Portugal: Ballast Nedam to supply CNG refueling station to energy company EDP

Ballast Nedam IPM has designed a customized refueling station for compressed natural gas. The rapid and complete handling of the vehicles will require the compressor installation to be equipped with a storage facility, and there will also be a specially designed dispenser with fast-fill connector. A release and recording system will also be installed, allowing only authorized EDP (Energias de Portugal, S.A.) users to operate the installation, and supporting the periodic remote reading of volume and consumption information by the company.

The market for natural gas as a vehicle fuel is growing in Portugal. There are only a few natural gas filling stations in country as yet, but increasing awareness of the environmental and financial benefits of running on natural gas is raising expectations of a sharp increase in the number of refueling sites over the next few years.

Ballast Nedam has selected a Portuguese partner for the local work. ERI Engenharia S.A. will take responsibility for the permit acquisition, civil engineering and technical installation on the project site. After commissioning, the company will continue to handle the service and maintenance for the station. The installation will be attached to Ballast Nedam’s SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) system, which now monitors over seventy natural gas refueling stations across Europe.

Source: Ballast Nedam.