Clean Energy Selected as Preferred Vendor for Cummins Facility Modifications; Opens Multiple Stations and Extends Long-Term Contracts
Clean Energy's Facility
Modification Services (FMS) provides natural gas facility
assessments and design/build services for the natural gas industry
assisting customers in
Clean Energy FMS is also installing its proprietary
The FMS team is also providing design and build services for three
In addition to the expanding FMS business, Clean Energy announced the following agreements in the Trucking, Transit and Refuse sectors:
Trucking
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Midway Ford Truck Center, Inc. and Clean Energy held a ceremony onAugust 9th to open a compressed natural gas (CNG) station inKansas City, Missouri . The station is adjacent to vehicle up-fitter businesses that will provide CNG conversions and vehicle equipment for Ford Commercial Trucks equipped with CNG-prepped gasoline engines, including Transit Van and F-150 pickup trucks which are both manufactured at the nearbyFord Assembly Plant .John Ruppert , Director of Commercial Vehicle Sales & Marketing for Ford Motor Company, said that "for many of our commercial fleet customers, sustainability and alternative fuels has become a key component of their business plans. Having options like CNG provides them with choices in how they may choose to implement those plans."
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Baldor Specialty Foods , one of the largest distributors of fresh produce and specialty foods in the North East, has begun making the transition to natural gas for its fleet after testing a CNG truck provided by Clean Energy. Headquartered in theBronx, New York , Baldor saw the opportunity to operate the Class-8 CNG truck as a unique way to explore the benefits of fueling with natural gas first hand. Baldor will be fueling at Clean Energy's National Grid station inEverett, Massachusetts .
"We had been looking at natural gas for our fleet for some time, and the demo truck program was a perfect way for us to test it out," saidSteve Tufo , Director of Transportation. "After two weeks of operating the truck on a daily basis, the results were clear and we look forward to adding additional natural gas trucks to our fleet."
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Clean Energy expanded its America's Natural Gas Highway™ with a ribbon
cutting ceremony in July to open a new CNG station in
Conley, Georgia .Anchor Fleet G&P Trucking Company , and additional fleet representatives, were present to celebrate the occasion. The public liquefied natural gas (LNG) station is expected to dispense approximately 270,000 gasoline gallon equivalents (GGEs) per year. -
In addition to opening truck-friendly stations, Clean Energy has added
Davenport Transport , aUnited States Postal Service carrier based out ofBlairsville, Georgia , to its list of trucking customers. Additionally, existing customerBimbo Bakeries USA , the largest baker inthe United States , has recently added additional natural gas vehicles to its alternative-fuel fleet.
Transit
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The
City of Santa Clarita has extended a 4 year agreement with Clean Energy for the operation & maintenance of the city's CNG fueling stations, which represents approximately 1.3 million GGEs per year. The city has continued to expand their CNG fleet of more than 70 vehicles within theTransit Department , and has also expanded its CNG fleet in the pool and Public Works departments. -
Clean Energy has been awarded a construction agreement with the
City of Culver City, California to replace and install new CNG equipment at the city'sTransportation Department . This project will enhanceCulver City's existing fueling facilities, and will support the continued success of their expanding CNG program of more than 100 CNG vehicles. -
Atlas Refuel has contracted with Clean Energy to build, own and
operate a natural gas fueling station at
San Jose International Airport . The public station will support airport and other fleets and is anticipated to dispense approximately 300,000 gasoline gallon equivalents (GGE's) per year. -
The Sacramento County Airport System has contracted with Clean Energy
for a multi-year repair and maintenance agreement for its
Sacramento International Airport station. Clean Energy will perform repairs and take over maintenance at the station which will fuel an anticipated 500,000 GGEs per year to airport and municipal vehicles. -
The
Port of Oakland has extended Clean Energy's ten-year operation & maintenance agreement for another five years with an additional five year option for theOakland International Airport station. The station provides fueling services to the port authority's natural gas fleet, as well to vehicles which service the airport. -
Clean Energy has been commissioned to construct a CNG station for the
Kent School District inKent, Washington . The station, which will also be maintained by Clean Energy, is expected to fuel 20 buses and distribute approximately 40,000 GGEs per year for the 4th largest school district in the state. -
Valley Metro, the regional public transportation agency for greater
Phoenix , has extended a CNG station operations and maintenance agreement with Clean Energy for an additional 5 years. Such agreement covers Valley Metro'sMesa facility and represents approximately 1.4 million GGEs per year. Clean Energy also operates and maintains Valley Metro'sTempe natural gas fueling facility. -
Desert Sands Unified School District has awarded Clean Energy a three-year maintenance contract for its station inLa Quinta, California . The station will support the district's 40 CNG buses, which represents as much as 90,000 GGEs per year.
Refuse
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Homewood Disposal, a refuse company servicing over 12,500 commercial
customers throughout
Indiana andIllinois , held a ribbon cutting ceremony last Thursday to unveil its new CNG fueling station inHomewood, Illinois . Clean Energy constructed, and will provide operations and maintenance services for the station, which includes 40 time-fill posts and will begin offering fueling to the general public next month. -
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City of Scottsdale has renewed its operations & maintenance contract with Clean Energy for an additional year. The station, which supports the city's natural gas refuse fleet, dispenses over 300,000 GGEs per year. -
Republic Services, one of the nation's largest refuse companies,
opened a new CNG station in
Wilsonville, Oregon onJune 10th . The station, was built and will be operated and maintained by Clean Energy.
In addition to these projects,
Natural gas fuel costs less than gasoline or diesel, depending on local
market conditions. The use of natural gas fuel also reduces greenhouse
gas emissions up to 21 percent and up to 90 percent with the use of
renewable natural gas. In addition, nearly all natural gas consumed in
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to be consumed, the completion of natural gas upgrades and vehicle
facilities, and the benefits of natural gas relative to gasoline and
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