A coalition of Dutch transport, shipping and green gas companies has urged the Netherlands government to allow a bio-liquefied natural gas (bioLNG) terminal route to count under the country’s Energy for Transport Regulation when implementing RED III – an EU law designed to drive uptake of renewable energy.
As it stands, imported green gas that enters the Dutch grid and is later withdrawn, liquefied at LNG terminals, and distributed to filling stations does not qualify under the regulation. This effectively blocks the so-called terminal route that industry argues is the most scalable and cost-efficient way to supply bioLNG.
The coalition wants the government to recategorise the route, warning that not doing so would cause “unnecessary damage” to investors in the sector, the achievement of climate targets, and hit confidence in bioLNG.
In an open letter to country’s State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management Thierry Aartsten, the group said that industry have already invested heavily in the bioLNG chain, with around 1,500 LNG trucks on Dutch roads and a nationwide refuelling network in place. Growth is now stalling as hauliers hesitate to green their fleets amid policy uncertainty, it added.
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