Trillium

What Trillium does

Trillium, doing business as Love's Alternative Energy since April 2025, is a US-based alternative fuel infrastructure operator and a subsidiary of Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Houston, the company owns and operates a network of more than 220 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations across the United States, expanded to 107 North American locations including Canada following the April 2025 acquisition of CNG stations from U.S. Energy. Its core technical capability is the design, installation, operation and maintenance of CNG and renewable natural gas (RNG) fueling infrastructure, augmented by EV charging and hydrogen offerings under a "One Partner, Any Fuel" positioning.

The company sells CNG and RNG directly to commercial and public-sector fleet customers at its owned stations under usage-based pricing, generating recurring fuel-sale and station-network operating revenue. Customer segments are organized vertically into transit and shuttle fleets, refuse fleets, commercial trucking fleets, and municipal fleets, with B2B direct sales, dedicated account management, and a customer portal as the primary go-to-market motion. The reported 99.9% station uptime, backed by a 24/7 service model, is positioned as the primary operational KPI and customer-facing differentiator.

In December 2025 Trillium extended its value chain upstream through a partnership with Chautauqua Green Energy and CGE Ventures to convert landfill gas from Chautauqua County, New York into RNG, producing more than 5 million diesel gallon equivalents of renewable fuel annually that is sold across Trillium's owned station network. Ownership remains concentrated within the privately held Love's family of companies, with no external institutional or public-market investment evidenced.

Name

Trillium

Legal name

Love's Alternative Energy

Website

https://trilliumenergy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Trillium, doing business as Love's Alternative Energy, owns and operates over 220 CNG and RNG fueling stations across the United States, supplying compressed and renewable natural gas to commercial and municipal fleet customers in transit, refuse, commercial trucking, and municipal segments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Alternative Fuel Infrastructure

NAICS

Natural Gas Distribution (22121), Natural Gas Distribution (2212)

SIC

Natural Gas Distribution (4924)

akta.pro primary industry

CNG/LNG Refueling for Industrial Fleets (Private Stations, Yard Fueling) (EUALALAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial CNG/LNG Supply & Distribution (Virtual Pipelines, Trucking, Satellite Storage) (EUALALAA)

Keywords

• Compressed natural gas fueling
• Renewable natural gas
• Alternative fuel infrastructure
• Fleet fueling solutions
• EV charging networks

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. CNG and RNG Fuel Sales: Sale of compressed natural gas and renewable natural gas to fleet customers at company-owned and operated fueling stations across the United States.
2. Station Network Operations: Operation and maintenance of alternative fuel stations providing 99.9% uptime to commercial fleet customers, generating recurring usage-based revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Trillium owns, operates, and supplies fuel at a network of more than 220 compressed natural gas (CNG) stations across the United States, selling CNG, renewable natural gas (RNG), EV charging, and hydrogen to commercial, transit, shuttle, refuse, and municipal fleet customers. The company combines direct fleet fuel sales with station network operations and 24/7 service support to provide alternative fuel infrastructure on a usage-based pricing model.

Product overview

Trillium, now rebranded as Love's Alternative Energy, is a multi-fuel alternative energy company offering a portfolio of clean fuel solutions including Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), EV Charging, and Hydrogen. The company operates and owns a network of over 220 CNG stations across the United States, expanded to 107 locations including Canada following the acquisition of U.S. Energy stations. Trillium provides fleet customer solutions for transit and shuttle, refuse, commercial, and municipal fleets. The company has expanded into RNG production through partnerships converting landfill gas into renewable fuel, producing over 5 million diesel gallon equivalents annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Compressed natural gas fuel distributed through Trillium's network of more than 220 owned and operated CNG stations across the United States for trucking, refuse, transit, and shuttle fleet vehicles.
• Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) 100% renewable natural gas produced from converted landfill gas, sold across Trillium's network of more than 220 owned and operated CNG stations across the United States.
• EV Charging Electric vehicle charging infrastructure offered as part of Trillium's multi-fuel alternative energy portfolio for fleet customers.
• Hydrogen Hydrogen fuel offering as part of Trillium's diversified alternative energy solutions for clean-fleet applications.
• CNG Station Network Operations Owned and operated CNG fueling station network across North America offering 99.9% station uptime with a 24/7 service model, expanded to 107 locations including Canada following the acquisition of U.S. Energy's CNG stations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.9% station uptime achieved through 24/7 service model
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Chautauqua Green EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 December 2025Partnership to convert landfill gas from Chautauqua County, New York into 100% renewable natural gas. The agreement produces more than 5 million diesel gallon equivalents of RNG annually, sold across Trillium's network of over 220 owned and operated CNG stations across the United States.
• CGE VenturescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 December 2025Joint partnership with Chautauqua Green Energy to convert landfill gas from Chautauqua County, New York into renewable natural gas, supporting Trillium's continued expansion of clean-fleet solutions and RNG offerings.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• New Fortress Energy: Public energy company developing and operating LNG terminals, virtual pipeline distribution, and CNG/LNG fueling for industrial and transport customers. Operates in adjacent gas-to-power and fleet fueling segments with comparable supply-and-distribution model.
• BP (bp pulse & Alternative Fuels): Integrated energy major with growing CNG/LNG fleet fueling, RNG procurement, and EV charging infrastructure across the US. Brings balance sheet and brand advantages to segments where Trillium competes, particularly commercial trucking.
• Shell Fleet Solutions: Global oil major with alternative-fuel fleet offerings including CNG, LNG, and hydrogen fueling infrastructure embedded in its broader downstream network. Competes with Trillium for fleet fuel supply contracts and operates overlapping fueling sites.
• Chevron Renewable Energy Group: Major oil major with growing renewable diesel, RNG, and hydrogen investments and branded fleet offerings. Competes broadly for clean fleet fuel contracts and benefits from greater regulatory and capital resources.

Others

• Chart Industries: Leading manufacturer of CNG/LNG fueling equipment, compression, and station modules used by Trillium and other station owners. Adjacent ecosystem participant as a key technology and hardware supplier to alternative fuel infrastructure operators.
• Hexagon Agility: Provider of CNG fuel systems, type-4 cylinders, and complete medium-/heavy-duty truck fuel system integrations. An enabling ecosystem supplier whose hardware underlies the truck fleets that ultimately refill at Trillium stations.

Emerging players

• World Energy: Boston-based renewable fuels company focused on advanced renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel, and renewable natural gas production and distribution. Competes with Trillium in the RNG supply market and is an emerging alternative-fuel platform.
• Hyzon Motors: Emerging hydrogen mobility company building fuel-cell trucks and supporting hydrogen infrastructure for commercial fleets. Overlaps with Trillium's hydrogen offering for clean fleet applications and represents a competing pathway to fleet decarbonization.

Direct peers

• Clean Energy Fuels: Public alternative-fuels company operating the largest dedicated CNG/LNG station network in North America (formerly 600+ stations), with growing RNG and hydrogen activities and a heavy fleet-customer focus in transit, refuse, and trucking. Most directly comparable competitor to Trillium across fleet types, multi-fuel strategy, and RNG supply partnerships.

Regional players

• Pilot Travel Centers (Berkshire Hathaway): Largest North American travel-center operator after Love's, with adjacent alternative-fuel initiatives at selected sites. Comparable as a truck-stop-based fueling platform that could expand into dedicated alternative-fuel corridors in overlapping geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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