Fuelling the Games
We fuelled the official Games fleet and showed the potential of new and more sustainable mobility options
As the Official Oil and Gas Partner for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, BP provided fuels and engine oils for over 5,000 official vehicles. We also provided bottled gas (LPG) for catering facilities throughout the Olympic and Paralympic venues.
We used our role as a London 2012 Partner to showcase a powerful mix of existing and emerging technologies and practices for fuels and mobility, representing the most efficient and progressive solutions for today and the next 10 to 15 years.
The Games fleet was fuelled with BP Ultimate – fuels that demonstrate outstanding improvements in engine cleanliness and protection, driving better efficiency and emissions. They were also supplied with Castrol’s leading range of lubricants, including the latest advanced diesel engine lubricant, Edge, which is protecting engines, enhancing fuel and emissions efficiency and driving down the costs of fleet operation.
We used our role as a London 2012 Partner to showcase a powerful mix of existing and emerging technologies and practices for fuels and mobility, representing the most efficient and progressive solutions for today and the next 10 to 15 years.
The Games fleet was fuelled with BP Ultimate – fuels that demonstrate outstanding improvements in engine cleanliness and protection, driving better efficiency and emissions. They were also supplied with Castrol’s leading range of lubricants, including the latest advanced diesel engine lubricant, Edge, which is protecting engines, enhancing fuel and emissions efficiency and driving down the costs of fleet operation.
A sustainable legacy for London 2012
As a Sustainability Partner for London 2012, BP worked with the Games organizers and other London 2012 Partners to find ways of creating a sustainable legacy for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. “London 2012: Fuelling the Future” is BP’s programme for inspiring change.So, for example, BP provided responsible transport fuelling options such as advanced biofuel blends, prior to their commercial launch. BP demonstrated the huge potential of biofuel blends by making them available in limited quantities at BP’s retail site on the Hammersmith flyover in west London, at a scale to fuel 40 vehicles in the official Games fleet. At the flyover site, we promoted biofuels: from a new technology that unlocks the potential of energy grasses; a new technology that converts sugars into diesel, and a new generation of advanced fuel molecules for blending with petrol.
We also developed a ‘showcase’ in the Olympic Park – and in our wider London 2012 partnership programme – showing how and why ‘Fuelling the Future’ is rooted in reality by demonstrating the many practical, progressive steps that BP and our partners are taking to transform the efficiency of mobility – and how individuals can play their part.
As the Official Carbon Offset Partner for London 2012, we offset the official vehicles’ carbon emissions using BP Target Neutral, a not-for-profit programme aimed at encouraging individuals to reduce, replace or neutralise (offset) their carbon emissions from travel. BP also created an offset offer for all ticketed spectators, helping over half a million of them to reduce and offset their emissions from travelling to the Games. We did the same for the carbon emitted by our athlete ambassadors as they travelled for training and competitions and prepared for the Games.
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