Sweden-headed biogas plant project developer and operator Scandinavian Biogas Fuels International AB (Scandinavian Biogas) has announced that it has extended an agreement with the Dutch company Rolande for deliveries of waste-based liquefied biomethane (bioLNG). Rolande supplies liquefied natural gas (LNG) and bioLNG to clients via a gas retail network of 20 own stations in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany and that will be expanded in the coming years
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Deliveries will begin in 2022 from Scandinavian Biogas’ facilities in Sweden and Norway for primarily supply to the Dutch and German markets. The supplies are for several years and in total 90 GWh bioLNG per annum.
As a comparison, 90 GWh Bio-LNG corresponds to the annual consumption of over 200 trucks that drive 100 000 km per year or 15 000 cars that drive 10 000 km a year.
According to Rolande, there is a growing demand in all these markets, mainly from transport companies that want to use renewable fuels. In Europe, most vehicle gas consists of fossil-based natural gas, but customers of transport companies are increasingly demanding more renewable biogas in the fuel mix.
We look forward to offering more bioLNG to our customers soon. The demand from customers is increasing as we see more and more companies becoming environmentally conscious. The collaboration with Scandinavian Biogas has just begun, said Jolon van der Schuit, CEO at Rolande.
For Scandinavian Biogas, the volume of this agreement replaces another previously announced agreement. The company has made large investments in bioLNG in recent years. As a liquid, the biomethane (aka renewable natural gas – RNG) takes up only one-sixth as much space as in the compressed form or 600 times less space than the gas phase.
This means significantly more efficient storage as well as transport and an ideal biofuel for trucks, ferries, and industrial applications. The investments in bioLNG have attracted various companies in Europe.
This collaboration is excellent and proof that our vision is right. We notice a great interest in liquid biogas among many players in Europe. The European gas organization NGVA has set a goal of 280 000 gas-powered heavy trucks in Europe by 2030. I think we will see much more of this in the future, there are already over 400 gas filling stations in Europe for liquefied gas (LNG and bioLNG) and the network is being expanded at a fast pace, said Matti Vikkula, CEO of Scandinavian Biogas.
