Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) have started a test navigation using Neste renewable diesel (NesteRD) supplied by Itochu Enex in tugboats operated by subsidiary Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha. This is the first case in Japan of a 100% concentration of biodiesel being used in a ship.
NesteRD is a 100% renewable fuel product that is manufactured from waste cooking oil and animal oil that would not be used by the food industry.
According to NYK, it can reduce greenhouse gas emissions on a lifecycle assessment basis by about 90% compared to petroleum-derived diesel fuel and can be used as a so-called drop-in fuel, just like gasoline or diesel oil, without modifying the existing infrastructure.
Tags: Itochu enex, Neste, NYK, Tug-boats
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