ReFuels 英国卡莱尔 Bio-CNG 生物天然气加注站开建 预计 2027 年上半年投运ReFuels Breaks Ground on Bio-CNG Biomethane Refueling Station in Carlisle, UK, Expected to Start Operation in the First Half of 2027

According to Green Fuel International Business Network, ReFuels N.V. has started construction of a new Bio-CNG (compressed biomethane) refueling station in Carlisle, northwest England, with operations planned for the first half of 2027. The station will serve growing fleet-operator demand for renewable fuel that is domestically produced, has predictable costs and offers secure supply.

The station is owned and operated by CNG Fuels, in which ReFuels holds a 40% stake. It is located near major logistics hubs including the DPD Carlisle distribution center and serves regional and long-haul freight routes linking England and Scotland, helping fleets reduce reliance on imported diesel.

Over the past year, UK retail diesel prices have risen by about 30% amid continuing instability in the Strait of Hormuz and geopolitically driven refinery disruptions. Bio-CNG has historically shown much lower price volatility, and multi-year fixed-price agreements allow fleet operators to lock in fuel costs over their operational planning cycles. Philip Fjeld, CEO and co-founder of ReFuels, said fleet operators are increasingly seeking fuel with predictable budgets and reliable supply, and that European biomethane produced locally and delivered through the gas grid avoids the market and price exposure of imported diesel.

At full capacity, the Carlisle station can refuel 14 heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) simultaneously, with daily throughput of more than 800 trucks and annual refueling capacity of more than 30 million kilograms of 100% renewable Bio-CNG, significantly strengthening regional renewable fuel supply.

Beyond Carlisle, new stations in Magor and Swindon are also under development, which will lift CNG Fuels' network-wide daily refueling capacity from the current 11,500 heavy goods vehicles to about 14,000, with annual volumes reaching 460 million kilograms of Bio-CNG. The network currently supports more than 2,250 refuelings a day across 16 UK sites. By 2028, ReFuels targets installed refueling capacity of about 20,000 vehicles a day and annual volumes of more than 780 million kilograms of biomethane, equivalent to cutting more than 2.3 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year.

This expansion trajectory reflects accelerating adoption of Bio-CNG by fleet operators as a cost-effective, domestically sourced alternative to diesel. Better infrastructure makes route and scheduling compatibility possible, allowing transport decarbonization without changing operating models.