Chevron teams with California RNG supplier
US major Chevron said May 11 it was investing $20mn as part of an initiative with renewable natural gas company Clean Energy Fuels to support a greener trucking fleet for California ports.
The Adopt-a-Port initiative invites truckers to fill up with renewable natural gas (RNG) available at Clean Energy stations and supplied by Chevron. Chevron’s funding allows operators to subsidise the cost of buying new RNG-powered vehicles or converting the existing fleet, while Clean Energy supports the management side of the initiative.
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“Chevron’s increased commitment to this project will allow us to extend favourable funding to smaller, independent operators, which means cleaner, RNG-fueled trucks operating in the ports,” said Greg Roche, Clean Energy’s vice president of sustainability. “The resulting positive environmental impact will help to reduce local air pollution while also eliminating climate pollutants.”
Under state legislation in California, truck operators, as well as their import and export customers, are expected to cut NOx emissions by up to 98% relative to diesel-fuelled options.
California-based Clean Energy Fuels in December signed new and extended contracts for more than 58mn gallons of its RNG to meet continued demand growth in key business segments.
The largest of the contracts is with CR&R Environmental Services, a waste and recycling collection company serving much of southern California. Other new and extended contracts, Clean Energy said, will serve customers in the heavy-duty trucking, solid waste collection and public transit segments.