GAIN Clean Fuel opens new CNG station in Colorado

GAIN Clean Fuel, a division of US Oil, cut the ribbon Thursday on a new compressed natural gas station (CNG) in Aurora, Colorado, just east of Denver.

“Our customers recognize both the economic and environmental benefits of CNG,” said Erick Johnson, business development manager for GAIN Clean Fuel. “We continue to see growth in the demand. We hope that regional carriers take advantage of this GAIN station and our growing network and see them as an incentive to consider converting their fleets.”

The new GAIN station provides easy-access, fast-fill capabilities and is strategically located for carriers along a major shipping corridor, according to company officials, who note that GAIN is on track to build 100 stations across the US over the next three years.

“This is a great partnership and one we encourage other carriers to consider,” said Tyler Svitak, clean cities manager at the American Lung Association in Colorado.

“Utilizing natural gas as a transportation fuel offers significant economic and air quality benefits," he added. "CNG is domestically produced in Colorado and throughout the US, which contributes to a less volatile fuel price that is $1.00-$1.50 cheaper than diesel. In addition, CNG emits fewer criteria air pollutants than conventional diesel fuel, so we all benefit from the growing popularity of CNG." 

Design of the project was completed by CESO, and on-site construction and management was provided by their sister company DDC. Together, DDC and CESO provided successful turn-key delivery of the new CNG station.

“The impact of locally available, clean, and inexpensive fuel source is a game-changing development for the trucking industry," said Dan Petno, senior director of strategic initiatives for CESO. 

"We were thrilled to be working with US Oil on this GAIN Clean Fuel station and share their vision of how to deliver CNG fuel to the trucking industry and public across the US," he added.

Projections show that the new station will replace the equivalent of 400,000 gallons of diesel fuel in the next year and more than 1.5 million gallons in the next five years.

That equates to a greenhouse gas emissions reduction of more than 714 tons in the next year and 2,680 tons over five years, according to company officials.

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