As part of the sustainability strategy and the goal of being fossil-free by 2030, PostNord's central facility in Brøndby was to have its new biogas filling station inaugurated. This is yet another step towards PostNord's realization of their ambitious goal, which is being achieved in close collaboration with Biogas Express A/S. The facility was produced and delivered by the Italian company Safegas. The new facility was inaugurated by Transport Minister Trine Bramsen.
– We all have a responsibility to drive the green transition forward, and in the transport sector, we lead by investing in solutions and technology that have an immediate impact. Having our own tank facility at the terminal saves both driving time and fuel while we wait for public infrastructure for fossil-free fuels to be established, says PostNord's director Peter Kjær Jensen.
The biogas in the tank facility is sustainability-certified compressed biogas, so-called (CBG), produced in Denmark from, among other things, manure from cows and pigs.
During driving, not only is the CO2 emissions reduced, but biogas also emits fewer particles and less NOx gases than if the truck were running on diesel.
By the end of 2020, PostNord had already reduced its CO2 emissions in Denmark by 68% in just 10 years.
By 2025, the goal is to reduce the group's CO2 emissions by 40% compared to 2020. And as mentioned, the target for 2030 is for PostNord to be 100% fossil-free.
The more than 50 participants at the event received a prominent visit when Transport Minister Trine Bramsen was invited to come and give a speech and had the honor of cutting the ribbon to the tank facility.
In her opening speech, she emphasized how important it is for Danish companies to lead the way towards a greener future by implementing green initiatives in their operations.
– Today, we witness a company that is acting in an area that is incredibly important for Denmark, namely the green transition. You clearly demonstrate this, and I commend you for it, said Transport Minister Trine Bramsen in her speech.
The facility is designed so that two trucks can refuel back-to-back in 3-4 minutes, providing a smooth and quick filling process.
It is much better than refueling outside the city, where we often experience that the pressure is insufficient and refueling gas therefore takes disproportionately long, the drivers agree. PostNord's new facility is constructed to fill trucks at about 30 kg/min, and if the facility's so-called gas bank is sufficiently emptied, the facility will switch to filling trucks directly from the compressor, ensuring that refueling never takes more than a maximum of 15 minutes.
The gas that is filled into PostNord's trucks is Danish produced certified upgraded biogas, produced at the biogas plant Thorsø Miljø- og Biogasanlæg.
The gas is supplied by Biogas Express, which includes a sustainability declaration, a so-called PoS (Proof of Sustainability), and a guarantee of origin document, a GoO (Guarantee of Origin) with every delivery of gas.
With these documents, it is guaranteed that the gas filled into the trucks is sustainably produced, and it also specifies which biomasses have been used for gas production. PostNord has saved 700 tons of CO2 this year by using biogas. Caption with Knud in the photo: Here is the director of Biogas Express and chairman of Fremsyn, Knud Boesgaard, at the inauguration of the biogas tank facility in Brøndby.
Text: Bioenergimagasinet v. Kris Vetter.
Photo: Emil Agdal, Fremsyn.
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