Eesti Gaas is the first to launch biomethane sales in Estonia

Last week Eesti Gaas opened the first gas station in Estonia that also sells green gas, i.e. biomethane, at Tehnika 150 in the centre of Tallinn.

Sales of the innovative car fuel at Eesti Gaas stations became possible due to Rohegaas OÜ establishing the first biomethane production unit of the Baltic in Kunda.

Kalle Palling, the vice-chairman of the Environment Committee of Riigikogu, attending the opening ceremony said people could now buy fuel of local origin from renewable energy sources at the gas stations of Eesti Gaas.

“The Republic of Estonia has undertaken obligation to cover at least 10% of its liquid fuel use in transportation with fuel from renewable energy sources by the year of 2020 and about a third of it would be biomethane. Therefore I hope that Estonians who value environmental awareness more and more will also quickly come around to biomethane,” said Palling.

Biomethane is produced from biogas. Biogas is a gas released as a result of fermentation processes that consists mainly of methane and carbon dioxide and is a normal component of our living environment.

“More and more compressed gas vehicles are coming to the market, people and companies increasingly acknowledge that that compressed gas is a favorable fuel of low emission when compared to gasoline and diesel,” Raul Kotov, member of the board of Eesti Gaas.

Eesti Gaas has a total of eight gas stations – four in Tallinn, two in Pärnu, one in Tartu and one in Narva. They plan for this year is to open gas stations also in Viljandi, Rakvere and Jõhvi.