Circle K Ireland expands HVO refueling capabilities
Published on: Aug 15, 2023
Three new HVO pumps have been opened across the brand’s fuel retail network to support the transition of the heavy transport industry into alternative fuels.
Circle K Ireland is opening three new milesBIO HVO100 pumps across its fuel retail network. This addition comes after the launch of the brand’s first Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) renewable diesel pump in Dublin Port at the end of 2022.
As reported by Renewable Energy Magazine, milesBIO HVO100 is a fossil-free biofuel made from waste, by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption. The fuel offers up to 90% reduction in carbon emissions over regular diesel.
The fuel has been implemented across the chain’s fleet of fuel delivery vehicles and has already identified other locations within its footprint with high traffic of heavy goods vehicles.
"The addition of these new HVO renewable diesel pumps to our network, along with our commitment to have HVO available on all national road routes in 2023, will help our customers to reduce their carbon footprint, with a 90% reduction in carbon emissions compared to traditional diesel,” said Jonathan Diver, Fuels Director at Circle K Ireland.
Although milesBIO HVO100 is new to the retailer in the country, it has been available across locations in Norway, Sweden and Denmark during the last years. This is just one of the ways Circle K is betting on the transition into cleaner forms of fuel and supporting the Irish Government’s plan to reduce transport carbon emissions by 50% in 2030.
