Spain’s Reganosa is now offering a bio-LNG supply service for ships and trucks at its Mugardos LNG import terminal in the Ferrol port.
Reganosa said in a statement that the Mugardos Energy Terminal has obtained the European Union’s International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC EU), which verifies that liquefied natural gas loaded onto tankers or ships can come, in whole or in part, from renewable and sustainable sources thanks to a traceability system and sustainability certificates.
The Spanish LNG terminal operator said the new service complies with all environmental, social, and traceability criteria established by the ISCC EU and the European Commission.
Reganosa said the incorporation of such services is one of the ways the terminal is working to “strengthen the long-term sustainability of its activity, as it is a renewable gas obtained from organic waste and subsequently liquefied to reduce its volume and facilitate its storage and transport.”
The firm did not provide further details regarding the new service.
Reganosa noted that bio-LNG and LNG are 100 percent compatible because they have virtually the same chemical composition and physical properties when liquefied.
This means that they can be stored, handled, and regasified in the same facilities, without the need for technical modifications.
Launched in November 2007, the Mugardos LNG terminal has the capacity to supply 3.6 billion cubic meters per year of natural gas to the Spanish grid.
The facility features two 150,000-cbm tanks.
In addition to this LNG facility, Reganosa has a 25 percent stake in the Enagas-operated El Musel LNG terminal in Gijon.
In December last year, Reganosa also won a contract to maintain and operate Squadron Energy’s Port Kembla FSRU-based LNG import terminal in New South Wales, Australia.
