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Swedish DSV trucks to be fuelled by abattoir waste and vegetable oil
DANISH global transport company DSV will discharge 50 per cent less carbon dioxide than today from its trucks in Sweden starting in September, the company announced.
Its trucks will then burn non-fossil hydro treated vegetable oils (HVO) 100 diesel made from abattoir waste and vegetables, DSV said, reported the American Journal of Transportation.
DSV's domestic groupage loads are handled in a closed HUB system that already ensures maximum utilisation of cargo capacity and thus reduces the number of vehicles on the roads, the company said.
With the transition to HVO 100, reductions of carbon emissions will total 90 per cent as more and more filling stations offer the fossil free alternative.
"Our groupage freight system uses nine million litres of diesel a year, equivalent to 26,000 tonnes of carbon emissions. By converting to HVO 100 - followed by thorough control of hauliers' compliance with the rules - we'll have reduced our emission by 13,000 tonnes already by this September," said DSV Road chief financial officer Christer Hagsund.
"Today, we have 150 vehicles running on HVO 100 or biogas in our food distribution. Developments move fast and most new vehicles are approved for HVO 100," he said.
As more and more filling stations offer this fossil-free fuel, HVO 100 will become the most accessible biofuel that ensures a rapid transition to a non-fossil vehicle fleet," he said.
In Sweden, the price of HVO 100 follows the price of ordinary diesel as HVO 100 is exempt of duties.
Its trucks will then burn non-fossil hydro treated vegetable oils (HVO) 100 diesel made from abattoir waste and vegetables, DSV said, reported the American Journal of Transportation.
DSV's domestic groupage loads are handled in a closed HUB system that already ensures maximum utilisation of cargo capacity and thus reduces the number of vehicles on the roads, the company said.
With the transition to HVO 100, reductions of carbon emissions will total 90 per cent as more and more filling stations offer the fossil free alternative.
"Our groupage freight system uses nine million litres of diesel a year, equivalent to 26,000 tonnes of carbon emissions. By converting to HVO 100 - followed by thorough control of hauliers' compliance with the rules - we'll have reduced our emission by 13,000 tonnes already by this September," said DSV Road chief financial officer Christer Hagsund.
"Today, we have 150 vehicles running on HVO 100 or biogas in our food distribution. Developments move fast and most new vehicles are approved for HVO 100," he said.
As more and more filling stations offer this fossil-free fuel, HVO 100 will become the most accessible biofuel that ensures a rapid transition to a non-fossil vehicle fleet," he said.
In Sweden, the price of HVO 100 follows the price of ordinary diesel as HVO 100 is exempt of duties.
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