Work starts on Ireland's first bio-CNG refuelling station
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The station is scheduled to open in April 2024. [Image: Flogas]
By Shardul SharmaFlogas Enterprise, a commercial and industrial energy supplier, and Gas Networks Ireland, the national gas network operator, have officially begun construction on Ireland's first dedicated bio-CNG refuelling station, Flogas said on November 30.
The 2,900 m3 station will be located at St Margarets in North County Dublin and is scheduled to open in April 2024. It will provide bio-CNG fuel to commercial fleets, helping companies reduce their carbon emissions and achieve sustainability goals.
The bio-CNG will be sourced from a new anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Co. Cork and injected into the gas network. It will then be supplied to the station through the renewable gas certification scheme which tracks the allocation of the biomethane from the point of injection into the grid to the point of withdrawal at individual refuelling stations.
“Bio-CNG is a greener, commercially viable, and more efficient alternative to traditional fossil fuels for commercial trucks and fleets,” said Barry Murphy, energy services and renewables director at Flogas Ireland.
“Diesel powered HGVs produce up to 20% of Ireland’s road transport emissions but only account for 3% of vehicles on our roads. If more large enterprises make the switch to bio-CNG, we can significantly reduce emissions in the HGV sector in Ireland,” he added.
The new Flogas Enterprise bio-CNG refuelling 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.
