CNG Fuels has opened its 10th biomethane refueling station in Castleford, northeast England, as demand for the fuel takes off, with the number of bio-CNG powered trucks on the road doubling in the last year alone. The site can refuel 500 heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) per day and when fully utilized will cut 67,500 t/yr of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This is the equivalent to the annual emissions of more than 40,000 cars.
The new facility means that CNG Fuels can now refuel 5,000 trucks across the UK daily, saving up to 1,600 tons of CO2 every day, or 584,000 tons of CO2 annually when compared to diesel – equivalent to powering over 113,000 homes for an entire year.
HGVs account for 4.2% of UK carbon emissions, putting the sector at the core of the UK’s goal of achieving net zero by 2050. Last year, the UK government set out plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel HGV from 2040, heightening the urgency for fleets across the country to find alternative solutions.
Most of the UK is already within a 300-mile round trip of a CNG Fuels renewable biomethane station and the site will put Leeds, Hull, and Wakefield within its range, serving local and passing fleets using the M1, A1 and M18. Located in the Normanton Industrial Estate, CNG Fuels’ newest station will give multiple existing customers, including major household brands, as well as new local fleet operators, access to low carbon biomethane.
“Fleet operators around the world are urgently seeking ways to cut emissions from their fleets. In the UK, fleet operators can do so today by adopting biomethane. Our fast-growing network of refueling infrastructure has made biomethane more accessible than ever before, and fleets – ranging from local haulers through to major household brands – are dramatically cutting emissions every day,” said Philip Fjeld, CEO of CNG Fuels.
Aldi, the UK’s fifth-largest supermarket, is the latest major brand to adopt bio-CNG trucks and is among many other household brands, including Royal Mail, Waitrose, and Warburtons to use CNG Fuels’ newest site.
“Aldi is committed to reducing our carbon footprint, and adopting bio-CNG HGVs is another step forward in our plans to cut emissions from our UK fleets. CNG Fuels’ latest station in Castleford opens the door to major transport networks into the North East, and their growing network will only continue to extend the number of low carbon deliveries that we can make across the country every day,” commented Liz Fox, National Corporate Responsibility Director, UK at Aldi.
Source: CNG Fuels
