The first LNG station in Trnava

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. SPP will open two more gas stations this year in Prešov and at the border rest stop D2 Brodské. The fueLCNG project was supported by the European Commission and is co-financed by the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). "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. We believe that the construction of additional natural gas filling stations will strengthen trust between users and suppliers of vehicles and further support the use of natural gas in transport in Slovakia. 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 we are also preparing at SPP," says Miroslav Kulla, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of SPP. Refueling stations are unique in their concept because they are autonomous and do not require connection to the electricity network. In addition to LNG fuel for all types of trucks, they also offer CNG. By heating LNG in vaporizers, CNG is produced, which can then be filled either in passenger cars, buses or CNG vans. The operation of LNG filling stations is ensured by SPP through the subsidiary SPP CNG s.r.o. "By opening the first, unique, high-capacity filling station for liquefied natural gas LNG in Trnava, we are continuing to expand the network of LNG filling stations, of which there is still a minimum in our country. At the same time, with this step, we are expanding the network of public filling stations for compressed natural gas CNG in Slovakia to 22. The new station is self-service, accessible around the clock, and it is possible to pay at it either with a card from SPP CNG or a regular payment card," added the director of the business development division of SPP Rastislav Nemec. 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.