Liebherr factory-fills new construction machinery made in Nenzing, Austria, with renewable diesel

All new machines from Liebherr-Werk Nenzing are filled with HVO fuel during assembly. (Photo: Liebherr Group)

The Liebherr Group recently announced that, since August, its Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH factory in Austria has switched to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel, also known as renewable diesel, for the machines it produces.

The big advantage in using renewable diesel instead of fossil diesel is that it is largely CO2 neutral.

The HVO fuel, produced by Neste Corp., is now also being used in the factory’s supply chain.

The machine sticker indicates HVO fueling. (Image: Liebherr Group)

The use of HVO in the machines at the Liebherr factory in Nenzing can save 300,000 liters (nearly 80,000 gallons) of diesel per year and reduce CO2 emissions by 810 metric tons.

This corresponds to a 20 percent reduction in direct CO2 emissions at the site.

As HVO can be mixed with fossil diesel in any ratio and used with conventional combustion engines, most Liebherr machines in the global fleet can be operated immediately and effectively with HVO.

The higher the proportion of HVO in the fuel mixture, the higher are the CO2 savings.

Since the beginning of August, a well-known Vorarlberg transport company has also been carrying out all transport operations for Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH using HVO-powered vehicles.

Thanks to this collaboration, the site is significantly reducing its CO2 footprint and improving environmental standards in the supply chain.

This conversion can save 23 percent of transport emissions and 3,500 tons of CO2.