CalBio, Dairy Farmers and Chevron Announce First RNG
24 Septiembre 2020 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
California Bioenergy LLC (CalBio), Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and local
dairy farmers today announced their joint venture, CalBioGas LLC,
successfully achieved first renewable natural gas (RNG) production
from dairy farms in Kern County. The milestone underpins the
partners’ commitment to provide affordable, reliable, and
ever-cleaner energy to California consumers.
Manure storage on dairy farms results in the release of methane,
a greenhouse gas. CalBio brings technology and operational
experience to help build digesters and methane capture projects to
convert this methane to a beneficial use as RNG. CalBio, dairy
farmers and Chevron are providing funding for digester projects
across three geographic clusters in Kern, Tulare and Kings
counties. As they are completed, these projects will mitigate the
dairies’ methane emissions and reduce greenhouse emissions from
livestock.
The dairy biomethane projects are designed to send dairy biogas
to a centralized processing facility where it will be upgraded to
RNG and injected into local utility SoCalGas’ pipeline. The RNG is
then marketed as an alternative fuel for heavy-duty trucks and
buses.
“The project is the result of efforts of a remarkable range of
stakeholders, including the California Department of Food and
Agriculture, the California Energy Commission and the California
Public Utility Commission. CalBio also is honored to be supported
by a group of California’s dairy farmers, Farm Credit West and
Chevron, California’s largest energy company,” said N. Ross
Buckenham, CalBio’s CEO. “These projects bring so many win-wins –
they help create local jobs, improve local air quality by producing
renewable natural gas for use in low-NOX emission fleets, and
reduce dairy methane emissions.”
With other recent Chevron announcements – such as the
Adopt-a-Port initiative with Clean Energy Fuels – this milestone
further demonstrates the company’s action areas to increase
renewables in support of its business and invest in lower-carbon
technologies.
“This is an exciting milestone that speaks to the capabilities
and can-do attitude of our partners – CalBio and dairy farmers – to
bring this RNG to the California vehicle fuels market,” said Andy
Walz, president, Chevron Americas Products. “Chevron is increasing
RNG in support of our business and is making targeted investments
and establishing partnerships, as we evaluate many emerging sources
of energy and the role they will play in our portfolio. And as a
proud California company, we are pleased that local communities in
the state will benefit from this investment.”
About California Bioenergy
CalBio is a leading developer of dairy digesters for generating
renewable electricity and vehicle fuel in California. Founded in
2006, CalBio has worked closely with the dairy industry and state
agencies to develop programs to help the state achieve its methane
reduction goals while delivering a new revenue source to California
dairies. For more information, visit: www.calbioenergy.com
About Chevron
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. is a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, one
of the world's leading integrated energy companies. Through its
subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide, Chevron Corp is
involved in virtually every facet of the energy industry. Chevron
explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas;
refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and
lubricants; manufactures and sells petrochemicals and additives;
generates power; and develops and deploys technologies that enhance
business value in every aspect of the company's operations. Chevron
is based in San Ramon, Calif. More information about Chevron is
available at www.chevron.com.
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N. Ross Buckenham, CalBio CEO rbuckenham@calbioenergy.com
t. (559) 667-9560 x1
Sean Comey, Chevron External Affairs
seancomey@chevron.com t. (925) 842-5509
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