RNG production facility breaks ground in Dimmitt, Texas

On Wednesday, Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced it had broken ground on a renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility in Dimmitt, Texas.

The facility at South Fork Dairy will produce RNG, an ultra-clean transportation fuel made from organic waste giving it a negative carbon-intensity score. The dairy is also home to a 16,000-cow herd.

“We are excited to begin construction on the South Fork Texas project. Building anaerobic digesters at a large dairy like South Fork will help the dairy owner, Frank Brand, and his team collect and monetize sizeable amounts of manure waste while also benefiting from the environmental credits an RNG facility brings. We are proud to call Frank, who is one of the most well-respected people in the dairy industry, our partner,” Clay Corbus senior vice president of renewables at Clean Energy, said.

The $85 million project is expected to be completed in 2025. The South Fork Dairy facility is expected to be one of the largest RNG production developments in the county and, once finished, is anticipated to produce 2.6 million gallons of RNG annually. RNG fuel produced at the site will be distributed to Clean Energy’s nationwide network of stations.

“The project not only helps us convert our waste into a clean, useable sustainable fuel, but it also helps us with managing manure which for a dairy of our size is quite a feat. We do this while simultaneously reducing our environmental footprint – it’s a direction I hope many other dairies will look to pursuing,” Frank Brand, owner of South Fork Dairy, said.

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