PARIS, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Through their
joint venture, TotalEnergies and its U.S. partner Clean Energy are
launching the construction of their first biomethane
production unit, in Friona, Texas.
The biomethane will be used as an alternative fuel for mobility,
thus contributing to decarbonize road transportation.
Located on the Del Rio Dairy farm, the facility will be fueled
by the onsite supply of livestock manure to produce more than
40 GWh of biomethane per year. The biomethane will be
distributed in the United States
by Clean Energy through its network of fueling stations, enabling
the supply of renewable gas to between 200 and 300 trucks per
year.
By processing cow manure, a significant source of methane
emissions, and substituting fossil fuels with renewable energies,
the project will avoid some 45,000 tonnes of CO2e
emissions per year[1].
"We are pleased to consolidate our entry into the U.S.
biomethane market by jointly developing this first production unit
on the Del Rio Dairy farm, through our joint venture with Clean
Energy," said Laurent Wolffsheim, Senior Vice
President Green Gases & Growth at TotalEnergies. "This
project marks another step in TotalEnergies' transformation into a
multi-energy company, and in the implementation of its ambition to
be a major player in renewables."
"This project at Del Rio Dairy helps to address the increasing
demand for RNG by fleets and is a great example of our
partnership with TotalEnergies, one of the world's leading and most
sustainably-minded energy companies," said Andrew J. Littlefair, president and CEO, Clean
Energy, "RNG, one of the cleanest fuels on the planet, manages
greenhouse gas emissions and tackles global warming. The added
RNG production from Del Rio will
help us meet our target to provide this 100% negative carbon
emissions fuel at all of our North American stations by 2025."
Through the acquisition of an interest in Clean Energy in
May 2018, TotalEnergies became the
largest shareholder of the U.S. leader in natural gas vehicle
fuels, with a stake of some 19% today. In March 2021, the two
partners set up a 50/50 joint venture to speed up the
development of biomethane production in the United States.
TotalEnergies and Biomethane
Biomethane is a renewable
gas that has a key role to play in the energy transition.
TotalEnergies is the segment leader in France, with close to 500 GWh of
production capacity, and aims to become a major player in
biomethane internationally by partnering with market leaders in
other geographies, such as Clean Energy in the United States and Adani in India. The
Company is active across the entire biomethane value chain, from
project development to marketing of biomethane and its by-products
(biofertilizers, bioCO2). It aims to produce 2 TWh
of biomethane per year by 2025 – equivalent to the average annual
consumption of 670,000 U.S. consumers, and a reduction in
CO2 emissions of 400,000 tonnes.
About Clean Energy
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. is the
north American largest provider of the cleanest fuel for the
transportation market. Our mission is to decarbonize transportation
through the development and delivery of renewable natural gas
(RNG), a sustainable fuel derived from organic waste. Clean Energy
allows thousands of vehicles, from airport shuttles to city buses
to waste and heavy-duty trucks, to reduce their amount of
climate-harming greenhouse gas. We operate a vast network of
fueling stations across the U.S. and Canada. Visit www.cleanenergyfuels.com and
follow @ce_renewables on Twitter.
About TotalEnergies
TotalEnergies (NYSE: TTE)
(Euronext Paris: TTE) is a global multi-energy company that
produces and markets energies: oil and biofuels, natural gas and
green gases, renewables and electricity. Our 105,000 employees are
committed to energy that is ever more affordable, cleaner, more
reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in
more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development
in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations
to contribute to the well-being of people.
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CO2
equivalent is the metric used to measure various greenhouse gas
emissions (methane, CO2, etc.), based on their global
warming potential.
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