The new biogas station will support low-emission cargo traffic through the Port of Hanko.

Gasum has opened a new biogas filling station in Raseborg. The station serves both passenger and heavy-duty transport, as the station can be used to refuel with both liquefied (LBG) and compressed (CBG) biogas.

The new station is located along the Hanko road, at the address Mekaanikontie 10.

“The station responds to the wishes of customers and partners and strengthens Gasum’s long-term work to build a Nordic biogas filling network. The Raseborg station will support the busy cargo traffic of the Port of Hanko in particular, enabling low-emission transports on important routes,” says Juho Kurra, Head of Business, Traffic Finland, Gasum.

The Port of Hanko’s operations are carbon neutral

The Port of Hanko is the third largest commercial port in Finland and one of the most significant Finnish hubs for international maritime transport. About 1,000 heavy vehicles pass through the port every day, exporting forest industry products and importing cars, for example.

The port, which offers the fastest route to Europe, is also very important from the perspective of Finland’s security of supply.

The Port of Hanko’s own operations are nowadays carbon neutral, as the first port in Finland. The Port’s own ambitious emission reductions also aim to encourage other logistics operators in the area to reduce their emissions.

“It is essential for the port that vehicles using all different fuels can easily get to Hanko, including gas trucks. The biogas filling station in the vicinity of the port is important for competitiveness and promoting the green transition,” says Anders Ahlvik, CEO, Port of Hanko.

Biogas for low-emission transport by road and sea

Gasum’s biogas distribution enables the efficient reduction of road transport emissions by offering a cleaner fuel alternative. The emissions of biogas, when produced from various waste streams, are on average 90 per cent lower than those of traditional fossil fuels.

Gasum’s expanding filling station network enables the use of biogas on an increasing number of road routes in Finland, Sweden and Norway. Thanks to the Nordic refuelling network, low-emission transports are also possible for cross-border transports.

Biogas can now also be used on certain shipping routes, enabling so-called green freight corridors between the Nordic countries.

Gasum’s strategic goal is to promote the Nordic energy transition by offering continuously increasing amounts of cleaner energy to its customers in road, maritime and industrial transport.

Further information:

Juho Kurra, Head of Business, Traffic Finland, Gasum
+358 40 161 2351, [email protected]

Anders Ahlvik, CEO, The Port of Hanko
+358 50 511 6323, [email protected]

The energy company Gasum s a Nordic gas sector and energy market expert. Gasum offers cleaner energy and energy market expert services for industry and for combined heat and power production as well as cleaner fuel solutions for road and maritime transport. The company helps its customers to reduce their own carbon footprint as well as that of their customers. www.gasum.com

The Port of Hanko is the southernmost port in Finland, with fast connections to Central Europe and all of Finland. The port is one of the most significant hubs for international maritime transport in Finland. The Port of Hanko operates reliably, efficiently, safely and with care for the environment every day of the year and its operations are completely carbon neutral. www.portofhanko.fi

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