Plans have been lodged for a biogas HGV fuelling station in Carlisle.
Carlisle City Council has received a planning application for a Bio-CNG vehicle fuelling station.
If approved, the bio-compressed natural gas fuelling station would be installed at Chandler Way, Carlisle.
The development would be comprised of fuel dispenser islands, a plant compound, landscaping, new accesses and a revised car parking area.
In supporting statements submitted to the council, CNG Fuels Limited – the applicant, is hailed as “Europe’s largest supplier of 100 per cent biomethane to the transport industry.”
Customers of CNG Fuels include John Lewis, DHL, Asda, Hermes and more. Bio fuel is “a sustainable energy source” which is the product of food, animal and water waste.
Stations operate around the clock, seven days per week. The agent, Firstplan, added that demand for the fuelling solution has risen in the age of net zero as haulage, logistics and distribution operators commit to reducing their carbon footprint.
They said: “This development proposal for a new 14 fuel dispenser facility within the Kingston and Kingmoor Primary Employment Area is in direct response to this demand.
“The stations are automated, un-manned and operated remotely meaning vehicles are fuelled independently by HGV drivers activating the fuel dispensers with a unique electronic fob system.”
If the city council approve the plans, use of the fuelling station will be complementary and supportive of the surrounding business uses and HGV fleets.
Bio-CNG adapted delivery vehicles will be able to use the dispensers along with other businesses that wish to reduce their environmental impact.
It contributes to up to 50 per cent fuel cost savings, 50 per cent quieter vehicles “and significantly reduced CO2 and NOx emissions compared to diesel.
