Clean Energy Provides Grant Application Support for 168 Near Zero RNG Trucks
June 20 2018 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Clean Energy Fuel Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) has facilitated the
filing of grant applications for 168 heavy-duty trucks equipped
with the latest near zero engine technology and powered by Clean
Energy’s Redeem™ renewable natural gas, which will contribute to
lowering emissions on Southern California roads, thanks to funding
made available by the Carl Moyer Grant Program. The program funds
clean technologies aimed at improving air quality and is
administered by the South Coast AQMD. With the support of Clean
Energy, grant applications for 168 vehicles were submitted for a
diverse array of trucking applications including port trucks that
service the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, regional delivery
trucks, and concrete mixers.
“Trucking companies are looking for solutions that will help
them meet California’s stricter emissions regulations. By pairing
near zero engine technology with Redeem, fleets can achieve near
zero tailpipe emissions without sacrificing power, speed or
reliability,” said Greg Roche, Clean Energy’s vice president of
sustainable trucking. “Clean Energy’s grants team is dedicated to
assisting fleets with obtaining grants and providing financial
support to fleets, so they can easily transition to the cleanest
trucks available powered by the cleanest fuel available.”
New trucks that receive Carl Moyer funding are taking advantage
of Clean Energy’s Redeem Dollar Deal Program, which is helping
customers switch to a zero emissions solution, a combination of the
new CWI natural gas engine and Redeem renewable natural gas (RNG)
fuel. The first 250 qualifying trucks are locking in a $1 per
gallon rate on Redeem for one year, available at all Clean Energy
stations throughout California.
Clean Energy worked with the Harbor Trucking Association (HTA)
to provide education on the availability of grants and the benefits
of applying. The HTA is the leading voice of port drayage with over
100 member companies operating more than 10,000 trucks in America’s
West Coast ports.
The transportation sector is responsible for about 40 percent of
California’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and more than 80
percent of the state’s NOx, or smog-forming emissions. Making the
switch from diesel to near zero RNG trucks is vital to achieving
the state’s GHG reduction goals and cleaning the air around
California’s transportation corridors. Near zero engines are
certified by the EPA and California Air Resource Board to have 90
percent lower emissions of smog-forming NOx than today’s heavy-duty
engine standard. Studies by the University of California, Riverside
have found that NOx emissions from near zero engines are 99 percent
cleaner than in-use diesel engines.
When near zero emission trucks are fueled by RNG, GHG emissions
can be reduced by 60 to 400 percent. In 2017, over 67 percent of
natural gas fleet fuel consumption in California was with RNG, and
this number is expected to climb to about 90 percent by the end of
this year.
About Clean Energy
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. is the leading provider of natural gas
fuel and renewable natural gas (RNG) fuel for transportation in
North America. We build and operate compressed natural gas (CNG)
and liquefied natural gas (LNG) stations and deliver more CNG, LNG
and RNG vehicle fuel than any other company in the United States.
Clean Energy sells Redeem RNG fuel and believes it is the cleanest
transportation fuel commercially available, reducing greenhouse gas
emissions by up to 70 percent. For more information, visit
www.CleanEnergyFuels.com.
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Clean Energy Contact:Raleigh Gerber,
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