Shell, KPD and Scania driving the shift in decreasing CO2 emissions with B100 biodiesel.
Shell Malaysia Buying and selling Sdn. Bhd. (Shell Malaysia) launched the pilot check of the primary pair of Scania street tankers, operated by Konsortium Port Dickson Sdn Bhd (KPD), which can function utilizing B100 Biodiesel. The launch was held at Stesen Minyak Alisha, Shah Alam, Selangor.
The ceremony was officiated by Mr. Shairan Huzani Husain, Managing Director of Shell Malaysia Buying and selling and witnessed by Ms. Heba Eltarifi, Managing Director of Scania Southeast Asia, Mr. David Lantz, Driving The Shift Director of Scania Southeast Asia and Mr. Richard Tee Chu Wong, Managing Director of Konsortium Port Dickson Sdn Bhd.
Supported by the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) and the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC), Shell Malaysia is collaborating with Scania and Konsortium Port Dickson Sdn Bhd (KPD) to pilot check the street tankers in an effort to decrease carbon emissions.
Ms. Heba Eltarifi, Managing Director of Scania Southeast Asia mentioned:
Lengthy-term decarbonisation of transportation will depend on electrification.
“Alternatively, switching to renewable fuels from fossil fuels can drastically decrease carbon emissions in autos with inside combustion engines to assist corporations obtain Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) targets. All Scania diesel autos which might be offered in Malaysia are FAME-prepared to function on any mix of biodiesel, starting from B10 to B100,”
Scania is the primary to make it a typical for all our autos to be FAME-prepared as much as B100 since 2019. The aim is to drive the shift in direction of a sustainable transport system as a part of the Science Based mostly Targets initiative (SBTi).
With over 25 years of improvement, Scania presents the broadest vary of engines obtainable available on the market which might be appropriate for working on each renewable and fossil fuels to assist obtain carbon discount, as set in SBTi, and Biodiesel100 is considered one of them.
Mr. Shairan Huzani Husain, Managing Director of Shell Malaysia Buying and selling mentioned:
The pilot check represents a significant development in Shell Malaysia’s historical past as we introduce two KPD Scania street tankers, every with a capability of carrying 35,000 and 47,000 liters of gasoline, powered solely by B100 Biodiesel.
“We see its potential scalability in contributing in direction of reaching our net-zero ambition targets in Malaysia.”
Mr. Richard Tee Chu Wong, Managing Director of Konsortium Port Dickson Sdn Bhd mentioned:
Decreasing emissions throughout our complete worth chain, notably from our autos, is important to managing Konsortium Port Dickson’s local weather influence and threat mitigation as a number one bulk petroleum provider.
“With our Scania vehicles, we will outline the areas that have to be prioritized as a way to attain our carbon discount targets,” mentioned Mr. Richard.
Based in 2001, Konsortium Port Dickson Sdn Bhd (KPD) is likely one of the key gamers in delivering oil and gasoline merchandise, equivalent to petrol, diesel, gasoline oil, base oil, lubricant oil, industrial gasoline, oleo chemical and POME (ingredient for biodiesel) for Shell Malaysia utilizing Scania vehicles.
Shell Malaysia Buying and selling Sdn. Bhd. (Shell Malaysia) as we speak launched the pilot check of the primary pair of Scania street tankers, operated by Konsortium Port Dickson Sdn Bhd (KPD), which can function utilizing B100 Biodiesel. The launch was held at Stesen Minyak Alisha, Shah Alam, Selangor
Shell, KPD and Scania driving the shift in decreasing CO2 emissions with B100 Biodiesel., November 2023
