Clean Energy Signs Multiple Fueling and Station Construction Agreements for Heavy-duty Trucking, Transit and Refuse Fleets
Trucking
Clean Energy to Design and
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The Kroger Co . (NYSE: KR), America's largest grocery retailer, announced plans to replace 40 diesel trucks based inClackamas, Ore. , with cleaner-burning natural gas trucks -
This LNG truck fleet deployment will serve Kroger's
Fred Meyer and QFC grocery chains inOregon andWashington . -
Clean Energy's Facility
Modification team will engineer and implement the necessary
modifications to bring Kroger's four vehicle maintenance bays in
Clackamas, Ore. , into code compliance for natural gas vehicles.
"This is the first step in Kroger's effort to transition our fleet to
alternative fuels," said
UPS Continues Largest Deployment of Heavy-Duty Natural Gas Trucks in
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10 additional LNG
trucks will begin fueling at Clean Energy's
Jacksonville, Fla. , station and are forecasted to consume approximately 246,000 DGEs of LNG annually. -
5 additional heavy-duty CNG
trucks will begin fueling at Clean Energy's station in downtown
Los Angeles, Calif. The trucks are forecasted to consume approximately 96,000 DGEs of CNG annually. - Together these 15 heavy-duty natural gas trucks are forecasted to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 647 metric tons, the equivalent of removing 134 passenger cars from the road annually.
Leading Hispanic Grocery Chain Cardenas Markets Signs Fueling Agreement with Clean Energy to Fuel CNG Truck Fleet
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Cardenas will deploy 15 heavy-duty CNG trucks in its private fleet;
fueling throughout Clean Energy's network in
California andNevada . Once fully-deployed, this fleet is expected to consume approximately 300,000 DGEs of CNG per year, the equivalent of reducing greenhouse gases by approximately 695 metric tons. - Cardenas plans to convert its entire fleet of over 50 trucks to CNG in the coming years.
"Our customers are like family. Using a cleaner fuel like natural gas
improves the air our customers breathe and helps keep costs low. By
partnering with Clean Energy we can continue providing our customers
with the value and quality they have come to expect from
Transit
Anaheim Transportation Network (ATN) Awards Clean Energy Contract to Design Mobile LNG Fueling Station Supported by Multi-year Operations, Maintenance and LNG Fueling Contract
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Clean Energy to provide customized mobile LNG fueling station,
facility maintenance and LNG fuel for ATN's fleet of 35 LNG
buses serving the
Anaheim Resort District . The District serves theme parks, local businesses and the surrounding community. - The fleet is forecasted to consume approximately 490,000 DGEs of LNG per year. This would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 847 metric tons, the equivalent of removing approximately 175 passenger cars from the road each year.
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As available, the fleet will fuel with Clean Energy's Redeem
renewable natural gas product. Redeem is the cleanest fuel
commercially available. Up to 90 percent cleaner than gasoline and
diesel, Redeem
is 100 percent renewable and available throughout
California . -
ATN will continue to fuel its fleet of approximately 15 CNG
buses at Clean Energy's public stations in
Southern California .
"ATN is pleased to expand collaboration with Clean Energy as we share
the same objective to provide transportation with environmentally
friendly fuels," said
Refuse
- Garden City Sanitation (GCS) San José, Calif., is converting its fleet of nearly 50 automated garbage collection vehicles to run on CNG. Currently 23 CNG refuse trucks are in service and the entire fleet is expected to be converted by mid-2015.
- Since earning its initial six-year collection contract with the City of San José in 2007, GCS has been awarded an eight-year extension. Operating natural gas vehicles has helped GCS comply with increasing emissions standards and the City of San José's Green Vision and Green Fleet Policy.
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Clean Energy is constructing its fourth time-fill CNG station for
Garden City Sanitation and its partners
Alameda County Industries ,Mission Trail Waste Systems andLivermore Sanitation, Inc. - Once fully-deployed, the fleet is forecasted to consume approximately 366,600 DGEs of CNG annually. This would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 580 metric tons annually, the equivalent of removing approximately 175 passenger cars.
Natural gas fuel costs up to
The Road Ahead
An insider's look at what this means for the Alternative Fuel
Industry from Clean Energy's President and CEO,
It is apparent why natural gas is center-stage at this year's Alternative Clean Transportation Expo—it is proving to be the alternative fuel of choice by many of the nation's leading fleets. The first of Kroger's LNG fleet deployment announced yesterday joins the growing chorus of fleets making the natural gas switch with Clean Energy. From UPS and Garden City Sanitation's continued nat gas rollout to ATN's mobile LNG fueling, we're excited to work with our customers on CNG, LNG and Redeem RNG fueling solutions that meet their needs.
About Clean Energy Fuels Corp.
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 number
of trucks expected to be deployed and the amount of natural gas fuel
expected to be consumed by each of
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