The biofuel will be available at one service station and is set to expand across the company’s retail network next year.
Orlen has launched a hydrotreated vegetable oil with 100% purity (HVO100) pilot for its fuel retail business across the Czech Republic.
This synthetic diesel designed for passenger cars and trucks is now available at the company’s station in Rokycany and will be gradually expanded to other locations. Apart from retail sales, the firm plans to include the HVO100 in its wholesale fuel offer at the beginning of next year.
“Our strategic ambition is to cut CO2 emissions by 25% by 2030 compared to 2019 and reach a net zero by 2050. Besides building the infrastructure for battery- and hydrogen-driven e-mobility, we start selling advanced biofuels at Orlen filling stations, which enable our customers to reduce their carbon footprint significantly,” said Agnieszka Bobrukiewicz, a member of the Board of Directors of the Orlen Unipetrol Group, responsible for retail and marketing management.
Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) is a modern type of fuel that provides better starting, smoother operation, and lower emissions than conventional diesel fuel.
The international network of Orlen service stations, which comprises 3,500 sites in seven European countries, offers this renewable fuel in Czechia and Germany – in Boizenburg on the Elbe and Achim at Bremen. Sales in Poland are currently being prepared for launch.