Volvo Trucks is involved in efforts making stations providing liquefied natural gas more available.

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is a viable lower-carbon alternative to diesel for heavy-duty long-haul trucks, but the necessary infrastructure for it in Europe is lacking according to Volvo Trucks. 

Volvo Trucks is involved in efforts to establish ‘blue corridors’ with strategically placed filling stations to make the fuel more widely available.  

"We are confident that liquefied gas will come to be used as a fuel throughout the world. It is a clear trend in meeting energy needs and we are part of this,” said Lennart Pilskog, Director of Public Affairs at Volvo Trucks.

To run long-haul transport on LNG throughout Europe a filling station infrastructure must first be established, and so the idea of ‘blue corridors' came about, offering a network of LNG refuelling stations for heavy vehicles. "The challenge is that this has to be coordinated between various parties," said Pilskog. “Right now the focus is on locating large customers who are willing to test and build up specific routes. Interest among smaller customers will grow when they see that it works and when they appreciate the economic benefits. But this will take a few years."

There are already a number of LNG filling stations in Europe so the work of establishing blue corridors is already underway.