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Big Blue Bus to Introduce 'RNG' Technology

The Big Blue Bus (BBB) in Santa Monica, CA, will be among the first U.S. public transit agencies to convert its fleet from liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Redeem™, a new fuel product that the producer, Clean Energy Fuels Corp., calls “renewable natural gas” (RNG).

BBB has been fueling its vehicles since 2012 with LNG and compressed natural gas supplied by Clean Energy. The system has unveiled a new bus ad campaign promoting “bigger, bluer skies” to  emphasize the lower emissions and sustainability of the new fuel.

“[Santa Monica] 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 Transit Director Ed King.

Clean Energy defines Redeem as renewable LNG, non-fracked methane harvested from organic waste in landfills. This gas has historically been burned off into the atmosphere, according to the company, but advances in renewable technology allow harvesting of the gas through a series of membranes implanted in the ground of landfills. Following filtration and refining, the liquid fuel is transported via pipeline to end users.
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