Musgrave, a leading European grocery distributor, is making the switch to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuel across its network of almost 500 vehicles.
By 2030, the company said half of its fleet will operate on alternative fuel, with an overall ambition for the entire fleet to be net zero by 2040.
HVO is a completely fossil-free biofuel made from waste, by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption from the food industry.
It can be used to power diesel vehicles and provides up to 90% reduction in greenhouse emissions per litre of fuel used.
Musgrave plans to use one million litres of HVO in 2023 across its fleet and plans to use three million litres of HVO by 2025.
Musgrave has recently invested over €17 million upgrading its fleet of trucks to the most fuel-efficient and lowest emission standard, further reducing their footprint.
Musgrave’s fleet of vehicles travel over 35 million kilometres a year and complete over 20,000 deliveries across the island of Ireland each week.
Tags: Food Industry, Fossil Fuels, HVO, Musgrave
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