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Further expansion at Inver Energy
...Mabanaft to expand its UK presence. In a £3 million capital investment, storage capacity was converted from heavy fuel oil to gasoil, diesel and kerosene, providing South Wales and the...
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John Lewis Partnership steps away from fossil fuels
...goods vehicles to use a low-carbon alternative to diesel. This will aid the Partnership’s ambition to stop using fossil fuels across its entire 4,800 strong transport fleet by 2030. Serving...
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Mazda establishes race circuit benchmarks using fossil-free sustainable fuel
...by a 100 per cent biodiesel made from used cooking oil and microalgae fats. Partnered with Japanese company Euglena, who’s aim is to produce biodiesel commercially by 2025, their next-generation...
Interview
Future fuels: developing storage capabilities
...trends we have developed the ability to blend fossil diesel with FAME (Fatty Acid Methyl Esters), to produce b7 grade biodiesel, which is common on forecourts in the UK, and...
Insight
Association stats show steady progress towards net zero
This has been another perhaps surprising and challenging year in the UK fuels sector, whether it be the necessary move away from Russian diesel and crude oil, the continuing push...
Analysis
Greenergy – liquid problem solving
...and diesel and also sells ethanol and biodiesel independently to oil majors. “Although biofuel only accounts for 10% of our business by sales, it’s certainly the most complex. When we...
Interview
Decarbonising fossil fuel in transport: have we been asking the wrong question?
While we wait for the wider roll-out of future fuels such as hydrogen, biodiesel and electricity we regularly address the challenge to decarbonise transport now. In previous articles we have...
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Further increase to biofuel output as Greenergy increases production
Greenergy, Europe’s largest producer of biodiesel from wastes, announced today that it is increasing production in its Amsterdam biodiesel manufacturing plant by over 25%. As part of the investment the...
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New initiative launched to crack down on fuel thieves
...where offenders on quad bikes wreak havoc stealing diesel, damaging crops, and fencing – a new idea was formed to join forces with FAST Exocet, a diesel dye company that...
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World’s largest renewable biomethane refuelling station opens
...largest public access biomethane refuelling station in the world. When fully utilised, the station will cut 70,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year by taking diesel HGVs off the...
Opinion
Is hydrogen a transport fuel of the future?
...proposed Test-T core network. Of course, hydrogen trucks are also refuelled much like their diesel counterparts using the same simple, nozzle-to-pump method. Why Not Just Stick with Diesel? While hydrogen-powered...
Opinion
Fuel duty freeze welcomed across sector
...that this tax has been unchanged. Business group, Logistics UK welcomed the announcement having been calling for a freeze on all fuel duty until diesel trucks are phased out in...
Opinion
Collaboration calls for binding hydrogen supply targets to facilitate hydrogen trucking
...hydrogen could be available for the transport sector at a cost that allows competitiveness with diesel. Infrastructure players develop a pan-European network of at least 1,500 2+ tonne/day, high reliability...
Opinion
Hydrogen trucks seen as haulage decarbonisation solution
...but also for transport in grid constrained areas or in applications where vehicles are double shifted. Parity with diesel With regards to the cost and operation of the vehicles, end...
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DPD Ireland switches to 100% HVO to decarbonise HGV fleet
In an ambitious drive to decarbonise its Irish HGV fleet by 2030, DPD Ireland has deployed Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as a replacement fuel for diesel in its heavy goods...
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Coca-Cola begins new UK HVO trial to cut vehicle emissions
...year. Approximately 5000 deliveries will be powered by a blend of HVO and diesel fuel which will supply the CCEP site in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK. The partnership is supported...
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Employee-owned distributor Moorland Fuels invests in HVO distribution
...businesses with a 100% renewable alternative to red and white diesel. The fuel is suitable for use in any diesel engine without prior modifications and reduces emissions by up to...
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ULEMCo awarded contract for largest fleet-wide hydrogen conversion to date
...allows hydrogen to be mixed with diesel directly in a conventional engine, supplied via onboard gas tanks, in volumes that displace between 30-70% of the energy from diesel. The base...