Gasum has put into operation a new bio-LNG filling station in northern Sweden. It is located in Luleå and will enable the company to meet growing customer demand for environmentally friendly biomethane, even in the northernmost parts of Sweden. The new facility is a result of cooperation with Sandahls Logistik.
Sandahls Logistik is a family-owned logistics company with an ambitious sustainability goal of being fossil free by 2025. To reach this goal, the company will phase out fossil-fueled transports and predominantly invest in biomethane vehicles for their road transport. The site in Luleå is Gasum’s second station built in conjunction with Sandahls Logistik’s terminals. The first station was recently opened in Vårgårda, in western Sweden.
The new NGV station extends Gasum’s network to Norrbotten in northern Sweden. As the refueling infrastructure expands into new regions, there will be a growing number of NGVs on Swedish roads. Several companies have already signaled that an expansion of the station network allows for completely new possibilities, such as switching over to lower emissions transports in northern Sweden. In addition, the new station means that some logistics companies have already redirected some of their traffic from other parts of Sweden to Luleå.
“This new station is very special to us because it shows Gasum’s capability to equip Sweden with natural gas stations from head to foot, from Luleå in the north to Malmö in the south. This is particularly important logistically in northern Sweden. By strengthening our filling station capacity in the Norrbotten region, we are helping growing numbers of logistics operators to reach their emission ambitions by allowing them to switch to cleaner and more cost-effective fuels. From day one of the new station’s operation, companies have placed trucks in the region to test the Gasum-built corridor, which exemplifies the magnitude of what we have been able to create for emission reductions in Sweden,” said Sharareh Edström, Head of Business Sweden, Traffic at Gasum.
With this opening, Gasum can now offer both CNG and LNG to transport companies operating locally in the northernmost part of Sweden. Since it has full control and ownership over the whole value chain, Gasum can extend the corridor of stations by another 250 km. The company now has 23 LNG stations across Sweden and a total of more than 50 across the Nordics. Some of these facilities are operated by Gasum’s partners.
Sweden’s national target is to reduce emissions by at least 70% by 2030 compared to 2010, and Gasum, together with partners that are willing to invest in stations and trucks, is committed to help the country reach this goal. Use of renewable and cost-effective biomethane in transports can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90% compared to fossil fuels during the lifecycle of the fuel.
Source: Gasum
