Shell plans to construct, own, and operate its first renewable compressed natural gas (R-CNG) fueling site in the US at Shell’s products distribution complex in Carson, California.  The R-CNG will come from Shell’s portfolio of anaerobic digestion projects, including Shell New Energies Junction City, Shell Downstream Galloway and Shell Downstream Bovarius.
Shell plans to construct, own, and operate its first renewable compressed natural gas (R-CNG) fueling site in the US at Shell’s products distribution complex in Carson, California. The R-CNG will come from Shell’s portfolio of anaerobic digestion projects, including Shell New Energies Junction City, Shell Downstream Galloway and Shell Downstream Bovarius.

In September 2021, Shell opened its first renewable compressed natural gas (R-CNG) fueling site in the US at its products distribution complex in Carson, California.  The R-CNG comes from Shell’s portfolio of anaerobic digestion projects, including Shell New Energies Junction City, Shell Downstream Galloway and Shell Downstream Bovarius. The fueling site at Carson allows Shell to substantially decarbonize its product movements out of the terminal by providing 100% R-CNG for its contracted hauling company, Thompson and Harvey Bay Area.

According to the California Air Resources Board, renewable natural gas (RNG) sourced from dairy manure can result in an approximately 250 percent reduction in life cycle greenhouse gas emissions when replacing petroleum diesel in a heavy-duty application. A large fraction of the savings come from avoided methane emissions when manure is collected for RNG production.

Encouraged by government policies, demand for RNG is increasing in transport sectors such as road and marine. Establishing a business in the production and supply of RNG allows Shell to continue providing customers with the fuels they need, not only today but in the future. 

Learn more about how Shell is helping to lower transportation carbon emissions

Contact the Carson R-CNG Fueling Site

  • Community questions and concerns: +1 310-816-2000
  • Media inquiries: +1 832-337-4355

Shell Downstream Bovarius, Biomethane Facility (Wendell, Idaho)

Shell is constructing a dairy manure to renewable natural gas (RNG) facility to be co-located at the Bettencourt Dairies in Wendell, Idaho.

Shell Downstream Galloway, Biomethane Facility (Plains, Kansas)

Shell is constructing a dairy manure to renewable natural gas (RNG) facility to be co-located at the High Plains Ponderosa Dairy in Plains, Kansas.

Shell New Energies Junction City, Biomethane Facility

Shell New Energies Junction City is a biomethane facility in Junction City, Oregon, that will produce approximately 736,000 MMBtu/yr of pipeline quality renewable natural gas.