Clean Energy delivers 143 million gallons of renewable natural gas

The natural gas retailer has the ambitious goal to exclusively offer zero-carbon Redeem at all of its stations by 2025.

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. delivered 143 million gallons of Redeem Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) last year as robust sales of the carbon-neutral transportation fuel continued in 2019, closing out the year with significant deals throughout North America.

The environmental impact of replacing 143 million gallons of diesel fuel with RNG is the equivalent of reducing 745,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions—also equal to planting 12 million trees, or removing 158,000 cars off the road, or reducing 260,000 tons of waste that would otherwise be sent to the landfill, according to Clean Energy Fuels.

Redeem was the first commercially available RNG vehicle fuel in the U.S., derived from capturing biogenic methane that is produced from the decomposition of organic waste from dairies, landfills, and wastewater treatment plants.

“Fleets are discovering that RNG, together with natural gas engine technology, is a proven solution that can significantly decrease the impact of harmful emissions and reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” said Chad Lindholm, vice president, Clean Energy Fuels.

In 2019, Clean Energy unveiled ambitious goals to exclusively offer zero-carbon Redeem at all of its fuelling stations by 2025.

Clean Energy’s 2019 Redeem totals were bolstered by a seven-year contract with UPS for 170 million gallons to fuel their large fleet of natural gas heavy-duty trucks around the country, the largest purchase of RNG ever in the U.S.

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. owns and operates some 540 stations across North America.