HVO 100 bio-diesel

HVO100 is a 100% renewable and fossil-free chemical copy of regular diesel made mostly of vegetable oils combined with waste and residue fat, a recipe that can reduce fossil-based CO2 emissions by up to 90%.

It comes in different type of blends and complies with EN15940 specification for paraffinic diesel fuel, ensuring the quality of the diesel.

The fuel works as efficiently as regular diesel in our new equipment, with no engine modifications needed. This means that HVO100 can be used in all Generation C lift trucks (from stage 3A engines),  representing around 40% of our fleet operating globally.

This is part of our ongoing efforts to reduce Konecranes’ climate impact and meet customer demand for equipment using renewable fuels.

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Running on HVO100

Nowadays, the Markaryd site is running on almost 100% renewable energy thanks to the full HVO100 implementation. The estimated reduction in tailpipe CO2 emissions from HVO100-fueled trucks both produced and used by Konecranes is expected to be over 300 tons per year – equivalent to 100 passenger cars driving 15,000 kilometres annually.

At the Swedish site, we’ve only used the version without palm oil or Palm Fatty Acid Distillate (PFAD); it can have different names in other countries as well.

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