Navy getting hit in the press for filling up with expensive palm oil biofuel in Italy

In Washington, the Navy is getting hit hard in the press for filling up part of its Green Fleet in Italy with a 5.5% palm oil marine diesel blend that allegedly cost $13.64 per gallon for the biofuel fraction. When announced in 2012, the Green Fleet was meant to run on 50% algae biofuel but the costs were too high at double that price. Then biodiesel produced from beef tallow was blended at 10% earlier in the year, but blends have since fallen, provoking more criticism.

Category: Fuels