UK’s first high pressure grid connected CNG station unveiled
News
22 Mar 2016
A new state of the art compressed natural gas (CNG) filling station that allows vehicles to fill up directly from the high pressure local transmission system, has been unveiled in Leyland, Lancashire.
The station stands as the first high pressure grid connected CNG filling station in the UK and was set up by CNG Fuels, in partnership with the National Grid.
The new station also offers 100 per cent renewable biomethane (Bio-CNG) and is reportedly capable of refuelling more than five hundred HGVs per day.
It is located near to junction 28 on the M6 and will be accessible 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Philip Fjeld, director at CNG Fuels, said: “Even though the price of diesel and petrol has recently plummeted, the wholesale price of natural gas has also dropped, and our customers can still enjoy a pump price of CNG at our Leyland station that is more than 30 per cent cheaper than the equivalent price of one litre of diesel.
“Using natural gas also cuts CO2 emissions by more than 20 per cent and if fleets choose to fuel their trucks with Bio-CNG, they will be running on 100 per cent renewable gas.”
David Parkin, National Grid’s network strategy director, said: “Today’s launch is a proud moment for National Grid and its partners. Located just off junction 28 of the M6, this new facility is ideally located for the transport sector and we expect it to be extremely popular.
“CNG dispensed from a station connected to the local transmission system, is the cheapest fuel available to HGVs, as well as having the lowest well-to-wheel emissions of any fossil-based HGV fuel.
“Whether it’s CNG or Bio-CNG, the benefits for HGVs are clear; lower emissions, quieter engine noise and competitive fuel prices, compared with traditional liquid fuels.”
