Germany: LIQAL to expand LNG fueling network
The Dover Fueling Solutions-owned company has signed a new partnership to expand its retail network across the country.
LIQAL has announced an expansion of its liquefied natural gas fueling station network in the German market. The announcement is part of an ongoing partnership with PitPoint.LNG B.V. to bring a network of fully equipped LNG fueling stations to drivers in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
"We are pleased to build on our partnership with PitPoint.LNG B.V. and leverage our shared experience and expertise to ensure the best LNG fueling technology and services for transport companies," said Joost Jansen, Business Development Manager at LIQAL.
The first step in this partnership involves the new LNG station recently opened at the TotalEnergies truck stop in Hirschberg. The forecourt is conveniently located along a major highway, the A5, connecting Germany and Italy, where Pitpoint will also build its first experience with LIQAL's automated and low total cost of ownership BTU system to re-liquefy the stations' boil-off gas on the project site. Both companies will install two additional LNG fueling stations in Germany in 2022.
These new stations will support the demand for LNG in Germany. The country’s central transportation routes are home to high volumes of freight transport, and density of LNG fueling infrastructure lags neighbouring countries. To address this, the German government is providing subsidies for purchasing LNG trucks and exemptions from motorway tolls.
"We are proud to work alongside LIQAL to meet the need for network expansion in Germany. The new station in Hirschberg reflects our strong partnership and preparations and we look forward to completing the other LNG fueling stations in Germany later this year," added Jan Willem Drijver, Managing Director of PitPoint.LNG B.V.
