Clean Energy Fuels opens new RNG station in Florida

Nasdaq-listed Clean Energy Fuels has opened its latest renewable natural gas (RNG) fuelling station in Davenport, Florida, it said on July 31.

The new site supplies RNG to heavy-duty trucking and other fleets operating routes around Highway 27, I-4, and the Florida Turnpike area. According to Clean Energy, RNG, made entirely from organic waste, reduces carbon emissions by an average of 300% compared to diesel.

“Clean Energy has seen strong demand for RNG fuel from both new and existing customers. The Davenport station is in a great location to supply clean fuel to the many fleets operating in the central Florida area,” said Chad Lindholm, senior vice president of Clean Energy. 

The new Davenport station, situated on 3.7 acres of land, includes five fast-fill dispensers. Clean Energy currently operates a network of over 600 fuelling stations in North America and is expanding its infrastructure with new stations located for heavy-duty truck fleets.

In addition to its fuelling stations, Clean Energy is investing in RNG production at dairy farms. Agriculture accounts for nearly 10% of US greenhouse gas emissions, while the transportation sector accounts for another 28%, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency. Capturing methane from farm waste reduces these emissions. When used as a transportation fuel, RNG produced from captured methane lowers greenhouse gas emissions on a lifecycle basis compared to diesel.