Hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO) can lower a train’s carbon emissions by nearly 90% as against traditional red diesel. Tarmac and its rail freight partner DB Cargo UK have announced that construction materials delivery on a vital strategic route will be entirely powered by renewable fuel. Tarmac currently transports more than nine million tonnes of construction materials by rail across the country annually.
The partners will use eco-friendly HVO to fuel all freight trains operating between Tarmac’s site in Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, and its rail-fed asphalt plant in Birmingham. This move is part of an ongoing commitment to support the sustainable delivery of the UK’s infrastructure goals.
Synthetically produced through the hydro-treatment of vegetable oils or animal fats that help in the reduction of CO₂ and nitrogen oxide emissions, HVO is one of the greenest fuels available commercially. Previous trials by DB Cargo UK revealed that this fuel can reduce a train’s carbon emissions by nearly 90% as against traditional red diesel.
