Clean Energy Fuels Breaks Ground on $85 Million RNG Facility at South Fork Dairy
The project, including the construction of digesters and a processing plant, is projected to cost approximately $85 million and is slated for completion in 2025. Upon completion, the South Fork Dairy facility is expected to be one of the largest RNG production developments in the United States, with an anticipated annual production of 2.6 million gallons of RNG. The RNG produced will be integrated into Clean Energy’s nationwide network of fueling stations.
“We are excited to begin construction on the South Fork Texas project. Building anaerobic digesters at a large dairy like South Fork will help the dairy owner, Frank Brand, and his team collect and monetize sizeable amounts of manure waste while also benefiting from the environmental credits an RNG facility brings. We are proud to call Frank, who is one of the most well-respected people in the dairy industry, our partner,” said Clay Corbus, Senior Vice President of Renewables at Clean Energy.
Frank Brand, owner of South Fork Dairy, commented, “The project not only helps us convert our waste into a clean, useable sustainable fuel, but it also helps us with managing manure which for a dairy of our size is quite a feat. We do this while simultaneously reducing our environmental footprint – it’s a direction I hope many other dairies will look to pursuing.”
Agriculture accounts for nearly 10 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Capturing methane from farm waste can significantly reduce these emissions. RNG is a transportation fuel made entirely from organic waste and reduces GHG emissions by an average of 300% compared to diesel. It is so clean that the California Air Resources Board gives RNG from dairy farms an average carbon-intensity score of -330, substantially lower than electric vehicles charging with today’s grid electricity.
About Clean Energy
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. is the leading provider of the cleanest fuel for the transportation market in the United States. The company’s mission is to decarbonize transportation through the development and delivery of renewable natural gas (RNG), a sustainable fuel derived by capturing methane from organic waste. Clean Energy fuels thousands of vehicles, from airport shuttles to city buses to waste and heavy-duty trucks, reducing climate-harming greenhouse gases. They operate a vast network of fueling stations across the U.S. and Canada, along with RNG production facilities at dairy farms.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press 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, involving risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including without limitation statements about the amounts and timing of renewable natural gas expected to be produced or consumed, the timing and scope of construction, the potential development of the consumer market for RNG, the amounts and timing of manure expected to be produced, the environmental benefits of Clean Energy’s fuels, and the availability of environmental and tax incentives. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the date of this press release, and unless otherwise required by law, Clean Energy undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
Photo Clean Energy team at South Fork Dairy RNG facility development site by Business Wire
