First high-pressure grid connected CNG station opens in the UK

CNG Fuels, in partnership with National Grid, has unveiled a new state-of-the-art filling station, off

junction 28 of the M6, near Leyland, Lancashire, allowing vehicles to fill up on natural gas, directly from

the high-pressure local transmission system. Waitrose, part of the John Lewis Partnership, already filled

up at the new facility; it has a regional distribution center less than one mile from the CNG station and

will be its anchor customer.

The new facility is the first of its kind in the UK and boasts a high-pressure connection, delivered by

National Grid. This key piece of transport infrastructure is capable of refueling more than five hundred

HGVs per day. It will be accessible around the clock, 365 days a year. The facility also supplies 100%

biomethane and is an important part of the UK’s rapidly growing CNG refueling infrastructure.

“Even though the price of diesel and petrol has recently plummeted, the wholesale price of natural gas

has also dropped, and our customers can still enjoy a pump price of CNG at our Leyland station that is

more than 30% cheaper than the equivalent price of one liter of diesel,” said Philip Fjeld, director at CNG

Fuels. “Using natural gas also cuts CO2 emissions by more than 20% and if fleets choose to fuel their

trucks with Bio-CNG, they will be running on 100% renewable gas.”

National Grid’s network strategy director, David Parkin, also commented: “This new facility is ideally

located for the transport sector and we expect it to be extremely popular. CNG dispensed from a station

connected to the local transmission system, is the cheapest fuel available to HGVs, as well as having the

lowest well-to-wheel emissions of any fossil-based HGV fuel. Whether it’s CNG or Bio-CNG, the benefits

for HGVs are clear; lower emissions, quieter engine noise and competitive fuel prices, compared with

traditional fuels.”

NGS INDIA