In the UK, after a successful year of testing Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) on its fleet of workboats Falmouth Harbour has become one of the first UK coastal harbours to extend sale of the fuel to leisure and commercial boat owners – introducing a renewable alternative to conventional marine diesel. HVO is now available from […]
In Italy, FS Logistix accelerates the energy transition with the experimentation of HVO, the advanced biofuel that can be used as an alternative to diesel fuel, on part of its railway and road park. The initiative involves the companies Mercitalia Rail and Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal and aims to reduce the carbon footprint of logistics […]
In China, ResourceWise reports China exported more hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) than fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) biodiesel for the first time in May, signaling a shift in the country’s biofuel export mix. HVO exports rose 11.5% month over month to about 43,500 metric tons, while biodiesel exports fell more than 52% to roughly 38,500 […]
In Poland, Orlen has HVO production in Płock with a capacity of about 300,000 metric tons per year. The installation, worth over 800 million PLN, can process canola oil and used cooking oils as well as mixes. The launch of the plant increases the production potential of the ORLEN Group to about 700,000 tons of […]
In Italy, Ford Trucks International, Ford Trucks Italia, Ecomotive Solutions, Politecnico di Milano, LC3 Trasporti, SFBM, and Greenture (a Snam Group company) have launched the Dual-Fuel (H-Dual) project, an innovative solution based on the integration of diesel (HVO) and hydrogen/hydrobiomethane. The goal of this partnership is to develop and test the first hydrogen adaptation solution […]
In Ireland, RTE reports the national train line Iarnrod Eireann has kicked off a 12-16 week pilot program that will trial the use of Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil in commuter trains around Cork. The trial will use about 100,000 liters of HVO between now and June when the trial ends. The company already uses HVO100 for […]
In Germany, Rolls-Royce is continuing its drive towards becoming a lower carbon business with engine tests for its mtu diesel engines in Friedrichshafen, Augsburg and Ruhstorf in Germany now carried out on hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO). By the end of 2025, the company had saved around 3,200 metric tons of CO2 as a result of […]
In China, EcoCeres Inc has launched a pilot with GDS Holdings Ltd (GDS) to use hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as a low‑carbon replacement for conventional diesel in data center backup power. The partnership marks one of the first applications of HVO in China’s internet data center (IDC) sector and showcases a full circular‑economy model from […]
In Italy, all 100 vehicles in the Itabus fleet run on Enilive’s HVOlution diesel, a biofuel made from 100% renewable raw materials (in accordance with the European Renewable Energy Directive). In 2025, Itabus vehicles traveled approximately 20 million kilometers using 5.7 million liters of Enilive fuel, 3 million of which were HVOlution. The average diesel […]
In Sweden, the Port of Helsingborg has seen a dramatic surge in the price of HVO biofuel in recent weeks and therefore finds it necessary to introduce an Emergency Energy Surcharge to secure its level of service and maintain efficient operations. The surcharge will take effect from April 1st, 2026, and will remain in place […]
