HEAVY lifting specialist Mammoet has announced it will be implementing HVO fuel across the UK, Netherlands and Canada from Q2 this year.
The firm explained the investment in HVO has been driven by higher demand for lower carbon solutions from customers, and sits within the organisation’s wider carbon reduction programme.
Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) is a diesel replacement fuel made from vegetable oils and animal fats. Mammoet’s goal is to use HVO100 – which is made from 100% renewable raw materials – as much as possible. Mixable with existing fuel stocks, this alternative fuel is compatible with most diesel engines.
HVO will be delivered to Mammoet fuel stations in the Netherlands, its UK bases in Hixon and Teesside, and branches in Canada. The innovation joins other recent investments by the business in sustainable operations, including the electric powered SPMT battery operation for even its largest ring cranes, and various investments in electric equipment.
Pascal Eeken, improvement and innovation manager at Mammoet Europe, said, “This is a significant step we are taking to reduce our carbon footprint. By being the first large heavy lifting and transport company to commit to this new fuel at scale, we will drive down our emissions and showcase that we are also the market leader on this front.”
