Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE) today announced it
delivered 143 million gallons of Redeem™ Renewable Natural Gas
(RNG) last year as robust sales of the carbon-neutral
transportation fuel continued in 2019, closing out the year with
significant deals throughout North America.
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The environmental impact of replacing 143
million gallons of diesel fuel with Clean Energy's Redeem™
renewable natural gas. (Graphic: Business Wire)
The environmental impact of replacing 143 million gallons of
diesel fuel with RNG is the equivalent of reducing 745,000 metric
tons of greenhouse gas emissions—also equal to planting 12 million
trees, or removing 158,000 cars off the road, or reducing 260,000
tons of waste that would otherwise be sent to the landfill.
Redeem was the first commercially available RNG vehicle fuel,
derived from capturing biogenic methane that is produced from the
decomposition of organic waste from dairies, landfills, and
wastewater treatment plants.
In 2019, Clean Energy unveiled ambitious goals to exclusively
offer zero-carbon1 Redeem at all of its fueling stations by 2025.
At this pace Clean Energy would outdistance other alternative
fuels, including electric vehicles, which are not expected to hit
that mark until 2045.
Clean Energy’s 2019 Redeem totals were bolstered by a seven-year
contract with UPS for 170 million gallons to fuel their large fleet
of natural gas heavy-duty trucks around the country, the largest
purchase of RNG ever in the U.S. In 2019 Clean Energy provided an
estimated 16 million gallons of Redeem to UPS. Redeem sales were
also strengthened by the addition of more ultra-low emissions
trucks operating in the ports of Los Angeles; and from wider
adoption by municipalities including Santa Monica, Santa Clarita,
Midway City, Redondo Beach, Sacramento, Ontario and San Jose.
“Fleets are discovering 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 Chad Lindholm, vice president, Clean Energy Fuels.
“Clean Energy’s corporate vision is directly tied to improving air
quality and positively impacting public health, so we’ll continue
to grow Redeem’s role in our fuel offerings to provide a clean and
cost-effective alternative to diesel fuel.”
Redeem RNG Keeps Flowing
Ecology Auto Parts, based in Southern California, has signed a
five-year fuel contract for an estimated 3.5 million gallons of
Redeem to fuel 47 new class 8 trucks that will fuel within Clean
Energy’s public network in Southern California. The trucks were
purchased through Clean Energy’s Zero Now program which brings the
price of a natural gas truck at parity with a diesel truck while
offering a guaranteed fuel discount for the duration of the
agreement.
The Orange County Department of Public Works signed a five-year
renewal agreement for an anticipated 750,000 gallons of Redeem at
its public access station in Orange, CA, to fuel 50 municipal
vehicles such as sweepers and dump trucks, with the remaining
volume dedicated to public and third party usage. The contract also
includes continued operation and maintenance for the length of the
agreement.
LAZ Parking, which operates more than 40 CNG buses across
Southern California, has signed an agreement for an expected
800,000 gallons of Redeem.
Amato industries has renewed a commitment for an estimated
360,000 gallons of Redeem over the three-year contract to provide
RNG for the shuttle company’s 17 hotel and charter service shuttle
buses.
IRS Demo, a demolition company based in Los Angeles, has inked a
three-year agreement for approximately 225,000 gallons of Redeem.
The company has added three new CNG trucks to its 8-truck fleet,
which will fuel at Clean Energy’s station in Commerce, CA.
Fox Rent A Car has renewed a fuel contract for approximately
210,000 gallons of Redeem over three years to power its 17 CNG
rental car shuttles at Los Angeles International Airport and
McCarren Airport in Las Vegas.
Having doubled its natural gas street sweeper fleet in the past
36 months, Sunset Property Services in Irvine, CA, has signed a
three-year fuel renewal contract for an expected 180,000 gallons of
Redeem over the duration of the agreement.
Western Eagle Shuttle in the California Bay Area is now fueling
with Clean Energy, having signed a three-year contract for an
anticipated 90,000 gallons of Redeem to fuel passenger shuttles at
San Francisco International Airport.
Strides in Solid Waste
The City of Tucson, AZ, has signed a multi-year maintenance
agreement with Clean Energy. The City has over 75 CNG waste and
recycling trucks and 50 CNG transit buses that combined use over
two million gallons annually.
The City of Philadelphia has started to replace its diesel
refuse trucks with CNG trucks, contracting with Clean Energy to
retrofit its city garage to make it CNG-compliant. Clean Energy
will also design, build, operate and maintain a 43-truck private
time-fill CNG station, with room for expansion, at the same
location. The City has already received its first two CNG refuse
trucks which are temporarily fueling at Clean Energy’s Philadelphia
Airport Station. Philadelphia will be consuming an estimated
250,000 gallons of CNG when it reaches 43 trucks in 2021. Clean
Energy also has a ten-year maintenance contract for this
station.
The City of Spokane Solid Waste Collection department is a
designated solid waste hauler, providing residential and commercial
garbage, recycling, and yard waste/food scrap collection services.
In 2015, the City built a private CNG fueling station and started
converting its fleet of 70 refuse trucks. Spokane continues to grow
its CNG refuse fleet and currently operates approximately 40 CNG
trucks. The City and Clean Energy have agreed to extend their
existing comprehensive maintenance services agreement.
Homewood Disposal Inc., headquartered in Homewood, IL, is adding
13 CNG refuse trucks to its fleet that will fuel with an expected
150,000 gallons of CNG per year.
“Our CNG program continues to be a great success story for
Homewood Disposal and our customers,” said Kyle Yonkers, Homewood
Disposal. “For every diesel truck we replace with CNG, the
environmental impact helps our customers with cleaner air and
quieter trucks in their neighborhoods.”
Clean Energy has extended its multi-year Long Beach Transit
maintenance agreement. Long Beach Transit uses 100 percent Redeem
at its “LBT2” Transit Maintenance Facility, the home to 125 CNG
buses.
Expansion in Canada
BC Transit, which provides public transit services to dozens of
British Columbia communities located outside Metro Vancouver, has
once again contracted with Clean Energy to design, build and
maintain a CNG station in Langford. This agreement includes
upgrading the existing Langford garage and fueling island to make
them CNG-compatible. This station will initially fuel approximately
60 CNG buses with an ultimate capacity of 120 buses with a minimum
of 8 million gallons dispensed over the life of the 13-year
contract.
Long-time partner, Translink – Coast Mountain Bus, located in
Metro Vancouver, has signed a new multi-year maintenance agreement
with Clean Energy for its CNG stations located in Port Coquitlam,
Richmond and Surrey. As part of the agreement Clean Energy will be
replacing two old and smaller compressors with a new higher
capacity Clean Energy compressor, installing a new larger dryer and
providing PLC upgrades at Port Coquitlam. Approximately 25 million
gallons will be dispensed over 10 years.
“Clean Energy is very proud to continue our partnership with
Translink – Coast Mountain Bus and looks forward to working with
them as they continue to add to their fleet of approximately 300
clean burning natural gas buses located at their three stations,”
said Lindholm.
The City of London, Ontario, is transitioning a fleet of 37
refuse trucks to CNG at the rate of 10 vehicles per year over the
next few years. The trucks will fuel at the Clean Energy retail
station at the London Pilot Flying J station, consuming an
anticipated 51,000 gallons per year.
Clean Energy also renewed its CNG station maintenance agreements
with transit agencies for the Cities of Medicine Hat and Red Deer,
Alberta.
1Zero-Carbon is based on the average carbon index score
(approved by the California Air Resources Board) of Clean Energy’s
fuel supply portfolio.
About Clean Energy
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. is the leading provider of natural gas
fuel and renewable natural gas (RNG) fuel for transportation in the
United States and Canada, with a network of approximately 540
stations across North America that it owns or operates. Clean
Energy builds and operates compressed natural gas (CNG) and
liquefied natural gas (LNG) stations and delivers 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 at least 70%. Clean Energy owns natural gas
liquefaction facilities in California and Texas that produce LNG
for the transportation and other markets. For more information,
visit 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 without limitation
statements about the numbers of natural gas vehicles expected to be
deployed; amounts of RNG and natural gas fuel expected to be
consumed; and the benefits of natural gas vehicles, RNG and natural
gas. 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, without
limitation, the price of natural gas relative to gasoline and
diesel, and the cost and operating experience associated with
natural gas vehicles. The forward-looking statements made herein
speak only as of the date of this press release and, unless
otherwise required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to
publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect
subsequent events or circumstances. Additionally, the reports and
other documents the Company files with the SEC (available at
www.sec.gov) contain risk factors, which may cause actual results
to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained
in this news release.
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