US Clean Energy Fuels in LA Transit Deal for RNG
California-based Clean Energy Fuels said February 8 it had signed a new agreement with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) for 47.5mn gallons of its renewable natural gas (RNG).
The agreement marks the completion of Metro’s five-year goal to transition its diesel fleet to lower-carbon fuel. The largest transit fleet in the US now has 2,400 buses running on RNG produced entirely from organic waste.
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“Metro is committed to ensuring a seamless path towards a carbon neutral future,” said Cris Liban, Metro’s chief sustainability officer. “Our use of RNG alongside our ultra-low NOX engines on our existing CNG fleet provides the most cost-effective, equitable, and clean air strategy as we continue to transition to a 100% zero-emissions bus fleet by 2030 and a net zero-emissions agency by 2050.”
The fuelling contract resulted from a competitive request for proposals process, with Metro awarding Clean Energy contracts to supply three fueling depots for a five-year term, with an option to extend for up to three more years. Clean Energy already delivers RNG to five additional Metro fueling depots under a previously awarded RNG agreement.
Clean Energy’s RNG is derived from capturing the biogenic methane produced by the decomposition of organic waste from dairies, landfills, and wastewater treatment plants. RNG reduces greenhouse gas emissions by at least 70% and even up to 300%, depending on the source of the RNG, making it a negative carbon fuel.