Neste MY renewable diesel successfully tested by Rio Tinto in iron ore operations in Australia

for the first time, with the completion of a successful trial of biofuel across its network of Western Australian ports, railways and mines.

The trial was conducted in partnership between Neste and bAustralian fuel supplier Viva Energy. 

Neste allocated 8,500 tons of renewable diesel from used cooking oil for the trial. The fuel was shipped from Singapore to Rio Tinto’s Parker Point fuel terminal in Dampier by Viva Energy and blended portside with fossil diesel to create a mix with about 20% renewable diesel. It was then distributed across Rio Tinto’s Pilbara iron ore operations for use in rail, marine, blasting, haul trucks, surface mining equipment and light vehicles.

The four-week trial in January and February 2025 provided an understanding of how renewable diesel use could be scaled up across Rio Tinto’s Australian operations in the future, Neste added.

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