Milton Keynes CNG Filling Station

A publicly accessible natural gas filling station will be built at Magna Park, Lutterworth by 2015, allowing heavy goods vehicles to refuel with a cheaper, lower-carbon alternative to diesel. The project addresses a chicken-and-egg problem for the UK haulage industry: few companies will invest in natural gas trucks without a reliable refuelling network, and few stations will be built without enough natural gas trucks on the road. This collaboration between CNG Services, Gasrec, DHL, Argos, and Eddie Stobart aims to break that deadlock by providing a permanent station and an interim one for testing during construction. If successful, the station will expand the UK’s nascent natural gas refuelling network, reducing barriers for new market entrants. For haulage firms, the main benefits are lower fuel costs and reduced carbon dioxide emissions compared to conventional diesel. The project does not invent new technology; it builds infrastructure to make an existing, cleaner fuel practically available for the logistics companies that keep supermarket shelves and parcel deliveries running.