- Flogas Enterprise was the first company to supply biomethane in Ireland through the gas network to companies like Tesco and Diageo.
- About 4,000 tonnes of carbon emissions have been saved, equivalent to over 40,000 carbon-neutral kilometres, since BioCNG has been available at the four Circle K outlets.
Flogas Enterprise has signed a contract with Circle K to supply biomethane. Biomethane can be compressed into Bio compressed natural gas (BioCNG) at its fuelling stations across Ireland.
This means businesses nationwide using heavy goods vehicles can purchase carbon-neutral BioCNG at selected Circle K fuel stations nationwide for their CNG fleet.
The move is another step forward in reducing emissions from Ireland’s transport industry – one of the most challenging industries to decarbonise. Circle K is the first public company to offer biomethane and BioCNG to the public at their stations. The biomethane is sourced at Green Gas Generation’s Anaerobic Digestion plant in Nurney, Co Kildare.
Flogas Enterprise (part of DCC plc) was the first supplier in Ireland to supply biomethane through the gas network to companies like Tesco and Diageo. The commercial director of Flogas Enterprise, Barry Murphy, reiterated the company’s commitment to supporting large enterprises as part of their sustainability journey.
“Our contract with Circle K comes at a time where we are observing an ever-increasing number of commercial fleets converting to CNG and BioCNG on a global scale. While electricity is a proven alternate fuel for cars, electric solutions are currently not a viable option in heavy goods vehicles. However, CNG and BioCNG are viable and are now being used by businesses throughout Europe. We are excited to work with Circle K to support the decarbonisation of the transport network in Ireland by offering this carbon-neutral fuel to fleet operators in Ireland,” he added.
The senior fuels manager of Circle K Ireland, Brian Connolly, said that the firm estimates that since BioCNG has been available at the four Circle K outlets, about 4,000 tonnes of carbon emissions have been saved. This is equivalent to over 40,000 carbon-neutral kilometres.