• 14 Nov 2016

Gasum has opened a new LNG filling station in Turku, Finland, on 7 November 2016.

The station, close at the southwest the Port of Turku, it is Finland’s second gas filling station which is able to dispense LNG and liquid biogas (LBG) for heavy-duty road vehicles, as well as CNG and compressed biogas (CBG) for cars, delivery vehicles, waste management vehicles and buses. First liquefied natural gas (LNG) filling station serving heavy-duty vehicles and also enabling the distribution of biogas was opened on August 29, 2016, at Helsinki’s Vuosaari Harbor.

Gasum’s CEO Johanna Lamminen, said: ”I’m pleased that we’re finally able to also provide Southwest Finland with access to gas. We’re committed to investing in the development of the low-emission road fuel gas market by increasing the supply of road fuel gas significantly in the key demand areas in Finland. Southwest Finland is an important region for us as two of our biogas plants promoting the circular economy are located in Turku and Vehmaa. We wish to set an example and therefore will introduce the first two LNG-fuelled trucks to transport sewage sludge to our biogas plants and recycled nutrients to our customers in the region.”

Gasum receives Connecting Europe Facility support to construct an LNG/CNG refueling station network and the deployment of four pilot stations intended specifically for heavy-duty vehicles. In addition to Turku and Vuosaari, the LNG stations will be constructed in Vantaa and Jyväskylä.