Gasum and Scania cooperate in the construction of a biogas filling station

The station, a model of sustainable transport, was created as a result of a partnership between Gasum and Scania. The station, located close to the Södertälje Syd junction and adjacent to the Scania manufacturing plant, represents a commitment to a shared focus on sustainable solutions and a secure energy supply for one of the most active logistics hubs in Sweden.

“To meet our urgent climate goals, we need to halve emissions every ten years. Biomethane is an important part of Scania’s broad sustainability offering, delivering cost-effective emissions reductions as well as a range of circular benefits and increased energy resilience. Nordic countries pioneer of biomethane in transport. Together with our partners, we can offer complete solutions for transporting waste to vehicles,” says Christian Levin, CEO of Scania and Traton.

The main topic of the launch was the urgent need to meet future climate regulations. There was a strong focus on the role of biogas in achieving Sweden’s ambitious emissions reduction targets in the transport sector and how biogas can serve as a tool in the transition to a circular economy. To keep pace with Sweden’s ambitious action plan to reduce transport emissions by 70% by 2030, using 2010 as the benchmark, it is essential to use innovative and sustainable solutions such as biogas.

Södertälje station, which will replace the older stations in Järna and Älvsjö, will provide greater capacity and reduce refueling times. The unique design includes two compressed gas dispensers and two liquefied gas dispensers, supporting both heavy transport and smaller vehicles, thus supporting an inclusive, green transport system.

“This partnership with Scania is important as the company provides the land for this project and continues to develop gas-powered trucks. This enables us to further develop and secure energy supplies for sustainable solutions. This new station serves not only local transport and logistics needs, but also national and international transport,” says Sharareh Edström, director of business traffic in Sweden at Gasum.