John Lewis Partnership is building the first biomethane refuelling station for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) with ReFuel.
The parent company of Waitrose and John Lewis has the largest biomethane-powered truck fleet in the UK and has been using the trucks since 2015, now operating 400.
John Lewis Partnership general fleet manager Justin Laney said the brand is “committed to all of its 520 heavy-duty trucks running on biomethane by 2028,” with the new the Bio-CNG station in Aylesford “another important step towards realising this goal.”
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The current ReFuel’s biomethane network in the UK can refuel more than 6,000 HGVs daily. This equals an annual dispensing capacity of more than 264,000 tonnes of biomethane annually and a potential saving of more than 750,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually when compared to diesel.
ReFuel’s year-end 2026 target of 30 to 40 stations in operation equals a total capacity of up to 15,000 HGVs per day and more than 600 million kg of biomethane annually.
ReFuels CEO Philip Fjeld said: “Bio-CNG is the only fuel available today that can decarbonise the UK’s HGV fleet at the scale and pace required to meet net zero.
“Well over one hundred fleets across the UK are now adopting the fuel en masse and our new site in Aylesford, built on land acquired from one of the UK’s biggest retail HGV fleets, is a testament to this growing demand and the value fleet operators place on Bio-CNG refuelling infrastructure,” he added
