Green gas is bio-CNG,
the first Estonian fuel
Truly clean car fuel
The most common symbol for compressed gas used as transport fuel is CNG. However, biomethane or green gas, which has significant advantages over petrol and diesel, is already used more in Estonia today.
- Environmentally friendly. CO2 emissions from CNG are about 25% lower than for petrol. Only carbon dioxide and water vapour remain in the combustion of CNG. In the burning of petrol, poisonous carbon monoxide and nitrous oxide, hydrocarbons, carbon black and other fine particles are released in addition to CO₂.
- CNG is a pioneering biomethane that is a renewable source of energy and a significant future fuel. Biomethane is a purified biogas, the quality of which is equal to natural gas. Biogas is produced during the fermentation process of garbage, animal waste from farms, sewage sludge.
- No exhaustion to the living environment. Due to the pipeline transport of natural gas, the load on roads and railways, and the amount of exhaust gases and noise will be reduced.
- The choice of natural gas vehicles will be extended. The CNG car is by nature hybrid. A bi-fuel engine drives both gas and petrol, and when the gas runs out the car automatically switches itself to petrol. CNG vehicles are produced serially at factories, ensuring their safety and effectiveness. Many large automotive companies include CNG vehicles in their model range.
- The network of fuelling stations is expanding. Elenger CNG stations are located today in Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu, Narva, Jõhvi, Rakvere ja Viljandi (see map) and the network is expanding all over Estonia. Other companies are also starting to build gas stations. By 2025, the goal is to cover the EU main road network with a CNG filling station every 150 km as a minimum.
- Refuelling is simple, clean and safe. Our gas stations can refuel both compressed gas cars (smaller dispenser) and trucks (bigger dispenser).
You can refuel at all Elenger CNG filling stations all over Estonia with the new and innovative Cloudics mobile application.
Refueling without plastic cards and paper checks is faster, cleaner and more environmentally friendly.
Download the Cloudics app, add your bank and customer card information to it, and you’re done.
To refuel, proceed as follows:
- Open the app
- Select a tanker
- Refuel
- Look at the receipt
Which gas to drive on?
Elenger sells two types of compressed natural gas at its filling stations.
CBM (compressed biomethane, also called green gas, rohegaas) is one hundred percent local renewable fuel, produced from biogegradable waste. Elenger’s parent company Infortar produces green gas in three production units – in Vinni, Ilmatsalu and Oisu.
CNG+ (compressed natural gas+, maagaas+) is a mix of imported natural gas and green gas.
The chemical composition and quality of two products are the same and both are suitable for the CNG car.
Both green gas and natural gas+ are compressed gases, which means that the gas is 200x compressed and at a higher pressure than normal pipe gas.
In addition, LNG or liquefied natural gas is used in transport but as of today, foremost by trucks. Passenger cars mostly use CNG.
There are other gaseous fuels, such as LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), but methane-based natural gas and green gas are the cleanest.
Compressed gases are sold in kilograms.
Green gas production in Ilmatsalu