Aldi, which is set to become the UK’s fourth largest supermarket, is the latest major brand to adopt biomethane compressed natural gas (bio-CNG) vehicles, cutting emissions by over 90% and saving up to 40% on lifetime fuel costs.
The German discount retailer is adopting bio-CNG heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and is among other brands making the change including Royal Mail, Waitrose, and Warburtons.
CNG Fuels, Europe’s leading supplier of renewable biomethane for transport, announced the opening of its tenth low-carbon HGV refuelling station this week in Castleford.
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CNG Fuels has seen rapid growth in demand since the start of 2022 as the benefits of Bio-CNG begins to reach the mass market.
The energy company forecasts the demand to continue to accelerate, with around 10% of the UK’s high-mileage HGV fleet expected to run on Bio-CNG by 2025.
“Aldi is committed to reducing our carbon footprint, and adopting bio-CNG HGVs is another step forward in our plans to cut emissions from our UK fleets,” Aldi UK national corporate responsibility director Liz Fox said.
CNG Fuels’ latest station in Castleford opens the door to major transport networks into the North East, and their growing network will only continue to extend the number of low carbon deliveries that we can make across the country every day.”
CNG CEO Philip Fjeld added: “Fleet operators around the world are urgently seeking ways to cut emissions from their fleets. In the UK, fleet operators can do so today by adopting biomethane.”
“Our fast-growing network of refuelling infrastructure has made biomethane more accessible than ever before, and fleets – ranging from local hauliers through to major household brands – are dramatically cutting emissions every day.
