In Norway, Solstad have recently bunkered about 500 m³ of certified renewable biodiesel (HVO) on the AHTS Normand Prosper in Mandal, Southern Norway. After bunkering, Normand Prosper installed the mooring spread for a semisubmersible drilling unit in the Norwegian Sea. Eco-1 Bioenergi AS is the company sourcing the renewable biodiesel and who facilitated the bunkering […]
In the UK, the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is trialing the use of a fossil-free marine diesel to fuel the Royal Research Ships (RRS) James Cook and Discovery. Use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), made from used vegetable oils and fats and non-food crops, is able to significantly reduce net CO2 vessel emissions, compared to […]
In the UK, Federal Express Corporation announces its transition to using biofuels in linehaul trucks at three UK sites as of this month. More than 170 trucks – all tractor-trailer combinations – will now refuel with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) across FedEx locations in Parkhouse (80 tractors), Marston Gate (54 tractors), and Atherstone (38 tractors). […]
In Northern Ireland, local waste and resource management company, RiverRidge, has announced a significant investment in its glass waste collection service following receipt of two new biofuel vehicles. The company noted that the introduction of the new vehicles will enable RiverRidge to service its growing customer base across Northern Ireland. The expanded service will see all […]
In North Carolina, PowerSecure announced that its Durham campus microgrid will begin a 100% Renewable Fuel Initiative starting this month. Under the 100% Renewable Fuel Initiative, the first step for the Durham site microgrid is to begin using hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as its renewable fuel in the PowerBlock generator that is part of the […]
In Malaysia, EcoCeres Limited, a subsidiary of EcoCeres Inc., agreed to lease 100,000 cubic meters in Dialog Terminals Langsat’s expanded storage facilities in Tanjung Langsat, Johor Darul Ta’zim, Malaysia. Dialog Terminals Langsat is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Dialog Group Berhad. It recently expanded its facilities with an additional 150,000 cubic meters of storage […]
In Singapore, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC), one of the world’s fastest-growing data center providers announced the deployment of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) to its data centres in Singapore, as a renewable fuel replacing conventional diesel fuel for backup generators. STT GDC is the first data centre operator in Singapore to deploy HVO […]
In Spain, Cepsa Química and the Persán group, a leading company of home care and personal care products, have signed an agreement so that the supply transportation of chemical products from Cepsa to the Sevillian company will be carried out using 100% renewable diesel (HVO). With this arrangement to promote sustainability in the transportation of […]
In the UK, Motor Transport reports Certas Energy has created a fleet balancing calculator for HVO, allowing companies to calculate when and how much HVO to blend in order to help reduce GHG emissions while balancing the higher costs that HVO can have compared to fossil diesel. With the sector accounting for a large amount […]
In Italy, MAIRE announces that KT – Kinetics Technology has been awarded by HOLBORN Europa Raffinerie an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) project to develop an Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) complex inside the existing HOLBORN’s refinery in Hamburg, Germany. Once completed, the plant will produce approximately 220,000 tons per year of high-quality renewable diesel and […]
