Gasrec is to open its first high-capacity, public-access biomethane refuelling facility in the North West, with planning permission secured for a new station in Warrington ideally located to service the M6 corridor.
The station, located at Omega Business Park, is expected to begin construction in the next three months and will provide refuelling capacity for 1,000 gas trucks per day once fully operational.
Omega Business Park is a 775-acre major distribution hub on the M62, with close access to the M6 and links towards Liverpool and the wider Merseyside logistics cluster.
As part of the design, on-site truck parking will be included at the new station to support local fleet deployments across the region.
Gasrec opened its latest high-capacity public facility at Hams Hall at the end of 2025 and is now pushing ahead with plans to open a similar facility in Avonmouth, expected to open its doors in 2027. The companyalso operates numerous other accessible Bio-LNG facilities across the country.
In addition, Gasrec said it is continuing to assess opportunities to develop new Bio-CNG offerings in line with local demand.
Gasrec currently has 18 refuelling stations in operation and is aiming to have infrastructure across the UK capable of refuelling approximately 6,000 trucks per day by 2027 - a three-fold increase in capacity within around 18 months.
James Westcott, Gasrec chief commercial officer, said: “The new station at Warrington forms the next step of our strategy to build a national refuelling backbone of state-of-the-art, open-access biomethane refuelling stations.
“By building these facilities in strategically located sites we are providing more road transport operators the infrastructure they need to transition to this cleaner, low-carbon fuel.
“Fleets are under ever increasing pressure to decarbonise now and by switching to Bio-LNG they can cut CO2 emissions by up to 80% in comparison to diesel.
“Plus, it’s cheaper to run, and as the refuelling process and truck performance is so similar to diesel it allows operators to change without compromise.”
Looking to the future, Westcott added: “Gas truck registrations are on the rise as operators know they can trust the technology and it’s not hampered by issues such as range-limitation, like other alternative fuels.
“We know the demand is there and our longer-term plan is to bolster our UK-wide network to have infrastructure in place to refuel 15,000 gas trucks per day by 2030 which would save the UK 650,000 tonnes of carbon a year.”
