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                                                                                renewable energy, today announced that it
                                                                                achieved commercial operations at its landfill
                                                                                gas to renewable natural gas plant at Republic
                                                                                Services’ McCarty Road Landfill in Houston,
                                                                                Texas. This facility has a gross nameplate in
                                                                                excess of 1.1mn Dekatherms per year and
                                                                                is capable of processing 4,500 scfm of raw
                                                                                landfill gas.
                                                                                After breaking ground on the project in the
                                                                                second quarter of 2020, the Ameresco team
                                                                                successfully navigated the construction
       report on Thursday, giving a broad account   for commercial vehicles and industrial   challenges and equipment delays associated
       of how the company advanced a lower-  applications powered by hydrogen; developing   with a global pandemic and an active
       carbon future in 2020 while weathering the   infrastructure to support the use of hydrogen   hurricane season to reach mechanical
       pandemic. The report includes an analysis   for industry and fuel cell vehicles; and   completion in early December 2020, and
       of the company’s climate-related risks and   exploring opportunities to leverage Cummins   commercial operations in May 2021.
       opportunities as well as performance data on   electrolyser and fuel cell technologies at one   The landfill gas to renewable natural gas
       various environmental, social and governance   or more of Chevron’s domestic refineries.  project creates clean energy resources for the
       matters, underlining Phillips 66’s continued   “Chevron is committed to developing and   regional economy and reduces greenhouse
       commitment to transparency.         delivering affordable, reliable, ever-cleaner   gas emissions within the environment, while
       In his introductory letter to the report,   energy, and collaborating with Cummins is   contributing directly to Republic Services’
       Phillips 66 chairman and CEO, Greg Garland,   a positive step toward our goal of building   long-term sustainability goal to beneficially
       lauded the company’s resilience amid the   a large-scale business in a lower-carbon   reuse 50 percent more landfill gas by 2030.
       challenges of 2020. Phillips 66 had its best year  area that is complementary to our current   “We are proud of this innovative partnership
       yet in safety in 2020 and completed a number   offerings,” said Andy Walz, president of   because it allows us to utilise a natural
       of major projects, including the 845-mile-long   Chevron’s Americas Fuels & Lubricants.   byproduct of the landfill to create low-
       Gray Oak Pipeline. He also noted that the   “Hydrogen is just one lower-carbon solution   carbon transportation fuels and other forms
       company’s efforts didn’t revolve solely around   we are investing in that will position our   of renewable energy,” said Pete Keller, vice
       getting through the crisis.         customers to reduce the carbon intensity of   president of recycling and sustainability at
       “We also distinguished ourselves in how   their businesses and everyday lives. We’ve   Republic Services.
       we kept Phillips 66 moving forward into   also invested in developing and supplying   “Ameresco is excited to bring online another
       2021 and preparing for the future,” he   renewable natural gas, blending renewables   renewable natural gas facility, adding this new
       said. “We announced the Rodeo Renewed   into our fuels, coprocessing biofeedstocks in   asset to our operating portfolio. By leveraging
       project in California, which will convert   our refineries, and abatement projects that will  advanced technologies to transform the raw
       our San Francisco Refinery into one of the   reduce the carbon intensity of our operations.”  feedstock into a readily available renewable
       world’s largest renewable fuels facilities,   “Working with Chevron to advance hydrogen   fuel source, clean energy generated from
       and introduced our new Emerging Energy   technology and accelerate ecosystem   Republic’s McCarty Road Landfill can now be
       organisation. … We are committed to being   development helps us continue our goal   made available to further reduce our country’s
       part of the solution to help the world address   in enabling a carbon-neutral world,” said   reliance on fossil fuel,” said Mike Bakas,
       climate change.”                    Amy Davis, vice president and president   executive vice president of Ameresco. “We
       PHILLIPS 66, July 15, 2021          of New Power at Cummins. “The energy   are fortunate to have partnered with Republic
                                           transition is happening, and we recognise   Services and US Gain on a project that
       Chevron and Cummins                 the critical role hydrogen will play in our   exemplifies the green energy infrastructure of
                                                                                the future.”
                                           energy mix. We’ve deployed more than 2,000
       announce strategic                  fuel cells and 600 electrolysers around the   This long-term, collaborative partnership
                                                                                will result in a reduction of more than 61,000
                                           world and are exploring other hydrogen
       collaboration on hydrogen           alternatives including a hydrogen-fuelled   tons of CO2, which is equivalent to 103,000
                                           internal combustion engine as we continue to
                                                                                passenger cars removed from the roads, 58mn
       Chevron USA, through its Chevron    accelerate and harness hydrogen’s powerful   gallons of gasoline not combusted or 146,000
       Products Company division, and Cummins   potential.”                     acres of pine forest conserved every year over
       a global power and hydrogen technologies   CHEVRON USA AND CUMMINS, July 15, 2021  the project life.
       leader, announced a memorandum of                                        “We applaud Ameresco on their timely
       understanding (MoU) to explore a strategic   Ameresco reaches            completion of the McCarty Road Landfill
       alliance to develop commercially viable                                  project, given the hurdles faced,” said Mike
       business opportunities in hydrogen and other   commercial operation of   Koel, president of US Gain. “We’re excited
       alternative energy sources.                                              to take the newly created renewable natural
       The MoU provides the framework for   landfill gas to renewable           gas to the transportation market, satisfying
       Chevron and Cummins to initially collaborate                             decarbonisation goals for our fleet customers
       on four main objectives: advancing   natural gas plant                   and much desired air quality improvements
       public policy that promotes hydrogen as a                                for communities throughout the United
       decarbonising solution for transportation   Ameresco, a leading cleantech integrator   States.”
       and industry; building market demand   specialising in energy efficiency and   AMERESCO, July 15, 2021



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