Big Blue Bus, Fueling a Renewable Future One Bus at a Time
July 16 2015 - 06:00AM
Business Wire
The City of Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus (BBB) announced today
that it has become one of the country’s first municipal transit
authorities to convert its fleet to renewable natural gas (RNG),
rated 90% cleaner than diesel and considered the cleanest
transportation fuel available. Earlier this year, BBB modified its
original agreement with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) to
transition the supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) for its fleet
to Clean Energy’s Redeem™ renewable LNG (Redeem™), which is
non-fracked methane harvested from organic waste in landfills.
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Big Blue Bus, Fueling a Renewable Future
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With the announcement, BBB unveiled a new Bus ad campaign called
“Bigger, Bluer, Skies” to emphasize the lower emissions and
sustainability of this type of fuel.
Big Blue Bus has been fueling its LNG and Compressed Natural Gas
(CNG) fleet of motor coaches with fuel supplied by Clean Energy
since 2012. The process of harvesting and processing Redeem™
provides a product that has fewer impurities than conventional
natural gas and is a cleaner burning fuel source.
“City Council has voiced its support for non-fracked,
sustainable sources of fuel, and Redeem™ delivers a fuel made
entirely of waste; a more sustainable product at an equal cost.
This makes BBB’s partnership with Clean Energy to use the Redeem™
fuel a win-win solution,” said BBB’s Transit Director, Ed King.
The City of Santa Monica is a nationally recognized leader for
its sustainability policies and actions. BBB has progressively
contributed to the City’s sustainability narrative through its use
of alternative fuel and ultimate phasing out of diesel-fueled motor
coaches. Through this commitment, clean burning and Renewable
Natural Gas now power BBB’s entire fleet. The modification to the
original agreement with Clean Energy to furnish and deliver
Renewable Methane Gas, as a replacement for traditional Liquid
Natural Gas, is cost neutral to the City. The addition of Redeem™
is a next step in BBB’s and the City’s sustainability
portfolio.
“Big Blue Bus is a leader in sustainability and our ability to
partner with it and provide a completely recyclable natural gas
fueling option helps reduce emissions locally and shows other
cities the power in using Redeem™ renewable fuel,” said Peter
Grace, Clean Energy’s senior vice president for sales and
finance.
About Redeem™:
Renewable Liquefied Natural Gas, Redeem™, is non-fracked
methane, harvested from landfills. This gas has historically been
burned off into the atmosphere. However, with advances in renewable
technology, the gas is now harvested through a series of membranes
implanted in the ground of landfills. Renewable Methane Gas is
processed through a filtration and refining process and transported
via pipeline to end users. As a result of the harvesting and
filtration process, it is found that Renewable Methane Gas has
fewer impurities than conventional Natural Gas and thus is a
cleaner burning fuel source. Operating City transit buses through
this waste-to-energy fuel source, Big Blue Bus contributes to
fulfilling the City’s commitment to protecting the Environment by
utilizing the cleanest transportation fuel source available.
To watch a short video about how Redeem™ is made, see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VapWtJGVEw.
About the Big Blue Bus
Big Blue Bus operates a fleet of 200 vehicles transporting more
than 61,000 passengers daily across a 51-square mile service area.
Nationally recognized for its long-standing commitment to a cleaner
environment, the entire fleet operates on alternative fuels,
including liquefied and compressed natural gas (LNG/CNG), which
helps to cut emissions by over 80 percent. Serving Santa Monica and
the Los Angeles area since 1928, Big Blue Bus has won numerous
awards for its customer service, safety and efficiency.
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