Buquebus, a tourism and river transport company between Argentina and Uruguay, announced a new step towards its goal of sustainable development after incorporating a modular liquefied natural gas (LNG) filling station “Galileo Patagonia” and two fully powered Scania trucks by this same type of energy.
The initiative continues what began eight years ago with the acquisition of the Francisco vessel and the installation of a modular liquefaction plant in San Vicente, province of Buenos Aires, developed by the Argentine company Galileo Technologies to supply the LNG that drives the modern boat.
The modular Galileo Patagonia LNG filling stations were developed for installation in industrial or logistics centers and supply points, without the need for connection to conventional gas networks. Its hoses can supply up to 150 liters of LNG per minute (l/min).
Juan Carlos López Mena, President of the Buquebus Group, highlighted the potential of this type of clean fuel and said: “Imagine all of Argentina with liquefied gas. Today, there are thousands of trucks polluting one hundred percent, and that would be much less. It is a large amount of CO2 that would stop being emitted into the atmosphere and at a much lower economic cost. With the technology of Galileo, Scania and Buquebus, we are doing our part for Argentine transport. I think it’s the most exciting thing.”
Also participating in the announcement were the governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof, and the mayor of San Vicente, Nicolás Mantegazza.
