The Czech Railway and Orlen Unipetrol will trial biofuel derived from vegetable oils, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

testing fuel made from vegetable oils

The Czech Railway will begin testing diesel fuel with increased sustainable biocomponent content based on hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) in the new series 847 engines supplied by PESA.

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Orlen Unipetrol is the research and fuel supply partner for the project.

To implement a strategy for reducing carbon emissions and utilizing renewable resources within the legislative framework of the European Union and the Czech Republic, the national carrier Českej dráhy and Orlen Unipetrol will launch a project aimed at joint testing of fuel with sustainable biocomponents in passenger engines from the new year.

Fuel with hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) particles will be supplied by Orlen Unipetrol, which will prepare specific blends at its production site in Pardubice.

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