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First bio-LNG for Brittany Ferries

[ September 23, 2024   //   Chris Lewis ]

Energy company Repsol has started supplying liquefied biomethane (bio-LNG) to Brittany Ferries’ LNG-fuelled vessels Salamanca and Santoña at the LNG-bunkering terminal in Santander (Spain).

The three truck-loads, totalling 60 tons was the first supply of its kind in Spain.

BioLNG can reduce the CO2 emissions by up to 100% compared to conventional LNG, depending on the feedstock to produce it. The fuel does not require any changes to the engines, and gives the same performance, as the bio-LNG has the same chemical composition as conventional LNG.

The fuel is produced at Spain’s first bio-LNG facility at As Somozas in the northern Spanish region of Galicia and is produced from waste from the agri-food industry, agriculture, and households, as well as sewage plant sludge.

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