Flogas opens Bio-CNG refuelling self-service station

Alternative fuel cuts cuts carbon emissions of heavy goods vehicles by up to 90%

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Pictured: Minister of State at the Department of Environment, Climate & Communications Ossian Smyth and John Rooney, Flogas

Flogas, a commercial and industrial energy supplier of renewable biomethane to transport, has officially opened the country’s first dedicated Bio-CNG refuelling self-service station at FoodCentral in St Margarets, north Co. Dublin.

The 2,900 square metre site can refuel up to 50 HGVs (heavy goods vehicles) per day from one dual-sided high-speed dispenser. When the station is at full capacity, it will cut over 9,000 tonnes of C02 emissions per annum compared to diesel fuelled HGVs.

The renewable fuel for the station will come from Irish and European anaerobic digestion (AD) plants. Flogas is the only energy supplier in Ireland approved under the Renewable Fuels Assurance Scheme for the supply of Bio-CNG. The Renewable Gas Certification scheme ensures transparency and accountability, as the biomethane will be meticulously tracked in the supply chain. This dedicated Bio-CNG station is another renewable market first for Flogas having already been the first energy supplier in Ireland to supply biomethane through the gas network to Diageo in 2020.

According to the government’s National Biomethane Strategy, Bio-CNG will support the decarbonisation of Ireland’s road haulage sector, which is responsible for 20.7% of the total road transport emissions in Ireland.

Operated by Certa, a sister company to Flogas, this self-service station will offer convenient access to Bio-CNG 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It will support companies with existing Bio-CNG HGV fleets and those looking to make the switch.

Flogas already supplies renewable biomethane to four Circle K refuelling pumps across Ireland. As experts in gas distribution, Flogas saw an opportunity to provide a well to wheel solution for the transport sector.

The station is supported by Gas Networks Ireland’s Causeway project, which has to date delivered a network of high capacity fast-fill CNG stations nationwide, developed a renewable gas injection facility, deployed a fleet of CNG vehicles and made a CNG vehicle fund available to businesses in Ireland.

Gas Networks Ireland’s head of business development Karen Doyle said: “We are delighted to support Flogas in the opening of the Republic of Ireland’s first dedicated Bio-CNG refuelling station, part of our Causeway Programme, which will play a significant role in reducing carbon emissions from the commercial transport sector. With three more public stations in development, we are delivering a network of stations offering a low carbon fuel alternative to diesel for Ireland’s commercial fleet.”

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