Certa Ireland has become the first fuel operator in the country to make hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) available at ten of its forecourts, as demand for the renewable fuel continues to rise nationwide.
One in five of Certa’s network of 49 unmanned, pay-at-pump forecourts now offers HVO alongside other fuels, as the DCC plc company continues to make biofuel more widely available to motorists seeking an alternative to diesel.
HVO is produced from waste plant matter and can be used as a direct replacement for diesel, without any need for vehicle or engine modifications.
The fuel can help motorists lower their carbon emissions by up to 90%.
Last November, Certa began the process of upgrading its network to make HVO available alongside diesel and unleaded petrol.
It has now achieved the milestone of opening its tenth HVO site after introducing HVO pumps at its forecourt in Corofin, Co. Clare.
HVO is also available at the Certa forecourts in Liffey Valley, Dundrum, Clarehall and Finglas (Clearwater), in Dublin, Lee Tunnel, in Cork, Ballyhaunis, in Mayo, Maynooth, in Kildare, Trim, in Meath, and Moyne, in Longford.
Certa has provided the new HVO pumps alongside diesel and petrol pumps.
Customers can distinguish the fuel by its pink nozzle, which stands out from the traditional black diesel and green petrol nozzles.
‘Net-Zero Future’
The managing director of Certa Ireland, Orla Stevens, said of the announcement, “Certa is leading the way in making HVO more widely available to motorists across Ireland.
“Our goal is to make it easy for motorists to transition to HVO as a renewable alternative to diesel, to help them to lower their carbon emissions.
“Our success in upgrading our network to offer HVO at ten sites is an important milestone for Certa and our customers.
“The demand for HVO has grown as we have opened each new site, and our plan is to complete the upgrading of our entire network into the next year, as we continue our journey towards a net-zero future.”
To date, Certa has helped a number of businesses and events to decarbonise and transition to HVO, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Dublin Airport, Dublin Port, the National Ploughing Championships, the Irish Open, and Bloom.
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