Construction starts on California LNG plant

Sept. 14, 2007
Construction has begun on California's first large-scale LNG production plant in the Mojave Desert about 75 miles northeast of Los Angeles, said Clean Energy Fuels Corp., Seal Beach, Calif.

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Sept. 14 -- Construction has begun on California's first large-scale LNG production plant in the Mojave Desert about 75 miles northeast of Los Angeles, said Clean Energy Fuels Corp., Seal Beach, Calif.

The plant will have an initial production capacity of 160,000 gpd, which will be expanded to 240,000 gpd. The plant's LNG storage capacity will be 1.5 million gal.

Commercial shipments are scheduled to begin in the second half of 2008.

Tanker trailers will deliver the LNG, which will be used as fuel for vehicles, to customers throughout California and the US Southwest.

Natural gas vehicles emit significantly less greenhouse gas and pollution than vehicles fueled by diesel or gasoline.