Gasrec is Europe’s leading supplier of liquefied gas fuel to the road transport sector and fuels more than 60% of dual-fuel gas powered HGVs on UK roads, helping operators cut fuel costs and significantly reduce pollution.
Gasrec was formed in 2003 to develop a process for clean-up and liquefaction of methane from landfill gas, anaerobic digestion and other stranded sources.
In January 2007, following five years of technology development, construction began on its first plant at SITA’s Albury landfill site in Surrey. The plant was commissioned in June 2008 with capacity to produce approximately 5,300 tonnes of liquid biomethane per annum (equivalent to around 20 million litres of diesel at a standard Bio-LNG blend).
In December 2011 Gasrec completed a multi-million pound equity fundraising to underwrite the company’s strategic plan for the next three years. MEZ Energy (www.mezco.com) is now the largest investor in Gasrec.
Gasrec now owns and operates eleven refuelling stations across the UK. Included in the stations is the UK’s first ‘open-access’ Bio-LNG filling station at the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT).
As a pioneer in the supply of liquefied gas fuel to the transport sector, Gasrec has successfully secured funding from a range of UK and EU government grant programmes, including through the Technology Strategy Board and TEN-T (Trans-European Transport Networks) Executive Agency.
Looking forward, the company is in the process of developing a number of strategic station locations and is working with existing and new customers to extend its refuelling network to take account of the growing number of trucks now converting to gas and the potential for market growth.