Planning permission has been submitted for a new high-capacity, public biomethane facility adjacent to FreshLinc’s headquarters in Spalding, Lincs. The refuelling station, which will be built and delivered by Gasrec, is scheduled to open its doors towards the end of 2026.
The new site will be the first public Bio-LNG refuelling facility in East Anglia, marking a significant expansion of the UK’s national gas refuelling infrastructure – helping to open up strategic coverage across Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, supporting both regional and long-haul operations.
James Westcott, chief commercial officer at Gasrec, said: “This development partnership with FreshLinc will enable us to bring biomethane infrastructure to an area of the country that was previously not serviced.
“The demand for biomethane continues to grow at pace and the site in Spalding forms another important part of our plans to build a resilient national backbone of refuelling facilities, allowing more and more operators to transition away from diesel.”
FreshLinc has been exploring various ways to decarbonise its fleet of around 400 commercial vehicles and believes biomethane currently offers its best route of switching to alternative fuels. It is planning to add its first intake of gas-powered trucks later this year.
The immediate plan is to install a skid-mounted tanker-fed facility, with capacity to refuel 100 gas-powered trucks every day, before installing a large permanent refuelling site later this year. Gasrec currently has 18 biomethane facilities across the country, with station uptimes of more than 99%. All facilities are supported by its Remote Monitoring Centre in Daventry and a nationwide fleet of engineers which offers operational support 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
