DB Cargo UK is transitioning to eco-friendly HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) fuel, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

DB Cargo UK Shifts to Eco-Friendly HVO Fuel
Photo: DB Cargo UK

The German freight carrier DB Cargo UK has announced that all its trains servicing the company’s biogas plant Drax Group will switch to HVO fuel.

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This decision is driven by the goal to significantly reduce carbon emissions.

Each year, DB Cargo UK transports around 4.5 million tons of biomass to ports, from where the cargo is delivered to Drax Group’s plant in Selby.

Approximately 60 trains are used weekly for this volume of work, totaling around 3,000 trains per year.

The switch to HVO will cut carbon dioxide emissions by 90%, equivalent to a reduction of 12,000 tons of carbon per year.

HVO is one of the cleanest fuels, produced through the synthetic hydroprocessing of vegetable oils and animal fats.

This type of fuel reduces emissions of both carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides.

In March 2023, DB Cargo UK successfully conducted HVO trials in the UK on Class 67 locomotives.

Previously, in September 2022, DB Regio converted 57 diesel trains to biofuel in Baden-Württemberg.

Photo: DB Cargo UK

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