Gasum to open biogas filling station in Vanersborg

Gasum, in partnership with logistics company Centralen, will inaugurate a new biogas filling station in Vanersborg, Sweden, scheduled to open this month, it said on March 4.

The filling station will cater to both heavy-duty vehicles and passenger cars, offering liquefied and compressed biogas (LBG/CBG) as well as natural gas (LNG/CNG). Positioned at a key traffic hub on the European route E45, connecting to the E6 in the west and the E20 in the east, the station will significantly improve the connectivity of biogas-operated logistics between inland and west coast traffic routes to Norway.

“The new station in Vanersborg is at a traffic hub on the European route E45 connecting both to the E6 in the west and the E20 in the east. This means that the new station greatly improves the connectivity of biogas-operated logistics between the inland and west coast traffic routes to Norway,” said Sharareh Edstrom, director of Traffic Sweden at Gasum.

Centralen is a logistics company owned by 70 transporters with a combined fleet of 220 heavy-duty vehicles. Centralen is part of TRB, a long-term partner of Gasum.

“Besides doing the right things, it will increase a productive dialogue between customers, suppliers, and partners. When climate is on every agenda, every day of the week, we will succeed in our sustainability efforts,” said Johan Jansson, Centralen’s CEO.

This filling station marks Gasum’s 23rd in Sweden, contributing to the company's goal of bringing 7 TWh of renewable biogas annually to the Nordic market by 2027. Such an achievement would result in annual savings of 1.8mn tonnes in carbon dioxide emissions.

Gasum is also progressing with its plans for five large-scale biogas plants in Gotene, Borlange, Kalmar, Sjobo, and Horby in southern Sweden. Construction has already commenced at the Gotene plant, and the Borlänge plant is scheduled to begin construction in the spring.