With the rising importance of climate change, it’s never been more important for businesses to do their part in reducing their emissions. The road to a greener future is essential for many businesses. Oilfast can provide HVO in bulk as well as small-volume via the newly launched Oilfast Express. The main benefit of using HVO is the significant reduction in greenhouse gases. You can reduce your business's CO2 greenhouse gas emissions by switching to HVO.
Our expert team can help guide you and provide advice making the transition easy. HVO fuel is invaluable in the battle to reverse climate change. Hydrotreating Vegetable Oils is a modern way to produce high-quality diesel fuels from completely renewable materials, which can be regrown when stock is needed. The crops used to produce HVO help prevent environmental damage, improve the natural ecosystem and reduce global deforestation.
What is HVO fuel?
Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil or HVO is a biofuel made from waste, such as animal fat or processed vegetable oils. They use a specialist method of hydrotreatment to turn it into a biofuel. Due to how it’s made, HVO is classed as renewable diesel and renowned for having a longer shelf life than other biodiesels.
How is HVO manufactured?
HVO uses a specialist hydro-processing treatment to process the fatty acids, such as cooking, animal fat or vegetable oils, and some algae or jatropha. The acids then go through hydrotreatment. At this stage, hydrogen is introduced to the process to make paraffin and cycloalkanes out of the unsaturated compounds. These less reactive and more stable compounds then undergo hydrocracking or isomerisation, which heightens the quality of the fuels.
What’s the difference between HVO fuel & other diesel fuels?
HVO is different to other diesel fuels. Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil is an eco-friendly alternative to other traditional types of diesel. HVO fuels have been reported to reduce carbon monoxide and dioxide straight from the initial usage. Some experts have highlighted that the HVO process gives it an advantage over other biofuels, as it is not subject to the 7% blend rule when blended for diesel which more conventional biofuels are subject to. Thanks to its hydro-processing treatment, it’s also potentially more stable than unmodified oil.
Benefits of HVO
By switching to HVO, there are many benefits of using a renewable, sustainable and 100% biodegradable diesel replacement, including: reducing maintenance costs, improving local air quality, burning more cleanly, and providing fuel efficiency improvements. You can use HVO in any diesel engine without requiring any changes to the engine. Manufacturers have approved HVO and identified that there is no degradation in performance. With up to 90% reduction in CO2 emissions, HVO is better for the environment than regular diesel or biodiesel.
- Up to 90% reduction in net CO2 emissions: significantly better for the environment than regular diesel and other fossil fuels
- Renewable, sustainable and 100% biodegradable: synthesised from waste fats and vegetable oils
- Reduces notifiable particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in exhaust systems with no after treatment (abatement): improved air quality
- Drop-in replacement for regular diesel & gas oil: meets EN15940 standard for paraffinic fuels, ASTM D975 and the Fuel Quality Directive 2009/30/EC Annex II. A wide range of OEM approvals means it can often be used without needing engine and machinery modification
- Excellent cold-weather performance: higher cetane number (up to 90) and low cloud point provides better starting performance, clean combustion and less chance of waxing in extreme temperatures
- High flashpoint: improved safety, storage and handling compared to regular diesel
- Reduced need for regular testing: impurities are removed during the production process, eliminating the key factors for fuel degradation and increasing shelf life to around 10 years Oilfast can provide expert advice and with a reliable supply of HVO, you can start to reduce your carbon footprint today!
Oilfast Ltd
Oilfast are a reliable supplier of Fuels, Adblue & Lubricant Oils with a network of depots across Scotland. We offer quick and competitive delivery from our local depots at Forfar and Crieff. Oilfast are a key supplier of greener HVO fuel which is a drop in replacement for Diesel, helping businesses reduce CO2 emissions by up to 90%.
