Nov 28, 2023

Construction has begun on Ireland's first-ever dedicated Bio-CNG refuelling station in North County Dublin. Energy supplier Flogas Enterprise and Gas Networks Ireland have turned the sod on the project at St Margarets. The 2,900 square metre station will open in April 2024 and will be Ireland’s first dedicated Bio-CNG station supporting Irish businesses to decarbonise their commercial transport fleets with clean and sustainable Bio-CNG fuel. The station will be operated by Certa, a sister company to Flogas Enterprise within the DCC plc group. The renewable fuel for the new station will be predominately sourced from a new anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Co. Cork and injected into the gas network. Business Bulletin It will then be supplied to the station through the Renewable Gas Certification scheme which tracks the allocation of the biomethane from the point of injection into the grid to the point of withdrawal at individual refueling stations. This dedicated 100% Bio-CNG station is another renewable market “first” for Flogas Enterprise having already been the first energy supplier in Ireland to supply biomethane through the gas network to companies like Tesco and Diageo in 2020. Barry Murphy, Energy Services and Renewables Director at Flogas Ireland said: “Bio-CNG is a greener, commercially viable, and more efficient alternative to traditional fossil fuels for commercial trucks and fleets. "We developed a simple approach to energy sustainability called Carbon Kaizen that supports our customers with their sustainability targets. "With two decades of experience, we’ve powered Ireland’s industrial and commercial customers with renewable solutions and the next step for us is supplying sustainable fuel for our customers’ fleets." He added; “Diesel powered HGVs produce up to 20% of Ireland’s road transport emissions but only account for 3% of vehicles on our roads. "If more large enterprises make the switch to Bio-CNG, we can significantly reduce emissions in the HGV sector in Ireland”. The new Flogas Enterprise Bio-CNG refuelling station is supported by Gas Networks Ireland’s Causeway project, which has to date delivered a network of high capacity fast-fill CNG stations nationwide, developed a renewable gas injection facility, deployed a fleet of CNG vehicles and made a CNG vehicle fund available to businesses in Ireland. Fran McFadden National Customer Acquisition Manager at Gas Networks Ireland and Barry Murphy, Energy and Renewable Services Director at Flogas Enterprise. Photography: Fennel Photography Gas Networks Ireland’s National Customer Acquisition Manager, Fran McFadden said: “To date, the Causeway project has supported the development of a renewable gas injection facility in Nurney, Co Kildare, the deployment of a fleet of CNG vehicles and the rollout of four public CNG stations at Circle K Dublin Port, Circle K Cashel in Co Tipperary, Circle K Ballysimon Road in Limerick and Circle K Clonshaugh in Co. Dublin, all supplied by Flogas Enterprise. "Bio-CNG is a much cleaner fuel than CNG and traditional transport fuels and, as such, this new dedicated refuelling station will play a significant role in reducing carbon emissions from the transport sector. "This is the first refuelling station solely dedicated to Bio-CNG fuel, and we hope it will be the first of many.” Photo: Fran McFadden National Customer Acquisition Manager at Gas Networks Ireland and Barry Murphy, Energy and Renewable Services Director at Flogas Enterprise. Photography: Fennel Photography