Hexagon Agility, a Hexagon Composites company and world leader in high-pressure composite cylinder technology, has delivered its 6,000th composite cylinder to us at Processkontroll Green Technology the Nordic region's leading supplier of infrastructure for green energy gases.
This milestone marks an important stage in a 17-year partnership between two Nordic companies that began working together in 2009 to contribute to the energy transition.
Expansion of “virtual pipelines” in the Nordic region
Since 2009, this collaboration has contributed to the expansion of the infrastructure for biomethane and hydrogen in the Nordic region. Our mobile solutions have strengthened sustainability and energy security for industries and communities that lack access to gas pipelines.
“Sweden’s limited gas pipeline infrastructure forced us to start innovating early on,” says Bo Axelsson, CEO of Processkontroll Green Technology. “With less than 10% of the country connected to a gas network, we had to develop mobile solutions from scratch. Our partnership with Hexagon Agility has been crucial in scaling up the model across the Nordic region. With over 300 installations—including Europe's largest biomethane filling station, which will be delivered in 2025—we are proud to contribute to the transition to sustainable energy and mobility."
Over the past 17 years, the technology has, among other things:
supplied bus fleets in Stockholm, Oslo, and throughout Scandinavia,
supplied biogas to industrial operations, including food processing and the automotive industry,
helped socially important organizations—from churches to schools—replace fossil fuels with fossil-free biogas.
6,000th cylinder – delivery to Redo Biosolutions
The customer receiving the biomethane distribution module with the 6,000th cylinder is Redo Biosolutions, a Norwegian energy company owned by Air Liquide and Skagerak Energi AS.
“Since purchasing our first unit in 2016, our fleet has grown to around 20 containers. Every day, we rely on Processkontroll's mobile gas containers to transport biomethane," says Svein-Morten Hanssen, Technical Manager and Project Manager at Redo Biosolutions. "These systems support our vehicle gas filling stations, biomethane production plants, and grid injection points in both Norway and Sweden."
"With 6,000 cylinders in operation, we have effectively built the backbone for large-scale distribution of biomethane throughout the Nordic region," says Eric Bippus, Commercial Director at Hexagon Agility. “Back in 2009, we realized that by combining our expertise in composite pressure vessel technology with Process Control’s strong position in biomethane systems, we could scale up clean energy in the Nordic region more effectively than we could individually.”
Increasing demand
This milestone comes at a time of growing demand for biomethane in Northern Europe. During the first 17 years, around 5,500 cylinders were delivered as part of the collaboration, and as the use of biomethane increases, deliveries of around 1,000 cylinders are now planned within a 12-month period.
Key impacts
In the Nordic region, Processkontroll has over 300 green gas installations, including over 200 public biomethane filling stations and over 50 biomethane bus depots supplied by mobile gas tanks. Hexagon Agility has over 100,000 vehicles worldwide that run on alternative fuels, primarily biomethane, and over 2,500 Mobile Pipeline® gas distribution modules in operation.
Since 2009, biomethane has developed from a pilot project into a central part of the Nordic energy system. In Sweden, Norway, and Finland, biomethane production has more than quintupled—from less than 0.5 TWh to over 2.3 TWh today. By using household waste to create renewable energy, biomethane reduces dependence on imported fossil fuels and strengthens the conditions for long-term energy independence.
The environmental impact is also significant. In many cases, biomethane results in negative carbon dioxide emissions, which contributes to going beyond net zero and actively driving carbon dioxide reduction. Together, the mobile gas storage solutions in the Nordic region contribute to a reduction of more than 200,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year—equivalent to approximately 0.5% of Sweden's total emissions.