ReFuels N.V. has opened its 11th refuelling station at Newton Aycliffe in County Durham under the CNG Fuels brand, thereby expanding the nationwide coverage. The new station expands ReFuel's UK-wide network of public-access refuelling stations to include major trucking routes in Northeast England, providing customers such as Lidl, DHL, and GBA Services access to low carbon biomethane to minimise the GHG footprint of their logistics operations. Heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) are very hard to decarbonise due to driving range, high payload and low production volume.

They account for an estimated 4.2% of UK carbon emissions and are a target sector for the UK Government's goal of achieving net zero by 2050. Bio-CNG is considered the lowest carbon and most cost-effective alternative HGV fuel to diesel, reducing emissions whilst also providing 30 - 40% lifetime fuel cost savings. The station at Newton Aycliffe is owned by a joint venture (JV) with Foresight Group.

It comprises 14 fuel pump islands, allowing more than 60 trucks to be refuelled per hour with a total capacity of more than 27 million kilograms (kg) of Bio-CNG annually, making it CNG Fuels' highest capacity station to date. It will serve local and passing fleets using the A1(M) and will introduce fleets from Newcastle, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, and Darlington to Bio-CNG as a transport fuel for HGVs. The current CNG Fuels network in the UK can refuel more than 5,500 HGVs daily.

This equals an annual dispensing capacity of more than 240,000 tonnes of biomethane annually and a potential saving of up to 642,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually when compared to diesel. The year-end 2025 target of 30-40 stations in operation, equals a total capacity of up to 15,000 HGVs per day and ~600 million kg annually. Another two stations are currently under construction, due to start operations in the coming months, and at least four further stations are expected to commence construction during the calendar year.