PitPoint clean fuels, a Netherlands-headed provider of clean fuels that also designs, builds, finances, maintains, operates and service public and private refueling stations for liquefied natural gas (LNG), compressed natural gas (CNG), biomethane, hydrogen, and electric charging points has opened its first LNG refueling station for trucks in Belgium.
Together with French oil and gas major Total, PitPoint has opened its first Belgian LNG refueling station for trucks. The station is located in Rekkem, near the French border next to n existing Total station at the LAR transport centre, close to the E17/A14 motorway that connects Kortrijk and Lille.
Together with the previously opened PitPoint LNG stations at logistical hubs in the Netherlands, this location represents a concrete step towards the realisation of an international covering LNG network in north-west Europe.
The new station will operate 24/7 and is equipped with two LNG pumps and three staging areas for trucks that run on LNG. Via its subsidiary PitPoint, Total has incorporated its latest innovations into this new LNG station: extra-cold LNG specifically for Volvo trucks and digital dispenser display with fuelling instructions in 11 different languages especially for the international hauliers who will come through this station.
We are eager to do our part to make transport more environmentally friendly. That’s why we’ve chosen to use the alternative fuel LNG. Our LNG trucks are now on the road 24/7. Because the number of LNG stations out there is still rather small, this can be a bit of a puzzle at times. That’s why we’re extremely pleased with PitPoint’s new LNG station, which is situated precisely along our route. Hopefully, a larger LNG network – in combination with the government’s zero-duty scheme – will inspire other transport companies to follow suit. This will enable us all to work towards a greener transport sector, together, said Dieter Vanoverberghe, Business Manager at DVM Trans.
According to the Natural and bio Gas Vehicle Association (NGVA Europe) “Thinkstep Study on Greenhouse Gas Intensity of Natural Gas, 2017“, LNG allows for Well-to-Wheel greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction of 6 percent to 15 percent, with a potential for even further reduction when incorporating bioLNG.
Using LNG to fuel vehicles also reduces noise by 50% and offers a financial advantage over diesel thanks to the continually decreasing fuel costs in combination with the zero-duty scheme in effect in Belgium.
