Clean Energy Fuels Corp. and Covanta Energy Corporation, a company specializing in sustainable waste management and renewable energy, have jointly opened a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station, which was built as part of a nationwide partnership between the two companies to expand the CNG fueling infrastructure across the country.

The new station, built and maintained by Clean Energy onsite at Covanta’s energy-from-waste facility located in Newark, N.J., will supply CNG fuel to refuse trucks serving communities and businesses in Northern New Jersey and New York City. CNG fueling, combined with Covanta’s energy-from-waste facility, which processes post-recycled municipal solid waste into clean, renewable electricity, creates a compelling economic and environmentally friendly refuse management model the two companies plan to replicate across the United States.

Recovering energy from residual waste left over after recycling at energy-from-waste facilities such as the Covanta Essex facility offsets greenhouse gases and produces much needed renewable energy; reduces landfill use which preserves open space; protects the environment by employing state-of-the-art equipment and systems; and maximizes recycling and the reuse of resources, according to Covanta.
This Clean Energy and Covanta CNG fueling station project is partially funded by a U.S. Department of Energy Federal Stimulus Grant through the New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition, a non-profit organization that works to educate the public about the environmental benefits of switching to vehicles powered by alternative fuels.