Strong community and environmental partnerships lead to workable solutions in Colorado.
The CNG Bus Program was a collaborative effort between Noble Energy and the Regional Air Quality Council to replace diesel-burning school buses with new, efficient buses that run on clean-burning natural gas produced right here in Colorado.
Through the program, we purchased more than 60 buses for school districts in Denver and Greeley to:
- Reduce noise pollution
- Reduce pollutants by as much as 45%
- Reduce fuel expenses
Fuel for the CNG buses is up to one-third less expensive than diesel fuel on an equivalent energy basis. As a result, school districts save approximately $3,000 on fuel per CNG bus per year.
Benefits of our CNG Bus Program
By helping school districts replace old diesel school buses with new ones that run on clean-burning compressed natural gas (CNG), we reduced carbon monoxide and other emissions, while saving our schools millions of dollars.
Some 480,000 school buses carry 25 million children — more than half of America’s schoolchildren — each day, making the school bus industry the largest form of mass transit in the United States.
Noble Energy saw a great opportunity to help create a better future for children by replacing diesel-fueled school buses in Colorado with compressed natural gas (CNG) buses.
Specifically, natural gas vehicles outperform conventional fuels with:
- A significantly higher-octane rating
- Better fuel efficiency
- Lower operating costs
- Dramatic emissions reductions
Plus, it is the only alternative fuel that can power heavy-duty trucks and buses, the busiest vehicles on the road today. Clean burning natural gas is also responsible for plummeting emissions in the United States, which now stand at 25-year lows according to data from the Energy Information Administration.
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