Italy reaches 1.500 GNV filling stations

Following the inauguration of Snam4Mobility's first self-service distributor in Verona. Snam's 2020-2024 strategic plan envisages the development of 150 new gas refuelling stations.

Italy's gas natural vehicle (GNV) fillling infrastructure reached the 1.500-station milestone this week following the inauguration of Snam4Mobility's first self-service distributor in the country.

Located in Verona, Snam4Mobility's latest site will allow motorists to refuel compressed natural gas (CNG) and biomethane (Bio-CNG) in complete autonomy, 24 hours a day, according to a company’s press release.

The distributor, managed by Goldengas, will only supply alternative and ecological fuels, including advanced biomethane from the Snam plant in Albairate, in the province of Milan, obtained from organic waste. Biomethane will be available at the station in the coming months.

CNG and biomethane already represent more than 25% of the gas used for transport in Italy, according to Andrea Ricci, Senior Vice President Filling Stations at Snam4Mobility.

A wholly-owned subsidiary of Snam, Snam4Mobility builds CNG and Bio-CNG distribution infrastructure for cars, and LNG and Bio-LNG and hydrogen distribution infrastructure for heavy transport. Snam's 2020-2024 strategic plan envisages the development of 150 new natural gas and biomethane refuelling stations and the launch of the first five hydrogen refuelling stations.