Moeve supplies ground-vehicle fleet at Barcelona airport with 100% renewable diesel
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Moeve announced Oct. 9 that it has begun supplying 100 percent hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO100), also known as renewable diesel, at its service station on the airside of Barcelona’s El Prat Airport—the area around the runways—making it the first company in Spain to feature HVO at an airport service station.
This station fuels the entire fleet of ground vehicles operating at the facility, which means that all ground operations by airlines and handling companies at Barcelona’s airport will be able to decarbonize their activities from this point forward.
Compared with conventional fuels, renewable diesel can cut CO2 emissions by up to 90 percent across its entire lifecycle, from production to use.
Its chemical composition is similar to that of fossil fuels, allowing it to be used immediately without any modifications to engines, storage or distribution infrastructure.
“With the supply of HVO at El Prat Airport, we’re bringing this second-generation biofuel to airport facilities and taking another step forward in our firm commitment to make the aviation sector more sustainable—a commitment that we are already moving forward with the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Spain’s main airports,” said Pierre-Yves Sachet, the executive vice president of mobility at Moeve.
Moeve produces renewable diesel from used cooking oils at its La Rábida Energy Park in Palos de la Frontera in Huelva, Spain, as part of a process that promotes the circular economy.
To ensure a steady supply for its land, sea and air transportation customers, Moeve and Bio-Oils are also building the largest second-generation biofuel complex in southern Europe, which will have an annual production capacity of 1 million tons of renewable diesel and SAF.
Moeve said it aims to become a benchmark for the energy transition this decade and to lead renewable fuel production in Spain and Portugal, with an annual production capacity of 2.5 million tons.
