In Australia, Container Exchange (COEX), the not-for-profit organisation that runs Queensland’s container refund scheme, is partnering with waste management and resource recovery company Cleanaway to reduce carbon emissions when transporting containers for recycling. The 12-month pilot with Cleanaway will see part of the fleet transporting containers across Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast […]
In the UK, Mercedes F1 team announced 99% coverage of HVO100 biofuel across our European race and marketing truck logistics in 2025. Marking the latest milestone in our journey towards Net Zero and building on our success from 2024, we have been increasing HVO100 coverage in our internal combustion engine (ICE) trucks across the European […]
In the Netherlands, QTerminals Kramer Rotterdam (QTKR) and Ocean Network Express (Europe) (ONE) have reduced emissions by as much as 500 metric tons of CO₂ in just six months by implementing a biofuel scheme using HVO100 for port shunting operations. This joint initiative marks a significant step forward in QTKR and ONE’s partnership to decarbonize […]
In Lithuania, a team of researchers at Klaipėda University (KU) is conducting comprehensive studies aimed at evaluating whether HVO100 plant-based diesel fuel can be applied in Lithuanian rail transport as a more sustainable alternative to conventional fuel. One of the key advantages of this fuel in the context of decarbonization is that it can be […]
In Germany, Hamburg Fleet is trialling the use of HVO 100 (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil), produced by SHELL, in cooperation with its long-standing supplier Friedrich G. Frommann GmbH & Co. KG, on three of its vessels. The HVO 100 used by Hamburg Fleet is made from food waste and is entirely free of palm oil. It […]
In Germany, citing the high cost of electric buses, Northwest Mecklenburg, a district in Germany, has decided to make its existing public transport fleet more sustainable by switching to HVO100 biofuel instead of investing in new electric buses. This pragmatic choice was driven by the steep costs of switching to electric buses, with subsidies covering […]
In France, Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, will achieve an 80% reduction in carbon emissions from its ground support equipment (GSE) at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport by replacing conventional fuel with biofuel. Starting this month, Biofuel will power WFS GSE such as tow trucks, self-propelled aircraft stairs, ground power […]
In Poland, the ORLEN Group said it has initiated sales of its HVO100 fuel at two service stations in Germany. The firm said that HVO100 is available at two locations: Boizenburg on the Elbe and Achim near Bremen. Sales will soon be expanded to include more stations in Germany. ¨The ORLEN Group is also preparing […]
In the UK, Stolt Tankers announced its barge, the Stolt Main, was bunkered entirely with HVO100, supplied by GoodFuels. This milestone, achieved last week, represents a substantial shift from the barge’s previous fuel blend, HVO20, which had already cut its carbon emissions by 18%. HVO100, a synthetic diesel made from processed vegetable oils or animal […]
In France, Neste welcomed the French government’s decision to approve the sales of transport fuels from 100% renewable raw materials, such as renewable diesel, at fuel stations. So far, the sales have been limited to logistics companies with dedicated fuel supply networks. HVO100 has therefore not been available to the general public. The decision by […]
