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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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