Clean Energy Fuels grows RNG for transport
California-based Clean Energy Fuels, which caters to the transportation sector, said May 5 its new contracts for renewable natural gas (RNG) prove its merit in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
New fuelling contracts have been reached in several locations across North America, Clean Energy said, including 2.5mn gallons of RNG for 23 new trucks added to its fleet by Pac Anchor, a trucking company serving the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. And Oregon construction company Cal Portland has contracted Clean Energy to supply 1mn gallons of RNG to its fleet of 150 natural gas trucks.
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In Canada, the company opened a station in British Columbia where buses will receive RNG, while other contracts to serve the public transit sector have been agreed in Arizona, California, New York, and Washington.
“Fleets are learning that RNG, together with natural gas engine technology, is a proven solution that can significantly decrease the impact of harmful emissions and reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” said Clean Energy vice president Chad Lindholm.
Clean Energy said RNG, which is sourced from methane produced by the decomposition of organic matter, is a carbon-negative fuel. The transportation sector is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions.
RNG developments are expanding across much of North America. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in February signed an agreement with Clean Energy for 47.5mn gallons of its RNG supply.
This week, Cayuga RNG Holdings announced plans to use the waste from a dairy farm in upstate New York to produce RNG for regional natural gas customers, and a handful of similar projects are in place in Canada.