Bio-Diesel Vehicles

Biodiesel is a renewable fuel made from plant materials and reduces emissions and improves fuel efficiency in diesel engines. Despite not being net-zero, it offers a low-carbon solution in the journey to decarbonisation. Use of biodiesel in heavy commercial vehicles is anticipated to increase due to demand for sustainable transportation, expect to be kept informed on this ever-changing market at Freight Carbon Zero.

Biodiesel is a renewable fuel made from plant materials and reduces emissions and improves fuel efficiency in diesel engines; offering a low-carbon solution in the journey to decarbonisation.

Biodiesel-Infrastructure

What are Drop-in fuels?

Drop-in fuels can be used as direct replacements for diesel in a conventional vehicle with a compression engine. Because of their ‘drop-in’ nature, they can be deployed to significantly reduce CO2 emissions in transport operations quickly and effectively with no or minimal impact on the operation of a fleet. Read more…

Bio-diesel news

Fedex

FedEx adopts HVO fuel for its linehaul truck fleet in the UK

Federal Express Corporation has announced a transition to biofuels for its linehaul trucks at three UK locations starting this month.The company plans to use hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) in over 170 tractor-trailer combinations across its sites in Parkhouse (80 tractors), Marston Gate (54 tractors), and Atherstone (38 tractors). FedEx has ...

Sutton

HVO trial slashes 87 tonnes of carbon in just one month for Suttons Tankers and Nippon Gases

Suttons Tankers and Nippon Gases UKI have reported significant carbon emission reductions in the first month of their Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuel trial. The initiative, which began as a three-month experiment, has already cut emissions by an impressive 87 tonnes.

Commentary

Windrose CEO Wen Han with basketball team Antwerp Giants inside the cab of the Windrose truck

Shooting the breeze with Windrose Founder Wen Han

Last week, after commenting on one of Wen Han’s posts in LinkedIn, we unexpectedly found ourselves in a direct exchange with him and he suggested we jump on a call that very afternoon. With only a couple of hours to prep, we seized the chance for an interview, eager to ...