New LNG filling station on D2

SPP opened the third filling station for liquefied natural gas LNG. CNG is produced by heating LNG in vaporizers. The high-capacity filling station will thus serve not only for freight transport, but also for passenger car transport. The gas station is located directly at the Brodské border crossing and is therefore accessible from both directions, both from Bratislava and Brno. The new filling station was created as part of the fueLCNG project, the goal of which is to create a pilot network of three LNG filling stations located along the main corridors of the TEN-T network within the Slovak Republic. The first gas station was opened in January in Trnava and the second gas station was opened in April in Prešov. The fueLCNG project was supported by the European Commission and is co-financed by the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). The operation of LNG filling stations is ensured by SPP through the subsidiary SPP CNG s.r.o. Expanding the possibilities of using natural gas as an alternative that produces significantly less harmful emissions and less noise compared to conventional fuels in transport is a long-term priority of the CAP. In the interest of reducing the consumption of fossil fuels and increasing energy security, fossil natural gas will be replaced in the future by renewable biomethane, the production of which is also being prepared by SPP. By opening another high-capacity filling station for liquefied natural gas LNG on the transit busiest highway in Slovakia, SPP continues to expand the network of LNG filling stations and increase comfort for carriers directly on their standard routes. With this step, the company also expands the network of public filling stations for compressed natural gas CNG in Slovakia to 26. The new station is located at the border highway rest stop Brodská next to the former customs office. It is self-service, accessible 24/7 and it is possible to pay with either a card from SPP CNG, a EUROWAG fuel card or a regular payment card. LNG (from the English Liquefied Natural Gas - liquefied natural gas) can fully replace diesel in the segment of heavy freight transport, because it provides the same operating and performance parameters with significant savings in greenhouse gas emissions and pollutants. The use of LNG creates almost no solid particles that would be released into the atmosphere. Therefore, no filters or additives are needed. Cars with this drive have proven to produce less harmful greenhouse gases, especially sulfur oxides (-99%), nitrogen oxides (-75%) and carbon oxides (-50%). LNG freight tractors with tanks with a volume of 290 to 390 kilograms of liquefied gas have an average range of 1,200 to 1,500 kilometers, so they can compete in range with diesel tractors. LNG is produced when it is cooled down to a temperature of -162 °C. One cubic meter of LNG contains approximately 600 cubic meters of natural gas. Cooling reduces its volume, which makes it easier and safer to store and transport. This creates space for its deployment in the field of heavy freight and river transport, where the range of the vehicle or vessels a key parameter. LNG will be replaced by renewable biomethane in the future.