Uniper’s unit Liqvis and the food industry service provider Meyer Logistik opened the first publicly accessible fueling station for liquefied natural gas in Berlin.
The facility is located in Grünheide on the east Berlin Ring (A10), on Meyer Logistik company property.
It is also open to external transporters and carriers and provides LNG along the main traffic routes in Europe, making it part of the “Blue Corridor” project of the European Union, two companies said in their joint statement.
The Federal Ministry of Transportation is emphasizing alternative propulsion technologies for heavy-duty commercial traffic and promoting the purchase of twenty LNG trucks with about €365,000.
Liqvis is initially contributing about 600 tons of LNG per year and ensuring the operation of the facility, while Meyer Logistik will initially provide delivery of foodstuffs in the greater Berlin area with twenty LNG-powered trucks.
Eckhardt Rümmler , Uniper’s CEO noted that the creation of LNG fueling stations is a major step in the establishment of LNG as fuel for use in heavy duty transport.
“We want to create a demand-driven LNG fueling station network through further partnerships in Germany and selected neighboring countries over the coming years,” Rümmler said.