From ESG to ROI: The efficiency opportunity hiding inside every dispenser
At UNITI Expo 2026 in Stuttgart, Radoslaw Roman, Global Product Manager at Gilbarco Veeder-Root, spotlighted a growing priority for European forecourt operators: driving efficiency in a market shaped by rising energy costs, tighter ESG expectations and continued pressure on operating margins.
His message was clear. Some of the biggest efficiency gains come from looking more closely at how core forecourt equipment performs every day.
That is the thinking shaping SpeedIQ.
The inefficiency hiding in plain sight
Traditional dispenser motors typically run at full power throughout the fuelling process, including when only one side of the dispenser is in use. While full output is designed to support simultaneous fuelling, real-world usage rarely aligns that way.
Natural variations in customer behaviour - from arrival timing to payment steps - mean fuelling activity is often staggered. Across a busy forecourt, this creates a significant but often overlooked efficiency opportunity.
The result is a long-standing operating pattern where conventional motors consistently draw the same level of energy, regardless of actualy demand.
Why efficiency optimisation matters financially
For operators, this rerpesents both an engineering opportunity and a commercial one.
When equipment runs at a higher output than required, the impact is felt across:
- Energy consumption
- Operating cost
- Component wear
- Maintenance burden
Because those effects repeat across every dispenser, every site, and every year, even small inefficiencies can scale into significant costs at network scale.
This is where efficiency optimisation connects directly to ROI. Improving equipment performance supports ESG targets but also helps operators manage costs more effectively across the network.
How SpeedIQ responds
SpeedIQ is designed to dynamically adjust motor speed to match real-time fuelling demand.
This allows the dispenser to deliver the required flow rate for the transaction while only drawing the energy needed at that moment.
Benefits include:
- Up to 50% lower energy consumption
- Lower CO₂ emissions
- Reduced component wear
- Up to 50% lower operational noise
When deployed, the result is transformative, enhancing the fuelling experience through lower operational noise while deliverying the same flow rates with up to half the energy consumption.
A first look at SpeedIQ
SpeedIQ will be available to order from July 1st 2026 in Europe and will be available as an optional upgrade for the SK700-II and Horizon-II fuel dispensers, with planned availability for Frontier and Endura coming later in the year.
If you would like to understand what SpeedIQ could mean for your network, complete the form below at the link below and a member of our team will be in touch.