Category Archives: HVO

First waste-to-energy plant using HVO to be built

Encyclis has announced the successful completion of the UK’s first pilot project to use sustainably hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) in waste-to-energy incineration. This breakthrough results from a 12-month research and development program to explore the possibility of replacing diesel with an environmentally friendly product made from waste vegetable oil to reduce carbon emissions from fossil […]

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ORLEN starts sales of HVO100

The ORLEN Group has begun selling its HVO100 fuel at two gas stations in Germany and plans to expand further to other stations across Germany in the near future. HVO100 is a second-generation biofuel derived from vegetable oils as well as waste products from the food and hospitality industries, including used cooking oil. The innovative […]

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UK trialing HVO on Royal Research Ships

 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 conventional diesel fuel. The trial is funded […]

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