Hexagon will distribute biomethane through mobile pipelines in the UK

Hexagon Composites’ wholly owned subsidiary Hexagon Lincoln has received an order for its SMARTSTORE® modules for the distribution of biomethane. The order is from a new customer and totals USD 3.8 million (around NOK 32 million). The gas will be produced from residual waste in the food industry and distributed to fuel multiple manufacturing plants of a high-tech industry cluster in the United Kingdom. Biomethane is one of the key fuels enabling the global green transition.

“As the world increases its focus on reducing greenhouse gases, we expect the market for transportation of biomethane to grow substantially,” said Frank Haeberli, Vice President Mobile PipelineTM. “All of our Mobile PipelineTM solutions are suited for the storage and transport of this renewable fuel.”

Use of biomethane in the UK is growing, especially with the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), which provides financial rewards for buildings that generate heat with renewable sources. Since biomethane production isn’t generally located on the pipeline grid, Hexagon Composites’ Mobile PipelineTM products are ideal for transporting the fuel to customers.

While biomethane transport in the UK is a new market for the Mobile PipelineTM division, SMARTSTORE® has been used for this application in Scandinavia for many years, and in Southeast Asia since last year. The UK order will be delivered in the second half of 2016.

https://www.ngvjournal.com/hexagon-will-distribute-biomethane-through-mobile-pipelines-in-the-uk/