U.K.: The British supermarket chain Sainsbury's reaches a deal with NGVA Europe members Clean Air Power and Gasrec to reduce its emissions from road transport

NGVA Europe member Clean Air Power (CAP) has announced that one of Britain's largest supermarket chains, Sainsbury's, has signed a contract with them to expand the use of biomethane in their trucks. "Sainsbury's have named this initiative 'Running on Rubbish' and are keen to increase their experience of operating Dual-Fuel vehicles with a view to expanding the use of biogas within their fleet in the future", the CAP press release says.

Back in August 2007,Sainsbury's tried Clean Air's technology for the first time and in August 2008, it began to operate one of its Mercedes-Benz Axor Euro 3 vehicles fitted with Clean Air Power's Genesis' Dual-Fuel combustion technology. The system will now be used in five additional units. According to CAP their duel fuel technology, that burns biomethane mixed with diesel fuel, reduces carbon emissions by 30 percent. The biomethane that will be used by Sainsbury's is supplied by Gasrec from a local landfill. NGVA Europe member Gasrec is UK's first commercial producer of liquid biomethane (LBM) fuel.

For further information please contact:

Mike Ellithorn at Clean Air Power - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Doug Leaf at Gasrec - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

CAP-contract-with-Sainsburys-for-five-Genesis-Dual-Fuel-units.pdf (PDF 28 KB)

Gasrec-provides-LBM-for-Sainsburys-dual-fuel-vehicles.pdf (PDF 28 KB)

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