Clean Energy Fuels Corp has completed its renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at South Fork Dairy in Dimmitt, Texas, marking one of the largest RNG production plants in the United States. The facility is now producing pipeline-quality RNG and has begun injecting it into the interstate natural gas pipeline.
South Fork Dairy, home to 16,000 cows, has the capacity to produce around 2.6 million gallons of low-carbon RNG annually. The facility processes up to 300,000 gallons of dairy manure per day through four on-site anaerobic digesters, along with advanced manure handling and gas conversion equipment. The RNG produced is injected directly into an on-site gas line for distribution.
Clay Corbus, Senior Vice President at Clean Energy, said the project represented a major milestone. “The requirements to reach production and injection milestones were extremely stringent, and we are incredibly proud of the team for getting our seventh RNG facility online, on time and on budget. It’s no small feat,” he said.
Corbus added that the facility strengthens the company’s low-carbon RNG supply to meet growing fleet demand and highlighted the collaboration with the dairy’s owner. Frank Brand, owner of South Fork Dairy, said the project had been a success for the farm: “We’re processing our manure into useful bedding and producing clean, useful fuel for vehicles. It’s part of a circular system that reduces emissions while providing an additional income stream.”
The South Fork facility demonstrates the potential of RNG projects to support sustainable energy production while providing environmental and economic benefits to agricultural partners.
Clean Energy begins injecting RNG into pipeline
