Argent to supply biodiesel to Transdev bus fleet

Argent Fuels has announced a partnership with Transdev - a prominent bus operator in the north of England.
The collaboration will reduce carbon emissions by over 3,600 tonnes per year through the use of sustainable biodiesel.
Under the agreement, Argent Fuels will assist Transdev in transitioning its entire UK fleet, spread across 10 operating centres in Yorkshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester, to high blend fuel.
This fuel will displace 15% (and later 25%) of fossil diesel with Argent Energy’s waste-based biodiesel.
Argent Fuels is part of Argent Energy Group, a leading European manufacturer of waste-based biofuels in the UK and the Netherlands.
The biodiesel supplied by Argent Fuels will be produced on-site in the UK with full distillation, using only waste-certified material, resulting in a high-quality product that achieves approximately a 90% reduction in CO₂ emissions compared to traditional fossil fuel.
Argent Fuels will blend the sustainable second-generation biodiesel directly with regular diesel on-site and supply it to Transdev as High Blend Fuel. Transdev will be using a B15 blend, consisting of 15% biodiesel blended with 85% low sulphur diesel, across their fleet.
This switch will cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 3,612 tonnes per year, the equivalent to removing 1,745 cars off the roads. This measurement includes all the savings the bus operator will receive, encompassing not just CO₂ but also other GHGs.
Transdev operations director Vitto Pizzuti said: “Completing our switch to this lower emission fuel is helping us to achieve environmental benefits now, and on a commercially viable basis. Biodiesel is 100% biodegradable, less toxic than table salt and is derived from renewable sources.”
Colin Duke, head of sales at Argent, said “We are excited to embark on this partnership with Transdev to help them accomplish significant carbon reductions across their fleet. Transdev were looking for an immediate solution for their existing diesel fleet whilst they are on the road to electrification, and High Blend Fuel provides exactly that.”