- Deutsche Bahn is expanding its use of renewable diesel by purchasing around 13,300 tons.
- Neste MY Renewable Diesel is a drop-in fuel suitable for diesel-powered vehicles.
Deutsche Bahn is expanding its use of renewable diesel significantly this year by purchasing around 13,300 tons (17 million liters) of renewable diesel produced by Neste. Switching from fossil diesel to Neste MY Renewable Diesel will enable Deutsche Bahn to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the operation of their diesel-powered locomotives and railcars by up to 90 %. In total, the purchased amount will save Deutsche Bahn around 46,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e) compared to the use of fossil diesel.
Deutsche Bahn has already approved HVO-type 100% renewable diesel for use in around 1,000 of its vehicles, and its subsidiary DB Cargo AG in its entire fleet of 800 vehicles. Neste MY Renewable Diesel is a drop-in fuel suitable for diesel-powered vehicles without any engine modifications.
“We are happy that Deutsche Bahn chose Neste MY Renewable Diesel as a solution to become climate neutral. Companies can instantly reduce their climate emissions by switching to Neste MY Renewable Diesel,” says Peter Zonneveld, Vice President of Europe and APAC from Neste’s Renewable Road Transportation business unit.
He added that, with their renewables production capacity increasing to 5.5 million tons by the end of 2023 and further to 6.8 million tons by the end of 2026, they are well-equipped to help their customers worldwide switch to more sustainable solutions.”
Neste MY Renewable Diesel is produced 100 per cent from renewable raw materials such as used cooking oil.