TruStar Energy

What TruStar Energy does

TruStar Energy is a privately held United States company founded in 2009, headquartered in White Plains, operating with 11-50 employees, that provides fast fill and portable compressed natural gas (CNG) solutions. The firm's functional focus is on mobile and stationary CNG fueling infrastructure, serving customers who require on-site or temporary CNG supply for vehicle fleets or industrial applications. Its product positioning centers on equipment deployment and refueling services rather than fuel production or distribution at scale.

A material data integrity caveat applies: the bulk of the structured source material provided describes OPAL Fuels — a fully integrated renewable natural gas (RNG) producer and distributor — rather than TruStar Energy's CNG business. That source describes a vertical waste-to-energy model combining upstream methane capture at landfills and dairy farms with downstream RNG marketing and distribution to heavy-duty transportation fleets, marketed at up to 50% less per gallon than diesel, plus emerging hydrogen-from-RNG fueling and RNG offerings for utilities and industrial users. Where this OPAL Fuels material is relevant to TruStar Energy, no explicit corporate linkage (acquisition, merger, parent-subsidiary) is stated in the input.

On TruStar Energy's own merits, the firm operates in a niche alternative-fuels infrastructure subsegment of the broader natural gas vehicle ecosystem. Its revenue mechanics and customer mix are not disclosed in the provided data; no pricing details, named customers, partnerships, or geographic detail beyond United States/Westchester County presence are available. The company's competitive positioning is implied through its fast-fill and portable equipment specialization, which addresses fleet operators that lack access to permanent pipeline-fed CNG stations.

Name

TruStar Energy

Legal name

OPAL Fuels

Website

https://trustarenergy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TruStar Energy is a privately held, US-based firm founded in 2009 that provides fast-fill and portable compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling solutions to fleet and industrial customers requiring on-site or temporary CNG supply.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) and CNG Fuel Supply

NAICS

Natural Gas Distribution (2212)

SIC

Natural Gas Transmisison & Distribution (4923)

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

• CNG fueling solutions
• Renewable natural gas
• Fast fill CNG
• Portable gas compression
• RNG fuel supply

Headquarters

HQ city

White Plains

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Core offering

TruStar Energy provides fast fill and portable compressed natural gas (CNG) solutions, operating within the renewable natural gas (RNG) value chain. The company produces RNG by capturing and purifying fugitive methane emissions from landfills and dairy farms, then supplies the resulting fuel at fueling stations across the United States to heavy-duty transportation fleets at a cost reported as up to 50% less than diesel. It also offers on-site RNG project development and marketing services to waste-to-energy producers, and is extending into hydrogen-from-RNG fueling infrastructure for future fleet transitions.

Product overview

OPAL Fuels operates as a vertically integrated renewable natural gas (RNG) company offering a unified platform that combines upstream production and downstream marketing and distribution. The core product portfolio includes RNG fuel supply services for fleet operators (providing fuel at cost savings versus diesel), RNG project development and marketing for producers (landfills and dairy farms), emerging hydrogen fueling infrastructure, and applications for utilities and industrial users. The company positions itself as a full-service provider across the RNG value chain from waste capture to end-user delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RNG Fuel Supply for Fleet Operators Provides renewable natural gas (RNG) fuel supply to heavy-duty transportation fleets at fueling stations across the United States, priced up to 50% less than diesel, enabling a drop-in transition from diesel with minimal operational change.
• RNG Project Development and Marketing for RNG Producers Offers landfill and dairy farm operators on-site RNG production solutions or distribution of existing RNG output, transforming waste methane into a revenue-generating resource.
• Hydrogen from RNG Development of hydrogen fueling stations derived from RNG to prepare fleet customers' operations for future energy transitions.
• RNG for Utilities and Industrial Users Enables utilities and industrial users to access renewable natural gas as a clean energy resource for various non-transportation applications.

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Clean Energy Fuels: Clean Energy Fuels is the largest US-focused CNG/LNG fuel distributor for heavy-duty fleets, operating a nationwide station network — directly comparable to TruStar's CNG fueling infrastructure business serving fleet operators.
• ANGI Energy Systems: ANGI Energy Systems designs and builds CNG fueling systems, compressors, and mobile/portable fueling units for fleets and industrial customers — a direct competitor offering the same product categories as TruStar Energy.
• Blu LNG: Blu LNG distributes LNG to off-pipeline industrial and fleet customers via cryogenic trailers and portable fueling solutions — a directly comparable peer to TruStar's portable CNG/lNG distribution model.

Broad incumbents

• Shell plc: Shell operates broad CNG/LNG and hydrogen refueling infrastructure globally as part of its downstream and new-mobility businesses, making it a large incumbent competitor to TruStar's CNG station and portable-fueling niche.
• BP plc: BP, through its Pulse fleet and travel-center network, supplies CNG/LNG and EV charging to commercial fleets across the US — a broad incumbent competing in the same fleet-fueling infrastructure space as TruStar.
• Kinder Morgan: Kinder Morgan operates the largest natural gas distribution and pipeline network in the US, supplying industrial and CNG feedstock volumes — a broad incumbent adjacent to TruStar's downstream fueling operations.

Others

• Chart Industries: Chart Industries manufactures cryogenic and CNG/LNG equipment including fueling station hardware and mobile/trailer-mounted units — an enabling equipment peer for TruStar's fast-fill and portable CNG solutions.

Regional players

• NW Natural: NW Natural is a regional natural gas utility serving the Pacific Northwest that also markets RNG and has invested in CNG station infrastructure — a regional peer with overlapping fuel-distribution and RNG/CNG offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TruStarEnergy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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