Rushcliffe BC’s bin lorries go veggie
27/03/2024 Rushcliffe Borough Council’s refuse collection vehicles are going veggie soon with most of its fleet switching to operate on hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO). |
Rotherham trials HVO
22/02/2024 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is trialling the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to fuel 10 of its vehicles. |
City of Wolverhampton Council trials HVO
23/10/2023 City of Wolverhampton Council is trialling the use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) to fuel its fleet as a way of reducing carbon emissions. |
Cumberland launches HVO trial
13/10/2023 Carbon-cutting steps are being taken by Cumberland Council to make more of their vehicles greener and cleaner. |
Test Valley Borough Council slashes emissions with HVO
15/06/2023 Test Valley Borough Council’s fleet of vehicles have now all switched from using diesel fuel to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), cutting carbon dioxide fuel emissions by up to 95%. |
Council continues HVO drive
06/04/2023 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council is putting new purchasing arrangements in place as it buys increasing amounts of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). |
Council announces £500,000 boost to improve air quality
20/02/2023 Blaby District Council has received more than half a million pounds to help reduce harmful vehicle emissions under the banner of Let’s Go Electric. |
Belfast ready to make the HVO switch
08/12/2022 Belfast City Council is set to begin to transition the majority of its diesel-powered fleet to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). |
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). |
Portsmouth and Biffa launch HVO trial
02/11/2022 Portsmouth City Council has partnered with waste collection specialist Biffa to trial hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) in its fleet in an effort to put the brakes on the council’s use of diesel. |
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%. |
