BP Chargemaster, founded in 2008 and acquired by BP in 2018, has supplied over 50,000 public, workplace and home charging units in the UK. It is now rolling out 150kW ultra-rapid chargers on BP forecourts, with the aim of developing the largest nationwide ultra-fast public charging network. This is helping to accelerate the adoption of EVs, by making charging fast and convenient.
BP Chargemaster started its expansion by installing public charging points. These now regularly supply more than 60,000 kWh of energy per day, equating to around 1.5 million miles per week of driving by electric cars. BP Chargemaster also now sells home and workplace charging solutions. For home users, the system allows them to schedule charging to take advantage of dynamic energy tariffs. The workplace solution provides visibility of charging across EV fleets.
In 2019, BP Chargemaster supplied around 13 million kWh of certified renewable electricity to customers, powering more than 53 million miles of travel and avoiding more than 15,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide. The electricity is certified as renewable through the redemption or purchase of Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin by independent energy supplier Ovo and Orsted.
According to BP’s 2019 Energy Outlook report there could be more than 350 million EVs on the roads around the world by 2040, and BP Chargemaster expects there to be more than 1 million in the UK by 2022. The development of convenient and innovative EV charging technologies and networks to support this growth is part of BP’s strategy to advance the energy transition.
Member companies are focusing on flaring reduction, efficiency improvements, electrification and the integration of renewables in their operations.
Reducing the upstream carbon intensity of Equinor’s oil operations is a major component of its ambition to reach net zero emissions by 2050. Most offshore oil production is powered by CO₂-emitting gas turbines and on average, about 15 kg of CO2 were generated for each barrel of oil equivalent (boe) produced worldwide in 2021.
Eni is using solar energy as a hybrid power option across a series of their oil and gas operations in emerging countries.
In 2018 Petrobras announced its support for the World Bank’s Zero Routine Flaring by 2030 initiative.
Total Energies launched its US$300 million Energy Efficiency Plan in 2018, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its refining and chemicals operations by around one million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.
Equinor has eliminated 2 million tonnes of annual CO2 emissions from its Norwegian operations over the past decade through energy efficiency initiatives.
Having reduced upstream operated carbon intensity by 20% since 2014, Eni is on track to achieve its company target of 43% reduction by 2025.
Chevron’s new solar plant is expected to provide approximately 80% of energy needs at the Lost Hills oil field
The Cracker of the Future consortium plans to develop technologies that can heat 800°C+ furnaces with electricity instead of fossil fuels.
