Repsol and Nortegas Green Energy Solutions have signed an agreement to give momentum to the installation of a network of natural gas for vehicle (NGV) supply points at the Repsol Group service stations.
Through this partnership, both companies are committed to providing the public with a network of natural gas supply points, at the Repsol Group service stations, first and foremost in the regions where Nortegas operates as a natural gas distributor, that is, in the Basque Country, Cantabria and Asturias.
Nortegas expressed its “great satisfaction” with the agreement reached with Repsol, “a company with which we share our firm commitment to finding environmentally-friendly and efficient energy solutions, that are part of a sustainable energy mix”. In fact, “natural gas for vehicles is an ally in the decarbonisation process: it offers a clean alternative that is environmentally and economically efficient”.
In turn, Repsol stressed that this agreement with Nortegas “will help us to continue to position NGV as a mobility alternative. Furthermore, Repsol is consolidating its position as a multi-energy company, a leader in mobility and committed to achieving zero net emissions by 2050, where it is the first company of its sector to adopt this ambitious target”.
Nortegas is also working on developing and implementing several biomethane production projects. The gas is obtained by upgrading the biogas generated in landfills or wastewater treatment plants. It can then be sold as natural gas for vehicles, thus adding greater value to this joint initiative.
The first of the Repsol and Nortegas natural gas filling stations to be opened will be in Sestao (Bizkaia), specifically at the Repsol service station at Kilometre 9.2 on the Barakaldo to Valle de Trápaga road, very close to the A-8 junction.
The companies will invest nearly €400,000 in the first compressed natural gas (CNG) supply point, with the support of the Basque Energy Board (EVE) though its efficient mobility grant programme. Construction is underway and the station will be able to serve light vehicles (cars and vans), as well as urban medium and heavy vehicles (delivery vans and trucks).
It will the first station in the province of Bizkaia to have a continuous supply of NGV, without needing a tank, thanks to Nortegas’s extensive infrastructure. Nortegas is thus bringing this alternative fuel to one of the provinces in its traditional area of influence.
Source: Nortegas