BAUER biogas stations for green mobility
As climate change increasingly develops into an everpresent concern, the topic of sustainable mobility is moving into the spotlight. Climate-neutral biogas forms an important cornerstone of the plan; this renewable fuel can be compressed in the same way as conventionally produced fossil natural gas and used in standard gas-powered vehicles. In addition, biogas has three major advantages over other renewable energy sources: it can be produced without the need for wind or sun, it is easy to store, and it can be transported to fuel stations using existing infrastructure. As part of BAUER’s commitment to sustainable operations, the company supplies tailored turnkey systems globally for all needs and in all sizes.
For example, 80 BAUER fuelling stations have been installed in Sweden as a partnership with E.ON Sweden; the country has become a pioneer of climate-neutral mobility, promoting and funding renewable production of biogas as fuel. The lack of pipeline infrastructure was addressed creatively and refashioned as an advantage; biogas is now produced by numerous standalone systems distributed across the country without connection to a national grid. However, it still needs to reach local consumers, and BAUER has the perfect solution in the form of “mother and daughter stations”. The standalone gas production systems have BAUER high- pressure compressors which compress the gas and store it in large racks of cylinders. These storage racks are taken to local daughter stations in special transporter trucks for use in fuelling gas-powered vehicles.
Biogas as a fuel option is also advancing in Germany. Weiling GmbH from the German town of Coesfeld, west of Muenster, is just one example. The organic food wholesaler has adopted sustainability as its core philosophy. In future, the fleet of trucks used by Weiling to deliver goods to customers nationwide will be powered by biomethane produced from renewable sources. As there was no gas fuelling station anywhere in the vicinity to realize this vision, Weiling decided to set up its own station close to its premises, and ommissioned BAUER to design and construct one as a turnkey project. Gas is supplied to the new fuelling station at 3.8 bar intake pressure and is then compressed by a CS 26.10-132 system to its final pressure of 300 bar. With free air delivery of almost 500 m³/h, the new station is designed to handle refuelling for Weiling’s current 20 tractor-trailers, while still having generous capacity reserves that will easily cover the fleet’s planned expansion to 30 trucks. Its modular design will also enable fuelling capacity to be increased in future if required by installing additional storage banks.
