Clean Energy opens new RNG fueling station in New York City

Clean Energy Fuels Corp., Newport Beach, California, opened its newest natural gas fueling station in Hunts Point, New York. The station is the first in New York City to exclusively offer renewable natural gas (RNG) for medium- and heavy-duty vehicle fleets, according to the company.

“This long-envisioned station will serve fleets operating in Hunts Point with a lower-cost alternative to diesel fuel that can lead to substantial reductions in truck-related pollution and greenhouse gas emissions,” Chad Lindholm, vice president of sales for Clean Energy, says.

The Hunts Point station will exclusively offer Clean Energy’s Redeem, which is the first commercially available RNG vehicle fuel derived from capturing biogenic methane emitted from decomposing organic materials at dairies, landfills and wastewater treatment plants. Redeem enables at least 70 percent reduction in carbon emissions when displacing diesel or gasoline, according to California Air Resources Board (CARB) estimates.

Trucks fueling with Redeem represent a significant reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. For example, 100 trucks running on RNG can lower GHG as much as 9,294 metric tons annually. This is equivalent to planting 237,942 trees, removing 1,961 cars off the road or recycling 3,331 tons of waste that would otherwise be sent to the landfill.

“I applaud and congratulate Clean Energy today on making a renewable natural gas fueling station a reality for Hunts Point trucking fleets in the South Bronx. Natural Gas trucks, particularly ones fueled by renewable natural gas, have a tremendously low carbon footprint, which is important for communities disproportionately affected by diesel emissions,” New York City Department of Transportation Bronx Borough Commissioner Nivardo Lopez says. “The addition of this station now makes possible and plausible the transition of large portions of Hunts Point fleet industries to this cleaner, domestically produced fuel.”

“This new Hunts Point station is no ordinary fueling station. It is the first in the city to supply only the renewable form of natural gas made from waste,” Joanna Underwood, founder of New York City-based Energy Vision, says. “Private and public fleets that fill up here can provide their critical services with virtually no health-threatening air pollution or greenhouse gases. Bravo to Clean Energy for helping our city achieve its clean air and climate goals.”

In addition to the Hunts Point location, Clean Energy operates four natural gas stations in New York City, including at LaGuardia and JFK Airports, and two stations in Brooklyn.