Vienna/Kremsmünster, 10 September 2016 – At an open day held on 10 September 2016, members of the public had the chance to look around RAG’s new natural gas filling station in Krift, Kremsmünster. Visitors had the opportunity to test drive natural gas vehicles from various manufacturers and learn about the advantages of gas as a fuel.
RAG has been producing domestic natural gas and oil in Upper Austria for over 60 years – from the region, for the region. A state-of-the-art compressed natural gas (CNG) filling station has been built at RAG’s site on Schlierbacher Strasse between Kremsmünster and Wartberg.
The filling station has been open to private and business customers 24 hours a day since the beginning of June 2016. Payment can be made by Maestro card or credit card, while business customers can also use their RAG refuelling cards.
Natural gas offers a wide range of advantages as an alternative fuel:
- 50% cut in refuelling costs
- Environmentally friendly
- High driving range
- Minimal nitrogen oxide emissions
- No fine particulate emissions
- Same performance as petrol and diesel
- As safe as petrol and diesel
- Extensive filling station network in Austria
- Wide choice of vehicles
- Biogas makes vehicles climate neutral
The future of gas
There are large reserves of natural gas worldwide, but it can also be produced renewably. This is why RAG is also focusing on producing gas from renewable energy and biogas, alongside its traditional natural gas production operations. The Underground Sun Storage research facility – the only plant of its kind in the world – was constructed in October 2015 in Pilsbach, Upper Austria for this purpose. Researchers are testing the storage of methanised hydrogen produced from solar and wind power (using power to gas technology) in an underground natural gas reservoir. This groundbreaking project is supported by Austria’s Climate and Energy Fund. RAG CEO Markus Mitteregger commented: “We believe that the use of gaseous fuels – especially in transportation – can make an important contribution to reaching climate protection targets. Gas can now be produced renewably, it can be transported out of sight underground, and it can be stored in large quantities. So at RAG we have started a number of initiatives aimed at boosting the use of gas as a fuel for road vehicles. We have systematically changed our own fleet over to gas-powered vehicles, and further natural gas filling stations are planned.”As Europe’s fourth largest gas storage operator, RAG plays a vital role in energy security of supply.
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More information and Contact:
Ing. Stefan Heitzendorfer
Marketing und Vertrieb von „Erdgas als Kraftstoff“
RAG Rohöl-Aufsuchungs Aktiengesellschaft, Krift 50, 4550 Kremsmünster
T: +43 50724-7206
E: stefan.heitzendorfer@rag-austria.at
Mag. Elisabeth Kolm
Pressesprecherin
RAG Rohöl-Aufsuchungs Aktiengesellschaft, Schwarzenbergplatz 16, A-1015 Wien
T: +43 50724-5448
E: elisabeth.kolm@rag-austria.at