UK: Gasrec acquires bio-LNG supply assets

The deal includes five bio-LNG refuelling stations and four cryogenic trailers, following the withdrawal of another supplier in the LNG UK road transport market.

Gasrec, a major fuel provider for gas-powered commercial vehicles on UK roads, has completed the acquisition of five Bio-LNG (liquified natural gas) refuelling stations and four cryogenic trailers, following the withdrawal of another supplier in the LNG UK road transport market.

The five refuelling stations – similar in size to the skid-mounted facility Gasrec installed at Gregory Distribution’s Cullompton depot earlier this year – will now undergo refurbishment and upgrade work before being deployed as Gasrec facilities to sites across the country, according to a press release.

The four tri-axle tankers, which can each carry up to 20 tonnes of Bio-LNG, will join Gasrec’s three existing trailers in service. Operated by long-standing distribution partner Reynolds Logistics, they will be re-branded in Gasrec livery and used to replenish refuelling stations across the UK. Two further tankers are currently in build for Gasrec and due for delivery later this year – with more planned to follow early in 2022.

“The additional refuelling facilities are the perfect size for helping operators begin the transition to Bio-LNG, ahead of more permanent infrastructure being built. Not all of them had been deployed, so they give us immediate capacity to help new fleets – plus we are talking to several existing facility users about taking over their future Bio-LNG supply,” says James Westcott, Chief Commercial Officer at Gasrec.

Over the past two years Gasrec has seen a huge spike in demand, with the company now supplying approximately seven times more biomethane to fleets than at the start of 2019.