HVO100 in the World in

Hydrobiodiesel (also called HVO for its acronym in English, Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil), a hydrocarbon resulting from the treatment of vegetable oils or animal fats with hydrogen, either in units dedicated to it, or through co-processing technologies in refineries.

On the one hand, HVO makes it possible to efficiently and sustainably transform organic waste (oil and grease from kitchens) into fuel. In addition, it emits up to 90 times less greenhouse gases than conventional diesel, since hydrogen is the catalyst.

Some manufacturers have already tested HVO in their vehicles and the results have been more than satisfactory. A few months ago, Ford tested hydrotreated vegetable oil in the EcoBlue 2.0 engine of its Transit vans. The tests showed that no further development of the fuel is necessary before it can be used in the engines of these vehicles.

The world's main producer of HVO100 (that is, pure hydrotreated vegetable oil) is the Finnish oil company Neste. The company offers this fuel in its purest form at 70 service stations in Finland, as well as in all the Baltic capitals (Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius), and its goal is to increase production and commitment to this organic diesel in the coming years.