Shell sells 100% renewable diesel at station in Germany

Shell announced Dec. 11 that it is starting to sell 100 percent renewable diesel, also known as hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO100) at its Hermsdorf fuel station in the state of Thuringia, Germany.
The energy company said it will begin selling HVO100 at additional stations in the coming months.
The product, called "Shell Renewable Diesel", is made primarily from biogenic waste and residual materials such as used cooking oil.
Compared to fossil fuels, renewable diesel reduces greenhouse-gas emissions by up to 90 percent.
In addition, the product produces fewer tailpipe emissions such as nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (Sox) and particulate matter (PM).
“With Shell Renewable Diesel, we want to help truck and vehicle-fleet operators in particular to decarbonize the transport sector and meet legal emissions regulations,” said Sönke Kleymann, Shell’s commercial road-transport manager in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Kleymann added that the innovative fuel can be used without issue for new and older diesel vehicles.
“Investments in vehicle technology are not necessary,” Kleymann said.
Shell Renewable Diesel is produced by hydrogenation and isomerization of renewable raw materials.
It complies with the European standard EN 15940 for paraffinic diesel fuel with the abbreviation XTL.
In the Shell fuel-station network, the Thuringia site is one of the most important for commercial traffic throughout Germany.
The unmanned station is located on the A9, Hermsdorfer Höhe 9, directly before the Hermsdorfer Kreuz.
In addition to Germany, Shell also offers renewable diesel in Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.
In the coming months, the company plans to launch Shell Renewable Diesel at other stations in Germany and Austria.
Shell said its renewable diesel can also be purchased today, for example, from Shell brand partners and sales partners via on-site filling stations.
This means that it can also be used for buses, agricultural vehicles or construction vehicles and machinery.