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    Clean Energy Fuels Unveils 2 New RNG Stations in Dallas for Heavy-Duty and Fleet Refueling

    Feb. 28, 2024
    The stations are strategically located near distribution centers and allow trucks to utilize RNG while helping expand Clean Energy’s fueling network of over 600 stations
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    Clean Energy Fuels has introduced two new fueling stations - one in North Fort Worth, near Alliance and DFW airports, and another in South Dallas close to I-45, I-35, and I-20 - offering renewable natural gas (RNG) to heavy-duty trucks and other fleet vehicles.

    The stations are strategically located near distribution centers and allow trucks to utilize RNG while helping expand Clean Energy’s fueling network of over 600 stations.

    The North Fort Worth station is located at 895 Railhead Drive, Haslet, TX 76177, adjacent to Alliance Airport. It occupies 8 acres and is equipped with multiple fast-fill fuel dispensers, allowing heavy-duty vehicles to get in and out within 10-15 minutes with a full tank of RNG. 

    It also offers 82 private overnight fueling posts for heavy-duty trucks, allowing for cost-effective fueling, as well as 54 parking bays for box trucks and 140 for drivers’ personal vehicles.

    The South Dallas station is located at 4480 Logistics Drive in Dallas, TX, and occupies 5.7 acres near Lancaster, bordered by I-35 to the east, I-20 to the north, and I-45 to the west. It is equipped with multiple fast-fill dispensers, 80 private overnight fuel posts for heavy-duty trucks, 120 parking places for drivers’ vehicles, and 41 for box trucks.

    A new 15-liter natural gas engine for heavy-duty trucks, the Cummins’ X15N, is anticipated to be commercially available by the end of 2024. It is being tested by Walmart, Werner, Knight-Swift, FedEx Freight, and UPS. 

    Seven hundred Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) buses, hundreds of sanitation trucks, airport shuttles, and other vehicles support DFW and Austin-Bergstrom airports operating on RNG.

    “The Dallas-Fort Worth area is already one of the biggest transportation hubs in the country, and it is only getting bigger,” said Chad Lindholm, senior vice president of sales at Clean Energy. “These two new stations will provide heavy-duty truck fleets with the ease of fueling with RNG, which is becoming more recognized as the cleanest, most affordable, and readily available alternative fuel for the transportation market.” 

    Clean Energy is also investing in the production of RNG at dairy farms in the U.S. A facility at Del Rio Dairy in Friona, TX, started producing RNG in 2023, and another is expected to initiate construction at South Fork Dairy in Dimmitt, TX. 

    About the Author

    EnergyTech Staff

    Rod Walton is senior editor for EnergyTech.com. He has spent 14 years covering the energy industry as a newspaper and trade journalist.

    Walton formerly was energy writer and business editor at the Tulsa World. Later, he spent six years covering the electricity power sector for Pennwell and Clarion Events. He joined Endeavor and EnergyTech in November 2021.

    He can be reached at [email protected]. 

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