Rolande opens its eighth Bio-LNG station in Germany
The facility is located on the A9 interstate highway running from Munich to Berlin and represents a major step in advancing carbon neutrality in north-south freight transport.
Rolande has opened a new Bio-liquefied natural gas (Bio-LNG) station in Himmelkron, located near the town of Bayreuth in Bavaria.
Trucks can now refuel Bio-LNG at one of the station’s two pumps, thus reducing their carbon emissions. The site is conveniently located on a key north-south route running from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean Sea. The location between Munich and Berlin represents the most significant addition to Rolande’s public network of Bio-LNG filling stations in Germany.
The recently opened filling station is Rolande’s eighth Bio-LNG station in Germany. As with previous locations, the company leased the site from IDS (International Diesel Service), a European provider of fuel and fuel cards.
“Using local waste streams promotes a circular economy, the range of Bio-LNG-fueled vehicles is comparable with traditional fuels, and fast refueling times enable efficiency in day-to-day transport operations,” said Jolon van der Schuit, CEO of Rolande.
The public, self-service filling station in Himmelkron, Bavaria, is accessible around the clock, underscoring the potential of Bio-LNG as an environmentally friendly fuel alternative.
Rolande’s stations are helping expand Germany’s network of Bio-LNG stations, which currently comprises 157 public filling stations according to the German Energy Agency (DENA).
