Kensington and Chelsea turns to HVO
04/04/2025 Forty-four bin lorries in Kensington and Chelsea are swapping diesel fuel for hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), according to the council. |
Council launches six-month ‘green diesel’ trial
04/02/2025 Westmorland and Furness Council has kicked off a six-month trial of biofuels as part of its journey towards net zero. |
Shared fleet moves to HVO
28/11/2022 Bromsgrove and Redditch councils’ shared fleet is saying goodbye to fossil fuels and welcoming hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). |
HVO – a green lifeline for trucks?
14/10/2022 Rod McKenzie, executive director of Policy & Public Affairs, Road Haulage Association (RHA) looks at the pros and cons of using Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) in trucks. |
Blaby fleet moves to HVO
03/10/2022 Blaby District Council’s fleet have had up to 90% of their emissions wiped with the move to alternative fuel. |
Councils trial plant-powered bin lorries
22/09/2022 A trial to power eight of South Cambridgeshire and Cambridge City’s bin lorries using biofuels has taken place – cutting their net carbon emissions by 90%. |
Northumberland council launches HVO trial
31/08/2022 Northumberland County Council today announced it is trialling a Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) in one of its refuse vehicles as a cleaner alternative to diesel. |
Keenan Recycling to unveil first-of-its-kind hybrid vehicle
30/08/2022 National food waste recycling business, Keenan Recycling, will be unveiling a first-of-its-kind hybrid vehicle at RWM & Letsrecycle Live this September in Birmingham. |
A rural fleet transformed: Babergh and Mid Suffolk’s HVO journey
29/07/2022 Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils were the first rural councils to use Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) in their fleets and they haven’t looked back. LAPV reports. |
Hampshire council ‘extremely impressed’ by HVO pilot
29/07/2022 Hampshire County Council has managed to reduce the emissions of its fleet by over 1,200 tonnes thanks to a scheme trialling Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). |
Council trials HVO in push for ‘one of the greenest vehicle fleets’
05/07/2022 Scarborough Borough Council today announced a new biofuel trial as part of its effort to cut its fleet vehicle emissions. |
Council green lights biofuel to cut 600 tonnes of CO2
26/05/2022 An estimated 600 tonnes of carbon emissions will be saved after plans to transition Broxtowe Borough Council’s vehicle fleet to biofuel were given the green light. |
Veolia launches its first HVO-fuelled fleet in UK
28/04/2022 Broadland District Council and Veolia have announced the launch of a new contract for all waste collection services which includes a fleet entirely powered by Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). |
Veolia launches world's largest biorefinery project
07/04/2022 Veolia has launched the world's largest biorefinery project producing CO2-neutral bio-methanol from a pulp mill located in Finland. |
Carbon cutting fuels trialled by FCC Environment in Wychavon
31/03/2022 New ways to power street cleaning and waste and recycling collection vehicles are being trialled in Wychavon as part of efforts to cut carbon emissions. |
Council to cut its vehicle emissions by up to 90%
03/12/2021 Eastleigh Borough Council is switching all of its diesel lorries, vans and cars over to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel as it transitions to net zero carbon emissions. |
BCP Council trials alternative fuel in refuse trucks
26/04/2021 BCP Council trials Crown Oil’s Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) in two of its refuse trucks. LAPV reports. |
Council plans alternative fuel depot
01/07/2020 Bradford Council has proposed developing a new Alternative Fuel Centre to reduce the emissions of green house gases produced by its Heavy Good Vehicle (HGV) fleet. |
NYC Fleet launches report on biofuels
17/10/2019 Deputy Commissioner and Chief Fleet Officer for the City of New York, Keith Kerman highlights how the City has carried out comprehensive research on biofuel. |
