In an interview by Oil&nonOil, Graziana Gurrado intervenes, bringing the voice of the Gruppo Giovani Assopetroli Assoenergia. According to the Coordinator, fuel distribution is one of the strategic components of the energy sector, it has undergone changes over the last decades and continues to evolve to integrate new products and services for mobility. Assopetroli and Assoenergia represent small and medium-sized enterprises throughout the Italian distribution sector, realities rooted in the territory and often family-run. Historicity is certainly an important value that characterises them, emphasises Graziana Gurrado, but the Young Group is called upon to evolve and create a new business model with new tools. Young people bring innovation and new ideas, they represent the bridge to the future by continuing to invest in their companies, enhancing family histories.
The existing distribution infrastructure is strategic for Italy because it guarantees energy security. The outlets, reports Graziana Gurrado, become a hub of multi-services and products; the decarbonisation targets for transport have enabled the spread of biofuels, electric recharges and liquefied fuels created from sustainable sources. Speaking of the future, one could think of hydrogen and e-fuels. Furthermore, in services it is crucial to imagine the needs of the mobile customer, such as bike or car sharing services, goods collection, dedicated areas for coworking and personal services.
The Youth Group agrees with the need to continue on the path of decarbonisation but reiterates that it would be correct to do so in a rational way without dissipating existing industrial assets. Many European policies have put a strain on the industrial structure, which is why the association is raising a cry of alarm by trying to change the energy transition paradigm and asking the European Union to fully recognise biofuels as carbon neutral, so that thermal engine registrations will continue beyond the 2035 deadline.