Finland-headed energy company Gasum Oy – Sweden’s largest biogas producer – , has announced that it is building a new gas filling station offering liquefied and compressed gas in Södertälje, Sweden. The new station will located near the Södertälje Syd motorway junction in direct connection to Scania’s production plant and will open in the first half of 2024.
A partnership between Gasum and Scania is enabling the station to be built at this logistics hub where access to land can otherwise be a challenge. It also marks a significant development in promoting a more sustainable transport system in the region.
Both heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) and passenger vehicles will be able to refuel at the station.
Partnership with Scania is perfect from all perspectives. They are at the forefront of gas-powered truck development and the fact that they provided land for this project demonstrates the strength of a shared focus on sustainable solutions and secure energy supply in this growing area, said Sharareh Edström, Head of Business Traffic Sweden at Gasum.
State-of-the-art dispensing technology
The new filling station in Södertälje Syd provides improved access to state-of-the-art technology compared to the older existing stations in Järna and Älvsjö, which will be decommissioned.
What is unique about this station is that Gasum plans two compressed gas dispensers and two liquefied gas dispensers from the very outset. This is more than the standard design and will allow faster refueling and considerably greater capacity compared to older stations.
Scania’s ambition is to drive the transition to a sustainable transport system and the company is working towards science-based climate targets where renewable fuels play an important role.
We are happy to be able to contribute to the expansion of the biogas infrastructure. The strategic location of the new station between the E20 and E4 means that it will play an important role in the transition to a sustainable transport system. Building the station also comes at a good time for Scania since there is rapidly increasing demand for flexible transport solutions that greatly reduce CO2emissions. This will make our biomethane-powered products even more popular, said Jonas Strömberg, Sustainable Transport Solutions Manager at Scania.
According to the Swedish Gas Association, the use of biomethane (aka renewable natural gas – RNG) can reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by up to 90 percent compared to conventional diesel and can even become carbon-negative if livestock manure is used as the substrate.
We are convinced that as a fuel, gas is part of energy diversity going forward. This is why Gasum is investing in expanding the gas refueling infrastructure at the same rapid pace as earlier. At the same time, Gasum is increasing its own biogas production in response to growing market needs, ended Sharareh Edström, Head of Business Traffic Sweden at Gasum.
