Nordsol’s technology applied in Britain’s first bio-LNG production plant

Anticipated to yield 3.4 kilotons of bio-LNG annually, the new bio-LNG facility will fuel over 8 million miles (13 million kilometers) of fossil-free road transport for heavy-duty trucks. The plant stands as an integral component of a rapidly developing circular economy. RenEco’s initiative involves the collection of organic waste from all parts of the food supply chain, its conversion into biogas and organic fertilisers via anaerobic digestion, and the transformation of biogas into the renewable products bio-LNG and biogenic CO₂. While the biogenic CO₂ displaces fossil CO₂ in various industries, RenEco’s fleet, along with their customer’s fleets, will run on sustainable bio-LNG creating a circular supply chain.

William Wykes, director of RenEco, said: “After extensive market research investigating how to decarbonise both our own HGV fleet and our retail customers’ fleets, Nordsol was chosen as a long-term partner to provide their liquefaction technology.”

Phase one of the bio-liquefaction facility will produce enough bio-LNG to fuel 100 HGVs operating 24 hours per day 7 days per week. This investment is part of a combination of initiatives RenEco is undertaking designed to direct the biogas produced onsite away from renewable heat and power to instead produce products for customers that directly replace traditional fossil-derived products which are typically more challenging to displace.

Léon van Bossum continued: “We believe in the urgency of the present – bio-LNG is now – because we recognise the immediate need to bring back carbon emissions. We are fully committed to our vision; we plan to double the capacity of this plant in 2025.”