Skip to content

Impact stories

Impact stories

Innovation and technology • HQ Hoofddorp

From startups to solutions: SHV Energy’s innovative pilot projects

In 2022, SHV Energy began a quest to identify start-ups with innovative solutions for sustainability, culminating in a selection of five start-ups for six pilot projects throughout 2023. These pilots were…

Read impact story

120 impact stories

Climate change • Ipragaz, Turkey • 6/19/2018

Fleet optimisation in Turkey

We have been providing energy to customers across Turkey since 1961, firstly via cylinders and then by road tankers. As we took stock of our fleet, we saw that we had more than 60 23m³ road tankers that…
Climate change • SHV Energy China, People’s Republic of China • 6/19/2018

Upgrading to new energy transportation vehicles in China

In our daily operations in China, we use tank trucks to transport LPG and LNG products and cargo trucks for cylinder delivery. This transportation segment accounts for 57% of the total carbon emissions…
Climate change • Balcas, Northern Ireland • 6/19/2018

Balcas – switching from oil and electric heaters to wood pellets

The use of oil remains a very common method for heating in rural Ireland, but it is also a major cause of climate change. Our Balcas Enniskillen office block alone used about 7000 litres of oil a year…
Climate change • Calor, Great Britain • 6/19/2018

Calor GB – upgrading boilers for energy efficiency

As Calor GB’s largest import facility, the Canvey Island import terminal is vital to its supply chain. It is a large site, containing six double skin storage tanks, each with 5000 tonnes of capacity designed…
Talent attraction, development and retention • Supergasbras, Brazil • 6/19/2018

Supergasbras “People” project delivers results

Supergasbras works hard to create engaged, high-performing  teams that contribute to our strategic objectives. This ambition is also part of the SHV Energy Advancing Energy Together approach, which has…
Climate change • SHV Energy China, People’s Republic of China • 6/19/2018

China moves to photovoltaic solar power generation

In 2017, we installed new photovoltaic solar power systems in Shanghai and Jiangmen to provide a source of energy for our operations sites. By using more photovoltaic power generation and less energy from…
Talent attraction, development and retention • SUPERGAS, India • 6/19/2018

SUPERGAS India – a graduate trainee program for engagement and retention

SUPERGAS India has long used a range of activities to groom and develop people from within, starting from when they are hired and continuing on through training and development. One of these programs–…
Products and services • Primagaz, Scandinavia • 6/19/2018

Scandinavia introduces BioLPG cylinders

Gas barbecues were introduced in the middle of the last century, and today they are the most popular choice in Scandinavia. But while barbeque technology has continuously improved, the LPG fuel they use…
Climate change • SHV Energy China, People’s Republic of China • 6/19/2018

Reducing carbon on the customer side in China

As the leading supplier of clean energy solutions across the world, we are committed to providing customers with convenient, efficient and easy-to-use clean energy to replace polluting traditional fossil…
Products and services • Butan Plin, Slovenia • 6/19/2018

Project SiLNG – introducing LNG filling stations to Slovenia

We are pleased to announce that Butan plin is establishing an LNG filling system in Slovenia through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) program. The project is part of the winning CEF 2015 tender for…
Climate change • Ipragaz, Turkey • 6/19/2018

Turkey: reducing plant emissions through solar power

In 2016, we took a concrete step in the area of renewable energy for filling operations-we installed our first renewable energy plant at the Yarımca facility.Our goal was to supply part of the electricity…
Climate change • Liquigas, Italy • 6/19/2018

Liquigas - taking climate change seriously in Italy

Liquigas monitors environmental impact along the value chain. As a result, we are developing increasingly efficient systems and tools to help us manage our offices and plants. We are also adopting concrete…