Moving to expand its New York City network of CNG fueling facilities, Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has contracted to build and operate two new CNG stations in the area. The first station will be located in Queens, and the second CNG station will open adjacent to Newark’s Liberty International Airport. Designed to support growing fleets of CNG taxis, limousines and paratransit vehicles, the Queens and Newark Airport stations will also be available 24/7 for public access.
Clean Energy’s Queens CNG facility will be built on property owned by Gene Friedman, New York City’s largest taxi fleet owner. A substantial number of New York City taxis begin and end their work days in the general vicinity of the station. CNG station construction is set to begin in May of 2010 with a targeted opening slated for autumn 2010.
At Newark Liberty International Airport, Clean Energy will co-locate a CNG fuel station at a major new convenience store/fueling facility operated by GAZ Realty, a national developer of super-stations and multi-service airport plazas. The Clean Energy/Newark Airport Plaza CNG station is scheduled to open in June 2010.
The new facilities join Clean Energy’s existing CNG station at La Guardia Airport. In addition, as part of a recent agreement with utility operator National Grid, Clean Energy has assumed management responsibilities for four National Grid-owned CNG stations in the New York metropolitan area, including the station at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
“These new and existing facilities are strategic fueling locations that provide a cleaner, less expensive fuel option for taxi and shuttle fleets serving local airports and the New York metropolitan area,” said James Harger, Clean Energy Chief Marketing Officer.
Clean Energy is a provider of natural gas (CNG and LNG) for transportation in North America.
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