Transport minister Stephen Hammond has officially opened Howard Tenens new compressed natural gas refuelling facility at Swindon.
It is the largest CNG station to be constructed by a private transport operator in the UK.
The CNG station has been designed to ensure maximum reliability and performance and features twin compressors, 3 NGV2 dispensers for HGVs, 1 NGV1 dispenser for cars and vans, and has the capacity to refuel up to 125 vehicles per day.
Tenens has now installed 4 CNG refuelling stations across the country at its Andover, Boston, London (South Ockendon) and Swindon depots. These stations are open to other operators of natural gas vehicles.
The operator has a total of 59 dual fuel vehicles which it reckons gives carbon savings of up to 60 per cent vs. diesel when operating on biomethane. The Swindon depot operates 22 of these dual fuel vehicles.
Transport minister opens Swindon CNG station
Christopher Walton
Chris succeeded the legendary Malory Davies in September 2019 as Editor of Logistics Manager and host of the Supply Chain Excellence Awards. Day-to-day Chris writes about all things supply chain; materials handling and industrial property and is curator of the annual LM Top 50 Service Providers. He has worked as a business journalist since 2002 and his career as a logistics journalist started in 2008. Before joining Logistics Manager, he was Editor-in-Chief for road transport titles at DVV Media International.
