Republic Services and Clean Energy Sign Renewable Biomethane Recovery Agreement at Republic’s Sauk Trail Hills Landfill
November 08 2010 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
Leading solid waste operator Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG)
has signed a renewable biomethane recovery agreement with Clean
Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) to process and sell renewable
natural gas recovered from Republic’s Sauk Trail Hills Landfill
site in Canton, Michigan.
Clean Energy will build a high-BTU landfill gas processing plant
at Republic’s Sauk Trail Hills Landfill, which will produce
renewable natural gas for injection into the natural gas pipeline
system. The renewable natural gas will be distributed for vehicle
fuel use to Republic natural gas fleets, Clean Energy customers and
direct use by renewable power customers. The agreement provides
Republic a beneficial use for landfill gas, and will also provide
Republic with conventional natural gas vehicle fuel for use in
Republic’s growing natural gas fleet. When the
landfill-gas-to-energy processing facility is fully operational,
output of clean, green bio-methane is expected to equate to 6
million diesel gasoline gallon equivalents annually. Production is
expected to begin in early 2012.
Republic also, under other agreements, contracted Clean Energy
to build, operate and maintain 14 compressed natural gas (CNG)
refuse vehicle fueling stations and to provide Republic liquefied
natural gas (LNG) refuse fleets in California with approximately 3
million gallons of LNG vehicle fuel per year.
Andrew J. Littlefair, Clean Energy President and CEO, said, “We
are delighted with the opportunity to partner with Republic, the
nation’s second largest solid waste company, in this new
sustainable energy venture. This underscores and expands a major
new business direction for Clean Energy, with the goal of supplying
renewable natural gas fuel to tens of thousands of natural gas
vehicles operating across America.”
“This is truly an innovative project that provides Republic with
a beneficial use for our landfill gas and gives us the flexibility
for use in Republic’s markets where it meets our growing natural
gas fleet’s operational needs,” said Don Slager, president and COO
of Republic.
Republic intends to use a portion of the sustainable bio-methane
produced at the site to fuel its expanding fleet of natural gas,
solid waste hauling trucks. In addition, Clean Energy expects to
provide the Sauk Trail Hills bio-methane product to fleet customers
in its national network of compressed natural gas vehicle fueling
stations.
Renewable bio-methane gas is a by-product derived from the
compression of the landfill waste and decomposition. Used for
vehicle fuel, environmentally friendly landfill gas generates up to
88 percent less greenhouse gas emissions than diesel fuel or
gasoline.
Republic Services, Inc.
Republic Services, Inc. provides recycling and solid waste
collection, transfer and disposal services in the United States and
Puerto Rico. The Company’s various operating units, including
collection companies, transfer stations, recycling centers and
landfills, are focused on providing reliable environmental services
and solutions for commercial, industrial, municipal and residential
customers. For more information, visit the Republic Services
website at www.republicservices.com.
About Clean Energy Fuels
Clean Energy (Nasdaq: CLNE) is the largest provider of natural
gas fuel for transportation in North America and a global leader in
the expanding natural gas vehicle market. It has operations in CNG
and LNG vehicle fueling, construction and operation of CNG and LNG
fueling stations, biomethane production, vehicle conversions and
compressor manufacturing.
Clean Energy fuels over 18,300 vehicles at more than 200
strategic locations across the United States and Canada with a
broad customer base in the refuse, transit, trucking, shuttle,
taxi, airport and municipal fleet markets. It owns and operates a
landfill gas facility in Dallas, Texas, that produces renewable
methane gas, or biomethane, for delivery in the nation’s gas
pipeline network. It owns and operates LNG production plants in
Willis, Texas and Boron, Calif. with combined capacity of 260,000
LNG gallons per day and that are designed to expand to 340,000 LNG
gallons per day as demand increases. BAF Technologies, Inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary, is a leading provider of natural gas
vehicle systems and conversions for taxis, limousines, vans,
pick-up trucks and shuttle buses. IMW Industries, Ltd., a wholly
owned subsidiary based in Canada, is a leading supplier of
compressed natural gas equipment for vehicle fueling and industrial
applications with more than 1,000 installations in over 20
countries. www.cleanenergyfuels.com
Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions,
including statements about the commencement of commercial
operations of the renewable natural gas plant, the amount of
renewable natural gas that will be produced by the plant and the
potential use of the renewable natural gas as a vehicle fuel, for
direct use or for power generation. Actual results and the timing
of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these
forward-looking statements as a result of several factors including
construction and permitting delays, difficulties in meeting and
maintaining compliance with local pipeline specifications for
pipeline injection, lack of performance or unanticipated mechanical
or operational issues of the renewable natural gas plant or lack of
availability of suitable landfill gas from the landfill for
processing to pipeline quality due to well field management or
other gas collection issues . The forward-looking statements made
herein speak only as of the date of this press release and the
company undertakes no obligation to publicly update such
forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or
circumstances.
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