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LNG

Photo: © MGKKE, Hungary. Photo: © SPP – Slovenský plynárenský priemysel, a.s.

projects are paving the way towards operational as of December 2019. EU-funded CNG Clean Fuel Box project
a wide-scale development of LNG In its sense, the project will will be implemented in Hungary on
and CNG infrastructure for the contribute to the decarbonisation three Core Network Corridors and will
transport sector. Slovenský plynárenský of public transport, making it more introduce a Clean Fuel Box – a LCNG
priemysel or simply SPP is a major ecologic, hence mitigating the self-service, compact compressor
energy supplier in Slovakia that aims negative impact of transport on and refuelling station able to refill
for a highly determined deployment the environment. CNG vehicles independently of the
summing up 14 L2CNG stations along gas distribution network. In order to
the TEN-T core corridors on D1 and Hungary is also progressing reach a real-life trial by the end of
D2 highways, 3 large LNG stations, rapidly in ensuring new LNG/CNG 2018, a network of 39 stations will be
a small-scale LNG liquefaction plant, infrastructure for both road and built together with the purchase of
a fleet of more than 50 LNG-fuelled waterborne transport. With the help LNG feeder and natural gas vehicles.
vehicles, a fueLCNG virtual pipeline of EU funds PAN-LNG project will For more details, please refer to the
with truck-to-ship and truck-to-truck implement by the beginning of 2018 following website: www.lcng.hu
filling. The construction of the first the first five road LCNG (Liquefied
LNG liquefaction plant in Slovakia and Compressed Natural Gas) vehicle For Romania two important LNG
creates a local LNG source, hence sets filling stations in Hungary. The five related projects are planned for
up the prerequisites for supplying all stations will be located along the the cities of Constanta and Galati,
transport segments including LNG Hungarian core transport corridors. comprising of small-scale LNG
river vessels. Pilot testing is scheduled PAN-LNG-4-Danube project will terminals with bunker station for
for 2019, while the full use of the new deploy by the end of 2019 a fixed LNG maritime and inland vessels deployed
infrastructure is expected by the end refuelling station at Csepel-Freeport in in the area of the ports as well as
of 2020. the southern part of Budapest, which LNG fuelling stations & LNG-fuelled
is part of the inland waterway Core busses and trucks for the cities.
Slovak business association Danube Network Corridor Rhine-Danube. Pre-feasibility studies have already
LNG together with the public bus This station will serve not only LNG been concluded where possible
provider SAD Zvolen will supply propelled vessels, but also LNG trucks locations and technical solutions have
as part of the EU-funded project and possibly trains as well. Details on been investigated. Deployments are
LNGAFT 15 LNG-fuelled busses to the the PAN-LNG project may be found expected before 2025 in line with the
city of Zvolen. The project foresees at: www.panlng.eu. More information timeline of the Directive 2014/94/EU
also the deployment of one LNG about the PAN-LNG-4-Danube can be on the deployment of alternative fuels
fuelling station which shall become found here. infrastructure. ●

More information is available on the websites of RAG & Port of Enns as follows:
www.rag-erdgas-mobil.at/leistungen/erdgastankstelle-lng.html
www.ennshafen.at/mediencorner/presseberichte/06_07_2017_spatenstich_zur_ersten_lng_tankstelle_oesterreichs

More information about Danube LNG and SAD Zvolen may be found at:
http://danubelng.com
www.sadzv.sk

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