Bifouel – Trendy Terminals pioneers deployment of inexperienced gasoline changing into the primary in Hong Kong to trial hydrotreated vegetable oil.
Trendy Terminals introduced the launch of a trial programme of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) at its services at Terminal 9 (South), changing into the primary firm in Hong Kong to deploy this renewable diesel. This initiative is a part of the Firm’s decarbonisation programme and it’s estimated that the trial will final for 3 to 4 weeks.
Trendy Terminals targets to remove direct greenhouse gasoline (GHG) emissions by 2030 and to change into carbon impartial by 2050 below its Sustainability Technique.
Horace Lo, Group Managing Director mentioned:
We’ve got been taking a look at varied attainable applied sciences for decarbonisation since we’ve established our 2030 and 2050 decarbonisation targets again in 2021.
“HVO considerably reduces the greenhouse gasoline emissions all through your complete gasoline lifecycle from its manufacturing to combustion. Working with Shell Hong Kong on this venture, we’re taking a look at HVO to cut back carbon emissions by as much as 87% when in comparison with utilizing typical fossil fuels.”
“Over the approaching weeks, we hope to get a greater understanding of the applying of this greener gasoline sort after which proceed the dialogue with the Authorities, Shell and different inexperienced gasoline suppliers on how we speed up the supply and use of greener gasoline varieties in Hong Kong.”
To totally take a look at the greener gasoline throughout Trendy Terminals’ Hong Kong operation, HVO will probably be utilized in three forms of tools together with a rubber-tyred gantry crane (RTG), a attain stacker and an empty stacker.
Beneath Secretary for Transport and Logistics Liu Chun San and Principal Assistant Secretary for Setting and Ecology (Air Coverage) Kenneth Leung Kai Ming had been on the Trendy Terminals’ services to witness the launch. Dr Leung appreciated the dedication of Trendy Terminals in serving to town obtain decarbonisation and its efforts in placing phrases into motion for utilizing environmentally pleasant fuels in its each day operation.
Liu Chun San, Beneath Secretary for Transport and Logistics mentioned:
The transport sector accounts for about 18% of carbon emissions in Hong Kong and we’re glad to see firms like Trendy Terminals and Shell taking this initiative to help the inexperienced transportation journey of town.
Anne Yu, Managing Director of Shell Hong Kong Restricted mentioned:
Shell is eager to carry low carbon power options to Hong Kong to help the inexperienced transition of town, and we’re happy to have a possibility to work with Trendy Terminals on this pioneering venture.
HVO is produced by hydrogenation of ester and fatty acids of assorted feedstocks comparable to vegetable oils, animal fat, used cooking oil and waste oil. It may be used as a “drop- in gasoline” as a direct alternative of fossil diesel with out the necessity for modifications to engines accredited to make use of HVO below EN15940 specs.
HVO gasoline derived from 100% waste and residue bio elements, has a decrease “well-to-wheel” carbon depth and due to this fact can cut back greenhouse gasoline emission with the correct feedstock based on Renewable Power Directive 2018/2001/EU (RED II) Annex V.
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Trendy Terminals Pioneers Deployment of Inexperienced Gas Changing into the First in Hong Kong to Trial Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil, October 18, 2023
