining long-term solutions with alternatives that can be implemented immediately. In this context, biomethane represents a realistic, efficient, and readily available option.

At Biorig, we work to convert organic waste—particularly from agriculture and livestock—into biomethane as a source of renewable energy, promoting the circular economy, creating value in rural areas, and strengthening energy independence.