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positions executed at favourable prices, we the construction of their first biomethane the world’s first hydrogen fuelling of a
have locked in sufficient cash flow to repay production unit, in Friona, Texas. The commercial marine vessel was successfully
acquisition debt in a timely manner, which biomethane will be used as an alternative fuel completed on November 18 at All American
aligns with our stated goal to reduce our total for mobility, thus contributing to decarbonise Marine shipyard, and the vessel is now
debt to a target range of $3.0-3.5bn,” said Bill road transportation. beginning its final sea trials before delivery.
Way, Southwestern Energy president and chief Located on the Del Rio Dairy farm, the The event is monumental step towards
executive officer. facility will be fuelled by the onsite supply of decarbonisation of the worldwide shipping
SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY, November 29, 2021 livestock manure to produce more than 40 industry and showcases the United States’
GWh of biomethane per year. The biomethane energy transition away from fossil fuels.
will be distributed in the United States by The new 75-passenger ferry, called the
ENERGY TRANSITION Clean Energy through its network of fuelling Sea Change, received hydrogen into its 242
stations, enabling the supply of renewable gas kg tanks on the upper deck. It uses that
Chesapeake Energy to between 200 and 300 trucks per year. hydrogen in fuel cells producing electricity to
By processing cow manure, a significant
power electric motors for distances up to 300
launches new ESG site; source of methane emissions, and substituting nautical miles, and speeds up to 20 knots –
similar capabilities as diesel-powered vessels –
fossil fuels with renewable energies, the
enhances reporting project will avoid some 45,000 tonnes of CO2e with the added benefits of zero exhaust smoke
emissions per year.
or other emissions and very little vibration
transparency and outlines into the US biomethane market by jointly and noise.
“We are pleased to consolidate our entry
The fuel loaded in the vessel’s tanks
path for achieving climate developing this first production unit on the includes green hydrogen, produced in
Del Rio Dairy farm, through our joint venture
California by an electrolyser powered with
goals with Clean Energy,” said Laurent Wolffsheim, renewable solar power, which results in zero
Senior Vice President Green Gases & Growth
carbon emissions in the production of the fuel
Chesapeake Energy today announced the at TotalEnergies. “This project marks another as well.
launch of its environmental, social and step in TotalEnergies’ transformation “While it’s taken us years to get to this
governance (ESG) microsite – a site dedicated into a multi-energy company, and in the point, the timing couldn’t be better,” says Pace
to the company’s ESG reporting and progress implementation of its ambition to be a major Ralli, CEO of SWITCH Maritime. “In this
toward its climate-related targets. In addition player in renewables.” moment, our nation is more committed than
to providing performance data and program “This project at Del Rio Dairy helps to ever to making the transition to a carbon-free
updates, the ESG site outlines a path for address the increasing demand for RNG economy. Hydrogen will play a major role in
achieving the company’s ambitious ESG goals by fleets and is a great example of our that future, and major players in the maritime
including net zero direct greenhouse gas partnership with TotalEnergies, one of the industry are ready to decarbonize. We are
(GHG) emissions by 2035. world’s leading and most sustainably-minded grateful to all our partners, and proud to play
“Operating responsibly and firmly energy companies,” said Andrew J. Littlefair, a small role in accelerating the widescale
embracing a lower carbon future are critically president and CEO, Clean Energy, “RNG, one adoption of hydrogen power. Hopefully this is
important to Chesapeake’s sustainable of the cleanest fuels on the planet, manages just the first domino to fall.”
success,” said Nick Dell’Osso, Chesapeake’s greenhouse gas emissions and tackles global The fuelling follows the regulatory
president and chief executive officer. “With warming. The added RNG production from approval in October by the United States
a dedicated ESG microsite, Chesapeake’s Del Rio will help us meet our target to provide Coast Guard (USCG) of the hydrogen
commitment and path to delivering this 100% negative carbon emissions fuel at all powertrain and storage systems onboard the
meaningful ESG improvements across our of our North American stations by 2025.” Sea Change, representing the culmination of
business are fully transparent. We encourage Through the acquisition of an interest in years of cooperation with the USCG focused
our stakeholders to use the metrics, targets Clean Energy in May 2018, TotalEnergies on safely integrating hydrogen power and
and strategies defined throughout the site to became the largest shareholder of the U.S. storage systems on passenger vessels. The
review our current status and understand the leader in natural gas vehicle fuels, with a achievement of this significant milestone
steps we are taking to responsibly meet today’s stake of some 19% today. In March 2021, the unlocks the possibility of many future
energy needs.” two partners set up a 50/50 joint venture to deployments of similar hydrogen power
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY, December 01, 2021 speed up the development of biomethane systems on all vessel types – including ocean-
production in the United States. going containerships.
United States: TotalEnergies TOTALENERGIES AND CLEAN ENERGY, SWITCH MARITIME, November 30, 2021
November 30, 2021
and Clean Energy launch SWITCH Maritime completes
the construction of their first-ever hydrogen fuelling

first biogas unit

Through their joint venture, TotalEnergies and of maritime vessel in US
its US partner Clean Energy are launching SWITCH Maritime is pleased to announce

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