New gas station for heavy-duty vehicles opens in Sweden

The site is located in Torsvik, just south of Jönköping, and it offers liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied biogas (LBG) for HDVs.

The energy company Gasum is investing strongly into the expansion and development of the Nordic gas infrastructure and offering cleaner fuel solutions for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) with the opening of its fourth gas filling station in Sweden.

Gasum is planning to create a network of around 20 filling stations for heavy duty vehicles in Sweden and Finland by the end of the year, with 12 of the stations to be located in Sweden, and to introduce a total of 50 new filling stations in the Nordics by the early 2020s.

“The expanding filling station network supports logistics companies operating in Sweden that want to reduce their carbon footprint,” states Mikael Antonsson, Director, Traffic, Gasum Sweden.

“By the end of the year, heavy-duty vehicles will be able to drive across Sweden with a low-emission fuel as the number of gas filling stations increases to 12. I’m happy about the rapidly increased demand for gas not only among logistics companies but also among logistics buyers,” Antonsson continues.

The new filling stations are targeted to the long-haul transport segment where energy consumption is highest. All of the new filling stations will be located in high-traffic areas, and they will enable significant increases in the use of LNG and LBG in heavy-duty transport. In Sweden, the stations that are already operational can be found in Västerås, Norrköping and Örebro in addition to the new station in Jönköping.

EU new emission reduction standards for HDVs

In early 2019, the European Union presented new emission reduction standards for HDVs. According to the new Regulation, carbon dioxide emissions from HDVs need to be reduced by 30% by 2030. The new Regulation has increased the demand for cost-effective, low-emission fuel options for HDVs in the Nordics, and alternative fuels such as LNG and LBG are quickly becoming the norm. In addition, there is a rapidly increasing demand for low-emission transport solutions in various industries.