German companies extend bio-LNG usage in trucking following successful trial

In Germany, Liqvis GmbH and L.I.T. Cargo GmbH came to an agreement to use sustainably produced Bio-LNG as part of a short-term flagship project. As part of the project, the Liqvis site in Hamm, Germany, provided physical Bio-LNG to the site of its long-standing customer and partner L.I.T. L.I.T. used up to 16 IVECO S-way NP trucks running exclusively on the sustainable fuel, demonstrating that, even today, transport operations using heavy duty trucks can be almost climate neutral. Ulm-based IVECO Magirus AG also collaborated on the project, using a telematics system to record performance data such as fuel consumption, power, driving style analysis and other measurement data for the LNG trucks. Like all IVECO Natural Power vehicles, the environmentally friendly IVECO semitrailer trucks are BIO-LNG ready. The Euro VI Cursor 9 and Cursor 13 engines used in the IVECO S-Way NP can be operated entirely using the BIO-LNG certified in this project. No technical modifications or special adjustments are required and the warranty conditions and maintenance intervals remain the same as for the use of fossil-fuel-based LNG.

The project started on May 19, 2021 and was successfully completed at the end of June 2021. During this time, the L.I.T Cargo GmbH LNG trucks were exclusively supplied with 100% bio-LNG from the Liqvis mobile LNG filling station at the NVG Nutzfahrzeugvertriebs GmbH site in Hamm. The bio-LNG supplied by GasCom Equipment GmbH is produced using food waste and is certified in accordance with ISCC EU (International Sustainability and Carbon Certification) standards. The total emission factor of 4.4 kg of CO2eq/GJ (including transport), results in a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions of around 96% compared to conventional diesel fuel. As a result, CO2 emissions were reduced by a total of around 80 metric tons during the project.