NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Clean
Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE)
today announced its El Paso, Texas, America's
Natural Gas Highway station has opened. This enables heavy-duty
LNG truck fueling along the transcontinental Interstate 10 highway
between Los Angeles, Calif., and Houston, Texas. Additional natural
gas stations have opened or are under construction to support Clean
Energy's growing portfolio of natural
gas fuel customers in the heavy-duty trucking, refuse and ready-mix
market segments.
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Trucking
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Clean Energy Opens I-10 corridor from Los Angeles, Calif., to
Houston, Texas, to Heavy-duty LNG Truck Fueling by Opening its El
Paso, Texas, Station
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• Under a previously-announced fueling agreement, trucking company
EJ Madison hauling for Cardinal Health will fuel at the
newly-opened LNG station.
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Chavez Trucking Signs Multi-year Fueling Agreement with Clean
Energy to Open West Sacramento, Calif., LNG Station
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• Chavez Trucking is scheduled to deploy 15 heavy-duty LNG trucks
to haul bulk aggregate materials such as road-building and
construction materials.
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• Once fully-deployed this fleet is forecasted to consume
approximately 210,000 DGEs of LNG annually. This would reduce
greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 363 metric tons annually.
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• Clean Energy will support this fleet by opening its
public-access LNG station in West Sacramento, Calif.
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"For the last 25 years Chavez Trucking has been committed to
delivering the best service to our customers. Introducing LNG
tractors into our fleet will allow us to continue this tradition of
service by using a cleaner and more economic fuel which meets our
fleet's demanding weight and range requirements," said Adam Chavez,
general manager of Chavez Trucking.
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Refuse
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All American Waste in New Haven, Conn., Expands CNG Operations
with Second Natural Gas Fueling Facility to be Built and Operated
by Clean Energy
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• The new facility will be located at 19 Wheeler St., New Haven,
CT., and will have 40 time-fill fueling posts to fuel natural gas
refuse trucks. Two public-access fast-fill dispensers with four
fueling hoses will also be available. The facility is scheduled to
be operational by the fourth-quarter of 2014.
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• All American Waste has six CNG refuse trucks that will fuel at
the time-fill facility initially; additional natural gas vehicles
will be added to All American Waste's existing fleet of 40 CNG
refuse vehicles as they transition away from diesel-fueled trucks.
All American Waste and its other affiliates operate throughout
Connecticut and are evaluating additional CNG sites with Clean
Energy.
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"Just over one year ago we launched an initiative to operate
cleaner and quieter refuse trucks fueled at our first CNG facility
with Clean Energy. We are eager to expand this
environmentally-friendly initiative with a second station to
extend these benefits further," said Frank M. Antonacci of All
American Waste.
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Ready-Mix
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Delaware Valley Concrete Contracts with Clean Energy to Fuel
the First CNG Ready-mix Concrete Trucks in Pennsylvania
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• Delaware Valley Concrete has taken delivery of the first of 5
CNG ready-mix trucks in the company's initial step to convert its
entire fleet of 88 trucks to natural gas. This fleet will fuel at
Clean Energy's growing public-access natural gas station network
in Pennsylvania.
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• Once fully-deployed, the fleet is forecasted to consume
approximately 700,000 DGEs of CNG per year which is expected to
reduce greenhouse gases by 1,622 metric tons annually. This is
approximately the equivalent of removing 335 passenger cars from
the road each year.
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"We are proud to be the first company in Pennsylvania to fuel
ready-mix trucks with natural gas. This innovative approach to
using a domestic and cleaner-burning fuel is yet another way we
continue to serve our community in an environmentally-sustainable
way," said Mario DiLiberto, president of Delaware Valley Concrete.
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Natural
gas fuel costs up to $1.50 less per gallon than gasoline or diesel,
depending on local market conditions. The use of natural gas fuel not
only reduces operating costs for vehicles, but also reduces greenhouse
gas emissions up to 30% in light-duty vehicles and 23% in medium to
heavy-duty vehicles. In addition, nearly all natural gas consumed in
North America is produced domestically.
The Road Ahead
An insider's look at what this means for the Alternative Fuel
Industry from Clean Energy's President and CEO, Andrew
J. Littlefair:
The I-10 from LA to Houston is another link in America's goods-movement
infrastructure now fueling with natural gas. One corridor at a time, our
nationwide network is opening and changing how America moves. As testing
and deployment of natural gas continues in trucking, customers like All
American Waste are working with us to expand their natural gas station
footprint and convert entire fleets to natural gas. Yesterday, long-time
customer Waste Management celebrated the milestone of deploying over
3,000 natural gas refuse trucks. Waste
Management's natural gas story began with our team in Palm Desert,
Calif., back in the 1990s and they continue to lead the refuse industry
in natural gas vehicle deployment. This is taking place while new fleet
applications such as CNG ready-mix concrete trucks are adding
incremental fuel volume to our existing station network as seen in
Pennsylvania. We're pleased to see this diversification across market
segments as natural gas finds more applications on America's roads.
About Clean Energy Fuels Corp.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) is the leading provider of
natural gas fuel for transportation in North America. We build and
operate compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG)
fueling stations; manufacture CNG and LNG equipment and technologies for
ourselves and other companies; develop renewable natural gas (RNG)
production facilities; and deliver more CNG, LNG and Redeem RNG fuel
than any other company in the U.S. 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 number of
trucks expected to be deployed and the amount of natural gas fuel
expected to be consumed by Chavez, All American Waste and Delaware
Valley Concrete, and the benefits of natural gas relative to gasoline
and diesel. 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 trucks. 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.
Clean Energy Media Contact:
Patric Rayburn, 949-437-1411
patric.rayburn@cleanenergyfuels.com
or
Clean
Energy Investor Contact:
Tony Kritzer, 949-437-1403
tkritzer@cleanenergyfuels.com
Source: Clean Energy Fuels Corp.
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