据能源世界网3月31日伦敦报道，全球领先的独立大宗商品交易公司之一贡沃尔集团（Gunvor Group）周二表示，该公司计划到2025年将范围 1和范围2的绝对排放量削减40%，并成立了一家新的子公司，投资于非碳氢化合物项目。
这家总部位于日内瓦的公司是全球前五大石油贸易商之一，其目标是在2019年二氧化碳当量总量190万吨的基础上，减少直接生产的碳排放以及电力消耗的碳排放。
该公司表示，新子公司将投资于生物燃料、太阳能和生物质能等可再生能源项目，以及氢和氨等替代燃料的商业化。
这个名为Nyera的公司，在瑞典语中意为“新时代”(New Era)。该公司将获得贡沃尔至少10%的净股本，未来3年的杠杆规模至少为5亿美元。
贡沃尔首席执行官Torbjorn Tornqvist对路透表示，贡沃尔希望邀请合作伙伴进行进一步投资，因此，我们希望这将大大超过我们10%的股权贡献。
能源行业一直受到来自投资者和政府的巨大压力，要求它们转向更环保的能源。
石油巨头英国石油(BP)计划将油气产量削减40%，并增加在风能和太阳能方面的投资，而荷兰皇家壳牌(Royal Dutch Shell)正押注于电力交易以及氢和生物燃料市场，以摆脱对石油的依赖。
贡沃尔和其他贸易公司正在加大对天然气的投资，将其作为向更绿色能源组合的过渡燃料，因为天然气的排放量虽然仍然很高，但低于煤炭和石油。
Tornqvist表示，我们的观点是，我们还必须处理碳氢化合物并将其脱碳，主要是天然气，因为它们在未来的能源结构中仍将占相当大的比例。并补充道，我们扩建最快的领域是液化天然气、实体天然气、电力，我们也在加强碳排放交易。
作为其可持续发展目标的一部分，贡沃尔的航运部门Clearlake将把自己的船队转变为低排放或零排放的船只。
该公司封存了位于比利时安特卫普的炼油厂，但仍在运营另外两个炼油厂，分别位于德国的因戈尔施塔特和荷兰的鹿特丹石油中心。这家德国炼油厂将在2023年进行转型，以提高效率和减少排放。
鹿特丹的两个原油加工装置于2020年中期关闭，以集中处理脱硫问题。这家工厂已经开始使用氢气处理植物油，并正在评估添加一个HVO装置来生产生物柴油。
其竞争对手贸易公司托克(Trafigura)今年1月表示，到2023年，将把范围1和范围2的排放量削减30%，并成立一个新的可再生能源和电力部门，以及绿色投资工具。
Mercuria已与美国私募股权公司合作，在可再生能源项目上投资多达15亿美元，而嘉能可（Glencore）表示，计划到2050年实现零排放。
郝芬 译自 能源世界网
原文如下：
Energy trader Gunvor to cut emissions by 40 per cent, sets up renewables arm
Energy trader Gunvor Group aims to cut its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 40 per cent in absolute terms by 2025, the company said on Tuesday, and has set up a new subsidiary to invest in non-hydrocarbon projects.
The Geneva-based firm, which is among the top five global oil traders, aims to cut emissions it produces directly, and those from the electricity it uses, against its 2019 total of 1.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Its new unit will invest in biofuel, renewable power projects such as solar and biomass, and the commercialisation of alternative fuels like hydrogen and ammonia, it said.
The company, called Nyera, or New Era in Swedish, will be allocated a minimum of 10 per cent of Gunvor's net equity, amounting to at least $500 million with leverage over the next three years, it added.
Gunvor hopes to invite partners to invest further, Chief Executive Torbjorn Tornqvist told Reuters, "so we hope it will be substantially bigger than our 10 per cent equity contribution".
The energy sector has come under heavy pressure from investors and governments alike to move towards greener energy sources.
Oil major BP plans to cut oil and gas output by 40 per cent and boost investments in wind and solar, while Royal Dutch Shell is betting on power trading and hydrogen and biofuels markets as it shifts away from oil.
Gunvor and other trading firms are investing more in gas as a transitional fuel to a greener energy mix, as its emissions, while still high, are lower than coal and oil.
"Our view is that we also have to deal with hydrocarbons and decarbonise them, primarily natural gas, because these will still be a significant proportion of the future energy mix," said Tornqvist.
"Our fastest expanding areas are LNG, physical natural gas, power, and we're also beefing up our carbon emissions trading," he added.
As part of its sustainability goals, Gunvor's shipping arm Clearlake will convert its fleet to low or zero-emission vessels.
The firm mothballed its refinery at Antwerp, Belgium but still runs two others, at Ingolstadt in Germany and in the Netherlands' Rotterdam oil hub. The German refinery will undergo a turnaround in 2023 to boost efficiency and cut emissions.
Rotterdam's two crude processing units were shut in mid-2020 to focus on desulfurization. The plant has started using hydrogen for vegetable oil treatment and is evaluating the addition of an HVO unit to make biodiesel.
Rival trading house Trafigura said in January it would cut Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 30 per cent by 2023, and set up a new renewables and power division and green investment vehicle.
Mercuria has teamed up with U.S. private equity firms to invest up to $1.5 billion in renewable projects, while Glencore said it plans to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
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