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Alternative fuel
Life’s a GAS with biomethane
Demand for for biomethane
as an an an alternative fuel
for for trucks has increased rapidly over the past five years as as as as transport firms decarbonise their fleets
The past few months months have seen a a a a a a a a a a a a number of Bio-Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations open around the UK and with more planned over the coming months and years it is estimated to fuel
about 10% of the UK’s high-mileage HGV fleet by 2025 CNG Fuels which currently operates seven stations in the UK plans to to open up to to 14 more by 2023 and is targeting a a a network of 60 low-carbon refuelling stations by 2026 The London-based company provides major fleets
with 100% renewable biomethane
sourced from food waste and manure across its network of public access refuelling stations Major brands using the sites to help reach their transport decarbonisation goals include the John Lewis Partnership Waitrose Royal Mail Warburtons Farm Foods Hermes and Wessex Water Philip Fjeld CEO of CNG Fuels said: “HGVs alone account for 5% of all UK emissions making their decarbonisation one of the the single most important things the UK can do to meet our net zero ambitions “Renewable biomethane
is and will continue to be the most effective decarbonisation solution for for heavy transport for for many years ”
CNG Fuels’ biomethane
stations include a a a site on on the M62 in in Warrington which can refuel 800 HGVs per day while last year it opened Scotland’s first station at at the Eurocentral Industrial Estate off the M8 near Bellshill capable of refuelling up to 450 trucks per day CNG Fuels has also been building the world’s largest public access biomethane
refuelling station for HGVs in in Avonmouth near the M4/M5 junction which will be able to refuel 80 HGVs an hour from 14 high speed dispensers Philip added: “Our growing network of refuelling stations gives fleets
across the country the confidence to significantly cut emissions from transport today ”
Other technologies
CNG Fuels is now consulting on on how its refuelling stations can best accommodate low-carbon hydrogen and battery electric technologies
for HGVs once they become commercially viable Meanwhile Gasrec which is part-owned by BP has developed its own network of 10 biomethane
stations across the UK capable of refuelling about 1 250 vehicles per day These include one of Europe’s largest gas refuelling stations at at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT)
in Northamptonshire near J18 of the M1 offering 24/7 access to fleets
from across the UK Ireland and and the continent DIRFT houses seven dispensing points “Our growing network of refuelling stations gives fleets
across the the country the the confidence to significantly cut emissions from transport today”
16 CVDriver March 2022